Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'
Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide by Rupert Holmes
3 reviews
nabecker13's review
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Sexual harassment, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Violence, Terminal illness, Death, Gaslighting, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Misogyny, and Suicide
purplepenning's review
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
Wryly humorous, darkly satisfying, and only a bit too clever for it's own good, MURDER YOUR EMPLOYER is an ambitious and entertaining murder mystery turned inside out. Readers of this case study guide to homicide follow three would-be student assassins in the 1950s as they study, train, and enact their final murderous theses to successfully matriculate from McMasters Conservatory of the Applied [Homicidal] Arts. McMasters is a [poison] Ivy League-calibre "finishing school for finishing people off." The course work is high stakes but each student has such a deserving thesis subject that we can't help but root for high marks.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Infidelity, Transphobia, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Homophobia, Toxic friendship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Gun violence, Sexual content, and Suicide
Minor: Racism and Pregnancy
Blackmail, assisted suicide, organized crime, vigilante justice, and a scene that plays too dangerously close to homophobic/transphobic for Reasons (those being context, motivation, and era)mals_reads's review
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
4.0
A punny story of bad bosses and chaotically good people, where controlled murder makes the world a better place. Appropriately lighthearted and delightfully macabre, plus it has a killer ending.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and Death
Moderate: Gaslighting and Suicide
Minor: Gun violence
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