Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

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

10 reviews

jenn_reads's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Death, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Murder, and Rape

Moderate: Animal death, Vomit, and Suicidal thoughts

calicat42's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

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

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

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

amyjmcd's review against another edition

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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, Violence, Toxic friendship, Torture, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Body shaming, Blood, Alcoholism, Rape, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Sexism, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Infidelity, Gore, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Drug use, Death, Death of parent, Cursing, Classism, Child abuse, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, and Incest

Moderate: Miscarriage

a24564167's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.5

(Un)fortunately, this is not a step by step guide on how to actually kill men and get away with it, but it will fuel your misandry to incredible heights. 
The actual murders are not realistically covered up

Spoiler

your phone can still trace your whereabouts even if you turn your data off, and posting an instagram post still links to a certain location….. but details, details

But it was a classic man-hating read that I enjoyed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Miscarriage, Addiction, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Death, Torture, Stalking, Blood, Toxic friendship, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Violence, Incest, Rape, Murder, and Self harm

Quite graphic, not for sensitive eyes

m21phillips's review

dark funny mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Death, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol, Animal death, Eating disorder, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

day_dreaming_vampire's review

adventurous challenging dark funny lighthearted 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 can't believe how fast I read this book!  I loved it!  It doesn't take itself too seriously and neither should the reader.  Read it, have fun 😊

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Content Warnings

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

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

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: 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