Thank you to Tasha Coryell, Berkley Publishing Group, and Netgalley for allowing me to read this book in exchange for an honest review (unpaid).

This book was really fun, with a lot of twists that I wasn't expecting and some that I did expect but were great anyways, however there was just something missing that I can't quite put my finger on. I think I never actually was afraid for the main character's life and it made it less suspenseful for me.

It took me awhile to figure out the secret of Lexie’s parents.
I thought her job was very strange. Why would you want to match psychopaths much less associate with them.
I soon learned the answer.
This book is very dark and hard to stomach.
Most id the characters are deranged and just sick.

If you like: My Lovely Wife, A Talent for Murder
Rating: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌖
Genre: 🪓 Thriller
Violence: 🔪🔪🔪🔪
Spice: 🔥🔥🔥
TW: Child neglect, dismemberment, fire

Synopsis: When her fiancé runs off with her bestie, Lexie throws herself into her job matchmaking for unusual clients: psychopaths. Having been raised by 2 of them, she has a unique expertise. But as she becomes entwined with some of her clients, her ex goes missing, and body parts start arriving on her doorstep, Lexie wonders if she’s invited a new killer into her life.

Thoughts: This book hooked me from page 1. The plot is original, full of unexpected turns, & I 🖤 its dissonant twist on the rom-com model that drives the protagonist’s visions of a perfect life. The way Coryell writes the 1st person narration reveals red flags to the reader while keeping the MC believably blind to them. When I read Love Letters to a Serial Killer, I marveled at Coryell’s skill for creating unlikable characters that you still want to read about. This new book takes things to the next level, mixing traditionally unlikable people with ones that are indisputably immoral but also relatable. And even more readable. This page-turner demanded I finish it in 1 day, with its propulsive plot & engaging writing. The only reason I didn’t award it a perfect 5 is that the final twist produces a problematic hole. But fiction isn’t real life, and the rest of the book was a sheer delight, so I’m happy to forgive it. I can’t wait to see what Coryell has up her sleeve next!

Haven’t yet read Love Letters to a Serial Killer? Check out my review: https://www.instagram.com/p/C_icGdjOyfZ/

Thank you to Berkley and NetGalley for a gifted copy in exchange for an honest review

Is it a romance? A thriller? Mystery? Psychological thriller? However you put it together or try to categorize it, it’s a ride – and one that had me going all the way through. Lexie is a matchmaker, one for people who don’t fit the normal molds. Her past comes back to her in different ways throughout the story, impacting her view of the world and how she struggles with relationships. You can read it as a detective trying to put the pieces together, or you can do like I did – sit back and enjoy the ride. I’ll be adding a physical copy to my home library. Thank you Berkley Publishing Group and NetGalley for the DRC to review.

This book was an absolute blast from start to finish. Matchmaking for Psychopaths is a wild, offbeat ride that somehow manages to be both delightfully absurd and genuinely thrilling, and I loved every second of it.

The pacing starts off deceptively slow, in a charming slice-of-life kind of way. For the first 100 pages, it feels like you’re settling into a quirky, slightly dark rom com… and then the horror kicks in. Once it does, it does not let up until the absolute last page. The tonal shift is handled so well that it feels earned, not jarring, and the chaos that follows is endlessly entertaining.

I hesitate to call this "cozy horror," but that’s the closest label I can find. if such a genre didn’t exist before, it does now. It’s twisted, funny, disturbing, and compulsively readable. Tasha Coryell has crafted something truly unique here, and I had an absolute blast reading it.

Many thanks to NetGalley, Tasha Coryell, and Berkley Publishing Group for the ARC. All opinions are my own.

Matchmaking for Psychopaths by Tasha Coryell is an absolute blast—I devoured it in a single day! If you loved How to Kill Men and Get Away With It, this book delivers the same deliciously twisted humor, razor-sharp wit, and a protagonist who’s equal parts traumatized and terrifying.

The story follows a woman raised by literal murderers, which—understandably—leaves her with some…unique perspectives on love and loyalty. When her fiancé dumps her on her birthday (for her best friend no less), she rebounds with two new people in her life who might not be as innocent as they seem. What follows is a chaotic, darkly hilarious ride filled with questionable decisions, questionable morals, and the kind of revenge fantasies that make you cackle out loud.

This is the perfect book to binge by the pool, on a flight, or—*ahem*—when you’re desperately avoiding your dissertation (due in nine weeks? Relatable). Coryell’s writing is addictive, the pacing is lightning-fast, and the protagonist’s voice is so compelling you’ll root for her even as she toes the line between antihero and full-blown menace.

