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Hannah’s love life is a disaster. She’s caught up on a guy who “isn’t ready for a relationship” until he shows up with a girlfriend who isn’t her and online dating has only found her some less than ideal suitors. She feels like her life is at a standstill: stuck at a job that’s unrewarding and feeling like she’s simply not good enough. That is, until a few bodies are found at the ravine and they’re all linked to one man: William Thompson. What starts as an innocent interest in the case escalates to a romantic relationship with the accused serial killer through letters as she awaits his verdict.

After a week long reading slump, I finally picked this one up and once I got started, I was in it. This was captivating and fun to read due to the narrator’s quirky POV. It felt a little predictable but I enjoyed it nonetheless. If you like thrillers and romance, this may be a perfect hybrid!

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I did not expect to like this book, i was expecting a woo woo romance but this is not that at all. wow i’m actually shook.

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This book was actually so incredible. It was funny, relatable, well written, and I genuinely did not expect the twist at the
end. Love that it didn’t have a traditional happy ending but was still very satisfying. This book is adorable and such a fun read.

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2.75 stars. Tasha Coryell has done a great job coming up with one hell of a hook for a love story, falling in love with a serial killer. While this book was really quick and decently well written, I could not get over my many frustrations with the main character, Hannah, who seemed to make silly decision after silly decision. While this could be attributed to the "obsessive true crime junkie" trope, it was more frustrating than believable. Ultimately the main twist was easy to predict and the payoff was not there. I would give Coryell another shot though.

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⭐️⭐️/5

thank you to netgalley for a copy of this ARC in exchange for my honest review!!

boy this one was freaky. it’s about this girl who starts writing letters to a serial killer and eventually falls in love w him. it was so interesting yet bone chilling to read this book. so creepy to read her POV and be like girl…why are you doing this?!? i couldn’t…

i will say i think the real description gave too much away. it took awhile to get to the part of the book i read about in the summary. and when i did, it was not a vibe. maybe it’s bc i don’t like this much gore and thriller, but i feel like usually i can handle it. i don’t know it was scary!

if you’re into this type of thriller it’s 100% good for you. i think i just couldn’t get behind her weird tendencies/did not like her as a character. but it was an easy read and i couldn’t put it down (despite being freaked out by the main character lolol) so i would read more of tasha’s books!

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Overall rating: 3.5

Did I enjoy it? Short answer yes, but there’s A LOT I didn’t like.

Hannah a lost young women at a job she’s not passionate about becomes obsessed with a serial killer named William. At first she wrote him a hate letter to him in prison but it budded into so much more. As her obsession grows, everything else in her life goes on the back-burner, including her job. Once fired, she decides to take a roadtrip to see William’s trial live where things only get crazier for Hannah.

I’m not sure if I’d categorize it as a thriller because it didn’t entirely feel like one but it’s got some thriller-ish components. I also felt that the pacing was off. There were times where everything and nothing was going on at the same time. I was left confused on where the plot was going and what the purpose of all of the events were. However, the last paragraph had my jaw DROPPED.

I will say the “twist” was rather predictable as the author draws a lot of attention to this character. It doesn’t take a lot to piece it together. My one other suggestion is to remove William’s acquittal from the synopsis. It would add so much suspense for the reader if they didn’t know it!

Read in advance for free in exchange for my honest review. Thank you for the ARC Berkley Publishing via NetGalley!

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Let's talk about falling head over heels for the classic "bad boy" archetype!

Hannah finds herself at a crossroads in life. Stuck in a dead-end job, watching her friends move forward while hers stagnate, and nursing the fresh wound of being ghosted by her recent non-committal boyfriend. Seeking a new direction or simply a distraction, she stumbles upon an online forum dedicated to the unsolved murder of a woman in Georgia. As the case gains traction and more victims emerge, a suspect named William is apprehended.

As Hannah's fascination with the case intensifies, she impulsively decides to correspond with William in jail. What could possibly go wrong? But when he actually responds, the stakes are raised.

