If you like batshit crazy books, then this one is for you! It was fun and entertaining. MC finds out that her best friend and fiancee are hooking up on her birthday. She decides to go upon her life, and tell her Fiance goes missing, and she starts receiving threatening gifts. Fun read! Definitely recommend

I really enjoyed this book in the first half, but it started losing me halfway through. I still enjoyed it, but it wasn’t what the potential could have been. I was I tried by the mysterious Aiden and the dead fiancé, but halfway through the book lost steamed. Her relationship with Aiden confused me because it seemed so sudden. I didn’t feel a lot of romantic tension or build up, just him telling her they belonged together and her eventually going with it. I figured out pretty early that Rebecca was her sister and that Lexie was a psychopath, but I read a lot of mystery and thriller so maybe other readers won’t realize. I wanted to love this book but I just think it could use the rewrites on the latter half. It had so much potential and I was disappointed.

One thing I can always count on from Tasha Coryell is the most unhinged love story. Matchmaking for Psychopaths was no different. I absolutely ate this book up. I don’t know what is about Tasha’s writing style but it sucks me in every time. The amount of attention she puts into each one of her characters is unmatched. This is my second 5 Star read from her and I’ve only read two of her books. It’s safe to say she has now became one of my favorite authors. I’m so sad this book is over. I can’t wait for her next one.

If you love an unhinged love story with unique characters and murder then this one’s for you.
5/5 Stars

Thank you so much to the publisher and Netgalley for sending me an arc copy in exchange for my honest review.

Look, I know we all have ourselves some crazies in our lives, but the amount of psycho's in her life is some next level bullshit lol. But i did really enjoy this book. it was a lot of fun.

4 stars.

This was one of my most highly anticipated reads this year since I read Love Letters to a Serial Killer at the beginning of January and it did NOT disappoint. I’m a huge fan of Tasha Coryell’s writing.
This book was wonderful. It was fun, all while being creepy, suspenseful, and somehow romantic? There were a few twists I did not see coming, especially the stuff surrounding Lexie’s parents. Even though she was a bit messed up, Lexie was so easy to root for even if you know she’s done the wrong thing.
The big reveal at the end of the ultimate bad guy did not surprise me, though I’m not sure it was even suppose to. I think it was written in a way to make you say “well yeah, duh it’s them?” but the reason why they were doing it did surprise me, so that was a fun twist. Overall, I couldn’t put this book down and I would recommend it to anyone who is okay with a little bit of dark humor and gore.
This was a great read and Tasha Coryell has definitely become an autobuy author for me.

I also want to note how much I love the cover and title for this book. Both are absolutely amazing. Can’t wait to have a physical for my shelf in July!

Tasha Coryell's 2025 novel, MATCHMAKING FOR PSYCHOPATHS, is a genre-bending mix of comedy, romance, horror, and psychological thriller—and I absolutely loved it!

Alexandra grew up craving food, safety, and love—needs she’s spent her life trying to fill with a beautiful home, a doctor boyfriend, and a job helping classified psychopaths find love. Alexandra spends her days dreaming of being married to Noah, watching trashy reality tv and envisioning her life play out as a reality show, and loving working at her job in hopes of eventually leading her own division. But when her boyfriend and best friend reveal they’re now a couple (I would have LOST it!)—on her birthday, no less—Alex’s carefully built world shatters. Then her ex turns up dead, and as bodies start piling up, she begins to suspect her new friend might be more dangerous than she seems.

This book is a one sitting read! ALERT, anti-slow burn alert! I know Coryell's debut novel, Love Letters to a Serial Killer had very mixed reviews, but if you don't find MATCHMAKING FOR PSYCHOPATHS entertaining, I don't know what to tell you. This book is perfect for fans of the Real Housewives, spoofs on romance movies or horror movies, and wants to read something unique. This book is a great for readers of Mona Awad or Eliza Jane Brazier as this deviates from the typical thriller genre you've probably read in recent years. As mentioned, I read this in one sitting because it's just so easy to follow along. I knew what was going to play out, but what sets this book apart from others is how fun and immersive you will feel with Alexandra's journey. Have fun with this book and don't take it too seriously. This book will be in my top 10 reads for 2025. Bravo, Tasha Coryell!

I liked most of this book more than i expected. It had more depth more social commentary and a humorous voice. It kind of fell off a bit in the end tried to put too much in, tie up too many loose ends when choosing one path and making that stronger would have strengthen the story and kept the tone more consistent. Overall a fun read for what it was

DNF at 20%.

