A review by txsha1
How to Kill Men and Get Away With It by Katy Brent

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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