Thank you Orion Publishing Group and NetGalley for giving me this opportunity and ARC to review.

A book that filled with twists and turns will keep you gripped until the very end.

Love Letters to a Serial Killer follows Hannah, a unique character whose obsession with connected murders close to her home overshadows her lack of luck in success, dating and life. More so, when suspected serial killer is William Thompson and her off the cuff letter shaming him comes with an unexpected response. As their letters turn into something more and become equally important to Hannah as they are to William, Hannah starts to wonder if William is innocent in the crimes he has suspected to have committed, or if innocence will disrupt the pull she has towards him? Taking matters in to her own hands, Hannah is determined to investigate more.

I was at first unsure of this book and the discomfort it gave me, but once I wondered whether this was the books intentions I was hooked. Love Letters to a Serial Killer is a mirror to the perhaps darker sides of our humanity and Hannah perhaps resembles how society grows so obsessed with murders that we often forget that innocent people met their unfortunate end in the first place. This book is a stark reminder, a tough pill to swallow as you sit and reflect but also a suspense thriller that you will have you holding all characters at an arms length as you figure out their true intentions.

A thrilling, enticing, bizarre but funny and sassy debut novel that I could not put down!

We follow Hannah, a normal woman who does not like her job, her love life is nonexistent after being ghosted and pushed aside, her best friend is getting married so she has forgotten all about her and she has no friends. When Hannah discovers that a murder has occurred she decides to join a forum where other women are also talking and investigating it. One murder turns into, two, then tree, then four and a pattern arises, all the victims are women, naked, strangled and pushed into a ravine. It's not until the suspect, William, is caught that Hannah makes the link that he knew all those women before they died.
On an angry rampage, Hannah decides to send a letter to William telling him exactly what she thinks. She never thought he would actually respond and ask to know more about her. That is how she started sending love letters to a serial killer, but is that really the truth? Can she really trust him? A convicted serial killer? Is that what she wants for her future? To be the wife of a murderer?

Hannah is what we could call "one of those girls" who is obsessed with gorgeous serial killers and who wants justice for the victims but also just wants say to the world " I was with a serial killer and I survived". I would definitely consider her to be fully delusional as she believes that she is in her right to basically take ownership of William, that is the only part that I disliked from this book, and it happens a lot. Other than that, I just could not put it down, you just want to uncover the truth, as much as Hannah to be honest, just without the seducing a serial killer part.

This could have been a potential good novel but then I found it OK--not really good but not really bad either.

Hannah is a thirty something year old woman who doesn't really seem to be having directions in her life. She starts getting obsessed with a man named William who is a suspected serial killer in Georgia. While he was in jail and awaiting trials for his murders, Hannah starts writing letters to William and start exchanging letters with him. When William asks her to be his girlfriend, Hannah then flies over to Atlanta to see him in trial and also meet his family. Does Hannah really believe William is innocent or guilty?

The first fifty percent of the book was slightly boring. The letters exchanged between Hannah and William was interesting but there is no direction as to where the story is leading and all I can think is Hannah being a William's fan girl. However, it was towards the middle of the book where things started getting interesting, with the discovery of another body while William is in jail. Then things kind of got interested in the middle and towards the end. The end was OK in my opinion and writing was also great. Hannah seem to be a naive yet innocent kind of girl but I didn't really care much towards the other characters. This book was OK in my opinion and overall, I did like the premise of the overall story as a whole. Worth three stars.

Many thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC. The review is based on my honest opinion only.

Was not expecting to like this book as much as I did! Darkly humorous, really entertaining, with a fun twist at the end. Though Hannah, the main character, is quite pathetic she is unapologetically so - and this makes you want to root for her despite her sometimes unfathomable actions. The story line is very original and really well executed.

Thank you to the publishers for an advanced copy. I really enjoyed this book and managed to read it in two sittings. I was completely absorbed in this book. I loved the writing and style and the chaotic thoughts of the main character Hannah. When women's bodies start being discovered in a ravine a serial killer is quickly declared and thanks to the internet and a particular forum Hannah quickly becomes slightly obsessed with the arrested man William. She decides to start writing to him and when he writes her back she quickly falls for him. This was an interesting read with a different female main lead and I couldn't stop turning the pages to find out what really happened, although I did guess early on one of the main parts it didn't ruin it for me at all. This was a fun quick read and I will definitely be looking out for more books from Tasha. 4.5 stars rounded down. I will be recommending to others.

This was a change from books I usually read. It made me wonder if he was guilty of the murders or completely innocent. There was another character who I suspected had something to do with them but I won't spoil it by saying if I was wrong or not. You learn more background about the main characters from the letters they sent each other. The book seemed slow at times, but the plot got faster towards the end. I thought it was a good read

This book was really incredibly weird, but I can’t stop thinking about it. It really gives a unique insight into those women you see hanging around murder trials and is a very good example of the unreliable narrator. I don’t think I liked a single character in this book, but yet couldn’t stop reading it. Definitely one for the strange girls out there, it’s as readable as contemporary chick lit, but has a bite,

Wowsers. And I thought I had problems. My sometimes off behaviour and psychological issues are nothing next to those of Hannah Wilson, the protagonist, and narrator, of Tash Coryell's novel, Love Letters To A Serial Killer. I mean, I guess you have to be a certain type of person to strike up a correspondence with a person who stands accused of serial murder, but still, Hannah ... well she takes the biscuit. Although she might justify her actions as having an altruistic intention, at the end of the day she's probably just more than a little bit ... well nuts. Then again aren't we all. Not quite this much, perhaps, but still.

And yet ... I actually liked her, in a strange kind of way. I mean, she is obsessive, perhaps a touch work shy, easily distracted and never, ever, satisfied. She also has an unhealthy fascination with and addiction to the true crime community, especially the forum set up to discuss the alleged crimes of William Thompson. Nothing major. Just multiple murders. As you do. But, despite being overwhelmingly irritating at times, and exactly the kind of person that, should we meet in real life, I'd probably slap or at the very least roll my eyes at, repeatedly, until I got eye strain, she kind of grew on me. I don't know how Tasha Coryell did that as at the start of the book I really did think she was going to drive me away from the story, but I ended up completely fascinated with her.

Maybe it was just because I was intrigued to see how much of a car crash she could make of her life - and let me tell you, it couldn't have been much more of a mess if you had just taken her car and placed it straight in a crusher. She obsession costs her her cosy if dull life working for a charity and sees her heading across country to witness the trial of the man she has been writing to in prison and who she has perhaps, maybe, possibly, just a little bit, fallen in love with. Or ... maybe not. Hannah is a complicated wee gal that way.

This is, under all the window dressing, neuroses and dark humour of Hannah's observations, a bit of a murder mystery. Who did kill the four women whose bodies were disposed of as if they were trash. Was it William, a man with links to all victims, or someone else and William, Hannah's obsession du jour, is just a convenient patsy. Well, this is the crux of the novel really and amateur detective of no particular skill, Hannah, sets out to find the truth, even if it does put her in harm's way. The author's clever way of framing the story allows readers a glimpse of just how harmful that might be, but it takes us quite some time to get to the full picture. With the finger of suspicion pointing various members of the Thompson family as the story progresses, this really is a whodunnit, and quite a clever one at that, as Hannah's musings both serve up plausible suspects and distract from a rather obvious truth at the same time.

This is a book that is infused with a great amount of humour. Perhaps not always laugh out loud moments, it is about serial killing and the lack of regard for the female victims after all. But it is a dark and twisted observation of importance of public image, the pain of failing to meet the very high expectations of one's parents, and, when all is said and done, the very warped mind of a woman who thrives on drama and living on the edge. I mean why have a nice, safe, (dull) relationship when you could be taking things right to the wire, wondering if (obsessing that) every moment might just be your last. If you like a witty, dry, cannily observed and written tale, where character flaws are most definitely under the spotlight, then this could be the book for you. Hannah may well need help, who doesn't, but she definitely grows on you. Recommended.

What a mixed bag for reading this month. Some books amazing , some not so much and sadly this didn’t make it to the top of my list.
The ending was bizarre and just didn’t work. The way that the main character is portrayed doesn’t exactly have anyone rooting for her and felt incomplete as a character!
I need to love my narrator or at least understand their point of view and this was just … meh. It felt like the author was trying to put in lots of shocking twists but they just didn’t work for me. I don’t want shocks just for the sake of it.

I wanted to like this book so much more than I did. I was intrigued by the title and the premise and started off enjoying the way it was told, and I always like a courtroom drama, but then for me it seemed to stall a bit with the final section going on way too long.
Thank you to netgalley and Orion for an advance copy of this book.

This was a solid read. It had me hooked at the beginning and I enjoyed reading through as more information was discovered.
However, it was slightly jarring when I first started as it's first person POV which in general I'm not the biggest fan of. Nevertheless I was engaged with the plot and I enjoyed the pacing.
It seemed though as it got to nearer the end it began to drag on a tad and go a fair bit slower which I didn't enjoy.
Then I figured out a big plot point before the reveal so when I came to that part the book felt a bit lackluster.
I feel like I was enjoying it very much so for the first 2/3rds then it all kind of slowed with the final part.
Overall, it was okay, but it would have done better if keeping up with the faster pace at the end.
Favourite Quote - "You're right. He doesn't look like a murderer."
Favourite Character - Carole

This had so much potential and the author ruined with with the last chapter.
This book could have finished 2/3's of the way through, when we find out who the killer is.
The last 1/3 felt like it was written to make up the word count, rather than add anything to the story.

I did enjoy the book, but I wanted to know more about the main characters decision making process.

This was a RIDE. Dark and thrilling, a depressed and danger-seeking protagonist that I think many of us can relate to sometimes when we want some excitement. I loved the pacing of this, it felt clastrophobic and stifling, my anxiety was up all the way through. I found the characters unlikable, which I think I prefer sometimes in a modern book. Really great, will be looking for more books from Tasha Coryll!

I genuinely don't know how I feel about this book *cough cough* I'm blaming the ending in the best way possible!

There is no denying that I found it gripping: uncovering a string of murders, following a trial all the way through, getting to know the killer. The narrative voice is constructed carefully, seemingly giving everything up for the reader's consideration (unsightly bits and all) but also leaving you guessing as to whether or not it's all an embellished façade, and the truth lies somewhere closer to mediocrity.

Hannah is unlikeable, there is no sugar coating that. But perhaps that's where her charm resides. There's a little something we can all relate to and so there is no way you can stop reading despite her sharp edges.
Definitely a book I'll be recommending a lot!

It’s rare for me to love such a damaged character so much, but for all her issues, she was just so likeable. And I think that is testament to the author’s ability to write such strong characters.
This was a very unusual read for me, as it didn’t really go in the direction I expected from the short précis I read. But I’m so glad I picked it (thank you NetGalley)
It’s definitely a fun read, and I think it’s very relevant in the bonkers world of love and dating that we seem to be living in.

𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐓𝐨 𝐀 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 | 𝐓𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐲𝐞𝐥𝐥 | 𝟑*

𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟
⟡ Thriller
⟡ Courtroom drama
⟡ Unconventional MC
⟡ Dark humour

𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰:
With the rise of unhinged female killers in novels, this novel explores an unhinged female lusting over a serial killer. It’s a unique perspective that I personally haven’t read before and yet is an actual phenomenon if we consider the love lives of killers Bundy, Watson, Manson and Ramirez whilst they were incarcerated.

This book is written from the perspective of a woman with insecurities so high and standards so low that she manages to fall in love with a serial killer and his way with words, regardless of his accused actions. I’m not being critical, this is just an observation. Hannah consistently holds her value in the opinions that others have of her. She lacks self worth and could definitely be described as morally shady. She overeats, overspends and over-fixates on whatever will give her a short term serotonin boost. In short, this main character is actually a lot like any regular person.

Other than her unrivalled infatuation with accused serial killer, Williams Thompson.

Overall, I found this book interesting. Just like Hannah overindulges herself; I overindulge in books. Therefore, I read this in one sitting. But I still couldn’t reconcile with my dislike of the MC. Hannah was so singularly frustrating and I found it hard to have any respect for her. I did enjoy the humour though, that level of dark comedy is totally up my alley.

𝐅𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬:
“𝘐 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳. 𝘕𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘮𝘺 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧.”

I LOVED this. The most messed up main character but somehow you root for her, even when she's making worse and worse decisions and going further and further down the rabbit hole. This is a searing indictment of true crime girlie culture and parasocial relationships, wickedly funny and deeply depressing. 10/10.

woe! I really enjoyed this book! it's not the best written book in the world and I predicted the "twist" from the beginning but it was such a page turner and something different to books I've read before. it reminded me of how to kill your family by Bella Mackie and if I cant have you by charlotte levin. the main character is unreliable and unlikeable but I loved her because of it. definitely worth a read!

I’m quite lost for this review.
I absolutely hated the female lead, Hannah. She was so unrelatable, terrible decision maker, zero self so confidence, unwilling to see what is in front of her and definitely has a few personality disorders going for her. However, I couldn’t put the book down.
I thought I wouldn’t finish the book through the first few chapters but I kept going and once Hannah found the forums I couldn’t stop reading.

I watch a lot of true crime (including love trials) so I enjoyed that the trial was depicted through the book and trying to work out what I thought of the evidence discussed.

I’m honestly struggling to write the review without giving spoilers.
I have it 3 stars based on the fact I could not believe what I was reading yet couldn’t put it down either. Captivating, I guess.

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this earc from the publisher via netgalley but this has in no way influenced by review or opinion.

Hannah has split up with her boyfriend, she has missed out on a promotion at work and she has an obsession with a series of murders that has been happening where women are being killed and dumped in a ravine. When the serial killer is found and incarcerated she writes an angry letter to him. He responds back and they start writing to each other regularly. Hannah finds herself falling for him and wonders if he might be innocent after all.

This book, Oh it’s just so good. I loved Hannah’s character and basically her obsession with William was written so well that in parts I forgot that he was a serial killer and they weren’t just pen pals. I am aware that there are women who willingly write to offenders and find themselves falling for them and this book didn’t glorify it so it made for a great book that was totally believable. I did guess part of the plot but not the ending and I really enjoyed reading it.