Serial Bangers

by Sheridan Anne, CJ Bloom (Narrator), Patrick Zeller (Narrator)

I’m many things—sarcastic, ruthless, and offensively good at my job.

What I’m not is tolerant of my brand-new neighbor—Raiden Kane.

He’s infuriating, smug, and far too criminally attractive for someone who treats our shared parking like a declaration of war. Sure, I could handle all of that, but what I can’t handle is his Energizer Bunny stamina and apparent addiction to beautiful women—an addiction that plays out for hours every night through the insultingly thin wall between our bedrooms.

Raiden Kane knows exactly what he’s doing to me, and I’d dare say it’s the best game he’s ever played. My tolerance meter is wearing thin. Especially when he looks at me with those lazy bedroom eyes that suggest he already knows exactly how I taste.

Work is supposed to keep me sane. It’s my escape. Until it isn’t. Our worlds collide, and the man I’d happily strangle on principle starts turning up where he doesn’t belong.

Coincidence? Please.

There’s something off about Raiden Kane. He’s hiding secrets of his own, and I fully intend to pry them from his cocky, sinful soul … one delicious mistake at a time.

Living next door to him was a mistake.

Falling for him would be worse.

But underestimating him?

That might be the one thing that gets me killed.

Genres: Dark Romance, Enemies To Lovers, Audiobook, Romance, Dark, Rom Com, Smut

Audible Audio

Published June 16, 2026

Reviews

[Kiara · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 ⭐️ Well… that was interesting 👀

🔪 The Premise

Kiara St. James is a badass assassin whose quiet life is turned upside down when Raiden Kane moves in next door.

Their first meeting is anything but friendly, and soon they’re caught in a ridiculous battle of parking spaces, sleepless nights, and constant attempts to get under each other’s skin.

But when their lives start colliding in ways they definitely shouldn’t, Kiara can’t shake the feeling that there’s more to Raiden than meets the eye.

🌵My Thoughts

I’ll admit, I didn’t immediately vibe with this one.

I went in expecting a dark rom-com that would have me laughing out loud, but I mostly found myself chuckling here and there. And despite the fact that they’re both literally assassins, this felt pretty light overall. Nothing really pushed it into darker territory for me.

I really liked Kiara, though. I loved her confidence and the fact that she has absolutely no problem holding her own against Raiden.

Raiden grew on me too. Beneath all the cockiness, I really liked the way he was with her. He was genuinely fascinated by Kiara and never seemed threatened by her strength.

I just wish we’d gotten more depth and backstory for both of them.

The romance was probably where I struggled the most. Their attraction happened so quickly that I never completely bought into it emotionally. There was plenty of chemistry and sexual tension, but I just wanted more time for their connection to really develop.

That said, I was much more invested once they started putting the pieces together and found myself genuinely wanting to see where everything would go.

Ultimately, I had a pretty good time with it. It wasn’t perfect, but there was enough here to keep me entertained.

╰┈➤ Favorite Quote

"You're standing there like a sexy Winnie the Pooh with your little cropped shirt and no pants."

Tropes / What to Expect

🔪 Assassin x Assassin
🖤 Dark Rom-Com
🏠 Neighbor Rivalry
🎧 Duet Narration

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how was I supposed to say no? 👀

[maddi ⋆˚ᨳଓ.⋆ (semi-ia) [BIBBLE WORSHIP DAY (angelina’s bday!!)] · Rating 4 out of 5]

˖⋆𓍢ִ໋ ❛ 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑜 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑒. 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒'𝑠 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑢𝑠. 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡'𝑠 𝑖𝑡. 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡'𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑒𝑥𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑦𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒. ❜ ₊˚⊹ ᰔ

✧˖°. ┆★★★★ — 𝟰 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀

ılı.lıllılıı.ıllı..
𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑙𝑦 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔 ‧₊ ♪˚⊹
psychokiller ❘ artemas
0:31 ──•───── -1:22
⇆ㅤ ◁◁ ❚❚ ▷▷ㅤ ↻