I don’t know if I’m slipping into a reading slump or what, but I was super disappointed in this one. It sounded like a wild ride and I’m sure it is, but I just can’t get into the writing style at all.

I can see why other people might like this, but I just don’t think it’s for me right now.

I don’t usually do plot summaries, but I feel like I need to with Matchmaking for Psychopaths, both because there are some content warnings and so that my review makes sense.

The premise is this: Lexie is a matchmaker. She was hired to work with a very select group of individuals. Those individuals have had difficulty finding significant others by more traditional means. They’re not sure why. Lexie does, however: they’re all psychopaths. And she would know; she’s been stuck with a few in the past. When she has trouble maintaining a professional distance with some of her clients and body parts start showing up at her front door, it seems as though the past might be repeating itself. Or is there something even more sinister afoot?

I loved this book. It’s almost psychological horror (I don’t want to go into the almost, since it would be a spoiler but bear with me) and, also, absolutely hilarious; comedy-horror is hard, quite possibly the hardest genre cross-over to write, and Coryell manages to pull it off while writing a cast of horrible people living selfish, little lives that you can’t help gobbling up like an insatiable voyeur. It builds and builds and builds to a climax that is utterly insane and yet so perfect you can’t imagine it going any other way and then, right when you think it’s over, it hits you with one last gasp, exactly the way Lexie’s favorite reality shows do (of course. Of course it does. What other possible way could it end end?)

That said: Matchmaking for Psychopaths is also very disturbing. Because it’s about the things some people (all people?) would do without rules and laws. If we were allowed to be petty and mean without the fear of consequences. If we could act on our worst impulses and get away with it. A lot of those things are troubling. Some are horrible. Some go beyond that.

You might be wondering, “Shiri, how can this book possibly be funny?” It’s all in how the story is written and your sense of humor. I have been a psych nurse, a corrections nurse, and a toxicology nurse. I also did my preceptorship in an ICU. These are types of nursing that require you to wear a certain kind of armor on the outside if you’re going to maintain compassion and kindness on the inside. That armor is impregnated with an extremely dark sense of humor. I also have anxiety, depression, and some other stuff. Laughing at myself, stuff that’s happened, the huge way I sometimes react to tiny things and the non-reaction I sometimes have to huge things… that’s my life-preserver. It is also sometimes very dark.

That doesn’t mean I think the horrible things in and of themselves are funny. I don’t. I think they’re awful and terrible. One of them almost made me throw up and I’ve seen a lot of insides. It does mean I can see humor in what happens around them; in the random, left field thoughts people have in response to them; and the bizarre ways someone might react after the fact. In what a character might latch on to in a time of crisis. A terrible decision she might make because of something that happened in her past. An inappropriate joke she might tell that no one else thinks is funny but that she finds hilarious. Brains are weird.

So, with that caveat. If you’re a little twisted and a little dark, do recommend.

Cute lil read! I enjoyed it! It was fun, I hope there’s a sequel about their marriage and shenanigans!

This book was WILD. It explores the question of, if your parents were killers, does that mean you are too? Is it genetic?
Our main character kind of toes the line by being a matchmaker for psychopaths. She knows what they’re like, having grown up in a house with them, and knows their needs a little better.
However, she herself just wants to live a normal life. She’s engaged to a doctor and just wants a white picket fence type of life.
That plan turns on its head when her “best friend” and fiancé break the news to her they’ve been having an affair, ON her birthday, and then next thing you know the heart of her fiancé shows up on her doorstep. Yep, he was murdered.
Now she’s wondering if someone is framing her or killing for her. After all she’s surrounded by psychopaths. And is she one herself?
Thus ensues a sort of mystery to figure out who killed Noah, who’s trying to frame her, what role do these new people in her life play for her, does her mom who’s in jail have anything to do with this?
The answer revealed at the end wasn’t surprising BUT the ending itself was kind of wild and it’s definitely an unconventional relationship. Definitely brings a literal meaning to ride or die.

Thank you NetGalley and Berkley for the copy for review!

Alexandra has finally built the perfect life for herself after surviving a chaotic childhood. She’s engaged to a doctor, has a great best friend, and loves her job. But when she shows up to what she thinks is a surprise birthday dinner, she’s hit with a double betrayal: her fiancé and her best friend are now a couple.

