Thank you, Netgalley, the author, and Berkley Publishing for the gifted e-book! ❤️ #gifted. My review is comprised of my honest thoughts.

This was so interesting and different. Like I have never read anything like it. It's pretty nuts. I struggled with it though. I think it was the pacing. I kept picking it up and putting I down. I did enjoy the story, for the most part.

I had mixed feelings about the main character who I ended up disliking but the author went for it and I appreciate that Hannah evokes Such strong feelings. Mostly cringes and maybe a bit of contempt. But the story is a train wreck of women being killed by a serial killer and our fascination with true crime. Hannah may be an extreme depiction of the obsessed as she strives to insert herself all the way. Investigating on one hand and writing her letters. Predictable but still the train wreck that you can't look away from.

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This was FUN! In a weird, unhinged way. The story is definitely not what you would think it is, but it's something that compels you to finish it.

The story revolves around, I'd say, an unhinged woman. She is lost in life, and one solice she finds is in her letters with a serial killer. He's locked up, she is following his case. Until she decides to kind of get herself in the middle of it all. She goes to a state where the case/trial is taking place, and is trying to figure out who might have killed all the women that her pen pal is accused of, and at the same time get herself inserted in his rich family. She wants to be accepted by his family, and she wants him to be the actual killer. Weird? YES. But at the same time, WHAAAAT? It is such a weird plot. But I also really really wanted to see this story to the end. Obviously, you can see some red herring coming at you from a mile away, and I, as a reader, could tell this won't be as clear cut as it seemed. But the whole dynamic of this story is just too good to look away from.

It was slow in parts.. and predictable in some.. (I know you've heard that from me before), but this story is just unforgettable. It is of those women, who praise Manson, and you can't understand why - well you kind of get a close look at their psyche in this book.

In any case. A great summer thriller read. It was not disappointing at all.

Hannah, the FMC, works for a nonprofit organization and lives a pretty lonely and boring life. After the man that she was casually hooking up with ghosts her, Hannah spirals down a hole of self-loathing. When multiple girls come up murdered, Hannah decides to join a forum that follows the investigation, simply to keep herself busy. Initially out of curiousity, Hannah starts writing letters to the man expected of being a serial killer. Then that curiousity turns into an obsession. What happens though when the man accused of being a serial killer is found innocent and only has eyes for you?

I don't know what was in this book but it was so addicting and I could not put it down. Granted the FMC at times annoyed me beyond belief. I seriously think she is insane in a disturbing kind of way. Her actions were unbelievable and at times I found myself yelling at the book wondering, "What is wrong with you?" However, the overall plot concept was very unique and intriguing and I could not stop reading it. Before I started reading this I said that I wanted something a little different and that is exactly what this book delivered.


Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing Group for access to this arc in exchange for an honest review.

I’ll admit the title drew me into this suspenseful story. Hannah is part of an online forum obsessed with a convicted serial killer, William, and his victims. As they sift through the evidence made public, they question William’s guilt. In the process, Hannah & a couple of others fantasize about a future with William. Hannah starts writing to him and their correspondence further shakes up theories around his case. Will they discover proof of his innocence or is he guilty as charged? When another murder happens, everything they thought they knew is called into question and Hannah’s bond with William suddenly seems too real. While the book becomes fairly predictable about halfway in, it was still an interesting premise and kept my interest. Thanks to NetGalley and Berkley books for the ARC. This was my honest review.

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💌Delusional FMC
💌Murd3r Investigation
💌True Crime Junkie
💌FMC with an Obsessive Personality
💌MMC accused of Murd3r



I really wanted to love this one. The premise drew me instantly.

I found the FMC to be a bit much and highly delusional. Her obsessive personality was a big part of the story but I found it more annoying than I should have. The author did a great job writing the FMC character traits and bringing her to life. As the reader you can see the delusion and also understand how Hannah rationalizes her reasonings. The author did a very good job writing those aspects.

The FMC can never accept things as they are, she creates fictional stories in her head to justify what going on.

66% in is when you actually get a physical interaction between the FMC and MMC. Most of the story is how Hannah perceives everything and we have to guess what the MMCs intentions truly are.

Hannah start to become so wrapped up in the murder victims that she starts to dress and look like them.

