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A review by happyeverabigail
Love Letters to a Serial Killer by Tasha Coryell
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This is just so much its own unique thing and I consumed it so quickly it has spat me out and I don't know what to do with my life now or where to begin with this book.
Thank you to Berkley for the eARC and PRH Audio for the complimentary ALC.
There was a second I actually thought this was supposed to be romance, a la Butcher & Blackbird if you will. Well let me clear it up that it is not. This is a mystery/thriller with an unlikeable narrator that leads you on a journey that I found more interesting than what was built up to be the big twist at the end. Honestly, I wasn't so concerned with the ending which maybe I should have been because that's what ended up letting me down and the reason for 4 stars vs 5.
We go along with Hannah, a 30s woman who is so bored with life and frustrated with men who keep ghosting her. She gets fixated on a string of murders but switches her focus to fixate on the man accused of committing the crimes. In an exchange of letters initially starting off hostile (on her end) she somehow falls into the rabbit hole of falling for this man. He's giving her everything she ever wanted from men- attention and adoration, and it's not like he can murder her behind bars. That is until he's released and the real risk begins.
At times this is definitely satirical and as unlikeable as the FMC was she feels like someone you know, like a hyped up unhinged version of stories you've heard about people fixated on crimes and who idolize killers. The lies she tells herself to rationalize and choices she makes I just couldn't stop listening because I had to know what hole she was going to dig herself into next.
There is a point and commentary to this all by the end even if it's just about what Hannah finally uncovers about herself and her own motivations and also the motivations of William and supporting characters. I just wanted more. That being said, I still don't regret my time with this. The narration was AMAZING. Major kudos to the narrator, I absolutely enjoyed the ALC and it was not overacted.
Thank you to Berkley for the eARC and PRH Audio for the complimentary ALC.
There was a second I actually thought this was supposed to be romance, a la Butcher & Blackbird if you will. Well let me clear it up that it is not. This is a mystery/thriller with an unlikeable narrator that leads you on a journey that I found more interesting than what was built up to be the big twist at the end. Honestly, I wasn't so concerned with the ending which maybe I should have been because that's what ended up letting me down and the reason for 4 stars vs 5.
We go along with Hannah, a 30s woman who is so bored with life and frustrated with men who keep ghosting her. She gets fixated on a string of murders but switches her focus to fixate on the man accused of committing the crimes. In an exchange of letters initially starting off hostile (on her end) she somehow falls into the rabbit hole of falling for this man. He's giving her everything she ever wanted from men- attention and adoration, and it's not like he can murder her behind bars. That is until he's released and the real risk begins.
At times this is definitely satirical and as unlikeable as the FMC was she feels like someone you know, like a hyped up unhinged version of stories you've heard about people fixated on crimes and who idolize killers. The lies she tells herself to rationalize and choices she makes I just couldn't stop listening because I had to know what hole she was going to dig herself into next.
There is a point and commentary to this all by the end even if it's just about what Hannah finally uncovers about herself and her own motivations and also the motivations of William and supporting characters. I just wanted more. That being said, I still don't regret my time with this. The narration was AMAZING. Major kudos to the narrator, I absolutely enjoyed the ALC and it was not overacted.