Reviews tagging 'Gore'

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

83 reviews

joanna_the_bookworm's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

2.75

Very 'How to kill your family' vibes.

Premise was ok, but I found the execution awkward. Uncomfortable reading at times (which I guess was the point), but I couldn't get on board with the characters or the idea that she really would 'get away with it'

Interestingly, I really liked the murder after the night before by Katy Brent but I probably wouldn't have read it if I'd read this first! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Blood, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Alcohol

thekiwiisreading's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

This was one hell of unique book with well done plot twists and my god, do I love unhinged women. 

But there are some writing choices I don’t vibe with and there is some unnecessarily detailed descriptions of awful stuff. Read the TW before reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Rape, Murder, and Alcohol

ali_fremont's review

dark funny tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

scouto's review

dark funny tense fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Gore, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

joga's review

dark funny fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Abortion, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Vomit, and Grief

abbieuprooted's review

dark funny mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, and Murder

crinspire's review

dark funny mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Rape, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

lala_reads_too's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death and Miscarriage

txsha1's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny tense fast-paced

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

3.0

The pacing and short chapters made this a quick read which not all thrillers achieve. I can’t work out if we’re supposed to like Kitty? I couldn’t stand her - she could’ve done meaningful work from the start rather than been the kind of influencer to shill any cr*p despite her not needing the money, and she both hated her friends yet wouldn’t dare be friends with anyone who wasn’t rich or had a high following on social media. She doesn’t see the hypocrisy or how vapid she is ironically.  

Although I could see the very obvious points the author was making about monsters with money rarely getting justice, it just seemed unoriginal and a very normal take on the world. Inspired I suspect by the #metoo movement, Dexter and any woman’s experience being scared of men. The only likeable character was Charlie though like all characters in this book, he wasn’t given any depth. I felt this book was just trying too hard to be feminist and empowering yet was stating the obvious. The ending about the stalker fell flat and was a poor twist. Was unfortunately rooting for Kitty to get caught or her own comeuppance from one point onwards 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Murder

Moderate: Toxic friendship

Minor: Rape and Stalking

mandareads222's review

dark medium-paced

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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Vomit, Pregnancy, and War