If this is one of those book where you are supposed to hate the main character, congratulations I hate her.
She is vapid, inept, and hypocritical.

I really wanted to like this book, the cover, the title, the premise all looked amazing. But the finished product didn't deliver.

2.5 stars

If Dexter was an influencer. Kitty is hilarious, not in the traditional sense, but I love her deadpan way of dealing with the world. I loved how her adventures in the beginning just sort of happened to her. It was goofy, but I loved every second of it.

As I went further into the story, I found myself rooting for Kitty as she became a vigilante who was done with how men steamrolled their way with women. It may be because most of us women understand the fear of walking down a street alone or being approached by strange men. But I was rooting for her to not get caught.

She took care of business, calm as a cucumber, and still had the time to go out with friends and say hi to her doorman.

Loved, loved, looooved, this book and would recommend it to anyone who wanted some dark fun in their book reading life.

Honestly, this book was wild. I thought the title was great so I had to request it and when I dove in, it wasted no time getting to the action. Kitty is a social media darling and so are all her friends. They have more money than they know what to do with and love to go out on the town. Kitty is growing tired of this life, but after one disasterous relationship broke her heart, she isn't ready to get back onto the dating scene. After an unfortunate incident out at the bars and getting rid of the body turns out to be easier than she expeceted, she is all in on ridding the woemen of all the scum that comes for them everyday. When one of her besties heart's is broken, she downloads the dating app she knows she will match with him on and only wanted him to apologize, but things take a turn again and she feels like maybe she has a knack for this.
Until she meets Charlie. Charlie is getting under her skin and breaking down her walls. Can she put the past behind her and move forward with him? Will she find out who her stalker is before they destroy her?
I'll admit I didn't see some of the twists at the end of the book coming and the last few paragraphs had my mind spinning. Will there be a follow up? I have so many theories racing through my mind right now!
Thank you to Harper 360, Netgalley and Katy Brent for an early copy.

* I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley. Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for this book. All thoughts are my own.

I thought I would like this book much better than I actually did. The idea seems super interesting, but the writing was a bit annoying to me. I liked Kitty enough but I wasn’t a fan of the rhetorical question/talking to the reader bits. She’s definitely a bit of an unlikeable main character, but I didn’t even care for the other characters in the book! I could not understand her friends or Charlie at all and when she had her situation towards the end of the book I was like “uhhhhh…what??” I was also not into the influencer deal. All of the friendships seemed so fake, which makes it even harder to care. The murder scenes did make me feel a little squeamish which I didn’t expect since I love crime tv shows but something about it just really didn’t sit well with me. I found myself getting bored fairly early on and when I finally got to the end I was just disappointed.

FYI: this book has multiple mentions of sexual assault and rape. Kitty likes to pick those men to kill.

I wouldn’t recommend. I didn’t find anything really satisfying about reading this book.

Sex in the City meets Dexter. An internet influencer has a new hobby. That is murdering men who have assaulted women. While this plot is not new to the novel world, Brent adds her own bite to the cause. At times tongue in cheek but at others were talking serious subject mater and Brent spares no detail in murder, rape and assault. This can make it an uncomfortable read but with some sex and wit. Graphic depictions but well thought out characters. A fast read.

Copy provided by the publisher and NetGalley

Kitty Collins is an Instagram influencer with millions of followers. She has lots of money as her family is quite rich. Now, she realizes she has a stalker and needs help from her friends.

Kitty lives in an expensive apartment and has enough money to do what she wants. One thing she hates is men that abuse or rape women. That brings out the worst in her, meaning she becomes a female Dexter. Those men will pay the ultimate price for their wrongdoings.

Kitty gets with her girlfriends and they all laugh about silly stuff and drink too much. But they care for each other and will do anything for one another.

Kitty meets Charlie, a wealthy man (of course) and she’s not sure how to take him. Eventually, she realizes he is truly a nice guy.

OK. Enough of setting the stage here. I can’t really say that I enjoyed this book. Yes, there is some dark humor but murder, Dexter style, just play well for me here. A different type of story from what you read each day so give it a try and see what you think.

