Reviews

Very Bad Company by Emma Rosenblum

hannahhallreads's review

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

kellyj1028's review

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

This was such a fun read! 

Emma Rosenblum returns following her smashing debut, Bad Summer People with another scandalous, drama filled summer sizzling read , VERY BAD COMPANY.

This time, the leadership team is  headed to Miami for a corporate retreat like no other!

The title says it all! This story is about a very bad company and the greedy people who run it. I really enjoyed this author's previous book Bad Summer People, so I was very excited to read this one.

This cast of characters as colorful, greedy and conniving . 

Narrated with by January LaVoy (my favorite) the audiobook brings each character to life and makes it easier to get swept up in the drama.

carriewoodward's review

Almost DNF’d it. I love an ensemble character drama but unfortunately this one just got too boring.

chartsh's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

bookmarklit's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Another book by Rosenblum you can devour in a sitting or two. Yes, it’s not great, but sometimes you just need a rich-people-behaving-badly three-star read to cleanse the palette. Especially if it’s under 300 pages. I’ll keep reading books like this if she keeps writing them. 

cinlovesbooks's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

3.5

kbulovic's review

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

3.0

caseyjayner's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

myinfinitetbr's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.0

A member of a tech startup goes missing on their company retreat in Miami. Caitlin is the new hire but unsure what her role actually is... but with a seven figure salary, stocks, and other benefits, how was she to say no?

Executives behaving badly. And there's murder. 🤣 It read almost like a reality show, I was so intrigued but I couldn't really root for anyone. Every character was pretty terrible, constantly making self serving decisions, anything to get ahead. But I guess that's what money can do. 🤷‍♀️

There were a lot of POVs, which kindof added to the chaos. I found myself mixing up characters, as they didn't have much depth to them.

I did like the commentary surrounding corporate greed and the toxicity of a highly competitive workplace. The CEO was the literal worst.

🎧 The narration by January LaVoy was great. Her voices along with the chaos of this story was thoroughly entertaining.

Thanks Macmillan Audio for the gifted audio copy!

adenalf's review

dark funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25