If you like your rom-coms with a side of “should I be laughing at this?” grab this book immediately. Just maybe don’t take dating advice from it.

Matchmaking for Psychopaths by Tasha Coryell was such a wild, entertaining read. The title alone pulled me in, and the story completely delivered on the weird, dark, and funny vibes I was hoping for. It’s not your typical romance, and honestly, that’s what I loved about it.

The main character is sharp, awkward, and just the right amount of chaotic. Watching her navigate this bizarre dating scene full of dangerous, unpredictable people was hilarious and oddly relatable in its own twisted way. The humor is dark but never feels like it’s trying too hard, and the whole thing moves at a pace that kept me hooked.

DNF at 16%. After loving her prior book, I wanted to enjoy this. However, despite the story’s hook, the protagonist and her voice eeee bland and I immediately checked out.

I made it through Coryell's "Matchmaking for Psychopaths" with pretty mixed feelings. The premise hooked me right away—I mean, a matchmaker for actual psychopaths? Cool concept. But I never really clicked with Alexandra despite all her hunger for love, security, and validation. The irony's kind of delicious: here's a woman who matches clients "on the psychopathy scale" but can't spot the predators circling her own life. This disconnect kept me reading, but I was more like a curious observer than someone who was invested in her character.

That birthday dinner scene where she's expecting a ring but gets backstabbed instead? Ouch. Perfect setup for drama. But when she started getting cozy with Rebecca afterward, I wasn't worried for her—just wondering how it would play out. The book tried to make me sympathize with Alexandra while also making me question her, but her obsession with having the "perfect life" just made her annoying rather than someone I rooted for.

Bodies piling up around Alexandra gave some psychological depth to what might've been just another thriller, but I figured out where things were heading pretty early. Some twists confirmed my hunches while others surprised me, even if I had to raise an eyebrow at how believable they were. I kept flipping pages, wanting to see if I'd guessed right.

The audiobook narrator, Sarah Mollo Christensen, nailed Alexandra's emotional rollercoaster from heartbreak to panic. The ending wrapped things up like I expected a thriller would. A decent popcorn read when you need something easy to binge.

Special thanks to PRH Audio, Berkley, and NetGalley for providing the advance review copy, though all opinions expressed are entirely my own.

💘 T U M U L T U O U S T U E S D A Y review 💘 featuring “Matchmaking for Psychopaths” by Tasha Coryell!

Alexandra (Lexie) Smith is a professional matchmaker who matches individuals with unconventional emotional tendencies … aka psychopaths. Lexie is lucky in love with her soon to be doctor boyfriend Noah and this relationship inspires her work. Or so she thinks …

On Lexie’s birthday she finds out that Noah and her best friend in the entire world are in love and all of her walls come crashing down. Trying to move on from a traumatic childhood and having parents who didn’t act like parents, Lexie feels like she has lost the only people in life her that she can trust. She is determined to win Noah back … until his body turns up and his body parts are sent to her as gifts 🤯!

This book is hilarious, entertaining, sassy, dark and full of wild twists and turns! A chaotic mix of horror, dark romance, psychological thriller and drama that just works perfectly! I had a lot of fun reading this book and getting to know the beyond messy (and MESSED UP) cast of characters!

Thank you kindly to @tashacoryell @berkleypub @netgalley for my advanced digital copy in exchange for my honest review! This book releases on July 15, 2025!

Matchmaking for Psychopaths by Tasha Coryell is a deliciously twisted romantic thriller that pairs dark humor with spine-tingling suspense. When Claudia, a bubbly dating coach, accepts a mysterious client who turns out to be charmingly homicidal, her glossy world of love tips into shocking territory. Soon, she’s up to her ears in red flags—and real danger—as she tries to outsmart a man who thrives on control and manipulation.

Coryell cleverly blends satirical takes on modern dating with razor-sharp psychological tension, keeping readers alternately chuckling and cringing. Claudia’s witty inner commentary grounds the escalating horrors, transforming a familiar matchmaking scenario into a high-stakes game of survival. It’s bold, unpredictable, and darkly hilarious—delivering a perfectly twisted take on love in the wrong hands.

Matchmaking for Psychopaths by Tasha Coryell is a must read! I really enjoyed the premise of this story as the main character Lexi was all over the place and it made it highly entertaining. I guess the best way to put it is this book is unhinged. Go in with an open mindset and you won't want to put it down!

