Funny, a little twisted, and definitely unpredictable!
It’s fast paced and with and a duel POV the plot keeps giving you just enough to make sure you just HAVE to read that next chapter!

I have previously read Sarah's other books and loved them. I was worried that this would be different. I shouldn't have been as I loved this one too. This book has a little bit of everything. It made me laugh; it was unpredictable. I couldn't stop turning the pages. Another winner from this author.

I got a copy of this book from @netgalley and
went into it without knowing what it was about. I was pulled in by the cover and title.

It definitely was not what I expected. Some of the sections of the book are told from Millie's perspective, others from Freya's. I think this was a good aspect of the book as it showed the difference in both characters viewpoints.

I enjoyed this book and found it a fast paced page turner. I would highly recommend you read this.

I thank Netgalley and Boldwood Books for giving me thin ARC.
Wow, this book was really something.
A fun and twisted murderous tale.
I definitely recommend it if you like complex female characters.
It's a four stars for me.

Darkly Delicious..
Is bitch boss Freya a rampant serial killer? Millie thinks that she just might be, however outlandish that may sound. A darkly delicious tale of revenge, murder and hassle at work relayed effectively in multiple viewpoints with a menacing undertone and an always present vein of the darkest of dark humour. Entertaining and compelling.

How to Slay at Work was a fun and quirky story, written from mainly two perspectives, with a little mystery thrown in.

Millie has to work for a cold hearted bitch boss, but she has to if she wants to climb the corporate ladder. On a work trip Millie sees her boss scale a building and learns of a death the following morning. And the investigation leads to only more questions...

This was a unique, fun story, with quite a lot of dark humour.
For most of the story there was an element of unpredictability which made it pretty refreshing.
The characters were well written, Millie and Freya were very creditable and believable.

If you like mystery and are looking for a unique story - you will like this one!

A fun, creative and dark story. I really enjoyed the book and will look to read more from the author.

Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I'll be honest, I DNFd this book at around 70%. I loved the concept and it started really well. Then it really felt like it started to drag. I hit 68% and couldn't believe how long was left to go. I appreciate I may or not may, be the target audience for this books, but as a fan of the Dexter books this felt right up my alley. I feel having both perspectives was interesting but may not have been it for me, may have been better for me if it was just the one and we found out the other side later on, kept some mystery in it. I'd still give it a solid 3 stars though, it's very well written and I look forward to reading more by the author.

This was an interesting story. Millie has a horrid boss, and when her co-worker goes missing Millie must take on even more work responsibilities. While on a trip with her boss, a suspicious message and her bosses questionable actions lead Millie to wonder if her boss is a serial killer. As the story progresses we get the pov from three women, Millie, Freya and Sam. The story had some twists and enough action to propel the reader through the book.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I'm all here for the new hype of female serial killers, and I feel that it is executed so well in this book. It was a fun story with a lot of dark humour. There were a few twists and turns throughout which kept me on my toes. I think the only thing I disliked was the dual POV but that is just my personal opinion and understand why it was used in this story.

Overall this was a really enjoyable book and will be looking to read more from this author.

‘How To Slay At Work’ by Sarah Bonner is a twisty novel full of dark humour, tension and an abundance of murder! Our original narrator is Millie, who works under the iconic and terrifying Freya - the Head of Brand Partnerships at a cosmetics company. Naturally, Freya’s job involves a lot of travel, but when a colleague disappears and Millie steps into their busy shoes, she starts to see a pattern of unexplained death in her boss’s wake… perhaps she isn’t just attending conferences and brokering deals when she’s abroad!

I enjoyed the black comedy in this book, and Millie proved to be an excellent narrator, guiding us through some incredulous situations in a way that felt natural and realistic. Having the opportunity to also read some sections from Freya’s POV was eye-opening as she was certainly a very unique character! The feminist messages of the book resonated with me, and the sharp observations about the “Women In Power” conference attended by some of the characters were cutting and sadly accurate. Emotion, trauma and female strength were continuous threads through the novel.

