Kill The Messenger

Kill the Messenger
~Jessica Lynn Sorensen

Let me start by saying this loud and clear: I am a HUGE - yes, all-caps huge - JLS fan. I stumbled across her work a while back through an ARC, and she’s been stuck with me ever since. And honestly? She’s not getting rid of me anytime soon.

Kill the Messenger is an unpredictable, beautifully chaotic ride where absolutely nothing is what it seems. Think you’re tracking the clues? Think you’ve cracked the code? Hahaha… no. This book is the definition of a psychological thriller, layered in ways I can’t even begin to describe without giving away half the twists. My only advice? Stay sharp and do not skim. Every detail matters… or maybe it doesn’t. Shrug. With JLS, we never really know, do we?

Despite what the title suggests, the premise goes far deeper than Kill the Messenger. A serial killer is targeting people who can’t seem to mind their own business. As a courtesy, a note is left with each body - don’t tell. Most people ignore it, call the police, and boom: they become the next target.

But when Alyssa finds a body on her morning run, she reads the note… and walks, well runs away. No call. No report. No script for the killer to follow. Suddenly the game changes - and now it’s a question of who will break first: Alyssa or the killer?

Sorensen is a master at crafting characters who feel alive. Alyssa, Alicia, and Carla are gritty, determined, and absolutely not women I’d want to cross. The bond between them pulses off the page - full of loyalty, fear, love, and the fierce drive to protect one another at all costs.

From the very first page, the story doesn’t ease you in - it drags you straight into the deep end. You’re fully submerged in fear, pain, suspicion, hope, and every emotion in between. Walking alongside Alyssa and her friends is a visceral experience, one that tightens around you as the plot sharpens.

If you’re craving a psychological thriller that blows the genre wide open, takes up long-term residence in your mind, and features some familiar names (if you’re active in the FB reader groups), then THIS is the book you need to add to your Christmas list.

It drops December 24, 2025 - mark it, highlight it, circle it. And one way or another, make sure it get's a bow wrapped around it for Christmas morning!

Thank you to Jessica Lynn Sorensen for allowing me to Alpha for Kill the Messenger. As always, all opinions and reviews are of my own volition. I have not been promised any compensation, current or future, by the author for a fair and honest review.

If you think ignoring a serial killer’s rules is a great idea, Alyssa has some bad news for you. Kill The Messenger keeps you hooked, scared, and slightly embarrassed for laughing at the chaos. Suspenseful, twisted, and ridiculously addictive!

“Kill The Messenger” by Jessica Lynn Sorensen hooked me from page one and never let go. The story follows a serial killer who targets anyone who reports his victims—until a woman discovers one of his bodies and chooses not to say a word. Suddenly, she’s the only one who’s ever broken his rule, and he doesn’t know whether to eliminate her… or obsess over her. As the tension builds and their dangerous connection tightens, the suspense becomes absolutely addictive. I was completely sucked into this story from start to finish, all the way to its shocking, unforgettable ending!

A fast paced, short chapter, multi pov, easy to follow psychological thriller like I've never read before.

Kill The Messenger gives you angles from killer to victims. These victims however choose themselves. Michael is very meticulous with his rules. Everything goes the way he wants. That is until Alyssa.... She takes his perfectly crafted plans and turns them upside down.

I loved getting an intimate view of Michael's brain. The way he thinks and processes each moment. All while learning what lead him to be a serial killer. Alyssa is smart, sharp minded, and unflinching. Add in her friends and they are a force to be reckoned with. You have a few other characters who help add to the intensity and fear, driving this story to a mind blowing conclusion.

Thank you for letting me read an ARC for my honest review 😊

I binged it so hard I forgot to start dinner.

It was done in nearly 1 sitting (and less than 12 hours)

So take that how you will 😆

Is it super deep and layered? Absolutely not. But sometimes I love a book where you know who the villain is from page 1 and you get to watch everything go wild from all sides. It was very satisfying, bingeable and fast-paced.

Sometimes it's nice to have a thriller that doesn't rely on 5 twists to be addictive. This one is just fast paced, action packed and the villain is twisted. Fantastic read!

Freaking amazing. I absolutely love anything that Jessica writes, so when I saw this book available I RAN!!
This book will grip you right at the start and doesn't let go until the last page.
It gives you all kinds of chills and thrills through out the entire read.
HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!