Joe Goldberg, move over, there's a new vigilante serial killer in town! Millie has had enough of creepy men and the dangerous and unsafe situations they are putting women in. After an attack on her sister, she starts a hotline to help women get out of these type of situations. She quickly escalates and takes matters into her own hands. I enjoyed this dark, funny, revenge thriller. I'm still thinking about that ending!!

I wanted to love this book, I really did. But everything about it threw me off. The narrating, the character backstories, and whole ‘female Dexter’ vibe for men who suck, it just wasn’t for me. I DNF’d about 30% through it.

I am conflicted about reviewing this book. But I received an advanced copy from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review, so my hands are tied.

How do you reconcile being fully engaged in a book but also hating the story?

I feel compelled to give How to Kill a Guy in Ten Ways three stars because it held my interest, and I genuinely wanted to finish the story. But I will qualify this rating with caution: the narrative is entirely unhinged and captures your attention like a car fire on the highway. It's horrifying, but you can't look away.

Obviously, this is a work of fiction, so the author is allowed to dance around the edges of reality. HOWEVER, as a thriller/mystery, I expect the plot to be believable. Even if the events of the story are highly improbable, there should be an inkling of "Well, I doubt this would ever happen, but I guess it could." That 'what if' factor is what makes thrillers mind-blowing and memorable. Unfortunately, the plot of How to Kill a Guy in Ten Ways was so ridiculous and irrational that I spent most of the book rolling my eyes.

The main character is selfish, impulsive, unstable, and infuriating. The concept of the book - eliminating predatory men from the planet - should have been empowering, but unfortunately, that message was lost in a minefield of plot holes, an egotistical twat of an MC, and disjointed storytelling. I went into this book excited to cheer for a fierce female vigilante and ended up rooting against her.

Rating: 4.0/5

If you are of faint heart, are easily offended, have a dislike of dark humour, or prefer not to see profanities regularly cropping up in your reading material, then this probably isn't going to be the book for you. Otherwise, you could do far worse than grab yourself a copy of Eve Kellman's debut novel and spend a few hours in the company of her creation, Millie Masters.

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. In fact, ever since Luke Jennings's creation, Villanelle, found an approving wider audience through the tv series "Killing Eve" there seems to have been an increase in the number of books featuring a strong female character with a penchant for killing people. It may now have actually reached the point where darkly humorous thrillers featuring a female serial killer has become a sub-genre in its own right.

In addition to the aforementioned "Sweetpea" series, in recent times I have also read a number of similarly themed books including: Katy Brent's very good "How to Kill Men and Get Away With it" and the even better sequel, "The Murder After the Night Before"; Julie Mae Cohen's (good, but not great) "Bad Men" and Joanna Wallace's very impressive debut, "You'd Look Better as a Ghost". Eve Kellman's offering is a worthy addition to this emerging sub-genre. The pace of the novel is very good and it is engagingly entertaining throughout. In the early stages I was slightly concerned that this may simply be hanging onto the coat tails of some of those other books I have mentioned, but as the narrative develops and the reader learns more about Millie's backstory and motivation, so the novel gains more of its own identity and gravitas.

This is a promising debut novel and I will be keeping an eye out for more from Eve Kellman.

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

This is a fantastic story. Millie is compelled to live a life of vigilante justice as a result of an attack on her sister. She starts a hotline for women who feel unsafe and well...things spiral out of control.

This book is saved from becoming too dark by spits and spats of complete hilarity. Thank goodness!

I loved it utterly.

Thank you to the publisher for gifting me a copy. It is my pleasure to write an honest review.

a funny, dark revenge thriller following Millie, who kills men who have assaulted women. her main target is the man who raped her younger sister, but she also runs a hotline for women who are in danger & goes to rescue them. I loved the feminine rage & fast pace of this book and it was strangely cathartic to read about shitty men being murdered. def one for fans of how to kill your family!


thanks to netgalley for an arc, due to be published on the 28th of march<3

Omg what an incredible book. Thank you netgalley and to the publisher for this arc. I gave this a 4.5 it wasn’t a 5 for me I just felt like something else was missing from the ending but I absolutely enjoyed this one. I 100% already recommended my sister to read this one when I was only 35% of the way through. I love the humor and thriller when it’s done right and I feel this one was done right I loved Millie as a character. There was also some serious topic in this book as well and I just think the author did a fantastic job

Millie runs a hotline to help girls put in horrible situations by disgusting men. Several factors lead to this lifestyle and it escalates.

This book gave me Dexter vibes, a serial killer of only men who commit crimes on women. Will she be caught?

