I could NOT put this book down!

When I found out that this is Walker’s first book I couldn’t believe it. Walker writes such an incredible, fast-paced, and thrilling story of a county plagued by a mystery serial killer. Police can’t seem to figure it out or even admit that crimes are taking place. “No body, no murder, no crime.” Right?

The relationship between Zoe and her mother, Helen, is very typical teenage daughter to mother relationship but adds to the story that much more. The entangling of the characters story lines adds substance to the story that doesn’t make it seem too far fetched (as I find a lot of thrillers/ crime novels do).

The incorporation of the online blog posts feed into the story so well and really enhance the format. After every post, you learn more about the suspected killer and their history and it just makes this book impossible to put down.

The ending found me jaw dropped!

Thank you to NetGalley and One More Chapter HC for allowing me access to this book before its publish date (July 17th, 2020) for honest review!

** spoiler alert ** There were some interesting bits in this,I liked the articles on the dark web on how to be a serial killer and get away with it.
And someone has been getting away with it for years.
I always enjoy a creepy deserted asylum with left over medical equipment.
I didn't however like the characters of Alexander and Zoe,I found them quite irritating.
Then when we had our killers together,I found them over the top comical rather than scary.

Some wince inducing moments,but as a whole didn't live up to the promise for me.

I would like to thank netgalley and the publisher for an advance copy in exchange for an honest review. I will admit, as soon as I saw the cover, I thought, now that looks like an interesting book, and the synopsis definitely made me want to dive in, so I did... unfortunately that is where the love affair ends. I couldn't get into this book at all sadly.

This one didn’t do it for me. The characters were too difficult to keep separate, there were too many of them, and remembering how they were connected took up more space in my mind than the actual story. It seemed very disjointed. Got 50% through and stopped as I no longer could feign interest. So sorry. DNF.

Oh man, I finished this over two days because I couldn’t put it down. The ending is still giving me shivers!

First of all, the characters are really well drawn, the mother/daughter relationship between Helen and Zoe is spot on, which makes everything that happens a million times more intense. Thomas and Maggie are maybe my favourites, and experiencing the events unfolding through Thomas’ young eyes works so well for the story. I think the strong character voices in each chapter are what make this book an overall success because you really care about what happens to everyone.

The setting really drew me in. The abandoned asylum was created so beautifully while keeping it creepy. 

 And the twists and turns -- loads of those I didn’t see coming, who the killer is and why they do what they do. It all builds up to create a terrifying tableau. 

This one is going to stay with me for a long time, and I’m going to go ahead and pre-oder it right now.

I found this book to be really interesting but felt it was a slow burner at the beginning. As the plot progressed it became really interesting and I couldn’t put it down as I wanted to know how the story would unravel. 

My favourite parts were the snippets of articles on the dark web and how there were little details throughout the story that helped the main character story develop into the main moment of the novel. 

It was a brilliant setting and I also really enjoyed Thomas chapters and his perception of the world and what was happening around him. I also loved Alfie and the part it played in the story.  Of course I also loved Helen and Zoe and how well depicted the relationship between mother and daughter can be sometimes. 

Although I got answers to most of my questions I would love to read more about the characters and I really hope that there is a second book as I felt I needed more closure from the ending and wanted to know more of what happened to some of the characters future and even past stories. 

Overall it was a really fantastic read that kept me turning pages until I figured out what happened. I would recommend Secrets of a Serial Killer to anyone who is a fan of great thrillers and suspense. I will definitely follow Rosie Walker’s work and cannot wait for her future books! 

I would like to thank Netgalley, Rosie Walker and One More Chapter for the opportunity to read Secrets of a Serial Killer prior to its publishing date in exchange for a honest review.

Unfortunately this just isn't the book for me I liked the sound of the synopsis but it just didn't grip me at all

So disappointing with this one! It started really well but has failed to keep me engaged. I’m ashamed to say I gave up at 50%