A review by tiiiger35
I Bet You'd Look Good in a Coffin by Katy Brent

dark funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Katy Brent has become a favourite of mines. I loved her other books & this one, the follow up to “How to murder men and get away with it”, was everything I hoped for. 

Another fast paced mystery, full of twists and turns. Kitty is a whirlwind of chaos. She’s been spiralling out of control & making mistakes, perhaps becoming too comfortable with her role as judge & executioner… 

Kitty is a vigilante, murdering “bad” men to get a sense of justice in a society where women’s abuse isn’t dealt with seriously enough. The parallels between fictional ‘Blaze Bundy’ & real life “Adam Tate” were striking, highlighting how this angry, dangerous, misogynistic, rhetoric is spreading like wildfire amongst men. It’s almost cathartic to imagine a ‘Kitty Collins’ out there to scare the living hell out of these scumbags. 

This was a really easy read, dark, witty & a little bonkers. It’s a nice change to be rooting for a diabolical murderess, trying to right the actions of the worst humanity has to offer. 
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