Wow…. This book was unlike anything else I’ve ever read. It truly kept me on my toes until the very last paragraph. The way Hannah’s mind worked was truly amazing (and scary) and the way she was obsessed with William killing her made for a very intriguing story. I did figure out the main plot twist before it happened, but I was FAR into the book before figuring it out.

okay so it was a nice read it took me long cause i had surgery but i emjoyed it i am pasting the link to the full review below

The synopsis is what really drew me to this book, so if you are fascinated with true crime, it’s definitely worth a read. It was so unhinged, but I couldn’t put it down. Not since reading Yellowface last year have I come across such an unlikeable, but nonetheless compelling FMC! I also appreciated how the author explored loneliness, desperation and obsession. A unique, strong debut and I’m interested to see what this author writes next!

This was one crazy book! When Hannah is let go from her job, she decides to go to the trial of the accused serial killer she has been writing to. When a mistrial is delared, Hannah and William decide to move in together. Hannah decides to investigate William. Is he really a killer or is he innocent. When she find out, before she is one of the victims?

This book was so messed up and the main character was a complete idiot. But I loved it. Thanks to libro.fm for an ALC to listen to. I flew through this!

Read if you enjoy:
Weird protagonists
True crime
Rich people behaving badly

4.25 stars for Love Letters To. A Serial Killer!

This book is like no other! I have read a loooot of books and I can absolutely say this plot was so unique and highly entertaining. I was pretty much hooked from the beginning, and couldn’t predict how this story would play out.
I was initially drawn in by the cover- which is awesome- and was super happy the inside matched its coolness.

The characters were great & fun to read about (fun in a weird way), and the MC, Hannah was wild. I couldn’t get enough of her life and all her bizarre thoughts- and trust me they were BIZARRE. There were times I thought wow this girl is crazy, and other times where I was holding my breath hoping things would go her way.
I love true crime and was jazzed to follow along and see how far her true crime obsession would go.

The whole book was really well written, was twisty and surprising, and left me with a “what did I just read?!” feeling. It’s one you’ll think about even after you finish.

I hiiiighly recommend reading this one…grab your popcorn and clear your calendar because once you pick it up it’s hard to put down!

thank you to netgalley, the publisher, and to tasha coryell for the advanced reader copy of "love letters to a serial killer". the cover was giving me all the mean girls burn book vibes, and while that is not the atmosphere the book possesses whatsoever, i still wanted to give it a read. i have strong opinions on how true crime cases are glamourized and some people go so far as to romanticize or idolize particular serial killers, so i thought that "love letters to a serial killer" could bear some substantial commentary on that. i will say that i was not a huge fan of the main character, hannah. she wasn't likable to me and that made it a bit hard to connect with her at times. however, in spite of the stupidly questionable choices she was making, i was hooked. it was like a train wreck-- i couldn't look away.

This book was crazy, ridiculous, and utterly entertaining! 🤯 I loved every minute of it. ❤️

Meet Hannah, who's feeling lonely until a series of murders pulls her into the world of message boards as she tries to crack the case. 🕵️‍♀️🔍 Things get even more intense when William is arrested, and Hannah starts writing to him. 📜 Their letters back and forth deepen her obsession with the case. 😱

This book is a rollercoaster ride—fast-paced, packed with satire, and dark humor. 🎢😈 I was hooked from the very first chapter to the last! 📖💫

This book was absolutely wild!!! What an incredibly written different take on serial killers and the praise/attention they receive. I really enjoyed this one and did not see that twist coming at the end. Will 100% be recommending this to my friends.

This is not a book that will be for everyone but it was for me. Hannah was such a fascinating, sad, dark character to read from. Hannah is a single woman whose life feels aimless -- she's drifting at work, has no meaningful friendships or romantic attachments. She becomes obsessed with a man accused of killing multiple women, first through true crime forums where she scours through every detail of his case. Eventually, Hannah starts writing letters to the killer, and ingratiates herself to his family.

It's not always easy to be in Hannah's head but Coryell is a talented enough writer to make every page compulsively readable. I found myself thinking a lot about my own relationship to true crime and the cultural obsession with it. Like "Notes on an Execution" and "My Murder" this book doesn't center the killer but rather the women in his orbit. Highly recommend giving it a read if you liked those two titles. Thanks to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing for the arc.

I liked the beginning of this book but, my enjoyment kinda hit a down slope from page 50 or so. The MC is (in my opinion) exhausting to read from and it was intended that way of course but, I wish we got a different perspective to kinda take a break from Hannah’s. I’m sad this one didn’t work for me because the plot sounds like a wild ride and I’m always down for some weird plots.
Overall, this is one of those books that if you don’t really think about things logically you will have a fun time.