There was a twist in the investigation, I suspected it but was not completely sure.

The end was a bit unexpected.

Fantasies and delusions all wrapped up in a murder investigation.

Hannah has a death wish. Why else would she write to an accused serial killer, falling in love with him over the written page, and agree to marry him on his release from prison? She must be crazy in love ... or just plain crazy.

Tasha Coryell's snarky fictional debut, Love Letters to a Serial Killer, plays on the "falling for bad guys and gals" craze, which sees both women and men writing to accused and convicted murderers and other nefarious criminals, and subsequently finding love. Or something resembling love. Because if love is built upon trust, and you have to sleep with one eye open for fear of your life, are you in love or are you just in danger?

In Love Letters to a Serial Killer, Hannah is aimlessly moving through life, or rather not, moving through, but stuck. Aimlessly stuck in life with nowhere to go, which might be why she reaches out to accused serial killer William, a handsome and wealthy lawyer who has been charged with the murder of several women. Hannah dances closer and closer to danger (and perhaps her own death) as she flirts with William through letters and picks away at his brain. What makes him tick, and why does she find it so darn attractive?

As much as Hannah plays with fire, she never expected William to be released, so when he is found not guilty, she suddenly finds herself being held to her word. Can Hannah vow to love William until "death do us part," if death has a good chance of coming sooner rather than later?

I did not expect Love Letters to a Serial Killer to be written in such a satirical tone, but sardonic it is, poking fun at those of us who go looking for love in all the wrong places. They say love is blind, and that is surely the case in this grim, yet darkly humorous tale about a young woman whose train has gone off the tracks and is perilously speeding closer and closer toward disaster.

While entirely predictable and at times a bit much (there are several places where this book could be deemed "problematic," and the author inserts race so often into her story, you can't help but notice how frequently it is pointed out), this is still generally an enjoyable read, albeit one that you will find yourself rolling your eyes at - it is just THAT outlandish and ridiculous.

The crazy thing about Love Letters to a serial Killer is that this plot could realistically and probably is happening today in real time.

Hannah, in her 30s, recently was dumped by her punk rock boyfriend. Feeling lonely, she decides to go onto true crime forums (reddit basically). There she learns about 4 women killed the SAME way and the man accused of killing them...William. What turns out as an "lol he won't write me back" turns into a wild ride as he responds. What's even crazier is he may not actually be guilty of murder. What happens when the supposed killer moves in with you and becomes your latest love due to prison letters? Hannah may figure it out... hopefully before it is not too late.

I picked this book up based on the cover as it gave me Mean Girl vibes. Also, I am semi in my true crime era. Y'all this book is bonkers because I truly believe people are fantasized with serial killers, even writing love letters to them! While this book isn't the best one out there (yikes with a pov shift I got a little bit ago), it's keeping my attention and making me yell WTF multiple times! The beginning and middle parts of this book kept my attention as I tried to figure out who was the "real" killer. The ending however; made me cringe as it wasn't what I expected and to me, felt like a letdown with all that it was leading up to. I definitely will pick up another by Coryell as I am curious about a) her writing style and b) her bonkers "realistic" plots.

Short synopsis: After a recent breakup, Hannah starts writing letters to an accused serial killer.

My thoughts: The concept of this one was so interesting, it makes sense to me based on what we learn about Hannah and her lack of self worth, that she would stoop low enough to become so infatuated with a serial killer.

The beginning drew me in immediately, the author did a great job at setting the stage and helping the reader understand Hannah and her thought process a bit more. The court case drug on a bit in my opinion, but the ending picked up really quick.

I did see the twist coming, but still enjoyed watching everything come together.

Read if you love:
- True crime
- Romantic thrillers
- Unique concepts
- Characters with issues

3.5 stars
As a true crime lover, I was really hopeful for this book, but it just didn't have me turning the pages. The story was slow and somewhat predictable, but I was intrigued enough to finish it.

This was a ride and I loved it. There’s a lot of hype around this book and it deserves it. I couldn’t put it down. Highly suggest you give it a go.

