Well, I made it through…..this book, the plot, the characters…was all a bit of a mess-not in a good way. This didn’t seem like a plausible scenario, and there are literally books with dragons that I consider plausible. This book was not enjoyable in any way unfortunately.

This book has several twists and turns that I didn't see coming. The premise is what drew me in. You often have survivor support groups but nothing from the killers POV. I liked that the author gave back stories for each serial killer even though it left some things unresolved.

The main protagonist is not the most likeable character but it makes her transformation more believable.

In the end, Cyra becomes the thing she most hated but maybe she was one all along.

I’m having a really hard time writing this review, because while I didn’t hate the book overall, I also didn’t enjoy it. The first issue was 10% in, the author describes the Black man’s skin color as “wet soil” which is …. a (racist) choice. Extra icky since literally no other character was described in a similar way. I don’t care that they spent the rest of the book making “woke” remarks, those just seemed gimmicky. I didn’t really like any of the main characters, and really really didn’t like Cyra. Probably would have DNF’d if not for receiving and advanced copy

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an eARC In exchange for an honest review

This book had twists, turns, and surprises even the most veteran thriller readers like myself couldn’t have seen coming! The juxtaposition of having an unreliable narrator while also feeling bad for feeling the narrator was unreliable. I’ll definitely be checking out more from this author.

a GENIUS idea with some very DARK main characters in some really fun ways. 5 stars. tysm for the arc.

I love horror and thrillers, especially when they're campy. This book was compared to a Grady Hendrix novel, which was why I requested it. I was pretty disappointed to find that it wasn't satirical or campy at all. The author took this very silly premise way too seriously, and I rolled my eyes through the whole thing. I'm offended on Grady Hendrix's behalf.

I do think this could have been a fun book, and maybe as Schaefer grows as a writer, she'll find her niche. This book had too many plot holes to be so serious. If she wants to write serious thrillers, they need to be more tightly written. If she wants to write camp, then can she please make it a little more fun!

This book kept me on the edge of my seat throughout. I was super hooked with the storyline and I just couldn’t put it down. I loved watching the character development as well as trying to work out the twists and turns as they were occurring. I really enjoyed this one and am looking forward to reading more by the author

Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC!

The premise of this sounded so good, but it wasn't exactly what I expected. It wasn't a standout for me, unfortunately! I just didn't connect to the characters and while I WANTED to love the idea of a serial killer support group, I wish it had gone for a funnier dark angle rather than where it led. Still an entertaining read!

Thank you to crooked lane and NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

This book was definitely not for me.
The premise sounded so interesting.
The actual book made me eye roll so many times in such a short amount of time.

You will definitely enjoy this if you have a great capacity to suspend your disbelief. As a person that can't do this, this book is not at the level at which I would expect with a premise like that.

This was such a good book. I loved the story and the writing so much. The characters were great and the story flowed smoothly. Will definitely read more books by this author in the future.

I love myself some unreliable narrators. A psychological horror about just how far we’re willing to go for the ones we love. My only complaint is I wish we got to spend a little more time with our amazing main character at the beginning of the book.

Serial Killer Support Group by Saratoga Schaefer is a thrill a minute.

This book is exactly what it purports to be.

Cyra is desperate to find out who killer her sister Mira. REALLY desperate.

She joins a serial killer support group with the hopes that one of the members is the person that killed her sister.

I LOVED this book. Cyra takes on the personality of Mistletoe, a serial killer herself.

There were lots of twists and turns that I was not expecting.

I very much enjoyed this book!

This was a thrilling read from start to finish! This is for fans of My Sister, the Serial Killer. I can definitely see this as the new BookTok book when it comes out. I was surprised by how many twists there were that I didn't see coming at all.

I really went into this thinking it would be kinda campy and meta, a little bit of dark/sardonic humor peppered in for good measure. But nope. It's very serious, not funny. Not at all campy or meta. I just don't think this one hit for me. It might have if I'd adjusted my expectations, but it was pretty middle of the road for me.

i read this book as an adult reader and to see if my students would like it, would they learn something about themselves or their world or ethical issues. For some of them that might be true. As an adult reader, I found it somewhat unbelievable and naive. I expected more as the premise was intriguing.

Before starting, Serial Killer Support Group seemed to have everything I could possibly want in a book. A woman main character dealing with psychological trauma, serial Killers, and twists galore. And I am pleased to say that it follows through on all of these promises.

Cyra is out for revenge after her sister is murdered by a serial killer. Thing is, she doesn't know which one. So she infiltrates a support group for serial Killers to figure out which one killer her sister. And she dives deeper, she begins to reckon with her own emotions, feelings, and tendencies to push those down.

This was a fast paced and intriguing story filled with a ton of surprises. However, I found Cyra's constant analyzing and internal monolaguing about switching personal to be distracting, and pulled me out of the story.

I ended up reading this for my October TBR after receiving this arc. I went into this book just on the title alone. I was surprised on how this book grew on me. Will definitely be buying this book as a trophy.

I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Posing as one of them, thinking like one of them, getting into character as one of them, Cyra infiltrates a support group for serial killers to seek out her sisters killer. It forces her to risk everything when she needs to confront these killers, but also at the erosion of her morale and humanity. Does she need to risk everything to not only find the killer, also not to become one of them?

Many thanks to Crooked Lane Books and Netgalley for a free ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This novel had potential, with the very concept of a serial killers support group being almost camp (in a similar fashion to Grady Hendrix’ Final Girl Support Grouo). Instead, we had a character whose tone and motivations seemed to waiver, who was mostly unliveable and the depth of her character fairly shallow.

The positive aspect of this novel comes in the stories of the serial killers, which should have been further fleshed out.

A forgettable novel in comparison to others of a similar ilk.

A young woman infiltrates a serial killer support group to find her sister’s killer. The premise sounded fresh and new! Despite being a fairly quick and easy read, it didn’t fully live up to expectations.

The main issue for me was the tone – yes, a murder investigation could be thrilling, edge-of-your-seat stuff; however, given that a support group for serial killers does not sound at all realistic, I expected something darkly funny and light. The problem was it was neither especially dark nor funny and as a result the unbelievable plot was just that – unbelievable. There’s an audience for dark and gritty as well as for more comedic spins on murder but this novel seemed unable to decide and ended up stuck in the middle.

I did find it entertaining enough to read all the way through, but it would be hard to recommend given that the genre is so undefined.
Thanks, NetGalley and Crooked Lane Books for this eARC.