With her world suddenly turned upside down, Alexandra throws herself into her unconventional job—matching psychopaths with each other. It’s strange, but it’s a role where she finally feels in control. That is, until the lines between her clients’ twisted relationships and her own start to blur. As Alexandra’s past resurfaces and her carefully curated world starts to unravel, things spiral into absolute chaos.

Tasha Coryell has done it again! I can’t believe this is only her second novel. Her writing is hard to categorize—it’s part thriller, part dark character study, and entirely original. The plots are like nothing I’ve read before, and the characters feel both bizarre and deeply human. I read her debut, Love Letters to Serial Killers, last year and was obsessed, but this book takes it even further. Her storytelling has grown so much, and I truly believe she’s going to be a huge author one day!

If you’re into thrillers/mysteries with layered plots and addictive, unpredictable characters, I highly recommend picking this up.

Huge thanks to NetGalley and Berkeley Publishing for the ARC!

📚 BOOK REVIEW: Matchmaking for Psychopaths by Tasha Coryell

When Lexie’s fiancé leaves her for her so-called best friend—on her birthday—she thinks it can’t get worse. So she throws herself into her job as a matchmaker… for people flagged as having some level of psychopathy. 😳

With no real social life left, Lexie starts getting a little too close to her clients—forgetting just how manipulative they can be.

I LOVED this book. It was good and weird in the best possible way. Right before reading it, I’d watched the 2024 horror romcom Your Monster, and the vibes were so similar—lonely heroines, genre-bending chaos, and anti-hero energy that makes you root for characters doing all the wrong things.

It had that perfect mix of creepy, charming, and unexpectedly funny—I was hooked. I even went digging through Tasha Coryell’s backlist the second I finished.

If the title intrigues you, chances are you’ll love it too.

Perfect for fans of:

🖤 Morally gray anti-heroes
🎭 Quirky romcoms
🤣 Creepy-charming humor
🌀 Unpredictable, twisty vibes

Thank you to @berkleypub, @netgalley & @tashacoryell for the ARC!

📅 Matchmaking for Psychopaths hits shelves July 15!

A Dating App for the Deranged: Tasha Coryell's Latest Thriller Will Keep You Up at Night

Tasha Coryell's Matchmaking for Psychopaths is exactly what it sounds like - and it's brilliant. This twisted tale follows Lexie, a matchmaker with a peculiar niche: pairing psychopaths with unsuspecting partners. Her clients don't know they're part of her dark experiment, but we get front-row seats to the chaos that unfolds.

Lexie's own past is a maze of hunger for food, safety, and love. When tragedy strikes and she loses her two closest confidants, she dives deeper into her unconventional work. Maybe it's her way of keeping control, or maybe she's just as fascinated by her dangerous clients as we are.

Coryell's writing cuts like a razor wrapped in velvet. She'll make you laugh out loud one moment and check your locks the next. The plot twists hit hard and fast, building to a wedding that's anything but traditional. Think "The Bachelor" meets "American Psycho," but smarter and more subversive.

Fair warning: this isn't your mother's romance novel. Some readers might find the premise too dark, but that's exactly what makes it work. Coryell isn't interested in playing it safe - she's here to push boundaries and ask uncomfortable questions about love, control, and human connection.

If you enjoy psychological thrillers that make you think while they terrify you, this book deserves a spot on your nightstand. Just don't blame me if you can't sleep afterward.

3.5/5 stars - Extra points for sheer audacity.

Books like this are so niche that I feel like it caters to a very specific audience. I don't think I was the right audience, but if it was my kind of thing, I think I would have really enjoyed it.

I was intrigued not only by the title of this book but by the premise as well. Luckily it did not let me down. The character development was spot on and the building tension kept me enthralled throughout the book. I did guess the big twist earlier on in the story but that did not stop me from enjoying it overall.

This is a new author to me and this was one wild crazy ride filled with flawed characters. Lexi is now a matchmaker. She is shocked when on her birthday her fiance ends things as he tells her he is love with her best friend. She thought she had found the perfect man. In one moment she lost her best friend and the love of her life.

Later her fiance goes missing and someone is leaving body parts in her home. The body parts in the house completely freaked me but it made the story so compelling as Lexie tries to figure out who is behind it all. This is great look at nature verses nurture and does it make a difference?

She soon realizes that she was completely wrong about love when she finds a man who will accept her just how she is and doesn't have to pretend anymore. This book was one crazy wild ride that I loved. Alex kept striving to be loved and accepted by her mother until she found a new family and friends to fill the void.

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