This book really stood out for me because of a huge and unexpected reveal which pulled the rug out from underneath my expectations and predictions about the culmination of the tale and had me revising my opinions of multiple characters! I admire authors who can weave in such astounding twists without alienating the reader, and think Sarah Bonner did that so well here.

Overall, this was a 4.5 star read for me (rounded up). I wish there had been a little bit more connection to Millie’s character outside of her work role to make her more relatable, and I’d have loved to learn more about her friend Lissa, but the plot just blew me away! Highly recommended.

I received an advance Digital Review Copy of this book from the publisher Boldwood Books via NetGalley. The opinions expressed in this review are my own.

This one definitely took a turn I wasn't expecting! Highly entertaining, with some cracking twists. A devilishly good read, about an alternative method of climbing the ladder...

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Where on Earth have you been hiding all my life Sarah?! Just HOW is this the first book I have discovered by you?!? Well I am just glad I have rectified that silly situation and cannot wait to get stuck in to more books by this brilliant author!! I have already added all her books on to my Amazon Wishlist and Goodreads To Read and am looking forward to diving straight into her previous books as soon as I get this written up!!! In this epic page turner we meet Millie who gets a promotion at work, well I use the term promotion loosely as she gets more work but not more money to go with it, after her colleague Sam disappears. Millie's boss Freya takes her on a business trip and it is on this trip that Millie starts noticing some suspicious behaviour. Things go from bad to worse when it turns out that not only is her boss an absolute b!tch but a killer one at that, literally and to make matters even worse it turns out that Millie has been providing her with the alibis needed to keep her secret!! Is Millie going to be Freya's next victim or can Millie and her best friend Lissa stop this killing spree? grab your copy of this fantastically hilarious, page turning and unique book to discover the answers to these questions and much more for yourself. With a storyline ram packed with murder, mayhem, humour, friendship, toxic men, German insults (LOVE!), suspicion, entertainment, drama and so, so much more what on Earth are you waiting for? Grab your copy now and you can thank me later! I can promise that you will not regret it!! With short chapters that I absolutely flew through you will definitely want to clear your schedules for this one!! i gave up attempting to put it down after my first two feeble tries as I just had to know what was going to happen next so ended up picking it up, walking around with my kindle glued to my hands and absolutely devoured it in one sitting/standing of a few hours!! Sarah does an absolutely fantastic job using the multiple perspectives of our main protagonists Freya and Millie weaving their chapters together perfectly so we can see what each of these ladies were seeing, feeling and doing without ever giving too much away and leaving us needing to know what the other was up to at each time. Thanks to Sarah's absolutely brilliant, vivid and evocative writing skills you really do see everything going on around you just as if you are watching a movie on the TV. When you start reading it feels like you are on a rollercoaster ride that starts climbing to the top in the first few chapters and then you hit the top and start speeding off through suspense, mystery, tension while twisting and turning around unexpecting bends until you come to the very end which leaves you wanting more. An absolutely brilliant book by this fantastic and blatantly very talented author and I cannot wait to dive into more of her brilliant books!!

Clear your schedules before turning a single page as once your hooked there is no leaving until the end!!

The characters were all larger than life, realistic and I enjoyed getting to know both Millie and Freya even with all the faults included!!I always love it when books include female leads and these brilliant characters are definitely kick butt in their own unique ways. they both have their own flaws, strengths, weaknesses and their own unique characterisations, along with all the other characters that we meet along the way. Thanks to Sarah's fantastic descriptions it really did feel like they jumped out of the pages and came to life in front of my eyes. I absolutely loved the way Sarah made me feel differently about both of our main ladies Millie and Freya as I flew through the pages and it definitely made me realise that things are not always as they seem but enough said there!! Before I end the review I also want to say that Sarah really has done an absolutely fantastic job of creating amazing characters and putting them into an intriguing, hilarious and fun page turner with fantastic characters and doing so in a way that leaves the reader wanting more.

Congratulations Sarah on an addictive, hilarious and unique page turner!! I cannot wait to get hooked into more of your books as they are guaranteed to be addictive even if they are even just half as good as this page turner is!

