graceev's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Abandonment, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, and Violence
Moderate: Physical abuse
Minor: Miscarriage
calicat42's review
- 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
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
- 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
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
ode_to_readers's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
TW: blood, gore, mention of miscarriage, eating disorders, bullying, needles, knives. cheating, rape, dismemberment, drugs.
So I have mixed feelings about this book. It was both funny and weird enough for me to look forward to reading it on my daily commute, but there was something that stopped me from immersing myself completely into the story.
First, it's surprisingly gory. Katy Brent does not skip out on the details which, for this book, actually is beneficial to the story. It creates a stark contrast between a 'dimwit Instagram influencer' and a very calculated lady behind all of that. Well.... calculated in her methods but not in her actual execution (pun intended). All of her kills at the start were 'accidental' even though she did intend to kill them.
I think it's hard to connect to Kitty because she comes from such a lavish life. She has access to resources to help her get away with it but I would love to see more struggle and tension with the "will she or won't she get away with it". It seemed almost too easy.
The most harrowing part of the book was obviously the fact that a lot of women can relate to situations throughout the story. I always have my keys in my hand when I walk home at night and have t0 text my friends the taxi reg plate and when I'm home to ensure safety. It's not a life we ladies should be living but this is how we have adapted and it was fun seeing someone fight back and take revenge (even if it was fictional).
I also felt that the time skips were a bit disjointing. The leaps in time (even if it was 3 minutes later) made me feel like I was hopping all over the place and I couldn't settle in to the scene.
Lastly, the stalker reveal was entirely predictable. I feel like if it turned out the stalker was there with a wire for the police to turn Kitty in...that would have been a better twist. Also it took me until the end of the book to realise why Kitty was vegan...and its not because of the animals.
So yeah, good idea but it could be polished up a bit more
Graphic: Alcohol, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic friendship, and Violence
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Stalking, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, and Abandonment