23 May 2023

This psychological thriller will keep you reading into the early hours of the morning. Kill For It tells the story of a young female journalist eager to succeed in a male-dominated industry, Cat would do anything to succeed. This is a gripping, edge-of-your-seat read.

Lizzie Fry tells the story from Erin and Cat’s perspective, allowing you to get to know these two women as you flip the pages. As you spend time in both characters’ heads you enjoy their different views as the story unfolds. I loved these characters; the author did a wonderful job with these women.

Erin Goodman has worked hard to reach her position as assistant editor of the Bristol Journal. Her boss, John is on the brink of retirement and Erin is convinced that she will be promoted to his job. When the owner of Carmine Media reaches out Erin is confident that he is going to inform her about the promotion. You can imagine her frustration when she is tasked with the party planning for John’s retirement party.

While Erin appears to have lost her touch, young Cat Crawford seems to be heading for big things. Cat gets a scoop when she is first on the scene at the accidental death of Michael – another Carmine Media employee. Soon after she is there again when Lydia, a cleaner at Carmine Media dies at home. However, when Cat scoops a third death Erin becomes suspicious. Surely it is not a coincidence that people are dying around Cat. Can Erin trust her journalistic instincts or has she lost her touch?

This book had me racing for the end, I could not read this fast enough. I enjoyed the characters and love how the author shared their struggles in a male-dominated industry. These women both had to fight for what they wanted, but they went about it in completely different ways.

Erin Goodman worked hard to succeed, she is the main breadwinner at home, but her success has come at a price. Her long hours at work have left her family feeling ignored. Now Erin is divorced, and she has moved out of her house – leaving David to take care of her sons, Joshua and Dylan – while she pays the bills. She misses her family, and she wants them back – but at the same time, she is aware of the fact that she must provide for them financially. Under constant pressure at work with a to-do list that never ends – Erin takes Cat under her wing – not only because she wants to help Cat, but because she could use the help.

Cat has been at Carmine Media for two years and she is tired of being a word monkey. She wants recognition and promotion. When Erin Goodman reaches out to her, she is determined to take full advantage of the situation – she will even turn on Erin – her once role model to get to where she wants to go.

I loved this book – this was a brilliant read and I found myself racing for the end.

If you are keen on a psychological thriller about strong women, who will do whatever it takes to reach their goals then this is the book for you. Lizzie Fry has delivered a fantastically gripping read with this book – you do not want to miss this one.