I entered a giveaway for a digital galley of this and, much to my surprise, I won. I downloaded the book, opened it up, read the first few pages and thought, “Oh no. What have I done?” After a few more pages, I had a change of heart. I truly believed the author was doing something good with the subject matter. I was wrong, but we’ll get to that.

I did initially think this was going to be a campy thriller. Sure, there was a little tension, but the mystery component was quite transparent. This certainly didn’t fit the definition of a suspenseful read.

So, how should this be categorized? I’m not sure if I can call it a romcom, but I suppose that’s what it was. It did contain humor and romance, but the latter was just a bad idea. No reader will be shipping William and Hannah. This is not the stuff that dreams are made of.

At first, I liked the setup. The narrator, Hannah, is extremely insecure. She has that “always a bridesmaid, never a bride” vibe going for her. She was recently ghosted. Her best friend is now in a committed relationship, exacerbating Hannah’s loneliness. She lives in a society that suggests she is “less than” without a man. (We all live in that society.) She finds new purpose in true crime, specifically focusing on one serial killer who, once caught, she decides to contact. She wants to tell him what a despicable human being he is. That’s all. She’s not fangirling him or anything. But the ever so charming William charms the pants right off of her. (I’m not going to tell you if that’s figurative or literal.) He recognizes and preys upon her vulnerability. He sucks her in. As absurd as it seemed, it started to make sense to me. It made me wonder about the women who do this in real life. Are they persuaded from the start or does grooming take place? I can see how the latter might be true, as it worked in Hannah’s story.

Until it stopped working, of course.

Eventually, I no longer felt like I understood what the author was going for. Given the foundation, it seemed as if Hannah was meant to be a sympathetic character, but my ability to feel for her diminished as the narrative dug deeper into her relationship with William. Her choices and internal processing were troubling, not amusing. I wasn’t sure if the author wanted me to feel bad for Hannah or judge her, as the humor began to feel like a veiled critique of women obsessed with true crime; a mockery of their mindset, instead of a case for compassion. As my perplexity grew, my enjoyment waned.

The story continued to go downhill and I found myself wanting to write Hannah a letter to let her know what a despicable human being she was. I was confident she would not change my mind in the way that William had changed hers. She had morphed into someone completely unlikable.

I hoped the author would salvage it all at the climax, but she only succeeded in making things worse. I might have been able to give the villain monologuing a pass since this was a comedy, but everything else was just so, well, despicable. I’d already predicted what was eventually revealed, but I am still stunned by how awful all other aspects of that revelation were.

So I found myself repeating the words I’d written in the beginning of this review: Oh no. What have I done? Because I finished this and was now stuck with the need to write another negative review. Sigh. Well, at least it’s over now.

I am immensely grateful to Berkley and NetGalley for my copy. All opinions are my own.

Note: The synopsis on Goodreads continually refers to the love interest as Wesley. Hopefully someone on the marketing team will fix that. His name was definitely William. I promise.

Wowza! This book was a WTF clusterF^k of madness.
I liked that it gives the reader the mind of a serial killer groupie, how obsessed they become to where they're completely engulfed by the perpetrator ant their victims, and everything in between the lines that com with it. I like the ending, how it dives really fast as if you're on a roller coaster coming to it's climactic end with it's crazy loopty-loo of a plot twist. I highly recommend it.
Thank you Netgalley for the arc.

Life After Lock-up! This is a most entertaining read, from start to finish, and had me just from the small summary alone. This is definitely one book for our true crime girlies, those that follow Gypsy Rose and others, this book is for us. So entertaining, such a great read!

This book had a really good premise - who doesn't want to see what happens when someone is falling in love with a serial killer in prison? But unfortunately it fell short because the writing style was way too boring and all over the place.

“Falling in love was always a risk, I just chose to raise the stakes by falling in love with an accused serial killer.”

Love Letters to a Serial Killer by Tasha Coryell is about thirty-something Hannah, who becomes obsessed with a news story as several dead bodies show up in a ravine. When handsome lawyer William is arrested, she begins to write him letters in jail. She never expected to receive a response.

I for sure judged this book by its super-fun cover and the title. I was expecting mostly thriller, but it was a good mix of thriller and romance. The main character Hannah is a little nuts. She definitely has some issues concerning men and relationships.

The book was cheesy and corny in some parts. But I think it is supposed to be that way. I enjoyed reading the book. I never knew what Hannah was going to say next. Just don’t take it too seriously and enjoy it for what it is.

Rating: 4 stars rounded up from 3 1/2. Thank you to NetGalley and Berkeley Publishing for the eARC.

I was hooked since the beginning! The attention to detail in the characters, mystery, suspense and pacing was phenomenal. I just can’t stop thinking about this book.

