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It even took me two tries to get all the way through. The first time I stopped around 30%, deciding I just wasn't in the mood and I would wait for an audiobook copy to come through from my library. After her dad's unexpected death, she's come home to Florida to help her little brother Conner get their dad's house ready to sell and to use the time to wrap up her PhD dissertation on true crime and serial killers. Turns out that reading nothing but true crime isn't exactly conducive to modern dating—and one woman is going to have to learn how to give love a chance when she's used to suspecting the worst. Thompson’s clever premise is a trendy hook for a romance that explores family, grief, and the relationships that define us.”— Washington Independent Review of Books A criminally addictive romance. With excellent wry humor, lovably messy characters, and so many heart-squeezing moments, this book is sheer perfection from beginning to end. Phoebe and Sam have a permanent spot on my list of favorite fictional couples.” —Rachel Lynn Solomon, New York Times bestselling author of Weather Girl
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When I initially spotted this ADORABLE book cover and INTRIGUING title, I just knew I had to read it!! 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 YouNaturally, she initially thinks the worst of the barefoot guy who appears out of nowhere late one night-offering to help her carry her desk into her deceased father’s home as she is arriving to move in temporarily-tasked with clearing it out to get it ready to sell. Even though I liked the characters individually, I wasn't super sold on the two of them together. My interest waxed and waned over the course of the story and I wound up just being underwhelmed. MANY years ago, I dated a man whose five year old was OBSESSED with the CRASH BANDICOOT video game and I guess these characters are those kids, now grown and in their twenties-still playing that game in this story!
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Sam just fell flat. He is that overly nice and supportive guy and that for some reason made Phoebe think he was a serial killer (which obviously from early on- he wasn’t) but he and Phoebe were together for maybe a few weeks? And he brings up marriage. Maybe, let’s slow down there. But a few encounters later she realizes he is her dad’s neighbor Sam who is music teacher and he keeps acting so nice around her even though she makes so many straightforward, harsh comments about him, spying on him, finding his actions suspicious! Or when Phoebe did that Kesha- Tik Tok parody. I had to look away from the book right there. The amount of times “dude” was said was exhausting. Love in the Time of Serial Killers is a great example of all the best elements being combined in the perfect way.”— We Live and Breathe Books I'm not a big romance reader, but I wanted to meet the true-crime obsessed character of PhD candidate Phoebe Walsh.All that said, my biggest complaint was the sheer number of slang and pop culture references. It would’ve been fine if I’d known ALL of the movies, shows, literary references, true crimes, acronyms, etc. that the author used, but since she didn’t explain most of them, it felt like she kept winking and nudging me with her elbow to laugh at her jokes, which I then had to Google for understanding. It pulled me out of the story too often. 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. Of course, she is a PhD candidate analyzing the “true crime” genre for her dissertation. She is fascinated by an author’s relationship to the subject and our fascination with serial killers as a Culture. Maybe it’s just me, maybe it’s the release of Dahmer on Netflix, but the whole obsession with the true crime genre thing is not the cute and quirky personality trait that people think it is. If you have a genuine interest that’s great. But I am a bit over it at this point. Once I got through the beginning of this book, it got much better in terms of the story. I much more enjoyed it when Phoebe was getting to know Sam, when she was reconnecting with old friends and her brother, etc, than when she thought Sam was a serial killer.
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It was nice to see her personal growth as the story progresses, and to witness how a homeless cat exposes her softer side. I slid up against his body, until I felt the hard length of him on my thigh. "We can start with the space thing in, like, twenty minutes," I said. I grew fond of Phoebe and her quirks. Her brother was so sweet and of course, the neighbor Sam was totally swoon worthy. I was cheering for all of them to have their HEA.
The last half of the book definitely felt more like a romance to me and it is ultimately why I gave the book the extra half star. Her groveling was heartfelt and earned and the relationship was super cute. I loved how Sam didn’t place Phoebe on a towering pedestal where she could do no wrong. He had some lines in there—reading her to filth—that made me clutch my pearls and reach for a fan. That’s hot. I don’t mind the third act breakup when it’s needed to help a character shape up or grow and it definitely worked here. Phoebe just wasn’t able to understand that she could love Sam until she figured some shit out on her own. Sam wouldn’t accept less than he deserved. That’s hot. It's criminal how much we enjoyed Love in the Time of Serial Killers, the perfect pairing of intrigue with utterly charming romance and a deeply relatable story of how sometimes life's most complicated mystery is how to open your heart." --Emily Wibberley & Austin Siegemund-Broka, authors of The Roughest Draft I'd never admit this out loud, but sometimes I was grateful to people who were automatic huggers. It took the pressure off me to initiate anything, and it felt nice, being embraced even for a few seconds by someone you cared about. The problem was that my list of people I wanted a hug from was pretty short.” I can see why you'd doubt relationships, and family, and love," Sam said. "It sounds like a tense way to grow up, and I'm really sorry you had to go through it. But, Phoebe, your parents were just two people. Ted Bundy and whatever his girlfriend's name was were two people. Hell, Bonnie and Clyde stayed together until the bitter end, and even they were only two people. You can't extrapolate your worldview from such a small data set.”
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This was such an enjoyable read. I really loved the depths given to Phoebe, the way she created walls around herself, the themes were developed organically and believably' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Not as awful as she first appeared-I tried looking at her through Sam’s eyes-to TRY to see what HE saw in her. My singular negative would be the author tossed in a couple off-the-cuff political views I felt had absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with the characters or the storyline. No idea why the author felt she needed to add them.The fast-paced plot is alternately hilarious and touching, and readers won’t be able to put it down. True crime is an incredibly popular genre, and this book is a must-read for crossover romance fans.”— Library Journal (starred review) Phoebe is mourning her father, they had a disconnected relationship. She is moving into her childhood home for the summer, getting it ready to sell. All the while side eyeing all the neighbors. She is so often reading about grisly murders and crime that she can't help feeling a bit paranoid about strangers! Any one of them could be a potential serial killer!
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