Overall a hilarious, entertaining and addictive page turner that will keep you hooked throughout!

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How to Slay at Work is a book with dark humor, office intrigue, and a dash of mystery that keeps you on your toes. I'm a first-time reader, and I was pleasanty surprised by the sharp wit and mysterious storyline.
Millie is an overworked assistant of an odd and demanding boss, Freya. She has bizarre rules along with crazy coffee orders, cryptic instructions, and the weird need for <illie to wear high heels every moment. These quirky things either make Freya one crazy boss... or is she something else? When bodies start turning up in places that Freya attends conferences, Millie begins to wonder. As her suspensions grow, she is determined to discover the truth. Come along as Millie as she tries to figure out what her boss is really up to?

The first half of the story was pretty interesting, and things felt like they were heading to a huge climax. However, the plot twist really stirred up too much drama, and the book picked up pace. By the end, there were too many things going on simultaneously and the ending seemed lacking. The conclusion feels unreal and incomplete like there were loose ends that were missed and some things that were never explained to the reader.

This was such a great mashup of genres, and I loved it!! There were some delicious, jaw-dropping twists and turns in this book that were so fun! How to Slay was not what I was expecting but totally slayed, I adored this book! I read it in one sitting because I couldn't put it down, this one's definitely worth picking up!

PSA: this is not a practical guide in any way shape or form about bumping off your work colleagues or how to outperform in the office. I know this will disappoint many given the title so I think getting it out there as a starter to manage expectations!!

That said … it is a tale about bumping people off and a woman dropped in it by an unexpected departure and having to make the best of a bad situation. A bad situation that leads her into the dark world of unexplained deaths with a tenuous link, her boss Freya!

Getting into my main characters’ head made for interesting reading. Millie is great, she had to hit the ground running, stepping into her predecessor Sam’s shoes so quickly. But then her tenacity kicks in, she comes into her own.

Freya is a formidable boss but one not to be messed with. I’m so glad my boss is relatively laid back and not a cowbag like Freya. She is something else!!

I gobbled up How To Slay At Work – recently finishing a full book within 2 days is unheard of for me but Sarah Bonner’s writing just drew me in. I thought I knew where I was heading but then halfway through a curveball hit me square between the eyes and sent off on a totally unexpected trajectory. That change in direction was on that truly left me reeling and flummoxed where I was headed!!

I can see why this book is being likened to offerings from authors such as Bella Mackie and Katy Brent. I’ve sampled both authors and loved their books. I’d not heard of Bonner prior to reading this but I’ll be looking her up for more. Brilliant read!

How to Slay at Work was such a fun and interesting read! It follows Millie who believes that her boss is a serial killer.
The chapters are short and fast paced which makes it difficult to put down. I really enjoyed this one.
Thank you NetGalley and Boldwood Books for access to the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was an entertaining, conventional thriller. I thought the plot was able to stay afloat and never luckluster.

3.5 stars (rounded to 4 for review). This book gave me “The Devil Wears Prada” vibes, if Miranda Priestly in the movie were a serial killer. I thought the beginning of the book was good, the middle dragged a bit & I wanted to get to the meat of the story, and the ending (although rushed), was okay. Freya is a stereotypical “evil female boss”. She’s cold, rigid, and unfeeling. But Millie thinks her boss may be more than that. She thinks Freya might be a serial killer! As the body count grows higher, Millie believes she’s uncovered enough evidence, she’s left wondering what to do. Does she turn her boss in? Does she ignore it? Or does she fear for her life? Can she uncover the undeniable truth before anyone else dies?

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This gives off Devil Wears Prada vibes but with a thriller twist. All I can say you need to read this.

This is a breath of fresh air to the thriller genre. Mixed with some humour, this is the story of Millie who finds out her boss Freya is a serial killer.

The plot twists are gifts that keeps giving. You will be entertained and dare I say no dull moments. The story is engaging and the suspense top notch. Nothing was given away.

The end was offish and dregs up more questions than answers. But nothing was taken away as the story still made sense.

If you are looking for a thriller with humourous vibes then you should check this out.