An intense and freaky true crime story with some pretty detailed gore! I was definitely hooked throughout the book and was invested in each one of the surprise moments and twists! The ending felt a bit rushed and too "perfect" and the pacing felt a bit off at times. Overall I think this is a good option for thriller lovers who want to try out horror!

LOVED this book! This book really highlights making your own family when yours isn't so great and women really standing up for each other.

Cordelia reminded me of a female Dextor. This story was creative and interesting. I was entertained the whole time.
I didn’t understand the whole “smoke in the monster’s eyes” thing, and the ending felt wrapped up quickly to me. But for the most part this was a dark comedy version of You with a female lead.

2 stars

Thanks to the publisher for a #ARC in return for an honest review.

Well, I am disappointed by this! It was described as a mix of female Dexter with some comedic aspects. While yes, the FMC was dark and twisted, I found this book to be annoying, repetitive, and a chore to get through. Is Cordelia the only one in this book with any common sense? Why does she have to babysit a grown woman and her child. I also felt like she was in love with her friend...? The actions of these characters were just irritating, naive, and not funny. The ending too was just all over the place.

Although I would describe this as a thriller, it does have a light hearted side to it, so even if you don't like 'Serial Killer' novels, I think you would enjoy this. It is very clever how the Author has managed to create a Serial Killer that one can't help but like. I loved the relationship between Cordelia and Diane. Although somewhat possessive over her friend, you can see Cordelias actions are all done out of genuine love. Although not close to a Gresham,this is definitely an easy read, page turner .

When I began this book it didn’t go in the direction I thought it would. Which is great, I love a bit more of an original story line. Although at times I found the main character creepily obsessive over her best friend it was an over all good read

DNFed at about 55%.

I went into this thinking it would be a fun take on a female serial killer who takes out evil men. And there are definitely hints of this in it, but it really seemed to be focused on two things instead. 1) Cordelia's imminent downfall as a serial killer (this could have changed by the end, but it was a huge focus up until the point I DNFed.) 2) Her 'friendship' with her bestie. And I say friendship in this way because it definitely seemed like more of a romantic obsession.

After rereading the blurb, the first one seems like it's supposed to be part of the plot. It had just been so long between reading the plot and picking up the audiobook, that I completely forgot about that from the blurb. For point 2, I don't know. I just didn't love it. I was expecting an obsession, because I mean she's a serial killer, but I think I was expecting it more to come across in a best friend soul mate way. If it was meant to be a romantic obsession, then I think that needed to be fleshed out more.

Cordelia was also just a complete bitch to anybody her best friend dated, to the point that both the best friend and goddaughter knew she'd be a bitch. Not a fan. And I hated her calling her goddaughter Sugar. I don't know why. It just grated on my nerves.

Even though I wasn't loving this book up until this point, I was going to finish it. Then my audiobook on Hoopla expired, and I just didn't care enough to redownload it. Because I didn't like this book, mostly based on my own expectations going into it, I won't be giving a star rating.

From page one I was saying what am I reading!

Great you you will not be able to put down! Great read!

You will not be disappointed put this on your TBR!

Thanks NetGalley for letting me read and review

featuring Cordelia Black—a woman with secrets and a fierce love for her found family.
Her perfect life starts to crumble, and she’ll stop at nothing to keep the people she loves safe.
I was on the edge of my seat until the very last page—and there’s one detail left unresolved that has me dying for a sequel.

After finishing this book, I went hunting to find out if it had been listed as a dark comedy. I saw nothing to confirm that, but I swear there are some serious comedic timings happening in here. If they aren't on purpose...well....

Cordelia Black is a bad ass bitch. She has her entire life figured out, managed from her ice blonde roots to the tips of her Louboutins. She's the perfect pharmaceutical sales rep, beloved and devoted best friend and godmother. She has great style, great elocution, and she takes shit from no one.

She's also the perfect serial killer of monsters.

Well. She thinks she is, anyway.

Trigger warnings abound here, though there is nothing graphic, because the kinds of monsters Cordelia kills - well, they definitely deserve it, and the women and children of the world are better off because of her work.

One small glitch in her matrix leads to the absolute definition of chaos, and she's left scrambling to get everything neatly back on track and keep her perfect world moving on.

Around the halfway mark, I buckawked out loud with laughter at the absolute ridiculousness that was her carefully laid plans utterly falling apart. My coworker asked, so I gave him a rapid fire explanation of all of her unfortunate events, and his jaw dropped with laughter.

I saw a review complaining that Cordelia swears she's on top of everything but makes a lot of stupid mistakes. But I don't think that's all that true. She's very rigid in her system, and the second one part of it had issues, her brain stopped autocorrecting and things....slipped.

Have we not all been there? This is why I would be a terrible serial killer. Officer.

I really enjoyed this. But I do think it needs a "dark humor" tag added to it.

