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This was so much fun! If you enjoy 'likable' serial killers such as Dexter Morgan, Joe Goldberg and the FMC from the Mindfuck series - I think it's a safe bet that you'll like this one.

Cordelia, our FMC is a successful pharmaceutical rep with a designer wardrobe and a sharp witted and sassy personality who happens to be on her own Me Too mission. Often letting her dark passenger out to play...

She is fiercely loyal to her best friend Diane, a single mother who has terrible taste in men. When she meets Diane’s latest, her spidey-sense tells her he is bad news but she tries to be fair…until she can’t. After all, she’s a serial killer.

Honestly, this couldn't have hit my inbox at a better time. Recently and totally by chance, I started doing a re-watch of Dexter - it's been a while and I've forgotten so much that it's like watching it for the first time again. He's such a freaking loveable 'villain' and I think Cordelia is almost just as fantastic as Dexter.

This one will have you 'good for you girling', fist pumping and rooting for the serial killer. Highly entertaining and super addictive from the first page! Definitely recommend if you're looking for something quick and fun with a fantastically unhinged vigilante FMC on a mission to make bad men pay. 👀🔪🎃

The pacing was great, the writing was solid. The title and the cover are perfect! Love, love, love!

╰⪼ 🩸Found Family
╰⪼ 🔪Female Rage
╰⪼ 😎Sassy Serial Killer
╰⪼ 🩸Morally Grey FMC
╰⪼ 🔪Dark Humor

Also, if you enjoy audiobooks - this one is expertly done! The narrator, Stefanie Kay really brought Cordelia and the story to life! Chef's kiss! Mwah! 👩‍🍳💋

This was a tad bit repetitive in some areas, but nothing that hindered my reading enjoyment.

✨ Many thanks to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for the advanced audio copy - all thoughts are my own. ✨

Cordelia “not Renee” Black is a pharmaceutical rep selling an off label erectional disfunction medication with a dark secret. Her ‘other job’ (as she refers to it) is killing bad men. Beautiful, intelligent, with a dark sense of justice, she seeks to extinguish men in Louisiana that are evil and dangerous.

Cordelia finds these men in all areas of her life, even through her dating app set up at the urging of her chosen family, her best friend Diane and Diane’s daughter goddaughter Sugar. The men she meets are all over the scale of terms of demeanor and sanity, each one threatening to topple her carefully created life and image. To top it all off, she is dating a cop. Things are getting crazier and crazier in her life.

This was my first NetGalley audiobook but it won’t be my last. I loved the voice and cadence of the narrator, melodical and soothing.

If you think the plot sounds like a female Dexter, you wouldn’t be wrong, but that did nothing to diminish my enjoyment of the story.

My only complaint was the way the narrator voices Diane. It is meant to be extremely sweet, I found it over-the-top and quite grating. Though, ultimately, the story made up for it by being engaging and very entertaining.

I received this advance audio copy from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review and feedback.

Cordelia Black...if I had to know a repetitive killer, it would be her. I say "repetitive killer", because she's not your typical serial killer. I won't say much about her motivations, in order to keep my review spoiler free, but Cordelia has a big heart, she is deeply loyal to her best friend and goddaughter, and she's a dog lover (although it takes her a while to realize it). Is she a killer? Yes. Did I root for her? Also yes. I love this fun, witty thriller, all the way to the final words..."the end".

I have not read either of the books to which the description of this story compares. However, I will say, that this is giving female Dexter vibes, but with a bit more style. Cordelia is a pharmaceutical rep with a traumatic upbringing, she loves designer labels, looking good, and sticking to her schedule. She also loves to kill the bad men she comes across. Not just your general cheat or scumbag, but men who are SA who haven't been caught, murderers, and the like. The true scumbags of the world. Everything is going great for Cordelia until everything in her life starts falling apart. Her best friend starts dating a guy that Cordelia just knows is a bad man, Cordelia's job is at risk, and there is a rumor of a serial killer out offing the men in the Baton Rouge area. If something goes wrong it will.

Cordelia is a fun character, I don't know how much I actually like her, but I do like her loyalty to her best friend and goddaughter, and also to the moral code that she has set up for herself. For someone as meticulous and controlled as she makes herself seem, she seems more like a barely controlled chaos. There were some threads that I would like to have trimmed up. Like Cordelia's art, in the beginning, her art pieces were pivotal, something that helped calm and soothe her, but also part of a routine. We see this mentioned a few times, then it is all but forgotten. I would have also liked to see the loose end of Cordelia's, "Mc Smiley". They kissed and then never talked again? He was also a character that seemed as if he'd be important. That seemed like a lot of negative. It really is all the negative there is in the story, if you even see that as bad. There was so much situational humor, and stress where you just know that Cordelia is going to get caught in her schemes, where you know that she is going to snap. Every situation just amps up the stakes and throw in a rambunctious poodle and a nosy neighbor and the stakes just go a bit higher. With that being said, the overall story was compelling, entertaining, and full of humor with a little bit of gore thrown in. A perfect cozy thriller!

