A review by bookmadlibrarian
I Bet You'd Look Good in a Coffin by Katy Brent

dark funny tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

“My name is Kitty Collins and I’m a serial killer”.

Kitty is back with more sass, dark humour, wit and of course, murder. She’s been doing really well recently. No killing since last year, loved up with the boyfriend but the itch to kill is still there. Especially since misogynists like Blaze Bundy are spouting their vile degradation of women to millions of followers online. Someone needs to put men like that down - he’s a menace to society and needs to be taken care of.

Kitty goes to France to witness her estranged mother marrying a man she’s never met. But she’s got murder on her mind and as they say, a woman’s work is never done. One more murder won’t hurt, will it?

Brent delivered another deliciously dark and sharp-tongued story with the second outing of Kitty. Watch how Kitty dismantles the patriarchy (and her victims) one slice at a time. Brent isn’t afraid to delve into some very difficult topics (sexual assault, rape, violence all feature in this story), but it’s handled in such a way as to give women back their power and Kitty is the weapon of choice. 

It’s hilarious, clever and the twists delivered throughout will leave your head reeling. There are plenty of downright gory scenes (Kitty’s methods are quite sinister), and it’s an engrossing, addictive fast-paced story. We get more insight into Kitty’s family dynamics and see how her past helped to shape her into the feminist, no nonsense vigilante that she is. At no point will you feel sorry for Kitty’s victims- be prepared to unleash the feminine rage with her and cheer her on! 

I really hope there’s a third book because Kitty has so much more to give to the world.

Thanks to HQ and NetGalley for the arc. Out 30th Jan. 4⭐️