Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

How To Kill Men And Get Away With It, by Katy Brent

15 reviews

oceanwriter's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

1.0

The title of this book caught my attention. I mean, I think most women can find a bitter amusement at first glance. Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately), I quickly lost amusement and felt like I'd crossed over a morally grey threshold.

I sympathize. Really I do. Self-defense, scorn, what have you. Initially, I could understand where Kitty was coming from. That didn't last long. She became one of the most unlikable and reckless protagonists I've ever encountered. To summarize as quickly as possible, Kitty is an influencer with a hit list and she's vegan (which we hear about repeatedly).

I understand the point the author was aiming for. Women often get a raw deal in life. I just don't think this is the way to get that message across. I thought I had a decent sense of dark humor but I guess not. The further into the book I read the more it unsettled me. My greatest takeaway was the realization that I'm not as desensitized to subjects like murder as I thought I'd become. Lastly, I don't know why this is categorized as a thriller. Crime, yes, but I wasn't the least bit on edge.

A huge thanks to Harper360 for sending me an ARC copy of the book to read and review.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Murder, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Eating disorder, Animal death, and Drug use

Minor: Miscarriage

m21phillips's review against another edition

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 against another edition

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

gracehx's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Vomit, Suicide, Miscarriage, Stalking, Murder, and Mental illness

Moderate: Child abuse, Animal death, Death of parent, and Eating disorder

jilljemmett's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

Kitty Collins is a social media influencer and an heiress to her family’s abattoir. One night after leaving a club with her friends, a guy from the club follows her home. He’s angry that she rejected him, and he dies in a freak accident. Now that Kitty’s had a taste of revenge, she wants to avenge every girl who’s been attacked by a guy. Kitty goes searching for the awful men who target young women on dating apps, but when she takes it too far, she has to be careful that she doesn’t get caught. 

This was such a fun and twisty story. I’m sure almost every woman has had an interaction with a man that made her uncomfortable, or worse. Kitty specifically targeted the men who were preying on women, and she used creative ways of disposing of them. By killing these men, she was saving many women from being attacked by them in the future. She was carrying out justice, though if she got caught, she would be in trouble. Even though she had become a serial killer, I kept hoping that she wouldn’t get caught, because she was really helping all women who could potentially be attacked by these men. 

How to Kill Men and Get Away With It is a funny and suspenseful thriller!

Thank you HarperCollins Canada for providing a digital copy of this book. 

Content warnings: murder, rape (off page and described), assault, animal abuse, animal death, slaughterhouse, drug abuse, alcohol abuse, drug overdose

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Rape, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Murder, and Animal death

siha's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Gore

Moderate: Animal death

beepbopbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Murder, Violence, Animal death, Rape, Sexual violence, Incest, Sexual assault, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Miscarriage

fear_girls_who_read's review against another edition

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

travelseatsreads's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense 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

3.0

So, imagine if Dexter and Rihannon Lewis (of SweetPea fame) moved to Chelsea and had a baby....meet Kitty Collins.

How to Kill Men and Get Away With It is the dark, twisted and sweary story of Kitty Collins (online influencer) and her crusade to right the wrongs done to women by lecherous men across London. Filled with dark gallows humour, graphic depictions of abuse and murder and some nicely placed plot twists this book will appeal to fans who are trying to fill that Dexter/SweetPea/Jane Doe shaped hole.

I really wanted to love this book and while I did enjoy it unfortunately some aspects were just overly far fetched for me. Let's just say Kitty Collins would want to be a whole lot smarter about how she conducts her business if she is to remain a free woman and see a sequel!

I listened to the audiobook and definitely think this would be the best format as Kitty's sharp humour and snobby snipey comments translated so well, although it does increase her unlikability factor (but I guess that’s just Kitty). 

Overall a dark yet funny tale of a female serial killer doing good, or is she?

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Miscarriage, Murder, Animal death, Cursing, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, and Domestic abuse

bookdevourer's review against another edition

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