5 ☆
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5 ☆ if I could give this book MORE I would. I enjoyed this story from start to finish, and honestly I agree with and approve of what the main character is doing. Sometimes bad people don't deserve jail but something worse.
The audiobook was great, the narrator did a good job. Easy to listen to and understand, I will definitely be buying this book when it's released.
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Thank you, Netgellay, and Dreamscape Media for the audiobook in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an audio copy to listen to in exchange for an honest review.

I binged this in a day. It's dark humor and oh so good. A bit like Finlay Donovan but darker. I'd liken it more to My Sister, the Serial Killer. I would totally recommend it if you like dark humor and don't mind some graphic scenes/violence on the page.

This story was so easy to love! The main character, Cordelia, is a vigilante man eater. After a dark upbringing, she finds comfort in her new family (bestie and her daughter) and protecting them from any wayward men that could cause them harm. The easy to love MC is very relatable- aside from her serial killer ways!

Then everything starts spiraling out of control. Cordelia has a series of events that bring her closer than ever to being caught and even worse- it’ll affect her family. The story runs so smoothly, pacing is on point and brings about suspense, and the ending was so satisfying!! Must read!

Thank you NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for this ALC!

I had a lot of fun with this book. The narrator was fantastic and truly immersed me into the world of Cordelia. I do think there were slight pacing issues in the middle but ultimately was on team Cordelia throughout the novel.

Thank you to NetGalley and Dreamscape media for an ARC of this book.

Wells creates that most unusual of creatures, a female serial killer. During the day, Cordelia is an upstanding, well respected pharmaceutical rep, but at night, she becomes a hunter. She’s meting out justice, one murder at a time as she removes the misogynists, sexual predators and worse, from the streets. What she’s doing is handing out justice, one man at a time. Then one day she encounters a man who ticks all her boxes, but she’s hesitant to kill him. Is he really as bad as all that? Has her murder rubric failed? A serial killer with an existential crisis? Tremendous fun, highly recommended

2.5⭐️
Uggh, I wanted to like this book! I was so intrigued when I requested the audio ALC and the cover drew me in. I am thankful to have gotten the audio ALC for free from Netgalley and Dreamscape so I can leave my voluntary review.

However, I probably would have DNF’d had it not been an ALC.

First the narration… it was insufferable. The way it was read was cheesy many times and made the FMC Cordelia sound like she was a teen. Some of that was the prose but it’s the way the narrator chose to recite it.
I ended up speeding it up as fast as I could to be able to deal with it.

As far as the book itself… it was very repetitive. If I heard the dog Mangos name one my time in the sections about her I would have screamed. It also had a much of continuity issues. The editing left a lot to be desired.

What it reminded me of? That the author read Butcher and Blackburn and said “oh people like female serial killers, let me take a stab at it.” But then after it got written the publisher rushed to get it out to capitalize on the comedic serial killer error. Fine idea but it just wasn’t executed well.

So the story itself has potential but the execution just wasn’t there and then made worse with the narration.


My rating system since GoodReads doesn’t have partial stars and I rarely round up.

⭐️ Hated it
⭐️⭐️ Had a lot of trouble, prose issues, really not my cup of tea (potentially DNF’d or thought about it)
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Meh, it was an ok read but nothing special
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Really enjoyed it! Would recommend to others
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Outstanding! Will circle back and read again

I absolutely loved this book. A "good for her" book with a thrilling ride that had you rooting for her the whole book. A satisfying ending after a rollercoaster of a ride. It was incredibly realistic and you really wanted to empathesize with the protagonist. For all of the trauma Cordelia experiences she channels it in a very risky but satisfying way.

Cordelia is a successful pharmaceutical rep with a designer wardrobe and a #MeToo mission. She is fiercely loyal to her bestie Diane, a single mother who has terrible taste in men. When she meets Diane’s latest, her spidey-sense tells her he is bad news but she tries to be fair…until she can’t. After all, she’s a serial killer.
I didn’t love all the designer name dropping or that she and Diane are described as each others’ “ride or die” three times (we get it). Cordelia is very tightly wound and exacting, yet she makes a series of unbelievably sloppy choices that seem way out of character. Yet despite these niggles, the writing (and narration of the audiobook) are entertaining. 3.5 stars rounded up. My thanks to the author, publisher, producer, and #NetGalley for early access to the audiobook for review purposes. Publication date: October 29, 2024.
Suspend belief and enjoy the twisty ride on this one.

