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literaryhaunt 's review for:
How to Kill Men and Get Away With It
by Katy Brent
Kitty Collins is an Instagram influencer curating the perfect feed and the "good girl" in her circle of friends. She also happens to be a serial killer, plucking heinous men from the earth one by one. This is a pretty in-your-face example of the common knowledge that a pristine photo-grid does not a saint make.
Considering this is Katy Brent's debut, it's a fantastic one. How to Kill Men and Get Away With It was a fast paced read, with a pretty layered main character. I will admit that at first I pre-judged Kitty just as other characters in the book did, based upon her status and her full time job as an influencer. However, as I read I felt as if I got to know Kitty more, and in turn I really came to understand her. As a reviewer that is pretty critical of side characters, I found them to be believable and I appreciated that the focus of Kitty's relationships was to propel the story forward. I'm also joining the chorus of reviewers who found the ending and the twist to be perfect.
This was definitely a darker shade of humor, which is always a hit with me. This is somewhat of a Dexter-inspired book, so it also has a lot of gore as well as vigilante themes. There are several depictions of sexual assault and mention of pregnancy loss, so I would not recommend this book to readers who are sensitive to that subject matter. As for me, it was a great book for the season and despite the content (or perhaps owing to the content?) I thought it was a fun read and absolutely recommend it to anyone who also loves a little acrimony with their comedy.
Thanks so much to HQ Digital as well as NetGalley for the opportunity to read an eGalley of this in exchange for my honest thoughts.
Considering this is Katy Brent's debut, it's a fantastic one. How to Kill Men and Get Away With It was a fast paced read, with a pretty layered main character. I will admit that at first I pre-judged Kitty just as other characters in the book did, based upon her status and her full time job as an influencer. However, as I read I felt as if I got to know Kitty more, and in turn I really came to understand her. As a reviewer that is pretty critical of side characters, I found them to be believable and I appreciated that the focus of Kitty's relationships was to propel the story forward. I'm also joining the chorus of reviewers who found the ending and the twist to be perfect.
This was definitely a darker shade of humor, which is always a hit with me. This is somewhat of a Dexter-inspired book, so it also has a lot of gore as well as vigilante themes. There are several depictions of sexual assault and mention of pregnancy loss, so I would not recommend this book to readers who are sensitive to that subject matter. As for me, it was a great book for the season and despite the content (or perhaps owing to the content?) I thought it was a fun read and absolutely recommend it to anyone who also loves a little acrimony with their comedy.
Thanks so much to HQ Digital as well as NetGalley for the opportunity to read an eGalley of this in exchange for my honest thoughts.