Rating: 4.3/5

Be warned! If you are of faint heart, are easily offended, or have a dislike of fiercely dark humour, then this really isn't the book for you. Otherwise I would heartily recommend that you grab yourself a copy of Katy Brent's debut novel and spend a few hours in the company of her creation, Kitty Collins.

If you are familiar with "Sweetpea" by C.J. Skuse then it will be impossible not to make comparisons and draw parallels with that novel when you read this. Author, Katy Brent, is clearly well aware of that influence and there are nice nods of acknowledgement of that fact in the course of the narrative.

For those unfamiliar with "Sweetpea", if you could imagine the genes of Villanelle from "Killing Eve" being spliced with a "Made in Chelsea" style online influencer, then you might just end up with someone like Kitty Collins, the chief protagonist of this novel.

There is no slow-burn here - this is pacy and engaging from the outset and that is maintained throughout. Katy Brent's narrative is packed with highly entertaining dark and acerbic humour, but she also raises some extremely serious social issues. The danger in highlighting such important matters is that it can come across as preachy or sanctimonious and possibly even alienate the reader. Katy Brent not only avoids that potential pitfall, but really makes the reader empathise with Kitty, as a kind of vengeance-driven anti-heroine.

I almost certainly smiled far more than is probably socially and politically correct whilst reading this book - and I will certainly be looking out for more from Katy Brent.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for supplying an ARC in return for an honest review.

Darkly humorous, Brent's debut is a very 'current' read. Despite the subject matter (which includes sexual harassment, assault... and well, obviously murder) I found this a very entertaining read.

Instagram influencer Kitty has a problem with men.

And she deals with it. By killing them.

Witty, brilliant and laugh-out-loud hilarious

A Blast…
Oh Kitty Collins - how on earth did all this begin? Well, it was simple really and Kitty, for one, simply has not looked back. Revenge is, among other things, just so damn sweet for Kitty. In any event, she can’t stop now even if she wanted to and, quite frankly, she really doesn’t want to. Just delicious and devious, funny and wickedly irreverent and with a protagonist that the reader will surely be cheering on all the way. A blast.

I flew through this in a day! Deliciously dark with some genuine lol moments, Katy Brent's debut novel is a compulsive read. Protagonist Kitty Collins is a total riot, with her disdain on display as she navigates her privilege. Fans of C.J. Skuse's 'Sweetpea' series will love 'How To Kill Men And Get Away With It'. Out in October, I highly recommend pre-ordering now. Would work well as a book group read, generating some wild discussion!

There’s a new serial killer in town. However, this one is more likely to wear louboutin heels to a kill. Meet Kitty Collins. She doesn’t just kill anyone. You’ve got to have done something wrong in her eyes. She also has a very clever way of disposing of the bodies. Often they start off in a Gucci bag.
When someone new comes into her life she needs to decide whether to continue with her hobby.

This is a book with real dark humour. I loved it. I devoured the pages. A really quick read that dispite the subject matter is very entertaining.

Many thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to see an ARC.

I read this in one sitting, a bit too much like Dexter for my liking and no way would the police be quite as incompetent as the author would like us to believe but that said it’s a fun read