I absolutely loved this one! It was addicting and I could not put it down and I did not want to put it down.

Just behind on my reviews so getting everything updated but,
I adored this book, and found the storyline really interesting and it kept me reading and interested, I look forward to reading more from this author

This was so fun and binge-worthy! It was a good mix of drama and suspense. There was some repetitiveness to the story I didn’t love, and some contradictions such as Cordelia being so meticulous but totally messing up with the kitty litter vs ice. overall I was still a fan! 3.5

I would like to start off by thanking netgalley for the arc of this book.

There is nothing I love more than a powerful tough woman who fights the good fight. That is exactly what Cordelia Black does. By day she is a pharmaceutical representative and by night she takes care of bad guys. They all had it coming. That is what Cordelia Black will always say no matter what. When her best friend who is her chosen family, starts dating someone who Cordelia thinks is a bad guy tensions start to flare. She starts to find flaws in her perfectly designed system, and soon enough she is coming face to face with her decisions that she made before. She has to come to grips with what she did to all the men before.


I absolutely loved this book and would recommend it a thousand times over.

Usually, I’m all in when it comes to stories about female vigilante killers. They Never Learn by Layne Fargo is a great example of how powerful that trope can be. Unfortunately, This Girl’s a Killer is not. Cordelia, the protagonist, was extremely unlikeable and came across as much younger than her stated age. The writing felt weak, and the plot was messy, which only added to my frustration. I wouldn’t recommend this one, and I don’t plan on picking up anything else by this author.

Can I just say that you don’t need many friends in this life, that you only need the ones who truly matter? And I think Cordelia Black belongs to the latter category. I need a friend like her in my life. Thank heavens for allowing me to encounter This Girl’s a Killer in Netgalley. It’s just what I need after what’s been happening in my country right now, what with all the heinous crimes happening. You just want someone who can make a difference.

Cordelia Black, our heroine or anti-heroine whichever you want to look at it, is a sassy, independent, fiercely loyal friend, and a badass killer. A girl on a mission, nothing and no one can stop Cordelia from exacting punishment on those she thinks deserve it. Because why not? The system is no longer working for the very people it should serve. And thus, our heroine, Cordelia, was borne to rid the world of people who has no right to exist.

Something might be wrong in my moral perspective, but Cordelia Black’s plight had resonated with me. This might be me justifying her actions as right but I can understand where she’s coming from, why she has trodden down the path of being a killer. She’s a victim of a broken system herself so why not handle things in her own murderous ways? As they always say, if you want things to change, have the guts to do it yourself. And Cordelia did it. She’s done being voiceless and abused. It’s time to save her former self and the other victims as well.

A lot of people may never be ok with how Cordelia do things her way but for some reason, I found myself cheering for her whenever her hunts are successful. It’s prolly unhinged but I cannot blame Cordelia. It’s not as if This Girl’s A Killer existed to be philosophical and preachy about moral values. It’s all about a woman fighting back and coping with her trauma in the only way she knew how. And it’s told in a sassy, snarky, and humorous (I know right?) narrative. I did expect that I’d read something dark but kudos to the author that despite the heavy and dark theme this book have, Emma Wells managed to make it salacious and funny amidst a background of rotting and dismembered corpses. It’s maddeningly crazy that you cannot help questioning yourself whether the book is subtly turning a part of you into a Cordelia Black. Heh.

With a completely deranged and bloodthirsty character in a Louis Vuitton ensemble and a ghastly amusing plot, all I can say is that This Girl’s a Killer is one for keeps. It’s grisly entertaining and heartachingly painful but something that will stay with you for a long time. I cannot recommend it enough.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This was a very different book than what I expected, but I really did enjoy it. I loved how Cordelia took care of monstrous and predatory men. I really enjoyed her wit and how she planned everything out and was able to get away with her vigilante justice. I really enjoyed the ending and was pleasantly surprised by this book.

I wanted to love this book so badly, but I could never really get into it. I had a hard time understanding why Cordelia was doing what she was doing, other than out of pure anger toward the patriarchy. I wish he had gotten to know her past a little better because maybe it would help me understand her more. The relationships between Cordelia, her bestie, and her bestie's daughter were cute, though!

"This Girl's a Killer" by Emma C. Wells is a gripping thriller introducing Cordelia Black, a pharmaceutical sales rep by day and a vigilante targeting predatory men by night. Set in Baton Rouge, the novel combines dark humor with suspense as Cordelia navigates the challenges of her double life. Wells crafts a complex protagonist whose actions provoke both empathy and moral contemplation. While some readers noted occasional pacing issues, the book's engaging plot and sharp writing make it a standout in the genre.

I really enjoyed this book (who doesn't like a good vigilante?). It's hard to believe this is a debut novel, because the writing is great and the story is solid. I will say that it took me some time to get into it, but I feel that it was worth it in the end. A very good and interesting read!