So My Ex-Boyfriend is a Serial Killer by Kylie Scott [Review]

So My Ex-Boyfriend is a Serial Killer by Kylie Scott
Format: paperback
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Date read: January 24, 2026

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Kylie Scott
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

Nothing prepared Sidney Walsh for the awkwardness of having unknowingly dated an infamous killer. She’s doing her best to move on after her ex got dragged off to jail. If only online amateur investigators, his creepy fans and a particularly belligerent cop would leave her alone. Her social life might be quiet, what with having few friends and the neighbors wanting nothing to do with her. But at least it’s safe. That is until tattooed chef and all-round thirst trap, Noah, moves in next door.

Now Sidney is being asked on dates for the first time in forever, and feeling a dangerous mix of soul-deep connection and red-hot desire. But the darkest moments of her life come crashing back when her ex decides he has unfinished business…her. Will she and Noah make it out alive, and can their love withstand the nightmare of her past?

Thoughts on So My Ex-Boyfriend is a Serial Killer: Dating a guy who killed a few people WHILE you were dating is a tough gig. Despite the fact that she knew nothing about what her now-ex was doing, there are plenty of people who think she was involved in one way or another. Thanks to this, in the ten years since he was caught, Sidney's life has stagnated. She has few friends (because none of the ones from before stuck around when the arrest went down), doesn't go out in public much (since, you know, she gets noticed and not in a good way), and she's wary about trusting anyone outside her small circle of friends  (understandable since her first boyfriend is now a convicted killer).

Then her next door neighbor moves in and he's tempting. Too tempting. Sidney doesn't hold out much hope that he'll be able to see past her past, but Noah surprises her. Sure, sure, he had to get used to the idea of what happened first, but he got there. Eventually.

As Sidney and Noah get to know one another (and then some), Sidney works on trying to figure out where her ex might have hid other bodies (he was only convicted for one murder, but she's pretty sure he committed far more than that). Throw in some complicated family dynamics, a podcast that is 100% sure her ex is innocent (and Sidney is somehow the mastermind behind anything that happened), and an ex who might not like that she's possibly moving on.

Yeah, Sidney's got a lot going on, but she's determined to find out the truth. And if she happens to fall for her sexy next door neighbor and he's willing to weather the storm with her, well, SO BE IT.