This book was wild, in the sense that there are actually people who fall in love with serial killers while they are in prison. It's hard to sum up my thoughts on this one because I didn't like Hannah or her obsession with William, but I also couldn't stop reading. I was able to predict one of the twists from a mile away, which made the ending less shocking. If you are considering this one, I would skip reading the synopsis because it gives away too much!

Meet Hannah: True crime obsessed and unlucky in love. As the bodies are piling up in her Atlanta suburb, she begins to fixate on the murders of the four women. As she spends more and more time on an online forum of would-be crime sleuths, she starts to fall further and further down the rabbit hole. Her job is being affected. Her sleep is being affected. Her relationships are being affected. And then there is an arrest. Enter William: the man accused of the slayings: an educated, handsome attorney. Hannah’s obsession deepens as she starts to write him letters while he is awaiting trial in prison. Shockingly, he returns her letters and a relationship begins to unfold. Is she actually in love with a serial killer? Will he be found guilty? How many other women are also infatuated with him?

This one was fun, even campy at times with just enough twists to keep your guessing to the end. Definitely add this one to your summer book pile!

Hannah is feeling a bit adrift, recently losing her job and being ghosted by her not-boyfriend. To fill the void, Hannah finds herself down an online rabbit hole of true crime, where forums are abuzz over the recent murders of several local women. Handsome lawyer William Thompson is charged with the crimes, and Hannah finds herself drawn to him, writing letters to him while he’s in jail and attending his trial with other serial killer groupies.

This book was addictive and I could not put it down! Even though Hannah makes a multitude of terrible, morally questionable decisions, I was hooked and could not look away! The prose has a great true crime feel to it and the glorification of serial killers is a timely topic. I do recommend going into this one knowing as little as possible. The publisher’s blurb is a little spoiler-y, so do what I did – pick this one based on its great cover and get reading!

An obsessive narrator becomes invested in a true crime forum and falls for the man arrested for the serial murders...

I suspect this book won’t be for everyone (but aren’t those sometimes the best books?). Hannah is self-absorbed and illogical to a maximum extent, and those who need to understand why someone makes the decisions they do (and agree with them) probably won’t find Hannah to be the most relatable. At the same time, she is the sort of unhinged narrator that positively tickles me. She has terrible takes on everything, justifies her own laziness and self-centered nature by making herself a victim, and judges everyone around her for trying to engage with her as a friend. On her friend Meghan getting a boyfriend, Hannah muses:

“For so long, the two of us had pined over men together and she had gone and gotten herself a man without me. Sometimes the deepest betrayals were things that women did to one another.”

Hannah often made me laugh with her bizarre and unexpected takes on life. I thought she was a lot of fun, and the audiobook narration by Andi Arndt is perfection. Arndt perfectly captures Hannah’s absurd and self-indulgent voice, bringing to life this story of a woman who spent her life doing the should, only to find herself miserable and unsure how to voice it. Despite her unlikability, Hannah had these moments of vulnerability and raw insight that made her at times verging on relatable.

“It was hard, even for those of us who hadn’t been accused of killing anyone, to love ourselves. Oftentimes I found it easier to accept the bad things that happened to me than the good. If only because I struggled to find myself worthy of anything rewarding.”

Hannah’s spiral that leads her to write letters to accused serial killer William isn’t what I expected. She had been seeing a guy named Max (primarily they were just hooking up, but she hoped it would eventually turn to more) when he ghosts her, moves on to another girl, and blocks her on social media. This all coincides with the first murder, and Hannah gets involved with an online true crime forum where she gets overly invested in the case. As more bodies are discovered, Hannah becomes obsessed. Absurdly, she seems to find a connection between what she went through with Max and what the women are going through. This is what prompts her to write to William, telling him off as though he were the one who ghosted her.

“This was not to suggest that being murdered and being shunned by a boy that I wasn’t even in a real relationship with were equivalent, but to say that it was a bad time for a lot of us.”

Eventually, Hannah’s obsession with the case leads her to lose her job. But not only did Hannah not enjoy her job, by this point she is all consumed by William. Hannah attends the trial, and she meets a few other true crime junkies obsessed with the case. They are an odd trio and I found it amusing how they simultaneously are one another’s only support who truly gets it, but also how they are sort of in competition with one another. When William is released from prison, Hannah and him settle down and that is when the fun begins. Hannah is constantly collecting tidbits that are either in support of or against William being a serial killer. For his part, William doesn’t confess nor deny the crimes. Is he truly a serial killer? And if so, who is his accomplice for the fifth murder that happened while he was in prison?

