Lexie was an interesting character to follow. This was told in the present, and you got a peek into her childhood. Lexie was a very unreliable narrater. I never knew what was true or not, which made me more intrigued. Were her clients actually psychopaths? Or did Lexie just make it up in her mind? That is what I was thinking throughout the book.

This was kind of a slow burn leading up to the events of someone seemingly stalking Lexie. I was suspicious of everyone — her ex best friend, and her client, Rebecca. Although this was an interesting read, the reveal wasn’t that gasp worthy. For the most part, I did enjoy Lexie’s antics which kept me turning the pages.

“Men were so scared of women with too many feelings that they never stopped to consider what happened when there were none at all.”

First off, thank you @berkleypub for the free copy of Matchmaking for Psychopaths #berkleypartner

Let’s not read into the fact that I picked up this very dark comedic thriller as a pallet cleanser from all the heavier books I have been reading.

And boy did it do the trick because this was so much fun!

What I liked:
1. The dark humour was on point especially the tongue in cheek moments where it pokes fun at different misogynistic tropes “she’s not like other girls” for example.

2. The book didn’t take itself too seriously. While it did touch on the aspects of family neglect, trauma, and the expectations put on woman , aka how they should behave when dating men, the satiric and humours approach lightened the very dark premise of this novel.

3. The pacing was fast and was unbelievably hard to put down. When I did put it down I couldn’t stop talking about it. Everyone and their mother knew I was reading this book.

So why only four stars?

1. The “twist” was painfully predictable. The writing was on the wall from almost the very beginning.

2. I really wish the author took a different approach to the ending considering how much the main character longed for a particular type of relationship that ultimately did not happen in the end. It is really hard to get into my opinion on this without spoilers so I will leave it at that.

Matchmaking for Psychopaths is out July 15th, 2025 and is a great addition to your summer reading list.

The premise was incredibly interesting pre-read and the story lived up to it! I had a lot fun reading.
Throughout the book, serious and scary things were happening but the characters were so self absorbed the story kept this absurd, surreal air of humor. Very witty writing.

I DID NOT suspect the plot twists. Each character had one-which I think some readers are going to be annoyed by.... Personally I think they were well done and went against the usual tropes.
I had a feeling something was up even before the car going off the road scene and that just raised my suspicions. The confrontation over the wedding gift that led to that reveal was nuts!

Lexi she got the ending she deserved. I couldn't be happier.

Can't wait till this one comes out so I can have it on my bookshelf.

Thank you Berkley Publishing Group and NetGalley for the Advanced Copy

This was such a fun read. Lexie is the daughter of famous serial killers who has changed her name, made a bougie life engaged to a doctor and living in a trendy townhouse, and made a career of being a matchmaker for people who are flagged as psychopaths on the company’s intake questionnaire. And then things start to go terribly wrong.

Lexie is a fun narrator and there’s just enough dark humor to make the mystery especially enjoyable. I’ll actually miss her now that the book is over. Recommended.

I read a digital ARC of this book via netgalley.

I read a lot of thrillers so I’m always on the look out for something interesting and the title and cover of this one caught my eye. My thought after reading synopsis was this book sounds like trouble, and I was right. This book was a wild ride. I was definitely entertained while reading. Some parts are really out there, but I was expecting that based on the synopsis. Sometimes you just need something a little bit crazy in your reading life, and this book definitely does the trick.

An unreliable narrator tries to make her life as picture perfect as possible despite her uncanny ability to attract psychopaths into her life.
Edgar Allen Poe’s “Tell-Tale Heart” meets the complicated nature of reality television in the 336 page book titled “Matchmaking for Psychopaths.” This is author Tasha Coryell’s second novel; both novels follow the premise of love and murder.
“Matchmaking for Psychopaths” is a mystery thriller novel that follows the life of Lexie, a professional matchmaker for psychopaths. Lexie’s qualifications of dealing with psychopaths comes from her experience from living with her very own serial killer parents. Readers follow along as Lexie descends into madness thanks to the affair of her fiance with her best friend and her obsession with one of her new clients.
The narration switches between Lexi’s current day life and Lexie’s childhood, both in which she deals with psychopaths. Lexie is delivered increasingly alarming gifts as she plots to re-spark the flame of her and her ex-fiance’s relationship. This plan is impossible, however, because the “gifts” are the dismembered body parts of her ex-fiance. As Lexie tries to figure out who is delivering the body parts, she begins to go insane herself before fully succumbing to her innate instincts at the end of the book by killing those who get in her way with the help of her new psychopath boyfriend.
The main character is an unreliable narrator, which makes the plot more interesting as the reader has the unspoken task to decipher what is true and what is not. At times, Lexie even admits to herself that she manipulates her feelings, actions and the truth to better fit what she wants.
There are some minor continuity errors throughout the book. For example, on one page, the description will say that the dress Lexie is wearing is pink, but the next page it says she is wearing a purple dress. Mistakes like these happen sporadically throughout the book. Another noticeable flaw in the book is that the same concepts are repeated throughout the book and are explained over and over. This repetition is unnecessary and redundant.
Despite the redundant qualities of the book and the continuity errors, the narration, plot and reality television qualities keep readers intrigued in the story. While it is hard to decipher if the main character is narrating current events or past events, that adds to the allure of the book and the fact that we are entering the mind of a psychopath.
The end of the book is the weakest part of the story. While it is interesting to read and to piece together the plot twists, the ending came on very quickly. It seemed as if the author wanted to fit as much suspense and “gasp worthy” moments in the least amount of time. Due to this, some of the plot twists and last minute “reveals” were no more than a sentence or two and were not backed up by prior knowledge or plot. Despite this, this book is still an interesting read.

