Bookworm in the City

How to kill men and get away with it / Katy Brent

I grinned while reading it on the metro and the man sitting across from me said it made him feel uneasy.
I guess that’s a mission accomplished for Miss Brent.

The story is about Kitty Collins. Influencer. Vegan. Murderer.
That’s not spoiling anything because one look at the cover is enough to know what happens. Kitty kills.
The story is told from Kitty’s perspective and being inside her head is a thrill ride: her thoughts about influencing, friends and men are funny and sharply observant. And the way she rationalizes her actions is scarily understandable.

The book opens mid-murder and then flashes back to “the beginning”. The beginning is an accidental murder that happened months earlier and wetted Kitty’s appetite for more.
She knows she was lucky getting away with that first murder though and realizes she needs to be organized and tactical about it in the future. She also compiles a list of no-no’s to murder: no women, no innocents, and no homeless people/vulnerables because they have it hard enough as is.
It’s basically open season on any other and Kitty takes catfishing to a new level and enjoys the irony of turning the predators into prey and becoming a predator herself.
And although she lives her life open on social media it becomes clear that not all is what it seems.
Also, there is a person stalking her online, leaving comments with hints to knowing what she did. After a murder, Kitty waits for a new message from the stalker, almost excited about it.

The story is packed with action, abuse, murder, friendship and romance.
It’s about drawing a line and getting even. It’s about being misunderstood, not being seen and wanting to be loved.
It’s dark and twisted and different.
It is highly entertaining and if I were the kind of person to give stars to stuff, I would have given a lot of them. But I don’t, so I’ll just tell you: if you’re looking for a fun and different read, this is it. Enjoy!