⋆˚꩜｡❛ 𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑖 𝑐𝑎𝑛'𝑡 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑜𝑓𝑓 𝑚𝑦 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑟 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡 𝑏𝑒ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑑 ❜˖ ݁♬⋆.˚𝄞

₊ 🏎️ ⊹ 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑠 ⋆˚࿔

yesss 🙂‍↕️ when i picked this book up i was looking for a good time, mr and mrs smith energy, and a cure to my slump AND BOY DID IT DELIVER!! this book is actually DIABOLICAL 😭 a lot of it was V predictable and also so unrealistic like the car scene was crazy 😭 but it was still so v fun and i was CACKLING im not kidding the WHOLE time. so yeah, nothing special, but a lot of crazy and funny for a great time and non-stop laughter :)

⋆˚꩜｡❛ 𝑖𝑡 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑠 𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑎 𝑠𝑖𝑛 ❜˖ ݁♬⋆.˚𝄞

💚 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠 ⊹₊⟡⋆

🌵 𝑘𝑖𝑎𝑟𝑎 ❛ 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑘𝑒𝑟 ❜ 𝑠𝑡. 𝑗𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑠 ⋆✴︎˚｡⋆
⤿ sigh. i have a soft spot for characters w good names and kiara w a k is GORGEOUS it makes me think of obx too 🙂‍↕️ she is SUCH a diva i love how witty she was AND THAT SHE DIDN'T LET OTHER PPL PUSH HER AROUND AND MAKE DECISIONS FOR HER 👏 i love that she wasn't afraid to take risks (although that backfired towards the end...) and that she didn't hide her feelings <3

🔫 𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛 𝑘𝑎𝑛𝑒 ⋆˚꩜｡
⤿ love his name too 🤭 okay so at the start he REEEAALLY annoyed me i was all w kiara who is out here doing all that 😭 but then he got super funny and i was like okayyy 🤭 he's also rlly sweet like when kiara was crying and he didn't know why and he was overthinking and getting mad at himself bcuz he's a trained assassin and should be able to tell why she's upset 😭 he's so baby girl <3 i also loved that he made sure kiara made decisions for herself abt their relationship, which in the context of what happened lowkey pmo but the intentions were good 😭 AND HE'S SO PROTECTIVEEE HE LITERALLY TOOK THE FALL FOR HER AND CAME TO SAVE HER AT THE ENDDDAGHHH 🙇‍♀️

⋆˚꩜｡❛ 𝑖 𝑓𝑒𝑙𝑙 𝑖𝑛 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎 𝑔𝑖𝑟𝑙 ❜˖ ݁♬⋆.˚𝄞

💘 𝑘𝑖𝑎𝑟𝑎 + 𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛 ₊˚⊹ ᰔ
⤿ HE FUCKING SHOT AT HER 🫦 WOOOO. AND THEN SHE SHOT BACK 😛 their relationship was definitely SUUUPER insta-lust-y which i don't loooove also why tf is every book insta-lust now i swear it's all i'm reading get it AWAYYYY 😭 and them being in love was kiiind of believable but i think it happened too fast. the explosion and everything that came after that was definitely needed for them to transition from attraction to smth more, BUT b4 that when they were just pissing each other off for shits and giggles it was SOOOO fun 🤭 the prank wars between them were HILARIOUSSSS i was lmao they're so unhinged together 🤭

⋆˚꩜｡❛ 𝑎 𝑝𝑠𝑦𝑐ℎ𝑜 𝑘𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑟 ❜˖ ݁♬⋆.˚𝄞

🎧 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑦𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑡 ‧₊ ♪˚⊹
⤿ don't - ari abdul
⤿ get him back! - olivia rodrigo
⤿ killer - valerie broussard
⤿ ain't my fault - zara larsson
⤿ killshot - magdalena bay
⤿ leave me alone - renee rapp
⤿ ego - ari abdul
⤿ anything but love - tate mcrae
⤿ speed drive - charli xcx
⤿ hate your guts - inji
⤿ dear god - tate mcrae