Tasha Coryell you are my newest obsession! I was literally just telling someone about this book. I loved it!! The first 70 pages or so were laying the groundwork and I was enjoying it immensely. Then WHAM! Things got so crazy and chaotic and I was like OMG what the what?! I really loved this book so much and I will read anything Tasha Coryell writes in the future.

Lexie, a matchmaker who specializes in matching psychopaths, finds out her best friend and her fiancée have been having an affair—on her birthday. Distraught over the betrayal, she throws herself into work—until her fiancée goes missing and threatening gifts start arriving at her door.

This book was a wild ride. I requested it on impulse after seeing the stunning cover on NetGalley. It gave me Dexter/whodunit vibes with a splash of chaos, reality TV-level drama, and a sprinkling of dark romance. I had no idea what to expect, but I had a ton of fun reading it.

I struggled a bit with rating this. The pacing felt uneven—some parts dragged, while others were rushed, especially the development of a certain relationship. I also found the constant mentions of the FMC’s love for reality TV a bit much, even as a fan of it myself.

Even with those two issues, I was really entertained and surprised by this book. I loved that it was so different from what I was expecting, which was a fun change of pace for me, so I gave it four stars.

🔍❤️📚 Book Review: "Matchmaking for Psychopaths" by Tasha Coryell 📚🔪❤️

This novel was at the crossroads of romance and a psychological thriller. 📖🎢

The story begins with Lexie, whose dreams of a fairy-tale life are shattered when her fiancé runs away with her best friend on her birthday 💔🎂. As heartbreak descends, she turns to her peculiar job: matchmaking for psychopaths without them realizing it. This bizarre concept captured my attention. 🧐✨

Coryell crafts a narrative filled with suspense, family drama, and unsettling turns. The book deftly explores Lexie's fractured perceptions of love, taking inspiration from rom-coms and reality TV, but plunges her into reality's murkier truth. 🌹🎭😮

The novel is packed with intrigue as mysterious packages and sinister events unsettle Lexie's world. As the lies and deceit pile up, Lexie's instincts as a matchmaker are put to the test. 🔍💔

However, while the twists and turns keep the pages turning quickly, the portrayal of psychopathy feels somewhat underexplored. At times, the believability stretches into ridiculous for instance, the circumstances of Lexie's breakup and the rushed conclusions of plot points left me wanting more depth and coherence. 🌀🤯

The development of Lexie's character is intriguing, particularly as layers of her past unfold. Yet, some parts of the plot felt contrived and predictable, diluting the impact of the narrative. 🤔🧐

If you enjoy tumultuous tales with flawed characters and a dash of darkness, this book might intrigue you. But be prepared for totally implausible scenarios. 📚🙃

In summary: "Matchmaking for Psychopaths" offers an original premise with moments of high tension, but struggles with execution and consistency. While an entertaining read, I do hate psychological thrillers so that's just me. Most people love them so if you do, this is the perfect book for you. 🕵️‍♂️💬

⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

I am more than a little conflicted on my thoughts around this book. While I think it is a relatively fun thriller strictly from a narrative perspective with some interesting commentary on perceptions of love, it's portrayal of psychopathy seems lacking.

I enjoyed some of the twists and turns but it ultimately relies on the reader to constantly view only those under Lexie's watch at Better Love as suspicious.

I didn't find the "ultimate" twist all that surprising in the end but it was entertaining for sure.

I like how the book uses depictions of love in rom coms and on reality TV to base Lexie's view of it while the reality is a lot messier.

