ms_greenwitch 's review for:

Stay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered: The Definitive How-To Guide by Georgia Hardstark, Karen Kilgariff

4.0

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The first 3/4 of this was wonderful - funny, poignant, honest. I listened to the audiobook, and they alternated between standard narration and recordings of some of their live shows where they read from the book. The last 1/4, I found irritating. By then, Georgia's vocal fry was more noticeable, and she seemed really obsessed with stuff that happened to her when she was in middle school. She came across as kind of reveling in being a hot mess, which I don't have a lot of patience for. If she would have said "cute vintage dress" one more time, I think I would have screamed. But, given that they made a very compelling argument about not victim blaming, it was a good exercise in reminding me not to be so judgemental. Overall, I'd recommend it - the first 3/4 was so good that I was laughing out loud.