Thrilling with side of humor is how I would best describe this book.

A woman obsessed with helping solve the murders of 4 women finds herself falling in love with the man on trial for their murders after corresponding with him through letters.

Our MC, Hannah, is desperate to find love, and I sympathize with her so much in this aspect. She’s a bit obsessive, and at times I wanted to scream at her “What are you doing?!”

I enjoyed so many parts of this book from the serial killer aspect to the full on obsession that Hannah finds herself in. Watching her descend into this world of serial killer obsession is like watching a train wreck in slow motion as her life completely falls apart.

You have to sit back and watch her ignore red flag after red flag and just internally scream! (Let’s face it though, we all ignore red flags).

I do have to say, this has one of the best, most unsuspecting endings I’ve ever read. I was completely caught off guard, mouth wide opening, GASPING, as I read the last two sentences of this book.

This book hits shelves June 25th and I highly recommend if you love a good thriller/romance with a very shocking ending.

Thank You NetGalley and Berkley Publishing for sending me this ARC.

Love letters to a Serial Killer was quite interesting. It's the story of Hannah and how she gets involved with a suspected serial killer William. She first joins a forum to help the victims but ends up falling for the suspected killer. The one thing that I can say is that this was a ride. For Hannah to be in her thirties was naive and quite frankly immature. She blames a lot of her misgivings in life on the circumstances but most of the time she put herself in those situations. She picked horrible partners and wanted true love but never really found it. I'm not sure what the message was about for the murders and the women getting murdered but the story was trying to be a think piece and satire. The ending had me shocked and not in a good way. Overall the story did keep me entertained.

I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Tasha Coryell's "Love Letter to a Serial Killer" is a riveting and unsettling investigation of obsession, justice, and the vague line between infatuation and danger. Coryell expertly conveys the compelling nature of true crime and the online communities that it develops.

Coryell deftly navigates themes of guilt, innocence, and the quest for justice. As I read the book, I questioned my own view of morality and truth. As I was reading this novel, it raised thought-provoking questions about the nature of empathy and the lengths one will go to seek closure and validation.

"Love Letter to a Serial Killer" is a haunting and suspenseful read that had me indulged. This book was different in a good way. It just had me shocked, and my mind was baffled. With its compelling characters, intricate plot twists, and chilling atmosphere, Tasha Coryell delivered a psychological thriller that lingered long after I finished the book. Which was a feeling I don't get often.

Thank you netgalley and read an excerpt for the ARC

This was a fun one! I enjoyed the plot and characters it was just nothing that stuck with me in this story.

Love Letters to a Serial Killer was such a unique read and I really enjoyed it! I did call what the twist was before it happened but I was definitely surprised by the ending and did not see it coming. This was an unhinged story in the best way and is perfect for true crime fans.

⭐️: 5/5
☕️: 3/5

Thank you Tasha and Netgalley for this book bc HOT DAYUM was she good or was she GOOD?!

HOT lawyer, William, was arrested for murder 🐦‍⬛ and the only logical thing 30 something-year-old woman, Hannah, could do was to write letters to him. Using writing letters in lieu of therapy, Hannah did not expect for William to write her back.
This book goes through the whirlwind of a long distance relationship between an inmate and a full-time working woman. There were ups, they were downs, there were were context clues that I realized too late lol

I very much enjoyed this book as it gave me criminal minds season 4 episode 2 vibes (if you know what episode this is, can we be friends?) I had fun reading from Hannah‘s point of view going through the trial as she continues to write letters to William. There were parts that I guessed, HOWEVER, the ending still surprised me! I personally could never imagine being in Hannah’s shoes unless his name is Spencer Reid or Derek Morgan, BUT I did love imagining Chloe Kelcher (see above with CM S4E2 😉) and imagine her POV through this (yeah yeah, I know Chloe’s backstory is different from Hannah’s but similar vibes I swear! 🙅🏻‍♀️) Overall, a very much enjoyed this, and I will be reading more by Tasha😘

This was such a great twisty suspenseful read! I could not put it down! Hannah, constantly in self-loathing mode, making one crazy wrong decision after another! I could not figure out the “who done it” the whole book! And the gasp I had on the last page…🫣. Such a great thriller read with a twisted and messed up love story intertwined. Read it!

It’s a great balance of unsettling curiosity with immersion into what if. I enjoyed the uniqueness and the potential for love and a very unlikely match. Some parts were a little slow but the curiosity and intrigue keeps you turning pages.

Wow. This one was a wild ride. At first Hannah seems somewhat relatable, but she becomes progressively unhinged as the story goes on. This book hooked me from the start and I could barely put it down. Great character development and plot twists. Typically in psychological thrillers, I'm analyzing the "bad guy", but this book had me psychoanalyzing everyone. Highly recommend this one for a quick and entertaining read!

When handsome Atlanta lawyer William is charged for a series of murders, Hannah begins to write him letters. Her letters which start out as a way to rage about her own failures and unhappiness with her life as well as the anger she feels over the serial killings of women just like her in their thirties soon form into something else. Hannah who had been so dedicated to finding the murderer behind the killings of these innocent women, soon finds herself infatuated and obsessed with an accused serial killer.

