3.5 stars rounded up. as the title says, this story is very similar to those true crime docs where the women fall in love with their serial killer penpal. the fmc , hannah, is the most unhinged character i’ve ever come across. i am a fan of true crime, so stories like this are never tiresome for me and i mostly enjoyed it! it was interesting to see it told in the point of view of the penpal in this case. i mostly enjoyed the first and third parts of the book. part two dragged a bit and that’s why i deducted half a star from my overall rating. the plot twist was not shocking at all, as there are hints sprinkled in here and there. with that being said, i wish there was more depth to the ending, after the plot twist. i wanted to see more of a reaction out of the main characters versus a “i guess that happened, so this is where we all end up” type of vibe. overall, i enjoyed this book and i would definitely read more from this author!

thank you to netgalley for providing me with an arc in exchange for my honest review.

This was a really good book! I was immediately hooked from the beginning. I do think it slowed down towards the middle, but oh my god the twist at the end was wild! So worth the read.

Wherever you think this story is going, trust me, it’s not. With a title like that, I was fully expecting a deliciously dark story and was not disappointed! Hannah is a female character unlike any before. Please, do yourself a favor and check it out!

Despite an interesting premise and an intriguing unreliable narrator the story never progresses beyond its central conceit. While getting into the mind of a woman falling in love with a man entirely because he might be a serial killer is certainly a cool one Tasha Coryell never really takes things any further. Instead the reader is trapped with a whiny protoganist who can't get her act together and a series of increasingly bizarre circumstances that lead to an ultimately unfulfilling, not to mention unbelievable ending.

This was a really fun read that is nothing like I have ever read before. Hannah is a very naive narrator and is exactly one of "those girls" she claims not to be. I always wonder how people on the outside end up with people in prison and this gives you a peek inside this idea, even if it is made up. I really liked how this is told through Hannah's letters to William and also in real time. It made it more interesting for me that we got to meet more characters and have the first person POV rather than just hearing about them second hand. I did figure out the twist fairly early on but it was still enjoyable to read.

This one was one of my most anticipated books of the year, and it was almost perfect! I love a mystery/thriller that has a little romance in it, so I had high hopes for this one. I was very surprised by how funny the book was though. The main character reminded me of Cher Horowitz lol I loved everything about this one, except for the ending. While I loved the shocking twist (even if I did guess it early on) I didn't like how one aspect of the story ended. Other than that it was such a fun read! I can't wait to read more from Tasha!

I wanted to like this book, but I did not. The cover made it look like a fun rom-com that happens to take place around jail and a serial killer, but the story inside didn't quite go that way. Plus the main character was incredibly annoying, and that's something I find it very hard to get past. Give me a boring MC any day over one that I literally want to scream at to shut up.

I had a hard time relating to the fmc, she wasn't my favorite. But! the plot of this book made up for a lot of that.
I loved this story. It was thrilling, and exciting. I'm such a sucker for a murder mystery! I thought this was a fun read, and if you don't mind hating an fmc, you might like this!

First off I want to thank Netgalley for this ARC! I didn’t finish the book but I didn’t enjoy it as much as I thought I would. Very unlikable characters and not an interesting plot.

I loved this book. It kept me entertained and interested the whole time, I never felt that lull that other books sometimes have. What really got me was the introduction/first chapter. I think it was really smart to start the book off where she is kidnapped, it keeps the reader interested and hooked into the book to find out who did it and what actually happens to her. I really enjoyed this book and will definitely be recommending it to people who come into my store!

Alright, first off, thanks to NetGalley and the publisher. I received an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Thanks to them .

Next important note: I DNF’d this book. Not that deep in either. Around 10%.

Now to the review.

You’re telling me this woman is supposed to be in her 30s? She’s annoying and it reads like someone who is far younger than that. And not in a good way. Also, she’s selfish. And I mean selfish as all hell.

A woman goes missing and while she’s at work, she’s on Twitter spreading the word about her, sharing posts. Talking about the amount of engagement the posts got as opposed to the usual content she put on the site. It’s twitter, let’s be real, we all know bad news is what gets traction and basically nothing else.

Well, unfortunately this woman is found dead. Tell me how this chick, this annoying character, is telling a coworker in the break room that she, she worked hard to try to find her and was a part of the search????

Miss girl was tweeting during her lunch break!

This woman disgusted me. She was making this woman’s death about herself. And as it goes on, I just know that’s what she’ll be doing. This isn’t some sort of woman in a bad place who starts to spiral into darkness and gets obsessed with the loss of the lives of other women and in trying to solve it, falls into a deeper and darker headspace resulting in her having feelings for the killer.

It’s flippant. It’s disrespectful. It’s absolutely infuriating and it’s one of the most annoying books I’ve ever read.

I cannot recommend this book to anyone. If you liked it, that’s you. Happy for you but for me? I absolutely hated it and want my time back. Since I have to give it a star Review on GR, it gets a 1.

But that’s only because I’m being forced to. I hated this.

Dnf@ 13% I have it a college try but honestly this was so boring I almost fell asleep on the treadmill while listening.

Also carnal sin of the narrator pronouncing it Gif as Jif.

