Reviews tagging 'Death'

Bad for the Boss by Talia Hibbert

9 reviews

lesbegays's review against another edition

fast-paced

not rating this, since it feels unfair to rate a book talia hibbert has intentionally made “mysteriously disappear”. i absolutely understand why she did that. it’s a bit problematic, surprisingly dark, and very melodramatic in a way that reminds me of a wattpad story (if a decently written one) and not what i’d expect from having read her more recent books. it’s also rough around the edges and you can tell it’s from very early in her career.  i absolutely did eat this the fuck up, though. it still has her charm and early versions of some of my favorite elements of her more recent and polished writing. 
weirdly enough, this has made me more confident calling talia hibbert a favorite author, since i can trust that i’ll still enjoy even her worst works. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Sexual harassment, Gun violence, Racism, Stalking, Infidelity, Medical content, Murder, Racial slurs, Death of parent, and Dementia

Minor: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Vomit, Alcohol, Blood, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, and Pregnancy

aglclark's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Gun violence, and Stalking

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Murder, Animal death, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death

leahkarge's review against another edition

DNF @ 26%

making sexual advances on your employee when trying to convince her to report sexual harassment she faced at the hands of another employee is deranged behavior. as is threatening to put her over your knee and spank her for “bad behavior” when you’ve barely known her 48 hours. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Violence, Death, Blood, and Murder

saemiligr's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful tense

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

3.0

I feel like the blurb doesn't do this book justisce. It's incredibly heartwarming and sexy and I adored it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Animal death, and Death

laurasliterarynook's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Violence, Death, and Death of parent

jzthecatlady's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

This was definitely a fun read, as Talia Hibbert’s books always are. Not sure how I felt about the boss/employee dynamic, but I think that’s just because it’s not my favorite trope, rather than the execution. I wish there had been slightly more plot, as I really enjoyed the story, and it was mostly spice. Theo was such an interesting character and I wish we’d gotten to learn more about him. I really enjoyed all the side characters, and I actually gasped at the plot twist! I just wish the plot elements had been a little further developed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Blood, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual harassment, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, and Stalking

Minor: Animal death, Death, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit

ne3ne3tea's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

3.25

There is crack in these pages, babe…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death and Kidnapping

caseythereader's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Drug use, Fatphobia, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Violence

zombiezami's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.75

This book is evidence that practice makes perfect. I see the spirit of Talia Hibbert’s later books in this, but it’s not as good as those. The main thing that kept taking me out of the narrative was Theodore. I felt like his actions didn’t make a ton of sense. He’s 40+ and a partner at a notable company yet he seems to never have any work to do. I know CEO types do not work anywhere near as much as those under them, but I’d imagine that someone would reprimand him for the way he was acting. 

Like others have said, the power imbalance is pretty uncomfortable, especially since Theodore is so controlling and doesn’t listen to what Jennifer wants, even about basic things, like not calling her Jenny. I just kept thinking about how easily an abusive person could and would take these same actions. I get that Theodore is supposed to be hot or whatever,

but the fact that he was THAT obsessed with Jennifer after only a few days after they met made me feel like he was fetishizing the idea of her more than anything else. This was giving me “shiny human syndrome” vibes. As great as Jennifer might be, he didn’t really know her yet.

I wasn’t expecting the stalker plotline. It felt like more of a distraction than anything else, especially since

plot lines like that of Lilliana didn’t really get resolved.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Animal death, Death of parent, Death, Cursing, Murder, and Confinement

Moderate: Blood, Body shaming, Medical content, Fatphobia, and Drug use

Minor: Racism, Cancer, and Vomit

Sexual harassment