A fun and cozy murder mystery following Kathryn, a quirky lonely chemist who has finally found the perfect boyfriend until she realizes he's the perfect liar as well! Kathryn and his other girlfriends meet up and make plans to get him back with some harmless pranks, until they discover someone has beat them to it and took it a step further when they realize, like the dish of revenge, Tucker is best served cold.

What a joy to read! The story of unlikely friendship winning over all. I wasn’t able to put this book down. Was fun, lighthearted and so well written. Brought me in from page one and had me rooting for the women right away. Lots of laughs and easy to love.

Dude! This was so much fun!!

If you like the movie from 2014, The Other Woman, you'd love this! It reminds me of that movie but with the quirk (and dead body) of Only Murders in the Building.

This book follows three exes of the same guy (they were being cheated on) who want revenge. But when they go to exact their revenge (they plan to play a little prank on him), they find his dead body instead.

Obviously, these three women are the immediate suspects, so they have to figure out how to clear their names.

I think this would technically be considered a cozy thriller/mystery. It was super short and I gobbled it up so fast due to its fun tone and fast pace.

Thanks to NetGalley for the e-ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review! My Goodreads review is up and my TikTok (Zoe_Lipman) review will be up at the end of the month with my monthly reading wrap-up.

The Ex-Girlfriend Murder Club
4.25 ⭐️

Ok this was so cute! Three jilted exes find themselves being framed for their boyfriend’s murder. Time to solve it before one of them ends up catching the blame for it!

This book was so fast and fun and I loved every second of it. The podcast pieces were a little over the top, but that’s kind of what you need in a cozy mystery. Definitely check this book out when it publishes in June!

The Ex-Girlfriend Murder Club by Gloria Chao is a wildly fun and twisty mystery with plenty of humor and heart. Three women realize they’ve all been dating the same guy—then he turns up dead. Now, they have to figure out who really did it before they take the fall. Think John Tucker Must Die meets Finlay Donovan Is Killing It. Full of chaos, unexpected friendships, and laugh-out-loud moments, it’s the perfect mix of mystery and comedy.

the cover and title of this book roped me in, and i loved it! i devoured this book in a day because it was too fun to put down. the characters were great, the storyline was never boring, and it was the perfect length. i loved learning about the origins of phrases and the Chinese culture sprinkled throughout. i did figure out some of the ending, but not enough to ruin the book for me. such a fun read!