⋆˚꩜｡❛ 𝑖 ℎ𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑖 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑛𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑟 ❜˖ ݁♬⋆.˚𝄞

💌 𝑞𝑢𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑠 ⛧⋆˚࿔⋆

✧ ❛ 𝑖 𝑎𝑑𝑚𝑖𝑟𝑒 ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑛𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑑, ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑔𝑢𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑜𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠. ❜ ❛ 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤, 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑎𝑔𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑣𝑜𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑙𝑦 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑠 𝑚𝑒 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒. ❜

✧ ❛ 𝑓𝑢𝑐𝑘, 𝑖 ℎ𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢. ❜ ❛ 𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑎𝑡 𝑦𝑎, 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦. ❜

✧ ❛ 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡, 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑑𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑘 𝑖𝑡 𝑎𝑙𝑙, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑖 𝑤𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑑𝑟𝑜𝑝 𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑦 𝑘𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠 𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑐𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑎𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑟𝑦 𝑐𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑙𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒 𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑚𝑦 𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑡. 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑎𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡, 𝑖𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑒𝑥𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑, 𝑖 𝑤𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠. ❜

✧ ❛ 𝑖'𝑑 𝑟𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑘 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ ℎ𝑖𝑚 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛 𝑏𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑓𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑡 ℎ𝑖𝑚. 𝑚𝑎𝑦𝑏𝑒 𝑖𝑡'𝑠 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑘𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠. 𝑚𝑎𝑦𝑏𝑒 𝑖𝑡'𝑠 𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑝𝑖𝑑. 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑖'𝑚 𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 ℎ𝑖𝑚 𝑎𝑛𝑦𝑤𝑎𝑦. ❜

⋆˚꩜｡❛ 𝑠ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑠 𝑚𝑦 𝑤ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑒 𝑑𝑎𝑚𝑛 𝑏𝑜𝑑𝑦 𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟 ❜˖ ݁♬⋆.˚𝄞

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⋆˚꩜｡┆ 𝑝𝑟𝑒-𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑 .ᐟ ₊ 🔪 ⊹

THIS LOOKS INCREDIBLEEEEEE WHAT IN THE MR AND MRS SMITH BUTCHER AND BLACKBIRD HEAVEN IS THISSS OMLLL 😩 (i love that movie and that book if u couldn't tell) this is so up my alley it's the whole alley 🙂‍↕️✋

[Kayla | Kayla Reads Smut · Rating 5 out of 5]

What in the Mr and Mrs. Smith did I just read? And why is this going on the top reads of the year list?

First off, why is no one talking about and recommending this book? I have not seen a single person mention this book or influence me to read this one and it’s really a shame because I think everyone needs to read this book! The vibes were absolute perfection! To say I devoured it is an understatement.

Serial Bangers has everything you want in a dark rom com. Let’s start with the obvious: top tier banter that will make you laugh your booty off! Kiara and Raiden’s back and forth neighbor wars was so funny! The witty commentary had me rolling in the floor with laughter. Kiara always trying to challenge Raiden’s manhood and capabilities gave me life!

Now the plot? It will grip you from the moment the audiobook starts. I was already fully invested in a bad ass FMC assassin. And the meet cute that turned into an all out neighbor prank war was so fun. Which leads me into all of the action, twists and turns this plot will take you on. I won’t same much more because it will spoil parts of the book but I loved everything about it.

As the title suggests, Kiara and Raiden, do I fact become serial bangers in the best possible way! It’s a spicy one and these two have an appetite that only can be satiated with each other.

Lastly, we need to talk about the audiobook because this one delivered an A+ performance. Serial Bangers is a DUET NARRATION by CJ Bloom and Patrick Zeller. The voice acting with inflections was perfect. It truly made you feel like you were a part of the story. CJ truly delivered with the banter and the acting on Patrick’s part was so freaking good! So I highly suggest the audiobook! It gave me a fully immersive reading experience!