Overall, "Love Letters to a Serial KIller" is an entertaining thriller that hits the mark. If you're in the mood for something unconventional and a bit outside the norm, this book is worth checking out.

Big thanks to Berkley Publishing via NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review!

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Hannah's life is in shambles and she yearns for something more. The story is divided into three sections, with the first part being quite sluggish. However, the pace picks up in the remaining two parts. I found the plot concept intriguing, as it delves into the obsession with true crime. It raises the question of how far is too far. The protagonist is eccentric and slightly unhinged. I would like to express my gratitude to Netgalley for providing me with an early copy of this book.

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Hannah hates her life. In her thirties and dragging through life, she seeks out something exhilarating. When a string of murdered women pops up, Hannah starts to dig into a true crime forum. Slowly, she let's go of all her previous problems and dive head first into the deaths. Hannah starts to write to the man accused of killing the women, William. They begin to form a budding romance from letters. Hannah leaves her life to follow his trial. The big question becomes does she love William the man or William the killer?

Hannah is a messy character who's life is falling apart. She's desperate for more. The book is broken into three parts, part one was very slow. The other two parts moved quicker. I liked the concept of the plot. The world is very focused on true crime, how far is too fat though. Quirky and a little off the rocker. Thank you Netgalley for the advanced copy of this book.

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3.5 stars - I had a lot of fun reading this book. Girl obsessed with true crime case, what’s not to love? The flashbacks left me wondering what would happen next and the story really held my attention. However, I could not stand the main character, Hannah. She’s unlikable, delusional and I just found her annoying overall. She was a walking red flag and I found myself constantly rolling my eyes. Some parts were predictable but, I did appreciate the Taylor Swift references.

Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing Group for providing me with an advance reader copy in exchange for an honest review.

Goodreads review here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199262999

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This book was such a fun read. The main characters was a delusional mess and I loved every minute of it. It was also such an easy quick read for me, as well. I highly recommend and will be waiting for her next book to come out!

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I had high hopes for this book. And as much as I enjoyed it, it fell a little short from my expectations. The main character was annoying, the outcome fairly predictable, and it just didn't have that thrill that a thriller needs. Despite all that, it still held my interest and I'm glad I read it.
I will recommend to others, and I'm confident it will find it's audience.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with this ebook arc.

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I'd like to express my gratitude to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an advance copy of this book. 3 stars! This book was unlike anything I've encountered before. I think the FMC is unlikable and definitely a bit unhinged but that’s the point. I found that the characters were portrayed exceptionally well at the start but by the end of the book I felt like it lacked some character development. The second half fell a bit flat for me, I found it challenging to grasp the depth of their emotions and interactions due to the limited descriptions. The ending was predictable but overall, I went into this book blind without knowing anything about it and i still found it to be an enjoyable read!

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Love Letters to a Serial Killer is a thriller that centers around Hannah, a woman who becomes obsessed with a series of murders and trying to solve the case in true crime forums. A lawyer named William is arrested for the murders. Hannah writes him an angry letter then he unexpectedly writes her back. I won’t say more and recommend not reading the book’s blurb because I think it gives way too much away (stuff that doesn’t even happen until like 65 percent into the book is mentioned) and made it far too easy to guess the twist early on which was a major let down because it would have been much more satisfying if I hadn’t seen it coming. The less you know going in, the better you’ll enjoy this, I think.

That said, this gripped me right away. I really liked the writing and the dry humor. It was an enjoyable and fast paced read even if parts of it that I think were supposed to be shocking were not due to a combination of the blurb and the “undisclosed location” chapters.

