Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

How to Kill Men and Get Away With It by Katy Brent

92 reviews

iambookmad's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Definitely my favourite of the books similar to this. I didn’t see the plot twist at the end either which I was also wrong about. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, and Alcohol

sins97's review against another edition

fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Sexual harassment

goodcoffeeandbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

sundaybookclub's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

lexas_bookshelf's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

 I honestly didn't think I was going to get as into it as I did. The story is fairly entertaining, and I didn't see the plot twist coming towards the end. I have to admit that it was quite satisfying. I love the underlying critique of influencer culture and how rotten it is, as well as the social critique of the high class. However, at the same time, I feel like it was a bit too easy for her to get away with it. I was expecting a little more tension and a bit more thrill from her getting close to being caught. The ending was satisfying, although she is going to need a lot of therapy. If thrillers and slashers are your thing, you might really enjoy it. It does touch on topics that might be upsetting to some, such as sexual assault, domestic abuse, sexual harassment, murder (obviously), eating disorders, and depression. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Self harm, Stalking, and Gaslighting

Minor: Child abuse and Miscarriage

caitlinvdj's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria

jasminareads's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Murder

periwinkleandpeach's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Stalking, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

jnnsrmk's review against another edition

challenging dark tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Sexual violence

ooms's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

First I wouldn’t highly recommend checking the warning for this book before you dive in. 
Although I personally felt this book was aiming at inspiration and funny with its dark humour and plot line. I think the execution missed. It is a tense book with a few plot holes and the amount of humour isn’t enough to balance the uncomfortable reflection of reality this book brings.

I thought due to the name of the book there would be more planning before the murder. I’m all for the premise of a book that puts power back in the hands of women. However I feel the graphic description of what happened to the women in this book was not equal to the death they were dealt. Also any power that it felt women may have was completely stripped away at the end with how James treated Kitty when she wasn’t prepared with any of her tools she was still unable to get away. Also ending with the 2 women killed unfortunately left me with the horrible reminder that this is the world we live in and no ones out there to help us.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Self harm, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Vomit