Kitty is fed up with men trying to pick her up when she goes out socialising with her friends, these men won’t take no for an answer and expect her to let them take advantage of her. It’s time to fight back.
She is attacked one night by a man who follows her home, she pushes him away and accidentally kills him in self defence. This incident gives her the courage to do something about the men who target defenceless women.
I enjoyed this book even though some of the situations were truly shocking.
Thank you to NetGalley and HQ for my e-copy in exchange for an honest review.

I have very mixed feelings about this book. I didn’t find it funny, I didn’t like the gore and I must be getting old as I found the language quite offensive especially the use of the ‘c’ word, (and I’m not referring to cancer) which was quite unnecessary.
On the positive side it was very well written and did highlight many current issues faced by single women today.

I really enjoyed the premise of this book, a young beautiful influencer who appears in a reality tv show like 'Made in Chelsea' who seems to have it all but she hides a murderous blood lust.

The novel is told from the perspective of the main character Kitty Collins and I really enjoyed having an insight into her mind and how easily she justifies taking lives. She kills men is a number of ways that are quite ghastly especially the ease in which she does it. Kitty can be very quick witted and acerbic in her thoughts but to others she seems a sweet caring woman but cross her at your peril. You can't help but like Kitty and want to join her on her journey and find out why she feels motivated to do these terrible things.

This is a quick read that can shock and delight in equal measure. I really enjoyed reading this novel and found the style of writing really fresh and fun.

If the title alone did not make you grab this book the content certainly will! What a fast pace fun read. I was sucked in right from the very beginning.

Talk about don't judge a book by its cover, I love the cover and title but I came into it thinking this might be just a fun/silly read like Finlay Donovan but I couldn't have been more wrong! Inspired by the #metoo movement, we finally get a female version of Dexter!

It's been awhile since I had so much with a book! I'm not sure what surprised me more — that I read the whole thing in one night until 5am or that this murder-comedy freaking made me cry thanks to a particularly touching scene.

The short chapters were super bingeable and protagonist Kitty made it all the more addictive. I adore her! She's so badass but still has a touch of vulnerability that I could relate to. Her wit, humour and voice radiate through the pages.

I also love how the story doesn't take itself too seriously but yet makes critical and astute observations about rape culture, misogyny and sexual violence. It's hilarious, it's shrewd, the action is over-the-top and I relished every moment.

I have to admit there were times it all felt a bit too much (Ruben!!?) and the climax felt mildly problematic + unaligned with the rest of the book. Yet my enjoyment level was seriously off the charts so a solid 4 stars it is!

Compulsive, thrilling and delightfully wicked, this is one book that you'll tear through!

3.5 stars

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

Really loved this story and all the twists it threw up some of which I didn't see coming!! Well worth a read.

this was a fun and breezy read, definitely a good palate cleanser and i enjoyed reading it concurrently with my physical reads.

a lot happened and it was pretty fast-paced. i do think it could have done without the romance element, but it didn't necessarily hurt the overall story. it did feel like this book sometimes didn't entirely know what it wanted to be and the ending felt a bit abrupt to me. there's a lot that happens where you have to suspend your disbelief, so just be ready for that.

the plot in itself is quite a fun idea, i just wish the main character and her motives were more fleshed out.

to sum up; a fun read but it just personally lacked some structure for me!

"This world is better without these men, these cheaters, liars and predators. I'm just helping out really, cleansing a society that's almost too grubby to bear."

Kitty Collins is an influencer, very rich, vegan, and apparently with a social conscience, and some serious 'daddy issues'. One night, walking home from a nightclub, she is followed by a man who has bought her a drink and expected something in return. In defending herself from him, she accidentally kills him. Maybe she has found her calling. The cover is rather misleading, and what follows is pretty gruesome, smart, and darkly funny. It's also fast paced and quite addictive; a fun ride, but I did feel it started to drag a bit towards the end; just don't expect it to be too grounded in reality.

