sneha

it was a book, I guess.

Ernest, you are my girl. I will die for you.

cute cosy comforting read. UWU

What a fun little concept for a semi-fiction murder mystery story. I was worried that Anthony was inserted himself a bit too much in his book, but this was balanced perfectly and overall very enjoyable. Audiobook was a good call on this.

so casually cruel in the name of being honest.
no, but you have to read this. It's toughie but it will stay with you for a long time.

Finished this in under 24 hours because Carrie is just that good of an author.
Her voice is so honest and natural, yet unique to her. Stan

3.5/5. it grew on me

please read this.

If you ask me about what this book is about, I wouldn't be able to answer but it is worth all your time and effort so read it please?

I, too, can be fixed with a vacation in a small second hand bookstore in tokyo and walks to a neighbourhood cafe. very cosy moody book, better in first half than second.

tell me why - these writers give up in last two chapters. this isn't even the first time i am dealing with this. you spend (and make me spend) all this time to deliver a lack luster ending insulting both our effort, why?!

I felt so let down in the final 20% of the book. if you are going to take a somber and slightly problematic take for your character, you better have a compelling narrative to defend that to convince your reader. It was going 4 stars till 80% mark but after that it is like - why did ya give up?

2.5 rounded off to 3 because it is a debut novel.

good god, who am I finishing three books in four days ugh.
(perhaps revenge reading since the year was bleak book wise)

I miss my fav character Jamshedji, bring him back in book 3.

I finished it in under 24 hours so you know i loved it.

rounded off from 3.5
This book Knive's Outs at 50% mark, and I lowkey enjoyed it. Compared to the other two in this trilogy, the plot struggled for the first 30%. Pip's character felt too unbearable in parts, and the story felt all over the place. The whole “full-circle” theme started piecing together 60% onwards and ended in a satisfactory way. I am glad I pushed through and finished what i started a very long long time ago. I still don't think Pip's action and personality align in this whole book. The person she was last two books and this one just doesn't make sense. And her “penance” did not match the crime iykyk.

This is the second “hot, popular white woman kills men because ...” book in the last two months. This is definitely >> How to kill men just based on the main character being more refined and not constantly having to defend a shoddy “I kill men because of moral reasons other won't understand” angle. she was crazy homicidal maniac and I loved that book was fully committed to that. I had fun reading this man.

It was “I skipped work and laid on couch reading it for 3 hours to finish it” good. I am not easily pleased by murder/mystery, as a junkie I reallyyy enjoyed this book. Didn't see things coming yet it was solvable(ish). Worth the hype.

This is more A Man Called Ove in the backdrop of a murder and barely a murder-mystery. Not complaining, just observing. Cute chill read.

I am sure this might be a good book for someone, I am not the someone.

3.5 ⭐️ actually
I support women's rights, but more importantly, I support women's wrongs.

see, I am a simple true crime girly - when I saw a female serial killer story plot, I loved it. its such a male-dominated field, we really need to break the glass ceiling on this one.

the story started so strong, in fact, until the 60% mark, I wasn't worried about the plot. the writing does come off a little try-hard in some places but that's alright since it's a debut novel and kitty did have her own fun voice. her professional, class and background really played into her motivation and methods. 10/10 for that (spoiler alert from here)

BUT I got worried when I was reaching the final third, pages were running out and plots remained to be unveiled, consequences remained to be dealt it. kitty's killing was smooth sailing, any conflict on that front did not last for more than a couple of pages to resolution. the final reveal of stalker was deeply underwhelming and twisted her stance. While Katy Brent has written a fun bingeable book, kitty does suffer in terms of lacking a clear personality. she isn't committed enough to be blood thirsty murders and isn't exactly delulu to think she is a punisher/vigilanty killer. she yoyos but its not intentional and it gets confusing for the reader. the tone in the last few pages also felt very different? i see that she ended the book with a bit of a portal to book two, I hope she spends the second book finding out who kitty really is and gives some consistency in her tone and thought.

As it is always with collection of shorter writings, some hit different than others. I think a lot of people were expecting the shades & tones of her previous book and were disappointed when that did not happen. Which seems unfair given that she sets the expectations right in the opening. I enjoyed some more familiar questions and its necessary compassionate responses. I can see myself revisitng some section.
medium: audible.

usually when there is a book that builds itself on a list of other books, it feels feable or forced. this one hit all the right spots. its smart, its engaging, the mystery feels like a mystery. you've got an eerie feeling throughout in a good way. finished this in 3 days.

This was a weird one. On one hand, there were a lot of new true crime stories that I got to know about, but I couldn't shake off the annoyance of the wanna-be edgy tone that the author chose not to mention the backhanded misogynistic tone that was incorporated at every turn. I listen to a lot of true crime, so I am not faint-hearted or irked by gore, but this book seemed to almost push the voyeurism of the crimes rather than discuss the facts or mitigating factors. This needed much better editing and perhaps a more empathetic approach to writing about the victims and less glamourisation of the criminals.

HOLLY JACKSON I LOVE YOU.