3.5/5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️✨
320 pages

💌 This was a totally unique twist on mystery/thriller. The plot was intriguing and I was overall entertained, however I felt the pacing dragged at times and the ending was predictable.

💌 Hannah struggles to find contentment in life. She is obsessed with what others think of her, dislikes her job, and constantly lies to her parents about her life. After she is ghosted by the guy she is seeing, she finds herself caught up in an online forum investigating a string of recent murders. Eventually, she writes a letter to the alleged murderer while he’s in jail under investigation, and a back and forth correspondence begins. What has Hannah gotten herself into, and what will become of this new relationship?

💌 I strongly disliked Hannah’s character, but I think that was the point. She’s entitled, lazy, desperate, and makes horrible decisions. I struggle reading books when I can’t stand the MC. But, I could see some people really enjoying this book. Despite the pacing at times, the writing was well done.

This book was wild. I admittedly listen to a lot of true crime podcasts but the main character's point of view was one that I never would of considered. It was page a turner and kept me guessing. Will definitely be reading any future novels by this author. Thank you Netgalley for an advanced copy of this book.

Fascinating and a little disturbing, but in a very entertaining way. Loved the voice and there were lots of twists to keep the reader moving.

I won this Netgalley Widget in a Shelf Awareness Giveaway!

What a fun and unique premise! Bonus points for a super cute cover!

As far as the storyline goes, I think it served its purpose but will be very hit or miss for people. The main character can only be described as insufferable. While the opening really hooks you, I lost interest because of the annoyance of the main character.

I still think this will be a hit for a certain niche!

It's out on June 25th!

Thank you NetGalley and Berkley Publishing Group for the advanced copy of Love Letters to a Serial Killer in exchange for an honest review.

This book was a little different from what I usually pick up but the summary sounded interesting and the story captivated me from the start. I liked the way the book was divided into three clear parts and kept me questioning along the way. The author did a great job of creating the feeling of caution or on edge in the right moments. I didn’t personally feel a strong connection to any of the characters, but I am very okay with that in a book with this context.

I’m not completely sure how I feel about the ending, it will take some time to sink in. The unanswered questions will weigh on me for a bit, but maybe that unsettled feeling is exactly what the story intended. Otherwise, very entertaining and easy to read!

Thank you NetGalley and Berkley Publishing Group for the arc of Love Letters to a Serial Killer. This review reflects my own opinions.

OMG. WTF to even say about this book.

First of all, I’ve never read anything like this book and I hope to never read anything like it again, but I still haven’t decided if I hate it or love it because damn… this book is VERY controversial. However, I’m only here to tell you how this highly entertaining book might have effed me up for life.

Hannah is a sad and desperate thirty something female who is less than lucky in love and life and quickly becomes obsessed with a series of murders that gives her life a sense of purpose and connection that she didn’t otherwise feel. After the murders stack up, the serial killer is eventually exposed and Hannah, who has become fully obsessed with the potential killer and murders, writes the accused… and lo and behold, he responds. After back and forth letters between Hannah and her new pen pal , the jobless, obsessed and clearly unhinged main character uproots her life to live in a hotel on a credit card and attend the trial as the new girlfriend of the potential serial murderer. And then just utter chaos unfolds…

I want to say first that I have never read a book where I hated the main character as I much as I did this book. Hannah was awful. In the beginning she was such a desperate, pathetic, “pick me” type girl, and after multiple wtf decisions that had me screaming “NOOOOO… HANNAH!!!!!!,” I gave up on her completely and just expected the most idiotic decisions with the most baseless reasoning to validate them.

Despite that, I couldn’t stop reading about her. I NEEDED to know what insane impulse she was going to give into and what chaos was going to ensue. Girl needs to look before leaping and maybe at the very least think before speaking literally anything because anything that came out of her mouth had me rolling my eyes from the cringe. Hannah and impulse control apparently don’t exist in the same universe.

If you ever want to experience the mentality of a modern narcissistic Bundy or Manson girl, read this book. It will throw you into a dark world of effed up obsessive thoughts and impulsive behaviors that will leave you thankful for the plain and mundane life you live where you are hopefully NOT in love with a serial killer.

The reason why I’m rating this book so high is because I cannot get it out of my mind. It is so highly entertaining and engrossing and I couldn’t put it down. I never realized that I could enjoy a book where I didn’t like any of the characters and the plot was the most frustrating train wreck of a situation I’ve ever experienced. I’m only docking a star because there were a few times that it was just too drug out. I felt like a few times had me wanting to fast forward because it felt stalled and repetitive.


