Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

How to Kill Men and Get Away With It by Katy Brent

72 reviews

ali_fremont's review

dark funny tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Gore, Rape, Vomit, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Sexual violence

scouto's review

dark funny tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Eating disorder, Suicide attempt, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Animal cruelty, Murder, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Blood, Vomit, Self harm, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Animal death, and Addiction

nicoleanaisx's review

dark 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

I’m glad it was fast-paced because it wasn’t as good as it could’ve been. Kitty wasn’t a very likeable main character. I am comparing it to Sweetpea, which tbf the author does mention she got inspiration from, but it didn’t quite itch the same scratch

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, Drug use, Stalking, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Grief, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Death of parent and Miscarriage

revoli's review against another edition

dark funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Animal death, Blood, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Infidelity, Child abuse, Classism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Stalking, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, and Drug use

crinspire's review

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Gore, Sexual assault, Drug use, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Death of parent

Moderate: Miscarriage, Rape, Child abuse, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Eating disorder, and Medical content

txsha1's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny tense 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

3.0

The pacing and short chapters made this a quick read which not all thrillers achieve. I can’t work out if we’re supposed to like Kitty? I couldn’t stand her - she could’ve done meaningful work from the start rather than been the kind of influencer to shill any cr*p despite her not needing the money, and she both hated her friends yet wouldn’t dare be friends with anyone who wasn’t rich or had a high following on social media. She doesn’t see the hypocrisy or how vapid she is ironically.  

Although I could see the very obvious points the author was making about monsters with money rarely getting justice, it just seemed unoriginal and a very normal take on the world. Inspired I suspect by the #metoo movement, Dexter and any woman’s experience being scared of men. The only likeable character was Charlie though like all characters in this book, he wasn’t given any depth. I felt this book was just trying too hard to be feminist and empowering yet was stating the obvious. The ending about the stalker fell flat and was a poor twist. Was unfortunately rooting for Kitty to get caught or her own comeuppance from one point onwards 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Gore

Moderate: Toxic friendship

Minor: Stalking and Rape

mandareads222's review

dark medium-paced

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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Eating disorder, Death, Animal death, Torture, Stalking, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Gore

Moderate: Cannibalism, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Pedophilia, Vomit, War, Pregnancy, Mental illness, and Miscarriage

crustyrat5000's review

dark mysterious tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Incest, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Physical abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Blood, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, Rape, and Sexual assault

originally_olivia's review

dark emotional funny mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Drug use, Murder, Gore, Violence, Blood, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Misogyny, Rape, Stalking, Grief, Body horror, and Drug abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, Miscarriage, Infidelity, Eating disorder, Animal death, Addiction, Self harm, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, and Incest

peacefrog's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

4.0

A lot darker than most of the books I have been reading. While there is quite a bit of humour throughout the book, it is very dark. The twists and turns throughout kept me engaged in the story despite the graphic gore. I wanted to try something different - this was absolutely different.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Stalking, Sexual assault, Torture, and Sexual violence

Minor: Child abuse, Bullying, Animal death, and Blood