I really enjoyed this dark comedy. I found Kitty Collins to be a surprisingly likeable character despite the fact she’s a wealthy influencer who becomes a serial killer.

Kitty has more than a million followers. One of them seems to be a misogynist stalker who knows even more about her life than her very public persona should allow. So, we start the book with that mystery—who is the stalker? And there is another mystery—what happened to Kitty’s father?—he just disappeared when she was 15.

Her friends are also wealthy and mostly shallow, but they are supportive of each other instead of tearing each other down—for the most part anyway.

Kitty doesn’t start out intending to murder rapists that get off on technicalities, but when a verbally abusive guy threatening physical abuse stumbles and slits his own throat on a broken bottle, Kitty finds taking out bad guys gives her purpose in a way that promoting products on social media doesn’t.

Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to review this novel, which RELEASES OCTOBER 12, 2022.

Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer! It is always the one that shows you how jealous they are, isn’t it?
Given the nature of this novel you’d think I would be very uncomfortable, but at the same time I LOVED IT!
The title alone caught my attention. So as you can imagine, a lady kills men, but not just any man, rude sleazy disgusting men that are not worthy of having life. For a Vegan, she loves cutting up meat. Human meat that is.

If you’ve read this you’ll be as completely shocked as I was. The entire time I was thinking kitty was silly for not taking more precautions at letting strangers in. Yes that is the case however, she should have kept a closer eye on those she has always known. Some friends are actually proud and can be happy for you. Others, well, others are jealous copycats that try to copy you in every way possible and if you’re doing better than them naturally, they have to cause you revenge in one way or another. But honey, that won’t fix all your problems, you have to fix yourself first. Copying someone else isn’t going to make you feel happy, in fact it’s pathetic. Go love yourself instead.

On with this novel, the plot twist of killing off disgusting men was brilliant! Who would want the responsibility of having produced a boy/man for him to become a vile creature of society? The decision is completely inscrutable.
Kitty has decided to help society out, in a “Dexter-Esque” way. The fact at the beginning she referred to her friends and acknowledging them by their IG followers was also brilliant. It shows their worth to her and their meaningfulness impact upon society. The less you have, the less you matter in social aspects.

Kitty has an excellent point: Men are typically the predators. Women, are women in their own way. But men can be horrible creatures if not nurtured the correct and educated way.
For the men she kills, for plans to kill you can see her reasons why and understand where she is coming from. She is not completely evil, she does have good logic behind every one of them (even the accidental one that she felt so very guilty for)

If you are easily triggered please be aware the following are mentioned in this novel: Sexual assault, murder, rape, violence, animal killings, and drug abuse.

Sassy and shocking ending. It most definitely had me reaching for it to see what Kitty would do next.

The female Dexter. This needs be become a film! I would love to see the personalities come to life and watch how every situation happens.

Thank you so very much for this amazing read. I hope to ever see this live in action, or even a sequel.

I wasn’t sure how I was going to like this one, however I really enjoyed it. The story has everything on it from love to murder and mystery. Look forward to the next in series.

Good read. Great characters, enjoyed the setting, lots of side stories weaved into it and it flowed really well. A good read for a rubbish day. Will make you feel better!

I really enjoyed this book. A great debut read, Katy Brent is definitely a author to watch in the future.
It’s an easy, fast paced and highly entertaining read. It draws you in from the beginning. I couldn’t put it down. The main character Kitty Collins, a social influencer is so lovable despite the serial killings. It’s well written with plenty of twists to keep you reading. I loved the ending too.
Definitely recommend.
Thanks to #NetGallery and #HQStories for an arc of #HowToKillMenAndGetAwayWithIt in exchange for an honest review.

An easy light read.
The book is fast paced and with short chapters.
Kitty is a social influencer and a vigilante after men who rape or commit sexual assault, but things don`t seem to go as planned for her.
Kitty is a likeable character even though she does horrendous things.
A good twist to the story.
A lot of the plot is unbelievable but enjoyed it anyway and wanted to find out what happened so couldn`t put it down, so would definitely recommend

