Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

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

25 reviews

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

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

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

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

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

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: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

bookdevourer's review

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

erinrachelreads's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

 Check the TWs because this has A LOT 
If I read the blurb for this at all on NetGalley, I'd forgotten it by the time I started this. What I got was a funny, feminist novel about a serial killer that was sometimes very heavy and emotional but was also such a thrill to read. 

It’s been a while since I watched Made in Chelsea but that toxic dynamic in Kitty’s friendship was obvious early on and I thought the note from Katy at the end that it was inspired after watching it and thinking what would happen if one of them killed their cheating exes was perfect. 

It was full of twists and drama and I found it very unpredictable. Perfect for people who loved Promising Young Woman or the Mindfuck Series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Sexism, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Domestic abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Stalking