How to Kill Men and Get Away With It is a crazy, clever and darkly humorous debut.
The story begins in Belgravia, London in present day and then we move back to Chelsea in June and move through time chronologically. I found this slight preview of what’s to come interesting as it really made me eager for answers to why, how, who etc.!
Told through influencer Kitty’s perspective, we delve right into the depths of her mind. She is a fascinating character, with a lot of depth but also very unreliable. Her character felt original and she was funny and privileged but also extremely dark and pretty insane! From the beginning I was laughing at her quips about stains on Max Mara trousers. As we learn more about her and her past, we gain some answers as to why she is doing what she’s doing and learning this felt like being let in further to her mind, her elite world and going some way to understanding her character.
The novel has a generally fast pace and this felt like it accurately reflects Kitty’s lifestyle which compromises of influencing and perfecting her persona, alongside being a kind of vigilante. The wealthy air of having everything she has wanted moves alongside her.
There are so many additional characters; Maisie, Hen, Tor, Ben, Charlie to name a few, all of which fleshed out Kitty’s character and created a believable circle. I liked the rawness and the honesty that was batted around within the relationships which made them more believable, especially, I imagine, of the rich. It feels like a community and this drew me in more.
There was a lot of blood shed in the novel and hunter/prey behaviour. I did find, at times, I needed to suspend disbelief with some of the crimes and their details etc. That’s probably down to how many thrillers/crime novels and tv shows I’ve watched over the years though and my mind was primarily focused on feeling Kitty’s rage and the injustice of women’s positions for it to deter me too much!
Katy Brent did a really good job at finding a balance between detailing Kitty’s killing spree and getting to know her. ‘Normal’ (sort of) life events alongside stalking out her next victim, with what I found to be enough background context to become involved and engrossed in Kitty’s world.
A whirlwind of humour, justice and blood!
The story begins in Belgravia, London in present day and then we move back to Chelsea in June and move through time chronologically. I found this slight preview of what’s to come interesting as it really made me eager for answers to why, how, who etc.!
Told through influencer Kitty’s perspective, we delve right into the depths of her mind. She is a fascinating character, with a lot of depth but also very unreliable. Her character felt original and she was funny and privileged but also extremely dark and pretty insane! From the beginning I was laughing at her quips about stains on Max Mara trousers. As we learn more about her and her past, we gain some answers as to why she is doing what she’s doing and learning this felt like being let in further to her mind, her elite world and going some way to understanding her character.
The novel has a generally fast pace and this felt like it accurately reflects Kitty’s lifestyle which compromises of influencing and perfecting her persona, alongside being a kind of vigilante. The wealthy air of having everything she has wanted moves alongside her.
There are so many additional characters; Maisie, Hen, Tor, Ben, Charlie to name a few, all of which fleshed out Kitty’s character and created a believable circle. I liked the rawness and the honesty that was batted around within the relationships which made them more believable, especially, I imagine, of the rich. It feels like a community and this drew me in more.
There was a lot of blood shed in the novel and hunter/prey behaviour. I did find, at times, I needed to suspend disbelief with some of the crimes and their details etc. That’s probably down to how many thrillers/crime novels and tv shows I’ve watched over the years though and my mind was primarily focused on feeling Kitty’s rage and the injustice of women’s positions for it to deter me too much!
Katy Brent did a really good job at finding a balance between detailing Kitty’s killing spree and getting to know her. ‘Normal’ (sort of) life events alongside stalking out her next victim, with what I found to be enough background context to become involved and engrossed in Kitty’s world.
A whirlwind of humour, justice and blood!