Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

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

12 reviews

leah08855's review

dark emotional funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Infidelity

pippamillerxoxo_'s review

dark emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

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

chloelj27's review against another edition

dark funny reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Animal death, Death, and Stalking

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Murder, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Mental illness

shelbylanglois's review against another edition

dark funny reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Drug use, Eating disorder, Murder, Miscarriage, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Domestic abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, and Fatphobia

tarasparkels1017's review

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

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

coffeekitaab's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

When reading a fiction that is so close to the truth always hits me hard, especially when that truth is the violence faced by women and girls. There is not a single scenario that Kitty overhears either from friends or on the news that is untrue, be it ghosting by men after sex leading to heartbreak, sexual harassment faced by aspiring artists by those dominating in the industry, and even violence and abuse from their own partners. This is a book that needed to be written and I understand and appreciate the emotion behind it, especially when stats tell you that convictions for rape are the lowest, because firstly they're not reported by women in the first instance and secondly because of a "lack of evidence". This is not about the innocent  (although Katy Brent really ties up all eventualities in this book especially on this element to her credit) and there will be because no justice system, especially not the British system, is perfect but what happens when it fails the survivors? Enter Kitty Collins. 

I loved the dark humour and satire in this book. With it being a theme close to my heart, I would have struggled with the gruesome descriptions of violence and murder generally (did anyone turn vegan after reading this book I'm intrigued to know?). I loved the writing and the concept. It leaves me sad because of the truth behind it but overall I would recommend this - but noting all the trigger warnings first. Looking forward to Brent's next. Thank you @netgalley and @HQStories for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Addiction, Blood, Gore, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Racism, Self harm, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Vomit

feministbookclub's review

dark

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Miscarriage, Murder, Gore, Suicide attempt, and Child abuse

caroline88cici's review

dark medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Eating disorder, Blood, Death, Murder, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Drug abuse, Addiction, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Torture, and Gore

Moderate: Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Death, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Miscarriage, Domestic abuse, and Eating disorder

fear_girls_who_read's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Overall I really enjoyed it. The concept is interesting and Kitty's POV is intriguing. It got a bit slow and repetitive about half way through but in the last 50-100 pages it speed up. In the end there was a great twist and then closure which I always enjoy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Blood, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Rape, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Self harm, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Miscarriage

themushroomforest's review

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? Yes

2.5

          Kitty is an upper middle-class Londoner with a lot of money, a lot of righteous anger, and a lot of free time.
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.
        

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Content Warnings

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