“I was always doing that, denying myself immediate pleasure for the sake of setting a scene.”

This is a wild story and the ending is somehow even more wild than I even expected! Enjoy the ride here—this book has a lot to unpack when you get to the end and trust me, you won’t see it coming!

Thank you to Berkley Publishing for my copy. Opinions are my own.

This book wasn't entirely for me, but I think others will enjoy it.

Hannah is essentially a true crime obsessed internet sleuth and becomes obsessed with a serial killer in her area. She begins writing him hate letters until those take a bit of a turn.

I think I didn't entirely know what to make of the book. It was wildly unhinged, and I didn't know if it was supposed to be taken seriously or some type of satire or what, but I didn't hate it. I loved how wild it was.

Personally, I didn't like Hannah at all, and it ruined the experience for me a little bit. It is a personal thing for me that I usually need to either love a main character or love to hate them in order for me to love the book, and I just couldn't decide with this one.

Overall, I would encourage people to give it a shot because it is a great one for discussion.

The story begins with Hannah's fixation on William, an accused serial killer, which sends her life into a downward spiral. Her obsession consumes her, affecting her personal and professional life, and pushing her to the edge of sanity.

Hannah decides to write William letters in prison then finds herself attending his trial. As she follows William's trial closely, her obsession drives her to conduct her own investigation, even after he is found not guilty. Hannah struggles to accept his innocence and continues her investigation, maybe even finding herself hoping that it leads her to trouble.

As the story unfolds, the line between reality and obsession blurs for Hannah. Her interactions with William and his family are charged with tension, and the author skillfully builds suspense, leading to a finale that even Hannah didn’t see coming.

"Love Letters to a Serial Killer" is a compelling read for fans of psychological thrillers. The author's ability to create a chilling atmosphere and complex characters makes this novel stand out. It is a haunting exploration of the human psyche and the dark side of love, leaving readers questioning the boundaries between reality and delusion.

Many people are curious about killers; they watch shows, read books, and some go so far as to write to people who are incarcerated. Hannah is one of these very people, writing to William, an accused serial killer. When she writes her letter she really doesn’t think much will come of it, but then William writes back and Hannah’s curiosity about him and his case turns to a full-blown obsession. Next thing Hannah knows she is traveling to Georgia to attend the trial and show her support for William, believing that this is as far as things will go, but then William is acquitted and wants to be with Hannah, but is he really innocent?

This was a novel that was right up my alley, and not just because it is a genre that I enjoy, but also because I myself am a viewer and consumer of all things true crime; I would not, however, write a convicted or accused killer. Hannah is a rather interesting character. I can completely understand how she fell into the hole she did and why she had many of the feelings and motivations that she did. I also found William to be an intriguing character; I had my suspicions about him but there were still a couple of surprises along the way. I really liked the way that the story was told–if there had not been letters between Hannah and William included and used to tell the story I would have been very disappointed–especially because it allowed me to understand them and the motivations..

Many thanks to @berkleyromance and @prhaudio for the gifted digital and audio copies of this very unique thriller. Below is my honest review.

Hannah’s boyfriend ghosted her only to fall blissfully in love with someone else. She’s been passed over for a promotion at a job she doesn’t care about, and she’s broke. As a means of distraction, she goes down the rabbit hole of an online forum dedicated to discovering the identity of a killer stalking the Atlanta suburbs. After William, a handsome and successful lawyer, is arrested for the murders, Hannah begins to write to him - and he writes back - both sharing profoundly personal and intimate parts of their lives. After she loses her job, she decides to travel to Atlanta from Minnesota to attend William’s trial and gets herself embroiled in the case.

Lots of people are going to love this one. There’s a commentary on the glorification of killers and our societal obsession with true crime. It was a fast-paced story, but I did correctly guess both of the twists pretty early, and I struggled with the epic number of poor decisions made by the characters—EVERYONE needs therapy. There are content warnings for everything you’d imagine getting involved with a serial killer would involve.

This is a hard book to review. It is very different from what I've read and has a weird combination of psychological thriller and dark romance.
The FMC, Hannah, irked me to NO ENDS!! Her obsession with the forum, the serial killer, basically everything except figuring out what to do with her boring ass life, pissed me off so much! Probably because I cannot relate to someone like her: someone who throws their life away for a measly romance. And a killer no less!
Ugh, besides the dislike towards the FMC and her annoying personality, the plot itself was lackluster. There wasn't much to keep me going except wondering who the killer was. I must admit, the killer actually astounded me, but not enough to make me like the book better.
The book was more disgusting and disturbing over any other adjective. Some called it crazy- but I didn't find it crazy.