Thank you to Berkley Publishing Group and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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This was one of my favorite books. What a thrill it was to read. I loved the story and all the main characters Hannah, William and Bentley. Hannah becomes obsessed with a serial killer after hearing about a few bodies that were found in the area. She spent all of her time on the forum researching the killings of 4 murdered women and it takes over her life. She ends up losing her job and with no where to live so she decides to attend the trial of the accused murderer. Then she starts writing William the accused killer in jail. When William is found not guilty he shows up at Hannah’s door and they start a relationship. During the relationship she can’t shake the feeling that he is guilty. She continues to investigate him and then comes the twist at the ending. I reread the last page of the book several times. It was such a surprise. This was a wonderful book and I can’t wait to read the next one that Tasha writes.
Many thanks to Berkeley Publishing Group and NetGalley for providing me an advanced copy of this book. I loved it.

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This book was a lot of fun! I didn’t exactly love the main character, in fact at times I felt that she was just as crazy as the “serial killer” she’s portrayed as loving… but it still made for a very entertaining read.

I will say I was conflicted on who I thought the serial killer was up until about the last 60 pages. The author does an incredible job of making you question everything you thought you knew haha.

The ending made me DISLIKE the main character even more but I will say it was a fun open ended twist 😂 and I will def recommend this book to people in the future.

Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read this before its release!! It’s def worth picking up and reading if you’re into mystery whodunnits 😊

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He's a ten, but he's probably a serial killer.

Hannah is a thirty year old woman who has been spurned by men one too many times. Her solution? Express her frustrations to suspected serial killer, William, via hate mail. But when William writes back, the hate mail turns to love letters and her curiosity about William's case becomes a full-blown obsession. When William is released and seeks Hannah out, the their epistolary whirlwind romance becomes a reality. Will all of Hannah's dreams come true or will she end up dead at the bottom of a ravine?

Hannah was such an unlikeable character. That would normally bother me, but in this case, it made the story so much better. The author did a great job of depicting someone so unmotivated in her own life that she uses writing to a serial killer as a form of escapism. I also really enjoyed the different depictions of serial killer "fans" in the court room and learning about what motivates them. I also loved that William was a Swiftie. His favorite song is definitely either "no body, no crime" or "I Did Something Bad."

The ending was a bit predictable, but well-written and satisfying nonetheless. This book is pretty dark, but I think it will be a big hit come publishing day.

This was so unlike anything I've read before and I would definitely recommend it for fans of true crime and thrillers. Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing Group for providing an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

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4/5 prison love letters

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Hannah is spiraling in her life and prefers to spend time discuss with her online group about solving murder investigations. She starts writing letters to an accused serial killer in jail and from here, her life is literally a wild ride as she ends becoming his girlfriend, living with him once he is out. But does she believe her boyfriend as the real killer or not? And his family is a bit weird as well. Hannah is not likeable or relatable as she comes out as desperate and delusional and the whole premise felt crazy for sure but with such premise, you get fully invested to know how it would end. There were some twists at the end but the mid was dragged out. Overall, a very unique premise and keeps the readers engaged.

3.5 ⭐️ rounded to 4.

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If you like Thrillers with many twists throughout, You will enjoy Love Letters to a Serial Killer.

This book isn't your typical love story. When the Female main character, Hannah, feels empty inside, her way of filling that void isn't the usual way. She becomes obsessed with a Woman murdered in Georgia, so much so that she joins an online forum to learn what she can about the case. As her obsession grows, she starts to communicate through letters to the suspect in this particular murder investigation. Within any case, there are always three sides to every story: his, hers, and the truth. As Hannah begins to review the evidence, unbeknownst to her, she gets tangled in a family web of lies and cover-ups. Will Hannah find out the truth, or will love blind her?

Thank you to Berkley Publishing Via NetGalley for my eARC in exchange for my honest review.

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This book was great! The main character, Hannah, gets let down by a break up and her life starts to spiral. She ends up occupying her time with an online group that tries to help solve murders…and ends up finding herself pen pals with one of the serial killers her group has been monitoring online.

I finished this one in three days-it kept me wanting to pick it back up. I’m still not sure how I feel about how the book left off…but the rest was so intriguing that I don’t even care.

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