Stay Sexy and Don't Get Murdered
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I have a book review for you. I actually finished this book in January and had this posted start just never finished it.
So I am a big fan of the podcast so of course, I had to read this book. Let me give you a little background on the book before I review it.
Stay Sexy & Don’t Get Murdered: The Definitive How-to Guide was written by Georgia Hardstark and Karen Kilgariff, host of the true-crime comedy podcast My Favorite Murder. This book is a dual memoir of Hardstark and Kilgariff and also discusses true crime. It was released on May 28, 2019. I waited until the paperback came out last year since I hate hardcovers. Also, this one had an extra chapter at the end which is a preview to their next book that will be responding to fan letters with advice.
This book covers personal stories from both Karen and Georgia but also relates back to some murders that got them interested in true crime. They also break the book down into chapters based on things said on the show. They use the taglines as the theme for the chapter such as “Stay out of the Forest”, where Georgia will tell you about all the murders that happen there and how her brother got lost in the forest one time. There is a whole chapter on not being an fucking lunatic, which you think wouldn’t need to read. However, we have all been there so it was a nice reminder of how to chill out. Finally, my personal favorites, Get a Job and Buy Your Own Shit which are 2 chapters that remind you to stop relying on other people and do dope shit yourself. Which is what I have been doing for the last year. I highly recommend it.
The one story that resonated with me the most was Karen talking about how her mom had their kitchen decorated in ducks mainly cause so did my mother. I have most of the same decor still up in my kitchen cause it brings me joy. So it was nice to know it was a trend at the time and My mother didn’t have an insane duck obsession.
I really enjoyed this book and would recommend it if you like true crime or if you just want life lessons from 2 aunts on the Internet.
You can get the book on Amazon, Thfitbooks, or any place books are sold from $5 to $20.