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This was a quick read. There was some gore, but otherwise could be considered a cozy mystery. A young woman works as a matchmaker, but she is assigned people who are classified as psychopaths. When she went to what she thought was a surprise party thrown by her fiance, she was instead surprised by her fiance and best friend telling her that they were in love and he was leaving her. She reacts by getting really drunk and sleeping with someone she met at a bar. During their encounter, she told him that she was the daughter of infamous serial killers. The story continues with her getting body parts delivered to her house and other crazy things.

I liked this book a lot. Although the subject matter was gruesome, it was presented in an entertaining way.

Who says murder isn’t a love language? We get it a little bit of everything in this one- romance, comedy, and all the thrills.

Lexie is such an incredibly likeable character. Its a shame her boyfriend and best friend are not 😩🫠

This is my second book by this author and in my opinion this one blew the other out of the water. I honestly think I’d read it again!

This was so freaking fun!

Matchmaking for Psychopaths is an addictive, razor-edged thriller that blends twisted romance, dark humor, and psychological suspense into something utterly unique. Lexie is a brilliantly flawed protagonist—equal parts vulnerable and sharp-witted—as she navigates heartbreak, loneliness, and a very niche career in pairing up psychopaths (yes, really).

The novel thrives on its unsettling atmosphere and offbeat premise, hooking you with a creeping sense of dread as Lexie’s personal and professional lives collide in increasingly dangerous ways. Aidan and Rebecca are both deeply compelling in their own morally murky ways, keeping you guessing who’s dangerous, who’s sincere, and who might be both.

What I appreciate about Coryell is that she creates emotionally and morally flawed main characters. She leaves the grey area completely in regards to moral compass. This book is woven with dark comedic value, which is one of its better qualities. The synopsis is promising, but the actual storyline and twists and turns were not my favourite. It's quite predictable, and a bit kitschy. It also relied heavily on stereotyping anti-social personality disorder as violent, which can be quite harmful. Overall, this book was not my favourite novel by Coryell. Thank you to #NetGalley and #BerkleyPublishingGroup for the ARC.

Trauma, stalking, dismemberment and 👀 LOVE?? What more could a girl ask for?! I both hated and wanted to hang out with Lexie, bingeing trash TV and ice cream out of the carton. The twist completely floored me, though there were clues throughout so PAY ATTENTION! 💖

The opening pages of Matchmaking for Psychopaths set the stage for the entire unhinged tale, taking the reader along for the ride on protagonist Lexie’s rocky road to true and everlasting love with the man of her dreams. This is not a love story, so don’t expect a grand romance. It’s a little bit mysterious and a little bit gruesome, and in my opinion fits more into the genre of suspense than either mystery or thriller.

It feels a bit like a crazed romp, frankly, but I suspect that it’s supposed to. As the reader learns more about Lexie’s past and her need to form certain types of relationships, it becomes very clear why she has been so successful at helping psychopaths on the path to love. The style in which the book is written feels scattered and unbalanced, and it makes it easy for the reader to understand Lexie’s unsettled frame of mind.

The premise is amusing if entirely unrealistic, as a defining characteristic of psychopaths is the fact that they lack the ability to form genuine emotional connections and tend to avoid relationships unless they have tangible value. Knowing this, you have to be willing to suspend disbelief and just go along for the ride.

While Lexie tends to be something of a closed book in her interactions with most of the extended cast of characters, the author makes the reader privy to her every thought and feeling, and while she’s chaotic she is also strangely sympathetic. The reader comes to know secondary characters to varying degrees throughout the book, but most of them have little existence outside of their relationship with her. Her mother is an exception to this rule, and the author does an outstanding job of making her feel ominously malicious, callous, self-absorbed, and cold-hearted.

There are a couple of surprises here, which was kind of fun. It’s nearly impossible to write a story that isn’t at least a little predictable, so I always enjoy those little nuggets I don’t see coming a mile away. Honestly, I finished this book with a sense of bemusement as much as anything else. It’s an odd kind of book, but it’s also weirdly entertaining, and sometimes that’s just the sort of story you need.

Disclosure: I received an ARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley and am leaving a voluntary review.

I enjoyed the writing and thought it flowed well, and the characters had their moments—but overall, I struggled to stay connected. There was so much happening in the story, yet somehow it still felt like not much was actually moving forward. It wasn’t a bad read by any means, just one that didn’t fully land for me. I think others might enjoy it more, especially if they like layered plots.

Oh my gosh! Another addicting story from Coryall!!!!!! I loved this book! It was fun and mysterious. I was addicted! I really loved this main character and she was SO different than the main character in Letters to a Serial Killer! I really enjoyed all the characters in this book even the asshole ones! This book was just so much fun!!!! You won’t want to miss this awesome book!