Reviews tagging 'Death'

How to murder your Boss – McMasters Handbuch zum Morden by Rupert Holmes

95 reviews

honeywine's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark funny informative mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This books starts out a little on the slow side (which is surprising given what it’s about) but once I got around 50 pages in, it really took off for me. It’s definitely a dark comedy with a lot of joke of the “oh hohoho wasn’t that a clever turn of phrase” category. 

By the end, I stayed up way way way too late in order to finish. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Suicide, Murder

Minor: Cancer, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

chocolate_pondue's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark funny informative mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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As a mystery fan, this book sank its hooks into me from the very beginning. The world-building, fascinating information, and characters are so in-depth, they drew me in as if I was really there. I'd never commit murder, but it was such fun being immersed into the world and learning along with the students that I really wanted to study at the school. And though all the characters we follow are planning for and enacting murders, I couldn't help but root for them when the time came. I loved this book and I am very excited to know that there will be more to come!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder

Minor: Homophobia, Racism

purplepenning's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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Wryly humorous, darkly satisfying, and only a bit too clever for it's own good, MURDER YOUR EMPLOYER is an ambitious and entertaining murder mystery turned inside out. Readers of this case study guide to homicide follow three would-be student assassins in the 1950s as they study, train, and enact their final murderous theses to successfully matriculate from McMasters Conservatory of the Applied [Homicidal] Arts. McMasters is a [poison] Ivy League-calibre "finishing school for finishing people off." The course work is high stakes but each student has such a deserving thesis subject that we can't help but root for high marks.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment

Minor: Racism, Pregnancy

Blackmail, assisted suicide, organized crime, vigilante justice, and a scene that plays too dangerously close to homophobic/transphobic for Reasons (those being context, motivation, and era)

kayceeisbookish's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Murder

Minor: Gun violence, Terminal illness, Medical content, Stalking, Alcohol

mals_reads's review against another edition

4.0

funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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A punny story of bad bosses and chaotically good people, where controlled murder makes the world a better place. Appropriately lighthearted and delightfully macabre, plus it has a killer ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder

Moderate: Suicide, Gaslighting

Minor: Gun violence