The fact that I felt uneasy throughout this but I actually kinda liked it?
Hannah is the most fucked up main character we can get. She's obsessed with a serial killer in an extremely unhealthy way. The obsession costs her her job, her friends, maybe even her life ?
She writes to a man on trial for killing 4 women and when he writes her back things get messy...she starts obsessing over every angle of this man's life from his family to the murdered women and their lives to online forums where she becomes friends with other women who love killers.
This isn't a character we should be rooting for in any way and I didn't. But I enjoyed her story and where it took her and while the ending wasn't tied up neatly it wasn't the worst. It was predictable but so very enjoyable.

Thank you to the publisher for the advanced copy !

Hannah is an active member of a true-crime online forum that is determined to help solve the murders of 4 women. When a man is arrested, she begins writing letters to him in jail, seeing it as a healthy way to get her emotions around the case out. That is until William starts writing back and the two begin to form a bond with their letter writing. As her obsession with the case and with William escalates, Hannah decides to go to the trial. During the process of the trial a 5th woman is murdered and William is found not guilty. When he is released, he finds Hannah so the two can begin a life together.

Well this book was a wild ride. I thought this was such an interesting premise and it was fascinating to see how Hannah’s obsession with the case escalated into her falling for the accused murderer. This story was messy and with so many chaotic surprises and twists I just could not put it down. This is a book like nothing I have ever read before and was truly bananas.

Thank you to Berkley Publishing and NetGalley for the advance copy.

This book! I loved it! Unique, addicting and kind of unhinged. I have no idea but I found the character SO RELATABLE even though she made decisions that had me aghast. I have never felt so completely inside a character’s head; the author did an AMAZING job portraying Hannah that even when she made the most questionable decisions, I totally understood why and feel like I knew her so well by the end. The story is completely captivating and I would have sat down and read the entire thing in one sitting if I could. It made me laugh the way it probably shouldn't and the writing is fabulous. I highly recommend this one!

Thank you @netgalley for a copy of this book!

On the surface, this book is typically everything I enjoy in a good thriller - serial killer, a bit of a who did it mystery, a sprinkle of cat and mouse - but, I'm sorry to say, that this book just wasn't it for me.

It had moments of promise where I got really into the story with our serial killer's family and also into exactly how the victims were tied to him. This book has an unlikable, unhinged female main character as the main narrator. There's such a fine line between psycho and yet you're hooked and psycho and you're annoyed. Unfortunately, it was more of the latter for me.

The book ended with what I think was supposed to be a mic drop twist that just kinda fell flat.

Bottom line: Just wasn't for me.

Thank you Berkley and NetGalley for the eGalley.

Overall, I liked the story and the premise and thought the unhinged FMC was one that I couldn’t look away from. Yes, the characters were unlikable and, like I mentioned unhinged, so if that’s not your thing, then you’re going to want to skip this one.

I finished it in one sitting and the ending was not what I was expecting and was a bit underwhelming.

3.5 stars

I'm not really sure what I expected, and honestly I'm not really sure what I got either. Love Letters to a Serial Killer is a bold and daring story that takes risks and surprises your from the first page. There's a levity that makes the pages fly by and so much unexpected stuff happens you wont stop reading

Meh is the best way to describe this one. It took a LONG time to get to the real part of the synopsis. Pretty slow for a long portion of the book. The parts of the storyline that the author spent the most time on could have been a lot shorter to allow for better character development. The relationship building between the MC and the serial killer could have been a lot better written. I did like the concept, it was very neat and I hadn't read something like this before. It was very easy to read and had a cool mystery element.

Please don’t get mad at me because it’s probably my own fault for trying this book thinking it would be an offbeat romance with some wacky shenanigans. And in some minor ways it is — but it’s mostly an unlikable Gone Girl-esque character done worse than Gone Girl, and a mystery. The mystery features twists that are so predictable, from how it turns out Hannah doesn’t actually want William after he’s acquitted, and who the real killer is. I don’t know what I expected, but I’m a romance book influencer so maybe I should have passed on this free book instead.

This was like watching a train wreck, I just couldn't stop myself from reading. The characters are whiny and unlikeable. This book had so much potential but ultimately fell flat. If you are looking for something to read to avoid adulting, then this book will do, it just wasn't for me. Thank you NetGalley for the advanced preview.