[Anna Nenna · Rating 2 out of 5]

Duet style narration 5/5 - I love CJ Bloom’s voice!

Story: blah and 🤢
Not safe - intimate detailed scenes with mmc and ow!

It starts nicely … but the next thing you know you get a sex scene: with MMC and OW!
Our FMC is back from a mission and she overhears her new next-door neighbor’s bed frame thumping hard, a female continuously moaning “yas daady” “harder,” him grunting and saying dirty things… 🤦🏻‍♀️😵‍💫the sex last (according to FMCs words) 72 minutes until the FMC goes to his door … and what we get further is glorification of his virility, prowess and FMC being told (by this “piece of work”MMC) that she is too stiff and prickly because she hasn’t been f*cked properly, so the MMC and OW invite her to join them or leave them alone so they can continue (which they do after she leaves!) 😖
He is described as the epitome of “cocky alpha male and amazing masculinity” 🤦🏻‍♀️😵‍💫🙄with a schlong that is the “third leg”and apparently not covered with a 🎈 during the sex with OW ! 😣 Apparently there are other scenes with other women!
I don’t care! F-off with this shite!
Fudge my reading choices … also found no reviews mentioning how detailed these ow scenes are!

Before you start telling me there are tw and what not - there aren’t on audio!
Also blurb doesn’t say we get “such”detailed scenes with mmc and ow!

[Smutty Little Books · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved this one!

[Bri · Rating 4 out of 5]

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I pretty much devoured this one. I wouldn't call it dark at all, yes there's some murdery times but nothing graphic or anything that I would consider dark. Instead it was pretty light for a book surrounded by murder and assassins and the enemies-to-lovers style romance was the real focus of the story. I loved seeing how Kiara and Raiden would one-up each other with the crazy neighbor antics and I especially loved to see how all of that tension translated into some very steamy moments.

[Kateryna Kryvonis · Rating 1 out of 5]

First of all, the idea was promising. I love seeing badass women, assassins, contract killers, etc. Women, who knows what they worth. Kiara St. James (I found it hilarious, and later annoying how her full name was repeated all the time. I mean , I get it , you like this name🫣) So, Kiara was not that woman, she was an immature parody. They way she behaved, talked and reacted was a bit too childish for my vision of an assassin. The “job” was described too simple, boring and plain. I didn’t get the vibe , didn’t catch the aura from FMC. It feels that the world set up was pretty edgy and childish-like

It was stupid that she crawled and blew dart while our MMC was with another woman. It was weird that the wall was that thin and how both of them handled it. The attraction that they got to each other was too fast paced and didn’t feel real. Again, everything should be perfect about out characters, so I caught vibes of Marry Sue style.
Both MC were flat, the humour was cringe sometimes (sometimes I liked it)
Sex scenes were not good.

I was cringing more and more by the end of the book.
I don’t understand why they loved each other, I mean, they didn’t even talk about their interests,hobbies, routines. It was all fast paced and rushed, and the arcs with enemies and betrayal was… strange. I find it hard to understand why Milan wanted to betray in a first place. I thought that the arc with Louis was much more promising.

At the end of the day, maybe it’s not my book after all. 😕

[Aiste Tauras · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5⭐️ Toks Mr. & Mrs. Smith rom com, prisijuokiau, nieko ypatingo, bet audio smagus buvo 🤭

[Toni · Rating 4 out of 5]

Living a quiet, peaceful life as a contract killer with your pet cactus, 🌵Spikezilla 🌵, is hard enough. It gets infinitely worse when your drop dead gorgeous new neighbor, Raiden, walks in and instant, explosive hatred ensues.

