Reviews tagging 'Gore'

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

84 reviews

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

crustyrat5000's review

dark mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

drjoannehill's review

dark medium-paced

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

1.0

Bridges Book Club pick. Such utter trash, I cannot spend any more time on it apart from to say it needs every content warning available. This is not a feminist book. I feel sorry for anyone who thinks this sort of Made in Chelsea vacuous nonsense is worthwhile. I feel sorry for anyone who follows influencers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Gore, Sexual content, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Rape, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Classism

Minor: Eating disorder, Miscarriage, and Abortion

kebbi's review

dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

I couldn't really choose between liking or disliking Kitty—but it doesn't really matter either way. She's an intriguing character and it was interesting to follow her story. I had a lot of fun reading this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Gore and Rape

vicrine's review

adventurous dark inspiring medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Gore, and Sexual assault

originally_olivia's review

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

laceyjaden's review

dark funny 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Minor: Addiction, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gore, and Alcohol

jane_bee28's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

sedgewren's review against another edition

dark funny medium-paced

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

3.5

An entertaining and sharply observant book that I thoroughly enjoyed. It's very similar in tone and feel to How to Kill Your Family, but with more emphasis on the female experience and less complex plot structure.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Gore, and Rape