Book Review: How To Slay At Work by Sarah Bonner

Please join me in welcoming Sarah Bonner to Novel Kicks and the blog tour for her book, How To Slay At Work.

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 . . .

A sharp, funny and deliciously dark thriller that fans of Katy Brent, Bella Mackie or Killing Eve will love.

*****

Millie works at cosmetics company, Serendipity. She has big dreams though. She wants to make it to the main office in L.A. However, she doesn’t like her boss and when strange things begin to occur, she asks herself… her boss couldn’t be a killer, right?

The idea of this novel really caught my attention when I was invited onto the blog tour for How To Slay at Work and I couldn’t wait to get started.

It’s going to be quite hard to talk about it without giving away spoilers – something I definitely don’t want to do. What I will say is that the plot unwinds in very unexpected ways. Told from the point of view of three characters, it sends you down a brilliant rabbit hole of mystery, suspense and tension. It’s a unique take on a thriller and went in directions I certainly couldn’t predict.

Both Millie and Freya are interesting characters and how their lives and personalities are revealed throughout the novel are so cleverly done. It really wasn’t hard to fall into this book. The author does a fantastic job of making you feel both empathetic and suspicious of everyone at the same time.

How To Slay At Work is a fun, dark, unique thriller that will have you questioning your own morality. I loved it and have quickly become a fan of this author.

About Sarah Bonner –

Sarah Bonner is the author of several bestselling psychological thrillers.

Say hello to Sarah on Facebook, X and Instagram. 

How To Slay At Work was released by Boldwood Books on 24th September 2024. Click here to buy on Amazon and Waterstones. 

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Laura

I’m Laura. I started Novel Kicks in 2009. I wanted a place to post my writing as well as give other writers like me the opportunity to do the same. There is also a monthly book club, a writing room which features writing prompts, book reviews, competitions, author interviews and guest posts.

I grew up by the sea (my favourite place in the world) and I currently live in Hampshire. I am married to Chris, have a cat named Buddy and I would love to be a writer. I’m trying to write the novel I’ve talked so much about writing if only I could stop pressing delete. I’ve loved writing since creative writing classes in primary school. I have always wanted to see my teacher Miss Sayers again and thank her for the encouragement. When not trying to write the novel or writing snippets of stories on anything I can get my hands on, I love reading, dancing like a loon and singing to myself very badly. My current obsession is Once Upon a Time and I would be happy to live with magic in the enchanted forest surrounded by all those wonderful stories provided that world also included Harry Potter. I love reading chick lit. contemporary fiction and novels with mystery.