Reviews

Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide by Rupert Holmes

sara_wical's review

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

witty, fun, brilliant! a down-right good time! would love to see Rian Johnson adapt this in a "Knives Out" style of film :) 

rebeccaschierakamelu's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.5

tatertottori's review

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

pinnermck's review

dark funny medium-paced

4.5

vivituringenio's review

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

nagirak's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

This was an interesting premise with far too long a story for the lack of depth and detail given. 

I hate to admit it, but I was bored for at least half of this book. I truly did not care what happened to these characters or the school because I was never given a reason to. By the time one thing is being explored, another is quickly being introduced and you never really get any closure on what you were reading moments before. 

Additionally, the ending for each character was way too predictable. The one and only shocking moment, if you can call it that, was learning who X was, and even that wasn’t anything too unpredictable. 

All that being said, I appreciate this book for what it is. I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it but I also wouldn’t tell someone they should avoid it. 

tln5088reads's review

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

allofmyfriendsarebooks's review

adventurous funny mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

knockoutbooks's review against another edition

This was slower than I thought. I might come back to this later.

debbilynn42's review

dark informative tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75