Thank you to Eve Kellman, Avon Books and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Oh, very funny and absurd thriller with literary fiction qualities to it. I enjoyed every second of this book. It had me on the edge of my seat.

Are you on a date that isn’t working out? Can’t shake that creepy guy at the bar? Worried you’re being followed home? Message M.

I really enjoyed this one Millie had a really humorous side to her which I found my self laughing out loud to at some of her comments. The book is dark in some parts and has mentions of some sensitive topics. I'm still to decide whether Millie is actually a vigilante or a serial killer as there's a big difference in the two.

There is a great mix of characters some I found likeable and others not. Millie's relationship with her sister Katie and her friend Nina were rock solid but at times, I really wish Millie would have just spent more time with Katie and helped her through the process of what she was going through.

I will definetly be recommding this book to my friends and followers over on Instagram. A great read with a big splash of humour!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for the digital copy.

perhaps i should have expected this based on the cover alone, but How to Kill a Guy in Ten Ways read a bit like Finlay Donovan Is Killing It, but if instead of being framed for assassinating someone, Finlay actually took justice into her own hands.

millie is sick of men. precipitated by the heinous rape of her sister which leads her to drop out of school and waste away her life in bed, millie starts scribbling her phone number on the walls of bathrooms around the city, telling women to get in touch if they feel unsafe out in the city, if that guy won't quit following them, if they suspect that someone has slipped something into their drink, and a lot of other insidious possibilities.

i know what you're thinking! won't police begin to connect this phone number with murders? and you're right! millie's help hotline is just to get women out - she'll head to an address given to her and safely walk girls home, she'll rescue them from apartments they don't feel safe, she'll call the police if she suspects someone's been drugged. that all changes when one night she receives a number from a drugged girl desperate for help and millie stumbles on to the scene to find a sleazeball already taking photos of the girl's unconscious naked body. but something goes wrong - the escape attempt leaves the perpetrator dead, head cracked open on the cellar floor. and millie doesn't know if she can remember pushing him down the stairs.

i liked this one. after the first man's death, we see millie slowly start to unravel in this obsession - she misses work when she fixates on the murder because she understands finally that she's capable of putting down the man that hurt her sister if she can hunt him down.

through millie's obsessive hunt for her sister's rapist, we begin to see her slowly unwind, we see that the way she isolates herself and the way she starts to rack up a body count may have more to do than just her sister. we begin to sort through her past, her trauma, an intimate trajectory of how millie went from a normal girl to a serial killer, the same way sexual violence can change us all from happy and hopeful to eternally grappling with that inner voice that tells us to run when we see men walking down the street.

i liked this! it was a lot darker than i really anticipated. if i had any criticisms it's that the writing did skew a little perfunctory. for the darkness of the topics, i think i expected more emotion to the writing. also extremely unsure about that ending BUT i do love women who kill so i had a good time with this.

content warnings: rape, mentions of underage rape, incest, sexual assault, drug use, murder, and there was a weird part at the beginning for no reason about the death of a cat that went into too much detail, beware.

Millie is your typical vigilante, she stands up for women and takes revenge on their behalf. But when something horrid happens close to home, it sends her into chaos.

I love a female serial killer book and have read some good and some bad. This was definitely up there with the good ones and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

The only gripe with Millie was that she was so sloppy 😂. I was shaking my head at some of the silly mistakes she made.

Her bond with Katie was lovely and the lengths she was going to, to protect her was admirable.

I really loved Nina as a character. She was a real legend. I hope she gets her own book one day following her as a kick ass lawyer.

When I read the blurb for this book I thought this would be right up my street. Saying it was a dark, hilariously twisted serial killer thriller, with a villainous female lead, I was all in.
However at the start I really struggled to connect to the main character Millie or the plot. I wasn't feeling invested and was having to work at reading it.
BUT. By the 30% mark, something seemed to click for me and I started to get into the story and the writing. The more I read of this book the more I enjoyed it.
I do have to say though, I can't decide if I liked the main character of Millie or not, but I was interested in finding out what was going to happen to her and that kept me reading.
Another thing I liked about this was how the story was told only through Millie's POV. So many thrillers have multiple POV's and timelines, so this made a refreshing change and if it had other POV's I feel like this would have taken a lot of the tension out of the story.
This is definitely packed full of good for her energy but it does cover some pretty dark subjects, so beware of that going in.
One thing I was expecting that never happened was some humour. There was the occasional humorous remark but not as much as I thought there would be. This was a way darker read than I anticipated (don't let that amazing, eye catching cover distract you!) but I found that I did really enjoy how intense this became.
Oh and that ending? Fantastic.