Woweeee so much going on, deception, murder, lies, keeps you on the edge of your seat trying to figure out the who and why. Was a great story.

Thanks to the author, the publisher and Netgalley for an early release of this book.

Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing Group for the opportunity to read an ARC of Matchmaking For Psychopaths in exchange for my honest review.

Came for the title and stayed for the story. This book was insane! Serial killers, drama, betrayal, and twists that will keep you guessing until the very end. I correctly guessed the who dunnit but I would never have guessed how everything would fall into place.

I will definitely keep an eye out for more books by Tasha.

A romp, a ride, a thriller-mystery about psychopaths falling in love. I dropped everything to read this and - just like her first book - had so much fun! I don't know what Tasha Coryell puts in her writing but I eat it up every time because her writing is so compulsively readable.

Matchmaking for Psychopaths follows Lexie, whose job is to make "psychopaths" fall in love - something she has plenty of experience with because her parents are psychopaths. After her best friend and fiance betray her by revealing an affair, Lexie is confident that she can get her normal life back on track and win her man back. But, after a night with a mysterious handsome man and making a new friend who also happens to be a client, things go awry when she starts receiving body parts in the mail.

I enjoyed Lexie as a main character and her unreliable narration. I was "rooting" for her each step of the way! The different twists Coryell throws in were enjoyable, as I was able to guess some but not all. My main critique with the story is actually the romance. Aiden and Lexie obviously belong together, but it didn't feel like this relationship was really developed enough for me to buy in. I also felt like some of the writing was repetitive. Finally, I'm very curious to see what psychopaths think of this book lol.

Okay this book! I ate it up! A really fun one and I did not want to put it down! Will be reading more from this author!

Obsessed with this author! This was a riot, had me laughing out loud, if you're a fan of flawed characters and a crazy plot this is the one for you!

Thoroughly enjoyed this one! I had a feeling on who was the killer and was right about that one, but didn’t expect all of the connections. Loved Lexie, definitely makes me think of the main character of Love Letters. It’s giving “listening to your delusional bestie’s rant” and I can dig it.

If you like flawed characters, lots of craziness and a good read, this book is for you! The second one I have read by this author, she is amazing and becoming a favorite!

Lexie thinks she has found love until her boyfriend and her best friend fall in love with each other. After they tell her this, a human heart shows up on her doorstep.

"You finally brought him, my mother said as she drank Aidan in. She had immediately forgotten the conversation in which I'd told her that my fiance was dead and had been chopped into pieces. She was always doing stuff like that, forgetting inconvenient truths in order to remember the world and how she wanted it to be".

"It didn't matter what I did. My father always had eyes only for my mother, and my mother paid attention to me only during the hours when she wanted a daughter to do things with. The rest of the time, I was invisible."

"I'd always thought that love was a conscious choice. People fit together because of their temperaments, their likes and dislikes, and their goals. Looking at Aidan, I realized how wrong I'd been. I loved him in spike of all his flaws."

This book is so good and highly recommended!

Flawed Characters, Unexpected, and Twisted! 4.5 stars!

Thanks to NetGalley for the advanced copy! This book will be released 7/17/25.

Shut up with this one. This books is so much fun!!! Y’all I am obsessed. I loved the writing style, I love the unique story line. I’m a therapist and this just cracked me up. There’s actually a lot of accurate details in here. It was pure entertainment and I loved every single second!

I really, really enjoyed this book. Although it had me wondering at times just WHO all qualified as a psychopath, including our narrator, Lexie, I devoured this book. Lexie didn't have an ideal childhood- in fact, it was downright horrific and blood-soaked. As the child of two emotionally unavailable serial killers, Lexie learned to be resourceful and resilient, even if she can't always fully trust her instincts. I don't want to give too much away, but I was happy with how things ended, mostly. Lexie deserved someone in her life who truly, unconditionally loved her- even if she might have killed someone? Maybe? Probably? (She did, sorry, spoiler)..... although certain other aspects of Lexie's plan did not work out exactly as she had anticipated, at least she found true love, with someone just as messed up as she was. That, to me, is more beautiful than any kind of "perfect" ending. I'll definitely be keeping this book in mind to recommend, and I know others will love it just as much as I do.

MUWAHAHAHA!!! I had mixed feelings for Coryell's first book. I liked her writing and style, but wasn't totally sold on the story. This, however, was chef's kiss!!! Alexandra is my spirit animal! She did all the things I would very much like to do in her place. I rooted for her so much. LOVE! I LOVED THIS BOOK! Can't wait to see what Coryell comes up with next.