Copy provided by NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

This book was just okay. I did not care for Kitty and her friends. I did not find them likeable at all. I would have liked more police work into Kitty's murders.

If you're looking for a dark read this summer, then How to Kill Men and Get Away With It is perfect for you! If Dexter Morgan were a woman, wore designer clothes, and lived in London, he would be Kitty Collins. An Instagram influencer with millions of followers, Kitty kinda "fell" into her Dexter-like lifestyle. For those not familiar with Dexter, he's a vigilante serial killer.

This was such a different read for me, but I liked it! While I watch all kinds of shows and movies featuring serial killers, this was my first fictional book about one.  I was in such disbelief but couldn't look away.  From page one, the reader is sucked into the whirlwind of Kitty's life. Fans, friends, and nights out fill much of her time, but under this glamorous exterior, Kitty's hiding a much darker secret.

Read if you like:
• Dark Fiction
• Psychological Thrillers
• Dexter

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Kitty is a wealthy Instagram influencer who seemingly has a pretty sweet life. That is until one night a letch of a man attempts to cross the line, and an altercation follows. When an accident happens, Kitty finds what might be her true calling in an otherwise unsatisfying life.

The description sounded like this could be a cross between Finlay Donovan and Lana Myers. And then hilarity and hijinks would ensue. It sadly did not. I REALLY wanted to like this. Instead, it was a lot of pop culture references and over-the-top fashion descriptions. Spoiled little rich girls, but not in the fun rich people drama I could enjoy.

The female relationships were a major element of this story. While the relationships were supportive (despite their many flaws), I found all the characters to be vapid and their conversations insufferable. While I realize some of this was by design, it was incredibly difficult to feel anything but pity for the small worlds these women occupied.

The male relationships were a different story. There is a romance subplot, and the author really went for it in some of the sex scenes. So, if smut in your mysteries is your bag, you might like this.

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Kitty was unlikeable, which could be fine. You find some redeeming qualities about her but none of it makes any sense. She is a militant vegan, which you hear about countless times, yet lives of men being turned into whatever mystery meat is just fine. There are just so many contradictions with her beliefs, and there is really not a huge character arc to follow here that she has the opportunity to evolve. She hates men that mistreat women, yet Kitty herself doesn't even like most women all that much. She gets on a soapbox about these friends living shallow lives, while living the same just as shallow life herself.

And let's talk about the men in Kitty's life. They literally all want to have sex with her. All the time, anywhere, under any circumstances. And they are all scum, save for maybe two. When she accidentally kills an innocent man, she spirals for a while but rebounds when Charlie, her romantic interest, comes back, almost like it never happened. She too almost forgets most of the time that she has a stalker that has enough dirt to put her away for the rest of her life. I guess you can stick your head in the sand when love is in the air. And the "love" that I speak of is after a month, and just blurted out after a period apart without any sort of explanation of how they both got there. No sense.

In the end, the premise was good. Unfortunately, there were too many holes in the plot to possibly suspend that much disbelief.

Kitty is a lot of things. She is young, rich and beautiful. She is an influencer with over a million followers. And she knows How to Kill Men and Get Away With It. Not just any men…only those cads that treat women like dirt or worse. You know, like her first and last boyfriend, Adam. But then she meets charming Charlie. Could he be her true love? Or is he her online stalker, who appears to know about her avocation, clothed in a handsome facade?

How to Kill Men and Get Away With It is such a fun read! We’ve all seen men who “deserved to die”. Now, we can vicariously kill them through Kitty’s story. That being said, a lot of the plot can be summarized in two words, female Dexter.

So, while the plot is a bit derivative, this book would make a perfect gift for a lovelorn friend. 3.5 stars rounded up to 4 stars.

Thanks to Harper 360 and NetGalley for a digital review copy of the book.

“Yes, I kill men, but only men who deserve it.” Great concept but the execution wasn’t quite there. I was hoping for something along the lines of Finlay Donovan (Elle Cosimano) or Daisy Ellery (Misha Popp) but fell apart after the first few chapters. Kitty wasn’t my favorite MC; I found her unlikeable, which made it difficult to like this book. A little more humor would have gone a long way to making this more palatable. This was overly dark and gory for me.

