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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.
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!
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
gwenswoons's review against another edition
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Haha, I don’t know - I liked it! Sometimes I need a not-that-deep book in between the other tearjerkers and great art (last couple ones: This Summer Will Be Different and Colton Gentry’s Third Act, respectively) and this was the perfect palate cleanser. Rich people behaving badly, a not-very-surprising murder mystery plot, no character development (all intentional!!). I think Emma Rosenblum’s writing is funny and perceptive and even a little sexy, and it’s fun for me to live in this awful world she builds (so different than my own for so extremely many reasons, haha) for a little bit. I liked Bad Summer People too and I’ll definitely read her in the future!
Graphic: Bullying, Classism, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Vomit, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, Death, Drug use, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol