What a brilliant book.

Really enjoyed from the first page to the end.

Can't wait for more.

Really enjoyed the story line.

Desperate and unhinged. Those words just about sum up this wacky ride of a book. Hannah needs a whole heap of therapy and a huge hug. She's always looking for something, never satisfied, and it's a little painful to see. I didn't gel with her character but she's not designed to be someone you identify with, but perhaps someone you pity and still want more for. Her behaviour's chaotic, leading her into dangerous territory, and the closer she is to danger, the more thrilled she is.

I found the mystery of the plot quite an interesting one, with the question over whether or not Will is the serial killer lingering all through his trial. Despite these two very unusual characters, I was kind of also rooting for them? But that's no doubt the romantic in me.

This is definitely a strange book and I got swept up into it all and though I didn't love it, it was a solid read and kept me on my toes.

I received a free copy of this book. All views are my own.

"Love Letters to a Serial Killer" had me hooked, no doubt about it. But did I enjoy it? Well, that's a tricky one. Hannah is not exactly the most likable character. In fact, she might just give the killer a run for his money in the crazy department.

The story's got some decent twists and turns, even if it does drag a bit in places. If you're into delving into the minds of those "women who love killers" and you're down for a unique story that's equal parts fascinating and unsettling, give this book a whirl. It's not your typical love story, that's for sure, but it'll definitely keep you on your toes!

The plot of this story is slightly bizarre, but strangely gripping!

30 something Hannah has just been through a relationship break up, is stuck in an uninspiring job and is feeling lonely and generally a bit despondant about life.

She becomes obsessed with a news story about William Thompson, an accused serial killer who is believed to have brutally murdered three young women and joins an online forum following the case. She decides to write to him in jail to give him a piece of her mind but when he replies she is intrigued and drawn into a conversation with him via post and starts to have feelings for him....

A light hearted thriller, with a few twists and turns!

The premise of this sounded perfect, and right up my street.

I was left so disappointed. The book itself did not live up to the expectations based on the synopsis.
I found the book to be super slow, and I just couldn't warm to the central protagonist.

Not for me!

Thank you for sending me Love Letters to a Serial Killer, it was such an intriguing read. I couldn't put it down, I just wanted to know more and more about the characters. I would love to see a sequel to this book or a snippet into Hannah's future. I can't wait to read what Coryell does next.

I can't say this was an enjoyable story but it was certainly interesting. Imagine wanting to be with someone who kills women. It seems to be a cult thing. The ending left everything in the air.

I really wanted to enjoy this book but it just left me feeling a little flat. The premise is great but for me it just wasn’t executed that well. Slow paced and a bit of a chore to read. I would rate this 2.5 stars. Thank you to NetGalley, Orion Publishing Group and the author for the chance to review.

Well written book with a clever twist I did not envisage. The reader is left wondering at the end of the book so perhaps room for a follow up book.Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the chance to ARC this book.

Hannah has just split with her boyfriend and becomes obsessed with a serial killer awaiting trial in Georgia. When she is let go from her job, shes packs up and heads to Georgia for the trial..
A strange tale of obsession. and family dynamics.

Hannah’s life isn’t going the way she planned. She’s not doing well in her job, she doesn’t get on with her parents, and her love life is an abject failure. When a spate of murders happen a few states over, Hannah finds herself engrossed in the case, joining an online forum where people discuss the victims and possible suspects. Soon, Hannah’s interest morphs into an obsession, leading her to start writing to William Thompson, the accused, in jail as he awaits trial. She doesn’t expect William to write back. She certainly doesn’t expect William to get acquitted and turn up on her doorstep declaring his love.

This book was a real mixed bag for me, because Hannah is the absolute worst. She has virtually no redeeming qualities and I really didn’t enjoy her at all. Certain elements, like relating to the murder victims and getting absorbed in the case, were understandable, but Hannah took every single thing too far. But the mystery of who the killer is was very intriguing and Hannah’s irrational decision making certainly made the plot unpredictable. I didn’t like it much, but damn was I entertained.

"Of course he's dangerous, that's what makes him sexy "

"Boyfriends who were serial killers were still boyfriends."

"Yes, I'll be your girlfriend...but you have to promise not to kill me, I wrote."

Just a few quotes from Hannah so you understand why we can all agree from the start that she needs some serious therapy. I don't know if it was intentional, or what it says about me, but I laughed so much reading the light thriller, Love Letters To A Serial Killer, by hypnotic debut author Tasha Coryell.

Single, in her 30s, Hannah becomes obsessed with true crime forums looking for a serial killer responsible for the deaths of 4 women. It seems her comments and research are getting a lot of attention. It all comes to a head when wealthy William, who Hannah had passed over as a suspect, is arrested for the murders. She's so upset her true crime life is over she writes William telling him off for being a horrible human. But then he writes her back.

Soon she's rushing home for his letters, neglecting her job. When she gets fired she does what every sane person does when out of work; she maxes out her credit cards and drives almost cross country to attend the trial.

What follows is bizarrely hysterically funny. There's a twist, it's a bit obvious but entertaining nonetheless. I will say the last paragraph left me gasping, "Are you freaking kidding me?!" I then rushed to tell my family about this book that is so ready to be a @netflix movie.

I think it's very clever of this writer to make this about Hannah's psychological being rather than the killer's motives, though we get those answers too. Hannah is such a strange protagonist and though I never understood her actions I couldn't get enough of her. This debut is killer.

I received a free copy of this book from Orion Publishing via #NetGalley for a fair and honest review. All opinions are my own.

People have always been interested in murder, otherwise this genre wouldn’t exist, but some people can become addicted to “True Crime” stories and the internet provides the opportunity to discuss and try to solve murders with likeminded voyeurs. Serial killers, in particular, seem to attract what might be described as ‘groupies’. Hannah, on the cusp of 30, has a boring job, and a desultory love life based on dating apps. When a young woman’s body is found in a ravine not far from where she lives, she starts searching for details and soon becomes part of a forum researching the crime, tracing the victim’s movements, using social media to identify her friends and acquaintances, speculating on motives. Then a second body is found in the ravine, so crossmatching details provides further activity. A third body excites even more interest because that means Serial Killer, and a fourth leads to an arrest. William Thompson a local lawyer who Hannah had on list of possibles, is charged with all four murders. Hannah decides to write to him, initially from a position of “how could you” but, when he replies in a gentle, sociable way, she enters into a serial correspondence and, when the case come to court, she becomes a fixture in the balcony. Since the court is in Georgia and she lives in Minnesota, this is a serious commitment. Letters continue and they end up engaged.
We know from the start that Hannah is married to William, so we know that he was acquitted, but we don’t know if he is the killer, nor do we know why he was found to be Not Guilty. We do know that Hannah is currently tied up and the killer has said she has to die. The story is related by Hannah, with the large central section being mostly epistolatory, and it rolls along fairly smoothly. The resolution is fairly easy to predict. I didn’t like any of the characters, Hannah is annoyingly naïve, or just not very bright, William is a cipher, and the others are not very deep and rather stereotypical. In some respects it feels more like a rom-com than a mystery story. Perhaps I’m just not the right demographic. Overall I’m giving it 2.5 stars rounded to 3.
I would like to thank NetGalley, the publishers and the author for providing me with a draft proof copy for the purpose of this review.

This book was such an entertaining read, Hannah as far as characters went, wasn't my favourite, she frustrated me at times but I also get that she has a lot on her mind lol. William i thought was great because we really didn't know what to make of him, did he or didn't he? you just have to read it to find out.

Good entertaining read!

3.5-4. If you have ever wondered what on earth possesses some women to correspond with serial killers and even ‘go out with’ (stay in with?), or even, marry them, then this one is for you.

Our protagonist, Hannah, is lonely. Although an only child she has a distant relationship with her parents and when her best - seemingly only - friend gets a steady boyfriend Hannah becomes increasingly isolated. Like many, she turns to the internet for company.

I would have loved the author to delve a bit deeper into the psychology of what happens to people once they get sucked into living through internet forums and why so many women are huge fans of true crime, particularly when so much of it focuses on women as victims. What we get instead is the gradual unveiling of Hannah’s own inner demons.

This is an interesting inversion of the traditional gothic horror where the endangered damsel needs rescuing by a thoroughly decent hero. Ultimately, Hannah is hard to like or sympathise with in any way. She has a vampiric attitude to others and it’s not hard to see why people turn away from her.

So, not many plot twists that will take most readers by surprise but an interesting perspective that would lead to lots of interesting book grou discussions.

With thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for an arc of this book in exchange for an honest review.

The title and cover of this book caught my attention, but ultimately, I found the characters unlikable and the plot overly predictable. While I did finish the book, it never fully captured my interest.

★★
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I want to thank NetGalley and Orion Publishing Group for allowing me to review this book.

I did not see the end coming, I absolutely ate this book up. I loved it. I liked having Hannah being so unsure about her own feelings and thoughts throughout the whole book. It did seem like she was a bit bipolar in the way she was thinking but really how the book played out was how, in my mind, people think about & digest True Crime podcasts in general.
When 2020 rolled around was when I really saw how many people loved those types of podcasts and reading things online, giving their own theories, talking to groups of friends about it, etc. it was fascinating to me. Have a book where so many thoughts are written and an ending you do not really see coming, I will be thinking about this book for a while.

Thank you Netgalley, Orion Publishing Group and Tasha Coryell for the eARC of this book.

This was a brilliant read! Fresh in terms of the premise, the story, the honesty of Hannah, the protagonist. Really interesting and incredibly engaging.
Really loved the way the book cleverly and ironically explores the true crime fandom industry. Really liked Hannah, although she isn't actually that likable. Maybe more relatable in the way she really doesn't like or value herself and need some excitement and thrill to make her feel worthy and alive.
Wasn't sure about the book to begin with, funnily enough, I didn't actually judge the book by its cover, which I didn't like and put me off.
Very glad I started to read.

Love Letters to a Serial Killer is a quirky take on a murder mystery. Our main lead, Hannah, bored from her dead-end job, comes across a true-crime forum investigating the murder of four women in Atlanta. When William, a lawyer, is arrested for the murders, Hannah finds herself writing a letter to him. She never expected to get a reply from William. Soon they start writing to each other back and forth, and Hannah becomes more embroiled in the case. She starts neglecting her work, friends, and family. Her obsession with the murders leads to her losing her job, and with nothing to hold her back, she decides to attend William's trial. When the trial ends and William is acquitted, Hannah moves in with him and falls into a domestic routine, but she is not convinced that William is innocent and tries to search for clues about his guilt.

I knew I had to read this when I saw the cover for Love Letters to a Serial Killer. This was very unusual and quirky, and I had so much fun reading it! The beginning was slow, and it took me a while to adjust to Hannah's character. I loved the plot, but I wish there were more details about the murders and how the investigation progressed. I had guessed the plot twist halfway through the book, but it didn't hinder my reading experience.

Let's talk about Hannah. SHE IS THE MOST UNRELIABLE AND UNHINGED CHARACTER I HAVE READ TO DATE. I mean, who writes letters to a serial killer? And then leave everything to go to a different state to attend the murder trial? She had me questioning her choices from the very beginning. Every three to five pages had me saying, 'Why are you doing this, Hannah?' or 'Hannah, this is so wrong'. I will be honest; it was only because of her questionable choices that I flipped the pages at a high speed. It was a train wreck you couldn't stop.

Overall, this was a very entertaining read!
3.5⭐

Thank you, Netgalley and Orion Publishing, for the E-ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Darkly Compelling..
A uniquely original and darkly compelling tale with a deftly drawn cast of characters and a protagonist that the reader may be unable to help rooting for. Laced heavily with a dark and wry humour and astute observations of the world of today, this is at once compelling and repelling - the reader will be unable to look away.