How To Kill Men And Get Away With It is horrifically comical! Narrated by a woman killing men, in a sincere unapologetic voice, who by the way, the reader will fall in love with and root for as she takes us on her “spree”. It’s so sadistic that it’s fun!

Kitty Collins is an influencer whose best friends are all influencers. She is very rich and is very polite to her followers, although she doesn’t really care about them. But the one thing she has a distaste for is men who treat women badly. This unfortunately stems from her terrible childhood where she learned a few things. Although she does try to control her urges, she just can’t seem to stop killing them. And she’s good at it.

She always gets away with it.

What started out innocent enough has become a second job. After she takes care of a man who ghosted one of her best friends, she decides to put herself on a dating app and be the Robin Hood of the broken-hearted. Not that anyone asked her to.

Kitty does have a few problems. She has an on-line stalker who seems to allude to the fact they know what she is doing, which kind of annoys her. How could they know? Also, she has just started dating a philanthropist named Charlie who she begins to fall for, the first since her disastrous last relationship which ended up with her ex cheating on her. This can be quite the downer when you’re kind of killing men and he comes knocking at your door!

But Kitty is smart and is able to juggle her two separate lives. Until she makes a mistake and kills an innocent person. Oops! So she goes into therapy, leaving a few things out of course!

All Kitty really wants is a normal life with someone she adores and who is good to her. And she has definitely found that in Charlie, but there is still one unfinished job she must do before she retires and when things start to go wrong, she is worried this will all blow up on her face!

How To Kill Men And Get Away With It is simply a fun read, yes, about murder, but you can’t help but laugh out loud at Kitty’s great adventure! I must say, author Katy Brent killed it!

Thank you #NetGalley # HarperCollins #HowToKillMenAndGetAwayWithIt #KatyBrent for the advanced copy.

How to Kill Men and Get Away With It is a twisted and yet also funny debut novel from Katy Brent. It is the story of Kitty Collins, an influencer who is the daughter of a missing man and a mom who left the country. One night, a man follows her home from the bar and she accidentally kills him. She soon thinks about what would happen if she rid the world of more predators.
I think the author did a good job of balancing the humor with the more serious parts of the book. There were a few pieces that were a bit too convenient to me (shopping bags, really?), which would have caused me to give a lower rating, but the twist at the end saved the book for me.
I recommend this to thriller readers who aren't afraid of some humor amongst violence.

Thank you, NetGalley and Harper Collins, for providing this book. Everything in my review is my honest opinion.

Man, How to Kill Men and Get Away with It had a lot of potential. I've read a female moral killer and absolutely loved it, so I was really excited to read this. Unfortunately, the clever, misleading woman I was expecting was not Kitty. She was so incredibly unlikable; it was almost laughable.

Kitty was shallow, self-absorbed, two dimensional, and a huge poser. There was next to no development to her character, and she was a complete idiot in what she was doing. Look, I don't condone vigilante murder, but if you're going to do it, don't be stupid enough to go on Tinder and use your own pictures and name. How she managed to kill anyone is astounding. She's so popular and this huge IG star, but no one ever recognizes her when she's killing people? There's no security logs or anything to show who is going in the abattoirs?

Kitty's relationships didn't make any sense. She had practically nothing in common with her friends other than their vapid personalities and massive family fortunes. I didn't feel any real attachment between her and any one of her friends. Her 'I'm not like the other girls' to impress Charlie? Gag me....

And don't even get me started on that business with Adam. She didn't feel guilty about him at all until suddenly it suited her to do so. Then she overly cares and wants to make everything better because woe is Kitty. The whole last quarter of the book was an absolute mess. If The Creep got one thing right, it's that everything always had to be about her.

This one could have been great, but it missed the mark.

Kitty is an influencer who spends her time getting the perfect Instagram photos and also has a stalker. When she ends up in a dangerous situation and someone dies, she realizes maybe she has a bigger calling in life. Unfortunately someone is watching her every move. I really disliked the beginning and thought I might not finish it, but I pushed on and it ended up being worth it. 4 stars.