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the Arc

At one point the main character says
We have all got the potential to do very bad things it is whether we can control those urges that makes us what we are
from school onwards at work or in your personal life
you come across situations where you would like to hurt or kill people
you do not you control your anger and get on with life after a while the anger dims
if you did not and got caught Prison loss of job maybe lose family as well
The consequences stop most people from taking violent action
This story is Dark Stylish and at an early age the main character has a tip over behaviour point
She is a modern woman an influencer who uses social media
She and her firiends have an interest in men which comes across a bit soppy at times
But she takes action according to her own code
but makes a mistake at one point and kills an innocent man possibly two
This is the Danger of any vigilante action
The only thing that did not seem believable is the disposal of the bodies
She is not active in the family business but gains access turns off the CCTV and powers up the equipement
How did she have Keys or entry codes was there not a security guard what about people hearing noise
she does not seem to clean up enough to destroy DNA evidence with modern detection techniques
This was a weak point in the Book I thought

Overall a good read maybe not a book to give to a Girlfriend

I enjoyed the book, and spent much of my time trying to work out who the stalker was. I enjoyed the gradual disclosures of the unreliable narrator and the feeling of never quite knowing what is going to happen in the end to Kitty.

I enjoyed this book. I thought it was well written and it flowed well. Sometimes I did find it a little far fetched, but you know what, that’s okay and it didn’t detract from my overall enjoyment of it. I will definitely be looking out for other titles from Katy and I recommend this book! Thank you #netgalley

Short Review 1: If Dexter was a female.

Short Review 2: Stomach turns....huge trigger warnings with this one.

Long Review: Full honesty, the title made me want to read it. I mean, c'mon. It's brilliant. The title and cover give off a playful comedic vibe so I was expecting a more "light hearted" murder book. Nope. Damn. This book was hard to get through. There were some funny dark humor parts, but mostly it turned my stomach and made me queasy.

I do appreciate a strong female main character as well as a well rounded, morally gray character. However, that wasn't enough to get me past the graphic murder descriptions. *Stomach turns again....I think this is the perfect book for true crime/murder fans. I will definitely recommend it to others. The story is a fantastic concept; it just wasn't my cup of tea.

P.S. I'm also looking into becoming a vegetarian.

I am left confused by this one - by my thoughts on it, not the book itself. There are things I enjoyed and things not so much. I should have loved it, but I am left feel as if there was just something lacking. Lets do this one with a likes and dislikes!

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🎭 The dad joke and comedic one liners amused me. I really did enjoy these and kept wanting to keep and quote for comedy value!
🤦🏽‍♀️ The friendships and conversations were so true to life in the friendships I have. I liked this - women/ girls can be coarse and vulgar if they want and thats okay 😂 we are not always ladies!

“Nothing attracts hideous fuck boys quite like a woman with low self esteem”

“If Kitty wants to keep her kitty drier than a ryvita, then that is her decision”

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🛍️ Not sure how bodies were being carried in shopping bags - how was she strong enough? How were the bags strong enough?
💪🏽 After a couple of kills, the subject of her strength moving mens bodies was addressed. She had already done quite a lot of heavy lifting, seemingly unaffected. She also managed to cut through muscle and sinew without much difficulty
📸 Surely there would have been CCTV at the place someone of the bodies were taken? (Don’t want to give any spoilers saying where!)
🔑 Some of the references felt like the book was trying to make a point and focused a lot of women needing to have keys in their hands when scared etc. There were a few too many references to this stuff that made it serious and made me feel like I was being preached at
🔤 Sometimes it felt like it jumped from murder to murder and then the random scene at the end and a wrap up. There wasnt much substance

Despite the above, I do want to say that I really enjoyed the style of writing. The trivial humour used reminded me of a fantastic film (sorry for the super old reference!!) - Dead Husbands! Look it up, it’s fab! I will read more as this author releases more books as I think as her writing evolves it will all tie up better for me ❤️✍🏽📕

This type of book isn't something I'd usually veer towards, but I am so glad I read this. Initially, Kitty made herself ridiculously hard for me to root for - I don't typically enjoy commentary on the woes of being an influencer, however as the story continued to develop I really started to connect with her.

The dark humor and the pace of this book had me hooked - I literally could not read it quick enough. Just as I thought I'd figured out where the story was going, another curve ball was thrown in and had me guessing again. The social commentary throughout the book worked really well - it wasn't inserted for the sake of dialogue, and although showed the extremes of women fighting back, did an excellent job to highlight some of the huge downfalls of society particularly within British culture. The Made in Chelsea and Killing Eve nods were really well interwoven, and successfully added to the entertainment of the narrative.

I'm a sucker for a morally grey character and I found exactly that in Kitty. Her intentions were (largely) well placed, and I couldn't help but root for her. The revelations toward the end of the book were nothing that I was expecting which only made for a more enjoyable read. I advise checking trigger warnings before reading, but overall a really good book!

