Reviews tagging 'Murder'

How to Kill a Guy in Ten Ways by Eve Kellman

22 reviews

miss_marvel_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.75

well that was hella twisted but at the same time so well written that i couldnt stop during the last 170 pages
(at the beginning it may have benn a little bit slow but the end made up for it)
loved that there were just a dozen of characters so you couldn't get them confused and all of them at the right amount of screen time (as well as message M which was more dominant at the beginning but played an important role until the end) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Blood, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Drug use, Murder, Sexism, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

challenging dark funny tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Sexism, Sexual violence, Cursing, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Sexual content, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Misogyny, Murder, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Outing, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Vomit, Sexual harassment, and Stalking

annamorgan27's review against another edition

challenging dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Sexism, Misogyny, Alcohol, Child abuse, Murder, Blood, Death, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Stalking, Body horror, Violence, Incest, Sexual assault, Rape, Self harm, Domestic abuse, Gore, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

beckyyelenn's review against another edition

dark funny sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, and Domestic abuse

bookstagramjo's review against another edition

dark funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Murder, and Suicide attempt

piasargent's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Rape

stephanie_jmc's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This one was interesting and new ! Definitely a unique read. Giving it a 7.3/10. 

This book is about a woman, Millie, who decides to take vigilante justice against men who have committed crimes against women. It’s written from the first person perspective of Millie which gives it more complexity. This book has some dry humour and moments where I related with/ agreed with Millie’s point of view.  There were definitely some aspects from this book that were satisfying and I felt justice was served, but there were also parts that I felt were unjust as the main character starts to unravel. There are moments of pure twisted behaviour and unfairness that make you cringe and the details are a bit much. 

This book is also fairly unrealistic and I really didn’t enjoy the ending. That being said, it was a fast paced book and easy read with many real societal issues and valid rationale for taking the law into one’s own hands when it comes to those who have committed sexual violence. There is an undertone of the realities of cycles of violence which I appreciated. 

I would recommend this book for a new, creative book but there are definitely some trigger warnings due to topics of sexual assault and graphic murder. Read at your own risk ! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Murder, and Child abuse

chapters_and_pages's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I absolutely love mystery/thrillers and I haven’t read many where the main character is the killer, but I really enjoyed it!

Millie is sick of men who hurt or intimidate women, so she starts Message M, a hotline for women and girls to call when they need help. A creepy guy following you home? A weird date gone awry? Suspect someone has put something in your drink on a night out? Message M. But Millie quickly realises helping the women isn’t enough, she needs to take out the source of the problem…

Books like these are always tricky to review because I know I shouldn’t root for our serial killer main character, but I kind of can’t help it. Is Millie a good character? God no. Can I understand her motives? Absolutely. A vast majority of women will understand the motivation Millie has because we have all, at one point or another, been made to feel unsafe by a man. Unfortunately, that’s the harsh reality of being a woman, and even though it’s not all men, it doesn’t change the fact that women have to be cautious of every man. 

I’ve read a few other books similar to this (Katy Brent’s How to Kill Men (and Get Away With It) comes to mind) however I think this is the first one I’ve read where our main character is an actual psychopath with no remorse, even when she unintentionally kills an innocent man, thinking he’s someone else. I really enjoyed this because sometimes killers, serial killers especially are just insane, and don’t care about their actions. 

To be honest, I don’t really mind that Millie got away with it in the end, and that she and Nina framed James. The one part I wasn’t to sure about was Nina. Obviously, I can’t speak from experience, but I think if I were to find out that my best friend was a serial killer who had killed about 9 (I think it was around that number at that point…) people, including my boyfriend, I highly doubt I would just get on board and help with the next one. Would I understand her motives and reasoning? Hell yes. Would I want to give her a chance to turn herself in? Possibly. Would I decide to say fuck it and join in? Absolutely fucking not! 

On a completely unrelated note, I loved that the author is from Bristol and the book was based in Bristol because I rarely see my home in books! 

Overall, I really enjoyed this book and I will definitely read Eve Kellman’s future books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, Domestic abuse, Gore, Stalking, Self harm, Alcohol, Death, Murder, Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Rape, Blood, and Sexual assault

shansaunders's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Murder

nmf16's review against another edition

dark emotional funny medium-paced

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

3.0

Millie, quiet and unassuming, starts on a heroic mission that accidentally turns sour because of a family tragedy. It’s a slow burner to start but the pace really picks up towards the end. 
Some funny scenes in it which made me laugh out loud. 
I neither loved nor hated this book. It was a good read, would probably make a good holiday book. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Stalking, Death, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and Rape