Love in the Time of Serial Killers: TikTok made me buy it: an addictive slow burn romance from the bestselling author

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It's like when someone sings something technically very well, but there is zero emotion in it. That's how I felt about this book. Over time, she realizes Sam may not be a serial killer, but something much scarier—a nice guy. She could get a job teaching some place across the country—now is simply not the time to fall for anything serious. Thank you to Berkley and NetGalley for providing a digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

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It doesn't help that she's low-key convinced that her new neighbour, Sam Dennings, is a serial killer (he may dress business casual by day, but at night he's clearly up to something). But it's not long before Phoebe realises that Sam might be something much scarier - a genuinely nice guy who can pierce her armour to reach her vulnerable heart. When she was a teenager Phoebe’s parents divorced. She left with her mother, and her brother Connor stayed with her father. This scarred her for life. She is closed off to love. She doesn’t trust easily and prefers to be a loner in the company of her serial killer books. PhD candidate Phoebe Walsh has always been obsessed with true crime. She’s even analyzing the genre in her dissertation - if she can manage to finish writing it. It’s hard to find the time while she spends the summer in Florida, cleaning out her childhood home, dealing with her obnoxiously good-natured younger brother, and grappling with the complicated feelings of mourning a father she hadn’t had a relationship with for years. The steam was so surprising! These days it’s super hard to know what you’re gonna get but reader we got dice! The last scene was the hottest and there’s probably enoughThis story begins there and then follows Phoebe as she grapples with her feelings involving her family, being reunited with an old friend and her quest to discover the truth about the mysterious neighbor, Sam. Phoebe Walsh is obsessed with all things true crime. It’s even the subject of her dissertation. The problem is, because of her obsession she suspects everyone she meets of being a serial killer. Which, of course, doesn’t bode well for romantic relationships. I will say that this novel has plenty of political comments so if you're like me who prefers romance without any of them in it, this might not be for you.

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Love in the Time of Serial Killers is a heartwarming rom-com brimming with smart, snappy dialogue, sizzling chemistry, and lovable side characters. Fans of Christina Lauren and Rachel Lynn Solomon will adore this ode to true crime and its poignant message of opening your heart to love, even when that’s the scariest thing of all.” —Amy Lea, author of Set on You Tried to picture being so sure about that one person that I wanted to legally make a promise to love them forever. Tried to forget just how little forever really meant, how little it had meant for people like our parents who maybe should've never married at all.” Shh," Sam said against my ear, less a command to be quiet and more a soft sound of indulgence. "We have time. We have all night.” I would go as far as to call this book a cozy romance. There is no high drama here. Phoebe falls in love, reconnects with her brother and an old friend, also gets a cat. The only conflict is that Phoebe is a bit of a cynic and is not entirely ready to open up to other people. Her voice, dry and funny, is what drives the story, and I enjoyed it (and her) quite a bit. I also love a kind, emotionally secure love interest. There is one here.This would have been more interesting had he actually turned out to be a serial killer in the end ha. And, that is despite the fact that she KNOWS that there haven’t been any unsolved murders around there which appear to be connected….She has done her research! However, seeing her once best friend Allyson around is making her discover that she misses having a girlfriend she can count on. In addition, meeting her young neighbor Sam who is nice to look at, and spending time with her brother and his girlfriend are all causing her heart to thaw. Especially, when a feral cat enters her life too.