Oh wow! What a book!

I loved the devil wears murder vibes!
Didn't see the twists coming until they had already happend! I really enjoyed the writing and the way it flowed too!

The characters were easy to connect to, and felt very real!

Wow! What a crazy fun thrill ride! I totally enjoyed this Sarah Bonner novel. Lighthearted and thrilling. Cast of fabulous characters that kept me flipping pages long into the night. Easy to sink your teeth into.
Thank you NetGalley, Sarah Bonner and Boldwood Books for the opportunity to read and review this book.

This was a fun twisty read. Definitely satisfies a brain candy craving. I had a hard time predicting where it was going at several points; kudos to the author for that. It wrapped up kind of quickly and the Verity explanation was lacking, but I appreciated not being able to guess all of the outcomes.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC.

I absolutely loved this book! The characters were brilliant and funny. It definitely kept me wanting to continue without stopping. Highly recommend

This book gave me The Devil Wears Prada feels with a murdery twist! Freya is an ultimate bad boss, with a snarky presence in the office that sees Sam leave and Millie suddenly become her new assistant suddenly at the start of the book! The twists were plentiful, some of which you can see coming and some you definitely can't. Trying to understand the motives of the main characters may not be as straightforward as it seems! I read this in a day as I couldn't put it down, a funny, light-hearted serial killer read!

This book takes you on a rollercoaster ride from the first page to the last. This is the first time I have read a book written by this author, and it won't be the last.

What would it be like to believe that the woman you work for is a serial killer? Millie and Freya take the reader on a fantastic ride that takes us all over the world through all the different realms of emotion, from anticipation, sadness, empathy, drama and fear all the way to heart-pounding, page-turning dread.

Just when I think I know where the story will go, it takes a sudden turn to the left. I thoroughly enjoyed the two POVs that happen throughout the book. It allows the reader to get inside the head of the character as they move through the book. The story builds and builds throughout every page, right up until we reach the fantastic ending that is highly unpredictable.

If you want to read a book with a fantastic, page-turning story that will have you guessing on every page then this is the book for you. You won't be sorry you picked it up. I can't recommend it highly enough.

How to Slay at work…….felt very much like the devil wears Prada if only Miranda Priestly had been a serial killer. Which in and of itself is not necessarily a bad thing. The evil boss thing is a classic for a reason.
I found the dual POV didn’t really work in this case. Millie’s viewpoint starts the book and goes until chapter 11 when Freya takes over. It alternates like that with long stretches of one view vs the other before suddenly Sam takes at chapter 41……..
The ending I felt needed more explanation whereas the rest of the book gave a bit much. It was like oh I did this bad thing but no reason why it was done.
Overall a lackluster read for me.
I received an ARC from NetGalley and the publisher. All opinions are my own.

I absolutely loved this book. It is told from the perspective of all the main characters, and has more twists than a corkscrew. It was really difficult to put down, easy to read and follow each twist, turn and reveal. Sad really to have finished it, would thoroughly recommend reading it.

I think I need to sit down! I'm a bit dizzy from that roller coaster of a ride! This story has so many twists and turns, you have no idea where it will end. This has Devil Wears Prada meets Dexter season 5 vibes. This story is told in the POV of Millie and her boss Freya. After a few suspicious travel coincidences, Millie begins to suspect Freya may be involved in the random deaths of a handful of men around the world. Will Millie go to the police with her suspicions? Or does Millie have a plan of her own?

I read this book in less than 24 hours! The chapters are quick and to the point. The author doesn't waste a lot of time providing superfluous information. There were a couple points I would have liked more clarification on, including the ending but, overall it did not deter the story. The author pokes at societal ideas of women and what it takes for women to succeed and claim their seat at the table. 4.75 stars rounded up.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC of How to Slay at Work.

Good characters and a decent storyline hold the Nobel together well. When I first started reading, I thought it was going to be a parody of The Devil Wears Prada, and it does have similarities, definitely in the first third of the book.

But then you get the main gist of the story and everything suddenly twists! Not my usual genre either, but I enjoyed this as a break from the norm. Not too heavy, and an entertaining read.