In and of itself, this book is very taboo in the way our main character deals with perhaps some would argue "shortcomings" in her life. Hannah places all of her focus and obsession on William who is in prison awaiting trial for the murder of various women. Regardless of what one thinks about the dynamics at play throughout this book, the scenario itself makes for a very interesting read. At times I found myself feeling bad for William who in most of the book is easy to believe really is the one who murdered all those women. Hannah was a deeply flawed and really annoying character... I found her unlikeable, but I was still engaged enough with the story and the character that I wanted to know what ultimately was going to become of her. However, it was the ending of last section of the book that I had the biggest problem with... I can't explain it but it just made my stomach turn in all honesty. Especially with Hannah's big "reveal" to the readers after she returns home to Minnesota... It sets up a possible sequel, but it only showcases how sick and twisted Hannah also is?

You always wonder what type of person would fall in love with a serial killer. Until you are introduced to Hannah. A tragically lonely person so desperate for someone to connect to. She has been recently dumped by another man after a string of meaningless attachments. To fill the void she finds friends in an online forum dedicated to finding out who killed several local women. There she is introduced to William, the man on trial for committing the murders. She decides to write him in prison and their relationship quickly turns into more than she bargained for.

I found this piece to be exceptionally well-crafted, and I'm eagerly anticipating the opportunity to delve into more works by this author. Given its potential popularity among our library patrons, we're certainly looking forward to adding it to our collection

This book gave me so many emotions. I was sitting at the edge of my seat because the book opens with the main character tied to a chair getting ready to be killed by a serial killer. The rest of the book explains how she got there.

The main character is very unlikeable but I think that’s the point. I wanted to stab her myself. But if she wasn’t crazy the book wouldn’t have worked. I felt so much tension through the book. Which made me unable to put the book down. It was a great book to hoepfully get me out of my reading slump.

Thank you to NetGalley, Berkley Publishing and Tasha Coryell for a chance to read this eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you NetGalley, Tasha Cornell, and Berkley for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

This was a good twisted thriller! I started to figure out the ending but I still couldn’t put it down! Hannah is down on her luck with men, her job and home, and friendships. She starts obsessing over serial murders and eventually falls in love while trying to put the pieces together! Crazy book!

This was a quick read but I figured out the twist halfway through. Also Hannah was the most unlikeable main character ever..but I think that was the point.

Nothing is going right for Hannah. She feels underappreciated in her career (despite her lackluster work ethic), her friends are moving into new phases of their lives while she remains stuck and she longs for the attention and security a long-term relationship would bring. Envy and self-loathing color her world.

What begins as a not-so-thinly veiled attempt to find “justice” for women victimized by a serial killer ends in an obsession with writing letters in prison to the accused killer as he awaits trial. Talk about falling for the “bad boy”!

Debut author Tasha Coryell touches on our culture’s collective fascination with true crime and the ways perpetrators of these crimes can be made into larger-than-life psychological spectacles. This was a tense story that I couldn’t turn away from

READ THIS IF YOU:
-have ever made a questionable decision
-can tolerate a loathsome main character and an uncomfortable storyline
-appreciate dark humor with a touch of social commentary

RATING: 4/5
PUB DATE: June 25, 2024

Many thanks to Berkley and NetGalley for an electronic ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Well, this was a very interesting book. Let's start out by admitting that Hannah is what most of us would consider crazy! She clearly has an obsession with serial killers, although it seemed to have started out with an obsession with justice, but quickly flipped to something unhealthy. She went from hating William Thompson and trying to prove he's a serial killer to being comfortable writing him in jail, wanting to know more about him. There wasn't much build up between that though, which I wish there was.
Things really change when Hannah loses her job at the nonprofit. That's when she really said screw it and was ready to risk it all (well, whatever she had left) to pursue this serial killer. She heads down to his hearing in Georgia and things really start getting crazy.
This book was a good read, with some really twisted characters. It was entertaining to read how everything played out, especially the twist at the end. The pacing, however, did seem a little jumpy and unsteady, and I wasn't too keen on how often racial descriptions were used. A lot of it was unnecessary, like the mention of "muscled white bros and older black women alike" when stating that gym members came up to Jill's sister asking of her well-being. Or how the boys had black nannies, or of the "portraits of old white men" (members of the Thompson family).
It was a good read overall, 4 stars!
Thank you NetGalley, Berkley Publishing Group, and Tasha Coryell for this read!

I liked this book even though the main character was probably the stupidest female on the planet. The plot was well paced and interesting. I just found it odd that the main character WANTED to be murdered. Overall though I liked it.

I was super excited about this book, but I felt like it was really slow. Unfortunately, it didn't keep my attention and I chose to stop reading. Super bummed!

If one thing, this book was a very simple and quick read. I was able to follow the story line and it just all made sense. It was one of those books that you really didn’t wanna put down.

However, I’m not really sure how I felt about the overall story. Hannah the FMC, is clearly obsessed with serial killers, and not in the way of most. She loves the idea of loving a serial killer and the thought of them murdering her. This is where I wasn’t a fan, she “loved” William (the MMC) until he wasn’t who she thought he was.

Overall rating 3.5

I greatly appreciate Net Galley and Tasha Cornell for the opportunity to read this book as an arc.