So Freaking FUN!

Two former serial killers are trying their best to settle down and live the middle class dream. But it's harder to give up the thrill of the kill than they thought. Add in a cop hoping to make their way back into the good graces of their bosses and it's a race to figure out who is killing some of the denizens in town.

I loved this book and will read anything Asia Mackay writes next. Bonus, if we get to meet Hazel and Fox again - they were so charming and quick witted! If you like a light murder mystery and a bit of comedy with your kills, this is a book for you!
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Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine for providing this book, with my honest review below.

If A Serial Killer’s Guide to Marriage has you considering picking it up based on the blurb and you’re looking at reviews wondering if it’s worth a read, count me in as the angel on your shoulder telling you to pick it up. With a unique premise it isn’t gory or really dark (shocking given the married couple at its heart are serial killers) but an entertaining look at two mysterious characters who were drawn together by their love of justice and now struggling to tamp their urge down to play family for their daughters sake. Of course that urge is hard to control and reading about the issues they raise to do so is hilarious.

Haze and Fox are as glam as their names indicate until their daughter Bibi comes along and they pack up their socializing for life in the suburbs. An artist and a stockbroker by day, they met each other over a shared interest, murdering bad men I think we would all agree deserved bad things to happen. Haze is struggling both in her art and in life by not scratching her murderous itch, and while she’s quite upfront to readers about this, Fox is a bit of a mystery at first. With some undertones of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, we get to see where their impulses take them when they’ve been tamped down too long. I loved the mystery of whether the two would fully turn on each other and the side stories of Haze’s new mummy friend, Jenny, and Fox’s family. While there are times things/people are mentioned that I had to flip back to see if I missed (I didn’t) they add to the mystery and are all brought to light by the end.

I really enjoyed this book and felt I was on a mini adventure, not getting so bored at the suburbia setting due to the callbacks to this couple’s traveling and murderous past. If there could ever be such a thing as ‘good’ serial killers Haze and Fox are it, which doesn’t lower the stakes but has the reader on their side. Give it a whirl!

This was a great book. It was funny but also a thriller. So you can laugh but also have a bit of a thrill. I loved the characters. I kept wanting to read to see what would happen with Hazel and Fox. I would pick this up if you want something different than just a regular thriller.

This was fun fun fun. It reminded me somewhat of Bella Mackie’s “How to Kill Your Family” in that the protagonist was a largely unlikeable character with a traumatic past who murders people who, in her eyes, deserve it. And to her credit they are bad men. I’ve read a lot of fiction over the past couple of years in which a woman is taking revenge on awful men, so the formula felt pretty familiar to me, but I liked the addition of her husband and I liked that we got chapters from his perspective as well. I had a good time with this! It’s quick and good if you’re in the mood for something with a little bite.

I loved the idea of a former serial killer element to this book, it had that overall feel that worked with what I was hoping for. The characters had that element that I wanted and enjoyed going on this journey. It had that humor element and it worked with the mystery element. Asia Mackay has a great writing style and I wanted to read more.

Thank you so much NetGalley & Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine | Bantam for allowing me access to this eBook! I read it immediately when I got the email and I got swept off my feet with the first chapter OMG!

In A Serial Killer's Guide to Marriage we follow two former vigilante serial killers, Hazel and Fox who struggle to bury their past and adapt to a life of domesticity. Hazel, which was my favorite character between the two, finds herself suffocating in the mundanity of motherhood, craving the thrill of her former life killing bad men. Fox, on the other hand, has taken to fatherhood with meticulous ease—until Hazel acts on her murderous urges without him, throwing their carefully constructed facade into chaos.
Honestly, I had an amazing time with this book which I read in almost one setting, I just could not put it down! I recommend it to anyone who wants to read a fast pace thriller!

SO GOOD.

It gave me Mr. And Mrs. Smith vibes all the way and just the deadpan humor throughout tied this up for me. I have been really enjoying these types of books lately and I am pleased to say that this did not disappoint in any way.