calicat42's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Murder, Self harm, Terminal illness, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Violence
pippamillerxoxo_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Abandonment, Animal death, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Suicide, Sexual violence, Vomit, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Rape, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Addiction, Death, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, and Sexism
day_dreaming_vampire's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Blood, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence
themushroomforest's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
So it's only natural that her favorite hobby is murder.
Good enough writing, but a grim story overall.
Overly privileged girl who can't see that she is so entitled, she even thinks other people's lives are hers.
I like the overall weight it gives to the ever current crisis of violence against women, but Kitty was far too irritating and problematic herself to be a vigilante I could get behind, even imaginarily.
To be honest I think I would have DNF'd it if I wasn't listening to the audiobook while doing a big load of housework. It felt more inconvenient to switch books than to just finish this one once I had started.
Was it funny at times? Yes. But was it also disturbing and weirdly normalising of violent and murderous behaviour based on personal assumptions about someone's character? Also yes.
Not recommended.
Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Murder, Incest, Torture, Death, Bullying, Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Blood, and Sexual violence
bookdevourer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Drug use, Death, Child abuse, Animal death, Alcoholism, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Rape, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Murder, Misogyny, Gore, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Torture, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Blood
outsmartyourshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This was a very entertaining read with Kitty narrating & casting a very droll eye over the men in her life. Charlie, Kitty's love interest, seems to be a genuinely good guy but some of the others - oh dear. If you also have a dark sense of humour you'll probably enjoy this too. At one point Kitty needs a distraction & muses whether disemboweling a sex offender would help! The first half of the book is quite funny in tone considering the subject matter, but things take a grimmer turn in the second half. There's a sort of a Dexter-esque morality where Kitty justifies killing because she only kills bad people, but what would happen if she accidentally kills an innocent person?
There are some contrivances such as Kitty being rich & her family owning a meat-processing plant which comes in handy for disposing of dead bodies (Let's just say I'm glad I'm vegetarian!) There's very strong language, some of the killing scenes are very graphic, & there are some graphic sex scenes too. The book also deals with miscarriage, sexual assault, & infidelity, & a couple of quick memories about the family business & animal death. It's not for everyone but I loved it.
My thanks to NetGalley & publishers, HQ, for the opportunity to read an ARC. I am voluntarily giving an honest review.
Graphic: Sexual content, Gore, Murder, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Kidnapping, Animal death, and Torture