Any book written by Katy Brent has been an automatic purchase for me, and after this book it is absolutely continuing to be the case. Sequels are notorious for being a bit of a “let down”, but this one only made me want more. More of Katy’s writing, but especially more of Kitty Collins. A female serial murderer, meets social media influencer, meets ultimate feminist? Adore her. Adore this book.

I loved delving deeper into Kitty’s serious mummy issues, after exploring her daddy issues in her first book, but I especially loved the development of their relationship and the different family dynamics situated at the end of the book. I fell in love with the protectiveness of her mum, her willingness to help Kitty clean up her messes, even while their relationship is rocky (like come on, how sweet of her to forgive her daughter for almost killing her man the night before the wedding, super cute!).

I fell head over heels for the angry women’s group and the different roles they played in Kitty’s life, albeit small for the majority. How that group began was through some really relatable stories of real women, and how it ended came from the love women have for one another and the support women commonly, and unconditionally, give other women, not necessarily to the extremes of Kitty’s character. However, there was a distinctive realistic feel to it and I felt like I was being wrapped in a blanket and rocked, while “No Scrubs” by TLC played in the background. These fictional women represent very real women. And I loved the subtle depth of that.

I was very sad to see the end of Kitty and Charlie’s relationship, I think I speak for most unhinged readers when I say, why can’t he just let her kill horrible *fictional* men and support her on it? Shouldn’t he want to destroy people like Blaze Bundy with her??

And also, fuck Blaze Bundy AND Connor. Brent, your ability to write hateable characters is showing again… UGH I can’t stop gobbling it up.

Ultimately, you don’t have to be unhinged to read this book, but you do have to have a little crazy to appreciate it.

HUGE thank you to Katy Brent and HQ for letting me read this fabulous book.

Kitty Collins avenging angel strikes again and again! I thoroughly enjoyed this book however I read this one and did miss the narration that I enjoyed from the last kitty Collins book. I would probably prefer to stick to audiobook for future books because I think the narrator mixed with the writing is a perfect combo. There are bits of the book that stretch the imagination of how much luck one girl has but it doesn’t detract at all from the overall story. 4 stars well deserved.

Kitty Collins is back and she does not disappoint!

I was lucky enough to be given an ARC copy of I Bet You’d Look Good In A Coffin by Katy Brent. This second instalment of our favourite murderess is just as witty, dark and grippy as the first.

It has been a year since her last kill and despite living with her boyfriend Charlie and being happy, something is missing… Everywhere she looks there are awful men who to her are just asking for her attention, especially an influencer called Blaze Bundy. He has his sights set on kitty however she has no idea who he is, but knows his content and behaviour towards female is dangerous and has to stop. Whilst all of this is unwrapping and Kitty is trying to figure things out her mum is back in her life and has taken both Kitty and Charlie to the South of France for her wedding.

If you haven’t read Katy’s previous two books then you have time as this is published February 13th 2025 and definitely worth a pre-order. It is not one to miss 🔪🍾🫶🏼

Kitty is back at last, I loved the first instalment of this series and I flew through this book. The author is writes so different compared to others and it grabs your attention and very witty in parts. This author is now on my auto buy list and will read anything she writes. Loved this book still prefer the first one but that could just be me but this definitely didn't disappoint. Gave 4.5 stars but rounded up to 5 for this review. Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for this arc.

Oh this was absolutely fantastic!
A great addition to the series i absolutely could not put it down. Highly highly recommend. Great characters, fast paced kept me hooked from start to finish

I've just finished this book and I have to admit I stayed up until midnight as I wanted to know what happened. Despite the main character being a serial killer, it was more a light read than a mystery /thriller,, Obviously knowing who the killer was at the beginning and her thoughts meant I wasn't thinking about suspects etc. She also killed to protect women so I'm hoping she's not caught and is the character in more books first.

Thank you #netgalley for letting me read this great book of murder and mayhem!

Second book in this series and really enjoyed it BUT the only thing that I found discomforting and disturbing was the race-baiting in it.

Several areas of the book mention the skin colour of certain characters which was totally unnecessary and disturbing to me. Skin colour, whether white or black, should not be added into a book of fiction unless it’s necessary to the foundation of the plot or story. This author seems stuck on the “white man privilege” soap box and it was repeatedly noted throughout the book which makes a reader feel quite nauseous. If we discuss the rest of the book, without the racist comments, it was a great story of love and family loyalty with added sarcastic-wit that we English do so well

I LOVED how to Kill Men and get away with it and I was so excited to get my hands on this next installment of Kitty Collins' life.