Loved this book! Loved the plot and it kept me hooked highly recommended. Was a quick read for me and hoping to read more from this author.

This book was a bit crazy (for me) but I bet stuff like this happens a bit.
Falling in love with a Serial Killer, Hannah (the main character) knows he is a serial killer when she starts writing to him. She uses social media to seek justice for victims, but then one day she decides to write a hate-type letter to William (the serial killer in jail). He responds and then Hannah's life is changed forever but things that happen after. It's a whole bunch of stuff and it's crazy. She seems to get obsessed I guess you could call it. No spoilers here, you gotta read the book to find out what all happens to Hannah's life and the choices that she makes.
oh yeah I totally forgot about the way this book starts off.... Its like you at the end and then the next thing you know it starts telling you how Hannah got where she was. It was crazy.
This author went where not many would go and didn't hold back, and didn't let anyone tell her that she couldn't go there and write a book like this.
This book was one that I couldn't put down and didn't seem boring or slow to me, it was very different and my mood reading brain was ready to get through it all. I bet it had to do with the book starting at the end first lol

this book was fun, quirky, and grabbed my attention from the very beginning!! it kept me hooked throughout the book

I received a free ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This was book was amusing at times. The main character was unhinged yet so relatable. I can see how someone can be so jaded that they make the choices Hannah makes. A couple of times during the story I thought, “Oh my God, I could totally do something this crazy!” And, I’m not generally a reckless person. This book Shines a light on the culture of serial killer obsession. A couple nice twists that I sort of saw coming but didn’t also, if that makes sense. Would make a great beach read.

3.5

Dear Hannah,
You're crazy, but I love you as a character. You make horrible choices, and you would make a terrible friend, but, at the same time, you're compelling. You get yourself into situations that make me simultaneously laugh and cringe. and you are one of my recent favorite characters.

xoxo,
A fan

Tasha Coryell's Love Letters to a Serial Killer is a fresh, fun look at what happens when Hannah has an obsession with true crime, so much so that she gets involved with the suspected killer. It might seem odd that I describe a book with "serial killer" in the title as fresh and fun, but it really is. It has all the elements that true thriller readers love, but it's light enough to read with the lights on, and, with the way it ended, fingers crossed that we might see Hannah again.

I can safely say I’ve never read anything quite like Love Letters to a Serial Killer, and I had so much fun with it. Our narrator is Hannah, a 30-something woman living a stagnant life in Minneapolis. Her job is unfulfilling, her friendships are floundering, and she’s being ghosted in her current situationship. When she learns about the discovery of four women’s bodies in Atlanta, the victims of a suspected serial killer, she hops on the true crime forums and immerses herself in the details of the crimes. And when a handsome lawyer named William is arrested for the murders, Hannah decides to write to him. She’s shocked when William writes back, but certainly there’s no harm in continuing their correspondence. After all, William is going to prison for life. Even though Hannah is falling in love with him, there’s no possibility that they could have a future. But then a fifth woman’s body is found while William is detained and on trial – and everything changes.

If you have ever wondered about the women who fall in love with serial killers, this is the book for you. Hannah is a fascinating, if not necessarily likeable, character. She is a bit, as my teens would say, “delulu,” or as I would say, unhinged. In smart, sharp writing, Tasha Coryell draws the reader into Hannah’s psyche, revealing her deepest insecurities and most destructive obsessions as she makes questionable decision after questionable decision. It can sometimes be exhausting being inside the head of a character like Hannah, but Coryell made it seem…fun? Hannah doesn’t really try to justify her behavior: She just does the things she does, unapologetically and obliviously. All I could do was shake my head and follow her down her self-destructive path. And yet she is still sympathetic, because at the root of it all is Hannah’s simple, heartbreaking desire to be chosen, to be loved. Girl needs some therapy, for sure.

Love Letters to a Serial Killer reads like a satire combined with a character study of a disturbed woman, with lots of interesting commentary about modern dating culture and millennial ennui. It’s billed as a thriller, but that aspect was the least interesting part of the book for me. The big reveal at the end isn’t a surprise, but I’m not sure it was supposed to be. Since the whole book is about Hannah’s self-destructive tendencies, it makes sense that she would be so focused on her obsessions that she would overlook what was right in front of her. In any case, I thought Love Letters to a Serial Killer was gripping and entertaining and refreshingly unique.

I hate to say it, but what the hell did I just read?! Nothing makes sense. Literally, I am very confused by what I just read. But I know for a fact that this book wasn't what I was expecting. It just wasn't it. Sorry, but it's my opinion.

ummmm wowwww... in a word soooooooo CRINGY....

I picked up this book about a month ago, but put it down right away because I couldn't handle it. But, I decided to pick it up again on a whim and give it another chance. BOY, what an unique read.

The internal dialogue that this character had was sooo hard to read, but I couldn't look away. The justification that this girl gave herself was shocking and sad, but unfortunately accurate. People always have a way to justify their thought processes and behavior and this girl took the CAKE. I really enjoyed this book... which is so weird because I couldn't STAND the main character and I cringed with every chapter. However, it was sort of a look into the mirror or those people that will justify anything and it was entertaining, but horrifying to behold.

Overall, this book was one of a kind and I'm so glad I read it.