Reviews tagging 'Death'

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

95 reviews

peggyluwho's review against another edition

2.75

lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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It’s okay, but the schtick got old very quickly.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Suicide, Blood, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Homophobia, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Alcohol

madalynn_owens's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This was a really interesting and unique book! I could really really see this working as an 8-10 part mini series and thus was a bit lengthy at some points.
I found myself enjoying one of the MCs vastly more than the other 2 simply due to the time spent with them.
There is also a weird I think thinly veiled anti-abortion tiny side plot for about 3 pages that feels out of place but maybe I’m just misreading it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Violence

Minor: Gun violence, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment

sylvanskezelene's review against another edition

4.0

dark funny tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Suicide, Kidnapping, Gaslighting

annhenry's review against another edition

3.25

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Hate crime, Suicide, Sexual harassment

Minor: Pregnancy

elenilkd's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A great mix of dark humor, thriller, and a little Hogwarts-esque fantasy! A little slow and predictable sometimes, but I can appreciate the base idea here, especially as a fan of horror and thriller comedies. 

Kind of wish the end was a little more flushed out though. I’m glad to see the three characters reunite, but was almost too happy and predictable of an ending for what’s overall such a dark comedy. Was the love interest really necessary if it wasn’t going to be fully addressed or developed? Could the Dean really not see his own death coming? How many students are offered to come back as faculty like that?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

audiobookish's review against another edition

3.5

funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Pros: Lighthearted and humorous tone, charming fictional setting with a dark academia/more "grownup" Hogwarts vibe, the bits of the story that focused exclusively on the schooling and classes were the most fun and intriguing!

Cons: The plot wasn't particularly strong and felt somewhat bland at times for a novel centered on "how to murder someone" fictionally of course. I only found one of the three main characters highly likeable, the other two were unremarkable. The resolution at the end left something to be desired in my opinion. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Sexism, Violence, Sexual harassment

Minor: Racism, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Gaslighting

Set in the 1950s, so sexism is prevalent in heavy doses alongside sexual harassment. Brief racism encounters mentioned also.

peachmoni's review against another edition

3.5

dark funny mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Violence, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol

Minor: Drug use, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail

vidotson's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous funny informative mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Death, Suicide

Minor: Sexual harassment

sarasreading's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

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I picked this up purely for the cover and went in fully blind. From the cover I expected this to be Victorian with a female protagonist, but I was wrong on both fronts. This ended up being unlike anything I've read before, which was interesting. There were parts that lagged for me, but the novelty of it kept me on my toes. It was also really clever, which I liked. The uniqueness of this book will probably have me checking out future books by this author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Death of parent

flower_mail's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Alcohol