I’m sadly very let down by this one. It had such a promising premise but I was just not impressed. Thank you for the chance to listen.

Dexter meets Finlay Donavan is Killing It in this snarky, fast-paced thriller.

Cordelia Black is a medical sales rep by day and a vigilante by night, hunting men with dark pasts. Things get a little to close to home for Cordelia when her best friends starts dating a new man who puts Cordelia's nerves on edge. Suddenly her perfect system of keeping her personal, professional, and secret lives separate is no longer working and she has to deal with those twists and turns.

This was such a fun read, made so much better by the audiobook narrator Stefanie Kay! Loved it!

5 stars!

Cordelia is basically a high maintenance female Dexter. She has high standards in terms of items and appearance. And she happens to kill bad men. She has a routine and it is flawless. Due to some unseen circumstances, she finds herself in a place where she has to kill someone without her normal routine. She did it at her home with no way to dispose of the body. This change unravels everything. No longer is she her normal put together self. Everything is falling apart. Can she fix it before she is caught?

I really, really liked this in the beginning. While I still enjoyed the rest of it, I enjoyed it a bit less once everything started falling apart. Perhaps it is my own OCD coming through- I know I hate it when my plans fall apart on me. It is stressful, so reading about someone going through something similar gives me sympathetic anxiety, lol.

This is more funny than dark. I mean, she kills people. So it is a little dark. But think more Santa Clarita Diet- sure people die, but it is funny.

Stefanie Kay narrates the audiobook and does a good job, as usual.

I received an advance audio copy in exchange for an honest review.

I loved *This Girl's A Killer*! The main character was incredible—fierce, vulnerable, and relatable. The story powerfully explored women's vulnerability and strength in a male-dominated world. I was particularly moved by how she fought fiercely to protect her loved ones, while also struggling with society’s pressure to be perfect in order to be seen and valued. Her moments of faltering and breaking down, only to collect herself again, made her journey feel raw and real.

The production was flawless—clean and immersive. The narrator truly brought life to every scene, every emotion, and every conflict, making it easy to get lost in the story. If you’re looking for a thrilling, emotional audiobook with a strong, complex female lead, *This Girl’s A Killer* is a must-listen.

This Girl's a Killer by Emma C. Wells is such an enjoyable read! I was hooked from the very beginning and loved every word. This story follows Cordelia Black, a pharmaceutical rep who has a hobby of killing bad men. Something about serial killer women taking down creepy men always works for me. Cordelia is such a complex and multifaceted character. She leads a double life that tends to put her into very interesting and entertaining situations.

The audiobook was incredible. Stefanie Kay did a stellar job at conveying the vibes of the story. Her subtle differences in tone made beautiful and distinct voices for many of the characters. And she really added a whole new level of depth to Cordelia.

Thank you to the publishers and netgalley for this arc in exchange for an honest review.

This is more like 3.5 but I don’t have the option to do half stars. Female Dexter story? Sign me up! I just felt like it was very repetitive and if you took a shot any time the main character said her name, you would be unlived by the end of the book. Narrator was fantastic!

I received an arc from Netgalley and the publisher.

Fantastic narrator. Perfect for the character!

Love love love love!!! I want more of this book!! I want more of Cordelia Black all day everyday. I don’t think I can sing its praises enough.

As a HUGE Dexter fan, this felt like a hug from Dexter himself!!! I felt there was inspiration from him, but on its own its own it’s incredible. A female serial killer who does away with evil men??? Yes. Yes. Yes. Sign me up. AND she’s a girls girl??? Again, yes please. I was so invested in Cordelia’s friendship and I had no idea how it would end but boy did it have me turning pages.

Is this a love story? No. I did love the side plot and love interest because it contributed to her whole story. I absolutely rooted for the serial killer. And the way it ended? I need a second book now, tomorrow, ASAP.

A first/debut by Emma Wells and one heck of a first impression. It’s been a week since I’ve finished this book and I’m still thinking of it!!

Thanks so much NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for the ALC.

This is one of the juiciest, most un-put-down-able thrillers I have read in a long time. Every moment sings with ridiculous suspense. I absolutely loved this one.

Cordelia: blonde bombshell, classy business woman, intensely devoted to her best friend and her god daughter, serial killer…?

I absolutely loved Cordelia Black, EVEN when her choices made me want to pull my hair out. She is a pharmaceutical rep by day, killer of terribly BAD men by night. She is calm, composed and always with a meticulous plan.

A couple of unfortunate dominoes fall and her carefully curated existence is crumbling rapidly… and it is extraordinary! I listened to the audio book and the narration added the cherry on top of a fabulous, pulse pounding book that you may want to throw across the room a few times.