I love stepping in to the world of the abboitire heiress, vegan serial killer Kitty Collins. She is fiercely protective of the ones she loves and she will go out of her way to stop anyone who hurts them. A year on from her last killing we know it's going to take some seriously misogyny and/or attack on her loved ones to spark another killing, and boy that character doesn't disappoint. This book tackles some serious topics for women in the most hilarious, clever and sometimes downright gory ways. I love the way Katy Brent writes to just draw the reader in and keep us locked there wanting to put off the rest of our day to keep following Kitty and her story. I'll read Katy's shopping list at this point. I've loved everything she's written.

A welcome return of Kitty- who is trying her hardest not to murder obnoxious men but, lets face it, so many of them are asking for it!
Loved it!

Oh, HELLOO again, Kitty!

Guys, Kitty’s back, and she hasn’t let us down. I was lucky to receive the eARC for the first book in this series, and I was WAITING for this second one to be available too. The moment I saw this available to request, I gasped and hit that button ASAP! Thank you NetGalley and HQ for this eARC.
I am definitely not disappointed at all!

I Bet You’d Look Good in a Coffin has everything we loved from How to Kill Men and Get Away With It (and dare I say even more?!). The plot twists got me gasping at the end (the “What in the sibling rivalry is going on?”) I don’t want to say anymore in case I spoil anything, but if you loved Kitty Collins in the first book, you’ll love her even more in this book!

In true Katy Brent style, I laughed out loud, felt sad, got a little scared of her, and was happy to see justice being served.

Also…… do we have a third book coming?!!!!!! I CAN’T WAIT! I know Brent’s writing will carry us through the next installment too.

Kitty is back! 🔪🩸 I actually cannot fault this book at all. If you loved the first one then you will love this one even more. Kitty is as epic and hilarious as ever but I also feel like the deeper message within the book is more profound in this one than it was in the first.

The sisterhood and female empowerment vibes are IMMACULATE and I bloody loved it!

I Bet You'd Look Good In a Coffin, what a book! I was so excited to have been approved for the advance egalley of this one, thank you so much HQ and Netgalley, all opinions expressed in this review are my own.

Kitty is back! I enjoyed that the story continues on from How To Kill Men and Get Away With It, with Kitty still in a relationship with Charlie, and friends Tor and Maisie are still present. Kitty turns 30, her social media influencer days behind her. Her mother is getting married and there's a mysogynistic new influencer, Blaze Bundy, spreading his vile opinions online making it hard for Kitty to control her urges to kill.....

I love the ease of reading. The book was written so well and drew me in keeping me hooked right up until the end. I like that the book covered current issues- how addictive and consuming social media can be, and how it relates to the MeToo movement.

I enjoyed seeing how Kitty reunited with her mother, the misunderstandings that she faced upon meeting her mother's fiance.... I also made a few assumptions myself, about who Blaze Bundy was, only to be completely wrong! I especially liked the twists in the story at the end....

I am looking forward to the possibility of a third book? Katy Brent and HQ please, please make this happen! I'd love to see how the ending of this book plays out......

Also, the reference to 'Bad Blood' was brilliant! Absolutely loved this book, thank you again HQ and Netgalley for the opportunity to read early,

I'm so glad Kitty made a return and this book did not disappoint!
Absolutely hilarious and I just couldn't put it down. I really hope Katy continues this series.
If you haven't read the first one you'd probably be best to read it before this.

The easiest 5 stars I've given this year!

Killer Kitty is back for another hugely entertaining murder-spree romp, this time in the South of France!

Once again, Katy Brent has pulled it off again; making you love a serial killer who so often gets things wrong and making you laugh along the way, even though your sensible head says murder is not a funny topic. With its glamorous location and moneyed pretty people, "Coffin" is the perfect read for a winter night with your feet-up on the sofa in front of the fire while the weather does its worst outside.

With the Kitty books, I'm increasingly reminded of Jilly Cooper's novels; they're definitely not to be taken seriously and are really great diversions with their aristocrats and glitterati behaving badly until shown up by a good-hearted hero or heroine - except Kitty is more of an anti-heroine with her murderous streak, albeit with the best of intentions. With Cooper about to return to our televisions, I think it's time for the new girl on the block to hit the screen...

