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.

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for the ARC!

I had high hopes for this based on the premise and the cover but it wasn't quite what I had expected. I went into this expecting to vibe or atleast want to like the main character and I just did not like them at all - which may have been on purpose for this story. The amount of times I said "wtf" while reading made it fun enough for me to keep going. I will say the ONLY thing I liked about the FMC is that she is a taylor swift fan has there are references for swifties, but other than that the FMC is a complete idiot which, again may be part of the fun in reading this.

The main character is desperate for love, which is clearly why she pursues the letter exchange with a prisoner. But she gets SASSY and DARING in her letters right off the bat and it feels taunting, like she almost wants him to come for her. I do think if you're a fan of the book or tv series 'You' you might like the vibes of this book. This is a book I wanted to talk about in therapy afterwards so it is a ride worth going on if you aren't looking for any romance or a HEA.

This book was OK. I didn't rush home to read it and it took me quite a while to get through it. It would be a good book for a book club as there is so much to discuss. I would read another book by this author.

This has a predictable plot (including the identity of the murderer) with few twists, but it's surprisingly funny for a book about a woman writing letters to an accused serial killer! The sarcasm is top-tier, and the characters are fun if unlikeable. Genre-wise, while I've read plenty of books about unhinged folks, it doesn't fit neatly into any one category.

Wow this was not what I was expecting at all. Talk about a delusional, unlikable female main character. For those who enjoy books such as A Touch of Jen and A Novel Obsession, this is an entirely new level of an unhealthy obsession. Our FMC is in love with a serial killer and the idea of being killed. It was...a lot. Not a romance and not for those who can't accept a character being written to be disliked.

As someone who does “enjoy” true-crime, of course I was drawn to this one! As a character Hannah is definitely impulsive and irrational, but I felt this made her interesting!

Hannah is working a dead-end job at a nonprofit, the guy she was hooking up with ghosted her, and her best friend is MIA, so what does she do? Decides to put all her focus into helping online sleuths in a forum track down a serial murderer in Atlanta, of course! Once someone is arrested, Hannah decides to start corresponding with him. When she loses her job, she decides to attend the trial in GA.

The ending was a wild ride, and I was here for it! There were several WTF moments throughout, and I am left with some questions but overall this was a fun read!!

Who would have thought that the most well adjusted character in this story was the alleged serial killer? While I’m not totally sure how I feel about this book, it did keep me turning the pages. Hannah may be the most broken character I’ve read about and most of the rest of the cast is irredeemable too. While the whodunnit component was figured out fairly early on, it was interesting to examine (even in the fictional sense) the type of women who fall for murderers. I feel like you hear about them but don’t ever really hear the inner workings of their mind/feelings. This was definitely a different read and I’d be curious to see if the author tried to write a second book off of this based on how things were left at the end of this story.

I'm not going to lie this one was on the creepy side and kind of dark. And I like the occisonally dark romance. So don't let to the pink cover fool you this isn't a cute book.

This book was so unhinged but also so good at the same time. While I definitely did not like the main character for her actions and such, I also couldn't help but feel a sort of pity for her and everything she was going through. It was definitely a very unique thriller unlike anything I've ever read before and I mean that in the best way possible. I can't wait to see what this author comes up with next if it's anything like this book.


Many thanks to Berkley Publishing for the review copy!

This book was not for me. I ended up DNFing it fairly quickly. I didn't like any of the characters and found the plot (which seemed so interesting in the summary) to be way to far fetched and unbelievable for me to enjoy.

It's been awhile since I related to a protagonist so much. The story follows Hannah, a woman who after going through a break up, falls down the rabbit hole of true crime. Specifically, some recent unsolved murders. She soon finds herself sending letters to the alleged killer. Chaos ensues. This story jumps right in and keeps going. I experienced second hand cringe, but also wanted to find out what happens next. Unfortunately, I was able to figure out the ending (sort of). I still enjoyed how it got there.

Lastly, my most listened to Taylor Swift song is Enchanted. IYKYK

This read like a teenagers diary. Hannah was honestly so woe-is-me it was hard to connect with her, or any characters really. I called the twist early on, but felt like the whole story was unresolved.