Overall, regardless of how uncomfortable this book had me at times, I can’t dispute how much I enjoyed it and I would definitely recommend it

This was a very quick read for me. Drew me in from the very beginning, and I couldn't put it down. With that being said though, it fell flat for me. I guessed the plot twist very early on, which made reading the ending of the book so uneventful.
The plot and characters were toxic and filled with drama, but I think that is why I did enjoy reading the beginning of it. Once it got to about 30% of the book left and I already had guessed what was happening, I didn't really see a point in finishing it.

Well I did enjoy the beginning, I wish the twist could've been a little bigger and more suspensful.

Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for a copy of an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

💭Review💭
What could’ve been better?
It took a long time to get to the meat of the synopsis, so it felt a little slow to me. It felt like all the parts of the storyline that the author spent the most time on could’ve been a lot shorter to allow for better character development and relationship building between the MC and this serial killer. I also didn’t really see the him investigating her part like the synopsis said.

What I liked?
It was a very cool concept that I haven’t read before.

It was an easy read with a mystery element I enjoyed.

It had true crime vibes.

I have received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

"It will be up to the child to tell me who he is when he arrives, and I will know who to blame if the bodies start to pile up once again."


Love Letters to a Serial Killer was very easy to demolish in one sitting and quite entertaining from start to finish. The only thing that would've made it ten times better was if Hannah didn't constantly make my eyes roll. With zero sense of direction in her life, she just seems stuck and unhappy. Well, she was until a complete stranger died, and she found her way into the deep, dark rabbit hole of true crime.

She instantly became obsessed with every missing girl and wanted to see if she could solve the crime of who did it. It's a shame she was so horrible at her nonprofit job, because she found a common person with all the victims somewhat quickly. Maybe too quickly?

From that point on, the suspect felt too obvious, and I wanted to know who it truly was. Of course, it doesn't help that so many people were untrustworthy or just downright suspicious after meeting them. Her trip down to Georgia was interesting enough but I really liked the letters she and William wrote to one another.

Ah, William. Now he was precious. I absolutely adored him throughout the entire book. Heck, I still do. He deserves happiness after everything he has been put through. All the clues, reveals, and twists that came at me kept the pages flying by. If I'm being honest, I had three suspects ever since Hannah went down to Georgia. Three freaking suspects.

In the end, I feel like I should get partial credit. I'm also shocked at how it all ended because, hot damn. [I need to know who the father is right now.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Love Letters to a Serial Killer is a thriller about a woman named Hannah who is living a very lonely life when she starts obsessing over an accused serial killer. While he is awaiting his trial she decides to start writing him letters. These letters lead to a romantic relationship and it just gets crazier from there. I do not want to give too much away I do believe this book would be better to go in blind.

This book is unhinged. It’s quick and easy read with a unique plot and kept me entertained the whole book. The MC Hannah was a bit confusing. She comes off as desperate, obsessive and a bit psycho but also easy to sympathize with. The only reason this book was not 5 stars for me was because the ending left me with some disappointment and a question I will never know the answer to.

Poor misguided Hannah! She’s so bored and dissatisfied with her life that she immersed herself in a serial killer. She starts like so many - an online forum. But quickly becomes obsessed with William, who has been arrested for murdering four women. As they write letters, they begin to create a relationship. And once William is acquitted, they move in together. You can imagine the craziness that ensues! Definitely a unique story that was entertaining from start to finish.

Hannah is a young woman working for a nonprofit organization and having zero luck in the dating department. She becomes obsessed with the murders of several girls and tries to help find the killer along with the help of her true crime internet sleuths on her message board. William is a lawyer and is accused of the murders. While he sits in prison, Hannah starts writing him letters. They develop a relationship which leads Hannah to traveling to Atlanta where the trial will take place to see William and do some investigating of her own.

I found this book really enjoyable. I’m big into true crime and this was a fun book to read and try to figure out along with Hannah.

"Love Letters to a Serial Killer" by Tasha Coryell is a gripping debut that delves into dark romantic obsession. It follows Hannah, whose life spirals into chaos when she begins corresponding with William, an accused serial killer. As their relationship deepens, the narrative transforms from a romance into a chilling psychological thriller, revealing the unsettling depths of Hannah's delusion.

Coryell’s writing is compelling, seamlessly blending suspense with character exploration, even as the plot twists are somewhat predictable. The novel captivates with its intense portrayal of human relationships and the darker aspects of the human psyche, making it a standout read for thriller enthusiasts.

Thank you to Berkeley Publishing and NetGalley for my advanced reader copy in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own.

Welp. This book was a ride. The first half very much read like a romance, which was incredibly cringy. Once it became more clear that Hannah is deranged, it was a little easier to accept but this story still gave me all the ick. And yet, I couldn’t stop reading. It really was like watching a train wreck. Even though I wasn’t enjoying the story, I couldn’t stop reading. Ultimately this was too dark for me, but I have to appreciate the writing style that kept me hanging on.