I am usually a huge fan of books about women behaving badly. I love an unhinged female lead. And I did love this one… until Millie got so insufferable that I couldn’t stand her. I don’t want to give away too much here, but I just wanted to see her have like, an ounce of self awareness and it just didn’t happen. The book was entertaining for sure. All plot, minimal character development in a way that was fun but also dissatisfying.

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

A page turner from the first sentence, How to Kill a Guy in Ten Ways tracks Millie’s path from vigilante to serial killer. This is a gripping thriller, but also full of humour and light hearted moments. Millie is largely a likeable character, who makes no apologies for her extra curricular pursuits. There’s something refreshing about a female serial killer that takes full accountability for their actions. Even more than this, Millie is both heroine and villain, depending on whose perspective you look at. The complexity of the character makes it hard to do anything other than root for Millie.

I could see this as a movie, beginning with a voice over and scenes from the past as flashbacks.

I absolutely loved this and couldn’t read it fast enough. In fact, I got a headache from spending too long on my Kindle! A five star for me and I really look forward to Eve Kellman’s next book!

Millie is the undercover hero who responds to the cries of women in danger. If there’s anything she can do for them, this is it. Until her sister is sexually assaulted and Millie amps up her mission but she may be putting herself in danger.

This was a fantastic read with a sprinkling of humour. I didn’t expect the twists and loved the plot.

a. This book is what happens when Promising Young Woman and the Finlay Donovan series have a baby. But it’s like Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Philippe’s kids who look eerily similar to them.
b. It took me longer to read this book than I thought it would mainly because I found the main character so unlikable. I usually LOVE an unhinged girlie so the premise of this book really spoke to me. The problem is that I need a sexual assault vigilante to be a girl’s girl and Millie is NOT that. It feels like she’s killing these men solely to make herself feel better. She says she’s doing it to protect her sister but she literally sits idly by watching her sister slowly waste away into nothing. She hates almost all of her friends and she treats her very kind boss like a doormat. It’s so much but not in a good way. I will say, the ending picked up quite a bit for me, mainly because I, like Nina, am a help clean up the mess level best friend.

I recently had the pleasure of delving into this book, and I am beyond impressed with the mesmerizing world that the author has crafted. From start to finish, the intricate plot weaves a tapestry of suspense, emotion, and unexpected twists that kept me eagerly turning the pages.

One of the standout features of this book is undoubtedly its characters. Each one is meticulously developed, breathing life into the narrative with their unique personalities, motivations, and flaws. The protagonists are not just names on paper; they are relatable, complex individuals with whom readers can form a genuine connection. The antagonist, too, is not a mere foil but a multi-dimensional force that adds depth to the story. The author's ability to create such well-rounded characters is a testament to their storytelling prowess.

The plot unfolds seamlessly, drawing the reader into a richly layered narrative that expertly balances tension, drama, and moments of poignant reflection. The pacing is impeccable, maintaining a perfect rhythm that keeps the reader engaged without sacrificing the depth of the story. The author skillfully navigates through various plot arcs, interweaving them with finesse to create a cohesive and satisfying whole.

What sets this book apart is its ability to tackle profound themes while maintaining an accessible and engaging narrative. The book seamlessly combines suspense and emotional depth, making it a truly immersive experience. The author's prose is both elegant and evocative, painting vivid imagery that lingers in the reader's mind long after the final page is turned.

As I reached the conclusion, I found myself yearning for more from this talented author. Their ability to craft a gripping plot and bring characters to life is truly commendable. I eagerly anticipate future works and would wholeheartedly recommend this book to any reader who appreciates a masterfully told tale. If you're searching for a book that seamlessly blends captivating characters with a compelling plot, this is a shining example. I can't wait to explore more literary worlds crafted by this exceptional storyteller.

I so badly wanted to love this, the book title was the first thing that got me excited & the premise was incredible but it just fell so flat. I hated the main character , she’s rude, miserable & downright annoying, how she has any friends is beyond me! It’s also not what you think it’s going to be going into it. I came so close to DNFing this one but physically can’t not finish a book no matter how much I don’t enjoy it so it took me a long while to get through. I can see others loving this but to me it just wasn’t anything close to what I expected & as I say the main character ? Ugh get her in the bin!

Sadly this wasn’t for me. It took ages to get going, which I know the author was trying to build a backstory, but it took too many chapters, when this could’ve been added as you went along with the story. I loved how to kill men and get away with it, and was hoping this would be along similar lines, but sadly it missed the mark