Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

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

31 reviews

originally_olivia's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Incest, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt

galactic_gigi's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Started this book at 1 a.m. during my exam weeks. Huge mistake! Couldn‘t put it down and actually spoiled myself as to who the stalker was to even go to sleep. Needless to say I basically finished the book in a day. The characters are not really loveable but oddly charming and the dark humour was right up my alley.

I‘m really glad Kitty doesn’t get caught

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Trafficking, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

toribth's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-paced

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

3.5

You know what - this actually wasn't bad at all lol. It did take some getting used to the whole absurdity of the situation, but once you embrace the fact that this posh influencer girlie goes around chopping up rapists and sex offenders like she's doing her laundry, it gets quite entertaining.

The writing is very fast paced, which allows for a quick and easygoing read, and as you move along the story, puzzle pieces about the protagonist's past fall into place and things just get decidedly more unhinged. It was a bit too over the top sometimes, though. Plus, most of the plot consists of how she finds and kills her victims, which only barely managed to avoid getting tedious. Some details were rushed, some a bit random, but all in all, it was good.

Anyway, I liked the story once I accepted it for what it was. It was refreshingly unhinged and VERY soothing for my vengeful little man-hater heart.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Eating disorder, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

ruthywithas's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I enjoyed reading about Kitty Collins' murderous adventures as we slowly learn more about her and her past. Brent did a great job with pacing the story, keeping you engaged throughout. I did find Kitty to be slightly jarring at times but overall a decent read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Stalking

Minor: Eating disorder, Stalking, and Suicide attempt

bakingbookworm's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-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

2.0

This book caught my attention with its title. How could it not? 

 

Sadly, the story beneath the cover page was disappointing. It started off with a cool writing style that made me think it was a mix of Finley Donovan and Dexter. You know, a lighter (albeit murderous) read that would have me giggling and have menfolk, upon seeing the cover, questioning if they want to get on my bad side. 

 

But it's not that kind of read. 

 

In the beginning, the book had a light-hearted, tongue-in-cheek vibe with a shallow but quirky main character. But the story changes to a darker satirical feel (satire is so not my jam) that was often outrageous and off-putting with a cast that is made up of well-to-do, self-indulgent, obnoxious socialites and at their centre is Kitty Collins. She's a debutante and social media influencer who happens upon the first couple of murders and then decides that she's going to be a vigilante and right the wrongs against women by murdering despicable, abusive men. I didn't mind that Kitty was unlikeable, but she wasn't all that interesting. 

 

I loved the short chapters, but the story felt unbalanced and I'm not sure what this book was trying to be. The main plot - Kitty's murder rampage - is often overshadowed by the overemphasis of influencer and vegan culture. And despite the quirky vibe, the gore factor is very high with graphic torture scenes of people and animals, a few uncomfortable sexual scenes. Sexual assault is discussed several times with child sexual abuse briefly described as well. 

 

This was a quick read and despite the mounting body count, it was the mystery of Kitty's stalker that had me turning the pages. Dark, over-the-top, uncomfortable and a bit bland, this book wasn't a good fit for me. 

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Torture

Moderate: Animal cruelty

Minor: Child abuse

graceev's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Physical abuse

Minor: Miscarriage

hannahniaer's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence

jennylo's review against another edition

dark lighthearted fast-paced

3.0

Almost a beach read, a very quick and easy read that isn't challenging or complex. I did read it very quickly, not from a huge amount of enjoyment, but from seeing if I guessed the twist correctly (I did, go me). Not an essential read, but again, an easy pallette cleanser if your ok with moderate gore.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gore, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Stalking, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Miscarriage

ksuazo94's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

tarasparkels1017's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Suicide attempt