When your boss is at a conference in a city where there's a suspicious death, it's unlucky. If it happens twice, it's odd. But when she's in the same city at the same time as a third unexplained death.... Could she be a stone-cold killer? Millie's always known her boss Freya is a psycho - the demanding and ever-changing coffee orders, the cryptic instructions, the apparently expected mind-reading, and don't even start on the insistence that Millie wears heels.... All the time. But it only extends as far as exacting office standards. Right? As Freya's assistant, Millie has privileged access to her diary and travel history, and when a pattern emerges of men (who seem to have no connection to each other) dying in cities where Freya is travelling, Millie is determined to figure out what's going on. After all, a stone-cold killer could be exactly what Millie needs....

I did not like Freya when I was first introduced to her, but she grew on me. I liked Millie straight away. The story has so many twists, you never knew what direction it was taking you next. The story is funny and entertaining. Millie starts questioning Freya's actions when on their first overseas trip, Freya behaves out of character. Then Millie discover there's been another suspicious death. The story is told from Millie and Freya's perspectives. This is a quick and easy read.

Published 24th September

I would like to thank #NetGalley #BoldwoodBooks and the author #SarahBonner for my ARC of #HowToSlayAtWork in exchange for an honest review.

This was a pretty fun read, and I never quite knew where the story was going to lead! I initially thought that Freya’s motivation for murder was very strong, and the author wove an interesting web when Millicent’s backstory was introduced.

Sadly, I think that there were too many plates spinning by the end of the book, and the conclusions weren’t fully developed. A few of the twists were introduced too late, and we therefore never got to learn about motives behind certain actions. I also thought that Kieran’s character was rather two-dimensional and his contribution to the story ended up being lacklustre at best.

Nevertheless, this was an engaging read and would be a great recommendation for people new to this genre.

What a brilliant book!!! Troubled unlikable characters. Twists and turns. Revenge, murder!! What's not to like?? When I saw this book, I thought it might be my sort of things but hadn't reckoned on it being so good. I couldn't wait to read just one more chapter and the turn at the end was great! I look forward to more from this new author!

Wow. How to Slay at Work is every entrepreneur's bad dream. It's an entertaining read for us.
I thoroughly enjoyed the witty dialogue and the devious doings of Freya and Millie.
The ending was a mind-blower in the best kind of way.
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I totally loved the concept of this and Millie’s POV early on had me hooked. It gave me The Devil Wears Prada vibes but a murdery twist - what more could a girl like me ask for?

But while I’m a fan of dual POVs, this was probably the first book I’ve read where it didn’t work. As soon as Freya’s POV was introduced, I felt the story went in a completely different direction and it was hard for me to get back on track to the foundation that Millie had laid. I still thought it was an enjoyable read overall, despite the fact the storyline became a little convoluted with characters and side plots.

Thanks to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Wow! I absolutely loved this book. It was the perfect one to read during the first week of school, where I only had little spurts of time to read each evening or morning. The characters were “likably unlikeable” and the twists were incredible. I did not see that ending coming. If you like some of the humourous mysteries out there like the Finlay Donovan series, I would definitely check this one out when it becomes available at the end of September.

Millie's boss Freya is a bitch, no other way to describe her. When Millie's get a promotion to Freya's assistant she is travelling to various cities with her for conferences, but with each city there is another murder. Millie starts receiving texts telling her to join the dots with the cities she has been to with her boss and the murders. Is there any truth behind these messages.
An enjoyable funny read.

Freya is a killer boss, literally and figuratively.

Millie got an unexpected promotion that required her to work closely with her boss, Freya. This new role also involved frequent travel, but there was no increase in pay. One day, Millie noticed some suspicious behaviour from Freya and decided to investigate further. It was then that Millie discovered that Freya was actually a killer. She felt compelled to stop Freya from killing others.

This book is written in dual POVs—Millie and Freya. I enjoyed reading both POVs. I appreciate the author for including dual POVs, it shows the contrasting perspectives of Millie and Freya. It also highlights their dynamics and their thoughts about each other.

This book is full of unexpected twists and turns; something new unfolds after every few chapters. I enjoyed the roles of Lissa and Sam in the plot. The only thing I didn’t like was the rushed ending.

It was a fun and easy binge-read.

A fun little summer read with a few interesting twists! It does feel quite slow and you have to take everything with a grain of salt, but I still enjoyed reading this a lot

Devil wears prada meets serial killer, definitely my cup of tea! I really enjoyed this and read in one sitting, it was fast paced, had lots of twists (a lot of which caught me by surprise) and I enjoyed the narrative of the different POV's too.


Thank you NetGalley and Boldwood Books for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.