Kitty Collins isn't evil. Not really. Admittedly, she does kill people, that's true, but only occasionally and usually only when she feels she has no real alternative.
And there's one other thing. She does absolutely love the act of murder itself. For Kitty's targets are not random or indiscriminate. They are all men, Specifically men who have used, abused or generally mistreated women in some way. And as she and many woman will know for themselves, there are many such men around, prowling around the streets and parks of our towns, skulking around our workplaces and offices and stalking our cities' pubs and nightclubs.
This is Katy Brent's third novel and the second to feature the homicidal Kitty, a character who we were first introduced to in Brent's fast-paced and funny feminist page-turner, How To Kill Men and Get Away With It (2023). This winning sequel sees Kitty adapting to her new life after the events of the first book, attending anger management classes in a bid to curtail her violent tendencies and desperately attempting to keep things going with her dream boyfriend, Charlie, who is totally oblivious to Kitty's secret life of murder. Throw into the mix some extra anxiety about the approaching marriage of Kitty's estranged mother in the South of France, not to mention the arrival of the Andrew Tate-like misogynistic social media influencer, Blaze Bundy and we have a fun-filled, violent, sexy sequel which is every bit as enjoyable as the talented Katy Brent's previous two novels, if not more so.

Katy has done it again !!! This book is an equally as fabulous as the first book! Murder, bit of love , bit of dark deliciousness. and the new characters and one introduction is perfect !! I will never stop recommending this author

Kitty, kitty, kitty! What have you been doing?!

Amazing, truly amazing. Absolutely devoured this book in an embarrassing amount of time. I honestly think it’s on par, if not better than the first! (And I bloody loved the first book).

Kitty is as unhinged as ever whilst channeling her inner feminist, crime fighting, serial killer energy. Her body count is double figures; and I don’t mean sex.

I was HOWLING at certain things in this book I.e ways she was going to kill a certain someone and the final few chapters where the “kitty songs” are spoken about.

I actually got the identity of Blaze wrong!! Not even on one occasion but 3. He was insufferable and I was 2 steps away from joining Kitty.

In the second instalment of Kitty Collins’ life; we follow her as she joins a female anger management group, attends her mothers wedding abroad and discovers a new misogynistic social influencer named Blaze Bundy who is more than a little clued up on who and what Kitty does.

I wasn’t sure how Katy would manage continuing the killer story of Kitty Collins but clearly I had nothing to worry about.

A perfect and dare I say realistic (is that too insane?) continuation of Kittie’s story. What do you do after revenge killing so many men? I really liked how the story developed, and the use of a vial misogynistic ‘influencer’ in this day and age was perfect!

The ending chef’s kiss. I can’t believe we got set up for a book 3. Cannot bloody wait!

Thank you so much to Katy Brent’s team and netgalley for providing me with an e-arc in exchange for an honest review

‘I Bet You’d Look Good In A Coffin’ by Katy Brent welcomes us back to the luxurious life of Kitty Collins, ex-influencer and reformed serial killer. After vowing to contain her anger and not dirty her hands even with the very scummiest of men, her resolve is tested by two horrific manifestations of the patriarchy… and let’s just say this book isn’t about her successfully abstaining from her murderous addiction. Instead, the reader is transported from Chelsea to the South of France for a wedding, followed by a stench of misogyny so strong that we’re all rooting for Kitty to get her groove back!

As darkly hilarious as the original ‘How To Kill Men And Get Away With It’, this book progresses the story and develops Kitty’s character well by exploring her relationships with her boyfriend Charlie and her soon-to-be-wed mother. Humour and tension are juxtaposed masterfully on every page, and there are a few totally shocking twists along the way! I struggled to put my kindle down and was actually gutted to reach the (deviously delicious) final page.

A few aspects made this book less relatable than the original (or what I consider Katy’s best book - ‘The Murder After The Night Before’) and a couple of problems solved too easily for my liking, but all in all, it was tightly plotted and fun with Kitty as loveable as ever.

This gets 4.5 stars from me and is an absolute must-read for fans of the original, or anyone new to the author who enjoys Bella Mackie, Eve Kelman or Julie Mae Cohen (though read Book 1 first!) I am already excited for the inevitable third instalment hinted at in the final paragraphs!

I received an advance Digital Review Copy of this book from the publisher HQ Digital via NetGalley. The opinions expressed in this review are my own.

It is definitely worth reading the first book!

See I love Kitty, I think that this book effortlessly mixes fashion with wit and I enjoy all of it. I don’t even mind the suspense of disbelief.

This book on a much more important level speaks for women. The sheer amount of terrible masculinity in this book is not an exaggeration, it’s daily existence and the author has done an incredible job of making this book light in parts but unbelievably recognisable.

I would recommend this book series to all women. Why not give it a try, I guarantee you will enjoy it.

I received this ARC from NetGalley in return for an honest review which this is.