Thank you Katy Brent, Harper 360 and NetGalley for allowing me to read this ARC e-book. This was such a clever book. It was dark and witty and just totally well rounded. It had all the feels of American Psycho and Dexter mixed in with a female lead. I know it was murder but couldn't help but fall in love with the main character and almost cheer on the "addiction" she had. This book was great something totally different but had all the elements of a witty crime and the story in itself became addicting (pun intended).

Wow. This was dark and funny and surprisingly sweet and I really really enjoyed it. There are obvious problems with our MC, including the fact that she’s pretty hypocritical, but I did enjoy the story. I did not expect the ending!

I wasn't really sure what to expect with this book. I have a friend who read it and loved it and we usually like the same books so I gave it a whirl.

I didn't expect there would be actual killings but I still enjoyed the overall story. Kitty Collins, a rich and pampered Instagram influencer seemed content with her shallow existence, despite being aware that there was more to life. She complained about being an influencer, yet reveled in her luxurious lifestyle and the perks that came with it.

Kitty would post alluring photos, frequent exclusive clubs, surround herself with other beautiful and privileged individuals, and had a secret hobby of eliminating men who had harmed women and didn't deserve to live.

Over the top, unexpected and good story. Solid 4 stars from me.

This was a lot of fun! It’s a quick and easy read that is perfect for fans of Killing Eve and Dexter with a little You and Gossip Girl sprinkled in.

I believe How to Kill Men and Get Away With it is the first book by Katy Brent. Trigger warnings abound here, most notably sexual assault, graphic violence, drug use and crude language. If all that doesn't bother you, throw in some humor and this is your perfect book! Just for kicks and giggles, leave this book out with the title showing when your husband or boyfriend is around. Betcha it makes them nervous! "Why, yes, honey, it is a how-to guide. Why?" (Apparently I'm a bit twisted myself.)

Kitty Collins is a huge Instagram Influencer. She's popular, rich, and has three wonderful friends in Tor, Hen and Maisie. Her dating life is almost non-existent since she broke up years ago with her boyfriend Adam, but still, life is good. But then the killing spree starts. First a man tried to follow her home and when she fought back he was killed when he fell on a broken wine bottle. Sure, it was an accident. But she liked it.. So she searches for men who have assaulted women and takes her vengeance. Apparently she had a certain knack for it. There's only one problem...Kitty has a stalker called The Creeper. Will her secrets be revealed?

This book was violent, crude and lewd...and funny as hell. Go figure. Kitty seems rather normal at first, besides being such a huge Instagram Influencer who has become rich off of it. She also has a huge, beautiful home that her mum gave to her after Kitty's father disappeared and mum moved away. Kitty spends most of her time with her three best friends, going to parties, taking pictures of themselves, posting online and going out and getting drunk. But Kitty has her secret of killing men and disposing of them mainly in her missing father's abattoir, putting them through the mincers. (It's possible some of her victims may end up in a sausage roll. Ewwwwww.) She can be creative, though, if she cannot dispose of them there. As things roll along, however, we learn bits and pieces of Kitty's background, and they are not pleasant. She finally gets a caring boyfriend, Charlie, and works hard to keep her secrets from him. Kitty's main fear is The Creeper, who seems to know what Kitty is doing. The identity of her stalker gobsmacked me. I wasn't even close to correct! The book was full of humor, but had more than its share of foul language, murders which were quite detailed, sex and sexual assault. Kitty's friends were quite weird, but they were entertaining. I particularly liked Tor, who seemed most normal of the group (though that's not saying a lot!). The only thing I found highly annoying in the book was the social media thing. Influencers? Hashtags? Let's just say I don't know much about social media and don't care for what I do know. I found this story hugely entertaining and I'm certainly looking forward to more books from Katy Brent!

I received an ARC of this book courtesy of the publisher and NetGalley. I received no compensation for my review, and all thoughts and opinions expressed are entirely my own.