BOOK REVIEW: KILL FOR IT BY LIZZIE FRY
24/11/2022
 Kill for It is a tight thriller that will keep you second-guessing Cat's next move and, ultimately, ready for more from Lizzie. Kill For It (2022) by Lizzie Fry Publisher : Sphere (24 Nov. 2022) Language : English Paperback : 368 pages ISBN-10 : 0751578002 ISBN-13 : 978-0751578003 A Book Review by Mark Walker So how far WOULD you go to get what you wanted, to achieve the success and adoration that you think you deserve? Would you step over friends, family, and colleagues to get what you want? Would you hold them back while you got ahead? Or would you kill for it? In the second book from Lizzie Fry, Cat Crawford goes a little further than just asking the question. Initially befriended by Erin, the woman she idolises at work, the shining example of what she wants her career to be, a silly misunderstanding leads to revenge, murder and promotion! Lizzie's second book is a fun thriller exploring just how far people will go to get what they want. It's a tale of obsession and misunderstanding; Fatal Attraction without the sex and rabbits, although who knows where things might end up with Cat! Lizzie's writing is clear and unfussy, taking you straight into the heart of the story and pulling you through the pages, wasting no time in keeping the story flowing. The book switches from first person for chapters dealing with Erin's perspective and then to third person for Cat's sections. This is a fantastic way of portraying a story that is really Erin’s, but which actually has two leads. It works really well and, while I know some people have an issue with first person prose, I don't, and Lizzie uses it well in Kill For It. It may even suggest that Erin is telling the whole story from her perspective, filling in the gaps around Cat's story after the fact; just like the reporter she is. I have no idea if that is the case, but it does potentially raise questions about Erin's reliability as narrator if she is reporting her own version of a story in which she is not entirely blameless. However, you will have to read the book to decide whether I am an unrecognised genius or talking out of my arse. (And, when you have read Kill For It, please don't feel obliged to tell me which you think it is! 😁) The story unfolds in a fairly predictable way as the first few chapters introduce us to our leads as they drift into each other's worlds. However, once things are set up and the ball is rolling, it very soon spins out of control and there are plenty of twists and turns to keep everyone guessing; I definitely didn't see them all coming, and the book certainly didn't end quite the way I expected. And that is definitely a good thing! Kill For It is a great follow-up to The Coven from Lizzie. While the two books have vastly different storylines and worlds (office politics v witches) they both focus on issues faced by women on a daily basis, the forces that conspire to hold them back and the lack of value placed on them by society. I know that is going to put some people off because it sounds 'woke,' or you don't want feminism shoved down your throats. Well, that's your loss. While the message is clear, it is not heavy-handed and, to be honest, if it makes you uncomfortable, then you are probably part of the problem. At the end of the day, Kill for It is a tight thriller that will keep you second-guessing Cat's next move and, ultimately, ready for more from Lizzie. Buy it now from Amazon! Lizzie Fry is a debut author of high concept thriller The Coven (published by Sphere books), but you might know her better as LV Hay. LV’s books previous books were crime fiction: The Other Twin, Do No Harm (Orenda Books) and Never Have I Ever (Hodder). The Other Twin is currently being adapted for the screen by Agatha Raisin producers Free@Last TV. KILL FOR IT: HOW FAR WILL SHE GO? |
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