*Many thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for a review copy in exchange for an honest opinion.*.

Wow! I was not expecting the hard core Dexter vibes! This was such a surprising easy read. Def not for people who don’t like a lot of gore.


Thank you NetGalley and HQ Stories for this eArc in exchange for an honest review!

First off…everyone needs a Kitty Collins in their life. Like…non-negotiable.

Second…give me ALL the Dexter vibes!! I devoured this book.

Lastly…this book is for the thriller-seekers and the steel stomaches. It is NOT for the faint of heart. (I think I may never eat meat again tbh…) And not gonna lie, I thought I knew exactly where it was going, until the fork in the road took me in a completely different direction and I was FLOORED!!

Kitty, an Instagram influencer, is fed UP with boys who take advantage of her friends…so she gets revenge…

Her IG troll knows her every move AND every kill…will she get away with it? Or will she be outed? 😱

Can’t even wait until April 11, 2023 when I can force you all to read it AND YOU’LL HAVE NO EXCUSE!!

Thank you NetGalley and HQ Stories for the opportunity to read this rollercoaster of an amazing story!!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫/5

Rollicking fun, definite laugh out loud humor, and yea murder and dismemberment! Notes of American Psycho or Serial Mom, but rolled into a debutant vigilante package.

Thanks so much to HQ and NetGalley!

Holy #$@(! This was a wild read! Kitty Collins is an influencer and sort of stumbles into killing men who are not great. Literally, she stumbles. I really didn't like Kitty, but this book was fun to read. I didn't figure out the twist with the creep either. I kept waiting for the next victim (and I didn't feel sorry for most of them). I also wondered if/when Kitty's run at things would end. Kitty herself was an interesting (if unlikeable) character. Her background was also interesting to read and I really appreciate the author giving us that. It made me understand her a little bit more. Seriously, a read that I thought was surprisingly a good read!

Meet Kitty Collins. Reluctant heiress to a successful meat empire (also vegan!) and social media influencer who decides that she has had enough of men who expect too much from her and her friends just because they buy them a drink. So when one decides to follow her out of a bar to make this very point, she fights back and accidentally kills him. But after the initial shock, she realises that she liked it! And so the next time she hears of another scumbag hurting a woman, she decides to take matters into her own hands!

What follows is a gruesome yet entertaining read that manages to be fun while still shining a light on some very important real-life situations that women are still facing, as well as the effects that social media can have on those watching it, as well as the influencers themselves.

This book really says serial killer, but make her flirty and fabulous! Kitty is an Instagram darling who has a dark side - and she’s taking out bad men in town one at a time. We follow her story as she lives life in London - drinking and partying with friends, eating the latest vegan food, and taking out men who are rapists and abusers so they don’t hurt another girl.

What I really enjoyed about this book is the way it reads - this is not your normal thriller where there’s an undertone of mystery and stress. This book has all the fun and ease of a romantic comedy - she’s just a serial killer. It made me laugh out loud quite a bit, and I was continually reading bits out loud to my husband and friend. It was such a good pace - with shorter chapters and reads quick!

I don’t want to give too much away with the plot, but if you liked the shows Dexter and Killing Eve you should definitely read this book!

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Hugely entertaining if a bit far fetched at times. The gory bits might put a few off but not me though! The story fairly rattles along.

**Trigger Warnings***
see at the bottom

Meet Kitty Collins.
FRIEND. LOVER. KILLER.

Have you ever walked home at night, keys in hand, ready to throw a punch in self-defence? That’s how it all started. The killing spree, I mean.

I sort of tripped into this role… Literally. The first one was following me. That guy from the nightclub who wouldn’t leave me alone. I pushed him, he stumbled, and fell onto his own broken wine bottle. Oops. It was such a waste of a good house white.

But now I can’t seem to stop and nor do I want to… I’ve got a taste for revenge and quite frankly, I’m killing it.

🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪

I loved this story of a vigilant influencer knocking off the scum in our society. While this is a work of fiction, there were times that seemed so real. The feeling of having to walk with keys in my hand in case I needed to defend myself, the hurrying to my car because a man is walking not far behind you, and the fear of just being drugged when out with friends. The things Kitty did in the book I think are things we all wish we could do or wish would happen to men like these in real life.

I loved this book! I stayed up very late to finish it because I just could not put it down. The story builds and we get more background information on Kitty as the book goes on. Kitty's friends all bring unique personalities to the table and I adored Charlie. There is also a side story of a stalker as well that plays a role.

Please note there are some rather graphic scenes and if you are not comfortable with graphic deaths, this may not be the read for you. Kitty is a female influencer version of Dexter.

TW:

rape, graphic death scenes, drugging of men and women, graphic animal slaughterhouse scenes, detailed mentions of pedophilia and incest rape.

a female, vegan serial killer who only kills bad men. think dexter with a twist. what more do you want in a book??

first of all, how incredible is the title and the book cover? i know they say don’t judge a book by its cover but this had me hooked before i’d even turned the page.

kitty is our main protagonist, a rich instagram influencer living in london in a paid for apartment, presumably living her best life. except she has some dark secrets. and one of them begins when she’s walking home by herself one evening.

despite her being a rich serial killer, i loved kitty for all of her flaws (including…the fact she’s a killer…arguably her biggest fault). she’s incredibly well written and fleshed out, each of her choices are justified to the reader to make us enjoy her that little bit more. she’s twisted, yet also incredibly caring. she’s intriguing and headstrong and knows what she wants…and will go to incredible lengths to achieve this.

it hits some hard topics so please do look these up before reading. it was also pretty gruesome at times, had me squirming in my seat at some of the descriptions but i love a good unsettling read. i felt engrossed, disturbed, happy and sad reading through this. the humour is dark, some of it quite disturbing but it fit the tone. it’s a fast paced, absorbing read and i enjoyed every single second of it. i couldn’t put it down.

one of the easiest 5 stars i’ve given in a while. this is out as an ebook on october 12th so please do get your hands on a copy.

This was definitely a rollercoaster of a read. Huge thank you to the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review. This was like Why Women Kill meets Fleabag. I couldn’t cheer for Kitty but, I didn’t feel that sorry for her victims either. It was fun, how casually everyday life fits in with her schedule as a murderess. Very funny, and I can’t wait to read more from this author.

Katy Brent’s “How to Kill Men and Get Away With It” is a steamy, murderous satire.

If Patrick Bateman (American Psycho) and Kim Kardashian had a baby, that child would be our narrator - Kitty Collins, a vengeful social influencer who loves the thrill of a kill.

There are things to love about this book. It’s a quick read. The chapters are punchy and bite-size. And, there are some solid laugh out loud moments. I also appreciated what the author was trying to do here - create a lady Dexter who comes for men who commit crimes against women.

But while I loved the concept, I found the execution to be quite disappointing. There is simply too much going on! The story bounces around a lot (not in a clever way), and at times, it feels like a provocative, late-night Showtime special. Sure, there’s a loose plot, but **cue porny music** there are A LOT of unnecessary sex scenes (I started to question if the author was trying to break the record of most blowjobs in a book). Furthermore, I found the characters to be one dimensional and difficult to relate to. Almost every man in this book is painted as a cheater, an abuser or a rapist. Where have all the good guys gone? Lastly, the ending felt rushed and left me regretting my decision to read this book. When I closed it, I actually thought, “What the hell did I just read?”

Like all reviews, this one is subjective. While this book was not for me, I do think there is an audience for it. If you’re a fan of steamy romance novels and you’re looking for a quick read with a hint of mystery, this may be a fun pick.

Thanks to Netgalley and HQ for the advance copy in exchange for an honest review.