Overall, I loved this book! A Made in Chelsea inspired psycho killer who only kills men who are violent against women - an absolutely perfect idea for a book.

Only 4 stars because the upper-classness was pretty insufferable (although this kind of added to the love-hate relationship with the main characters) and there was a snarky comment about a council estate in there.

I did not guess the ending at all, which is always the sign of a good thriller. A great read for spooky season!

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC in return for an honest review.

When I saw this cover on NetGalley, I was immediately drawn to it! I mean, look at this cute cover and the amazing title 😍
I didn't really know what to expect so I dived in. And bam, it gave me serious female Dexter vibes! Since I was a huge fan of the show, I was hooked! There was also dark humour, which I'm always here for. It was also dark, period. Definitely check the TW before going in 😅
I loved the FMC! She's a bit of a diva, funny, and a complete psycho, but with whom you can still empathize.
The other characters could have been a bit more developed but we're still fun to read about!
The plot was pretty well written! I would have never guessed the twists in the end! However, I was still left with an unanswered question 😥
That being said, I still recommend reading it! It was a fun and quick read!

👛 FAV QUOTE: "Oh, to have the confidence of a very average white male"


Thank you NetGalley, HQ Digital and the author for this eARC in exchange for an honest review.

I loved this book so much. It was written so well and with such humour. The story is one of an apparent vacuous influencer who has a strong sense of right and wrong. She selects predatory men to kill so that women don't have to walk home with keys in their hands. You do wonder throughout the book at how the police do not seem to be able to link her to any of the crimes as she is not especially careful and adept at covering her tracks. That being said it doesn't spoil the story. would definitely read this author again.
I received a copy of this book through net galley

I utterly adored this book, it is fast paced and brutal which is exactly what I want in a book. I totally got suckered by the title and the cover art, a beautiful woman with a lovely flowy skirt that just happens to be blood spattered, bloody (ahem) genius move there.

I loved the character of Kitty Collins, just being fierce and unapologetically herself all the while having a rather chilling and frankly terrifying obsession with her knives and also killing men. Whilst being plant based and lauding the benefits of Veganism. There is just something so comical to me about the adventures of a Vegan serial killer.

I loved all the asides into where things were from and how Kitty has obviously ruined a lot of very expensive clothes with her pastime, taking body parts out of her flat in designer bags and saying she’s going to do some returns, epic. The bit where she’s annoyed the pages of Vogue are just too shiny to soak up blood had me cackling. Yes, this book is obviously dark but it is also hysterically funny.

There are just so many good things I could say about this book. I absolutely tore (pun intended) through this read. Everyone needs to go read it.

Thank you NetGalley for letting me read it early!

Kitty Collins is a mess. Her hobby (killing men) gets out of hand, but she is not doing much else. She's N influencer who can't even operate the gadgets she's supposed to plug.
Her social life revolves around getting drunk, drugs and indiscriminate sex. Her friends live a similar lifestyle but without her hobby.
She feels compelled to rid the streets of predatory males. Her father's business having abattoirs proves handy with the aftermath.
I itially it seemed slightly funny but as it goes on becomes quite tedious.
The characters are quite well written and with a different subject, in a future book, these, unlike this could be enjoyable

3.5 stars.

As soon as I saw the premise for this one, I was hooked and, for the most part, this book lived up to the expectations I had. The dark humour and unique narrative voice were definitely highlights for me, particularly in contrast to the topics and themes that are touched on in the book. I'm a big fan of books that explore influencer culture and the world of social media, so I was definitely intrigued by Kitty's life and, although it could've gone a bit deeper, the conversation surrounding how it affected each character. I also thought that it got rather repetitive in the latter half of the book, and I definitely would've liked to see a more unpredictable - and perhaps fleshed out - ending to the one we got.

Nevertheless, an enjoyable read that definitely raises subjects that are highly significant and presents them in a darkly funny way. I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for this author in the future!

I have just finished this book and I loved it. This book has everything you need. Its got murder, love and humour! It had little twists throughout the book that I didn't see coming and the ending was brilliant. I thoroughly enjoyed this and hope that there is a book 2. #TeamKitty

I have spent more time deciding what to write in this review than I actually spent reading the book.

Basically, if you believe in the reality that, for the most part, women are NOT airheads that talk and indulge in nothing but sex, drugs and booze and if you believe in the reality that, for the most part, men are NOT airheads that talk and indulge in nothing but sex, drugs and booze then avoid this book.

As far as I am concerned, even though I did my best to willingly suspend my disbelief, the whole book is vacuous nonsense and not worth reading.