The enemy to lovers tension between Kiara and Raiden is so outrageously thick that I'm genuinely shocked they managed to keep their clothes on past page ten. Even as their perfectly constructed lives completely fall apart around them, they cannot… and will not… keep their hands off each other.

Honestly? If it ever comes down to Kiara and Raiden against the rest of humanity... it was nice knowing you all. Good luck to the world, because no one is surviving these two! 🔪💥 Literally.

🔥🔥 hot, bad ass fmc AND mmc? ✅

🌪️ secrets and chaos? ✅

🌶️🌶️ spice for days? ✅

🤣🤣 impeccable banter and funny antics? ✅

[Jessica Ehmcke · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was so much fun. If you love a spicy, strong, mouthy, and independent FMC who loves to give shit to a sexy, shit talking MMC you will love this read. The banter between these two characters was so good I actually giggled outloud a few times.
The banter was throughout the book. A lot of times I find the banter dies off as the book becomes more serious but not in this book. The characters personality stayed the same up until the end and I loved that.
Definitely plenty of smut throughout the book too. It was not overkill, it's intentional and fit perfectly with the banter.
I highly recommend this book.
I did the audio, duet Narration, and the narrators nailed this one.

[Oh dear · Rating 1 out of 5]

This had so much promise - the premise was really interesting and the idea of the characters were fun. However, this book did absolutely nothing with any of that. I do not understand why they like each other at all - they literally go from hating each other to being in love and literally nothing changed for that to happen. They risk death by having sex in a crashed car that is on fire.

This was advertised as a romcom - where are the jokes??? The joke seemed to be that she’d named her cactus. Most of the dialogue made me violently cringe.

Also the line “Ghosts don’t leave fingerprints, but they do leave footprints on the grid.” What does that even mean???

[Damon_B · Rating 3 out of 5]

I only have one critique. Please stop including AI-generated images. The whole point of a book is that you can picture the characters yourself. It would be better if the AI character art was at the end of the book and optional. I don't like that you are forced to see such a weird AI interpretation of a human. Sorry if it's not AI, but the style kind of gives off that vibe. Anyway, I would still put it at the end of the book.

[the_chronicles_of_charnia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I listened to Serial Bangers in ONE DAY, and honestly, that should tell you everything you need to know. I was so invested that I just kept listening, and I had the most fun I've had with a book in a long time!

The humor was absolutely spot on, the banter had me entertained, and the chemistry between these two was EVERYTHING. They genuinely hated each other, and I mean ENEMIES to lovers in capital letters. Watching that dynamic play out was such a good time.

This was the perfect popcorn read (or listen, in my case). Was it meant to be taken too seriously? Absolutely not. Did I have a blast? HELL YES.

Sometimes you just need a book that entertains the hell out of you, and Sheridan Anne delivered exactly that.

[Hilary Delorey · Rating 5 out of 5]

They say the line between love and hate is a thin one. Sheridan portrayed that well. Right from chapter 1 she painted those high emotions. She had us detesting the new neighbor. Naturally those quick jests turn into banter. Their antics into games. Those hot tempers and sparks, catch fire and this book get HOT.

Sheridan is amazing at writing strong, bad a$s FMCs. Kiara in this book is no different. This book will have you angry, flustered, amused. I am really enjoying Sheridan's brand of Dark Romcoms. As well as the special touch of adding character art throughout the read.

Fans of Mr & Mrs. Smith, but want spice and a bit of Sheridan's Brand of unhinged will love this book.

[Paige Ciemnolonski · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was just a good time. The vibes were vibing, the banter and tricks they played on one another were to die for (haha). They fit together so well. I will always love a great dark rom-com. I haven't found one yet that I didn't enjoy.
Two contract killers falling in love? Add in silly antics and a pet cactus? Sign me the fuck up

[K (dedicationdiaries) · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 stars. Mind blown. Review to be posted when I can form logical thoughts again.

[Steph · Rating 3 out of 5]

Yes this was fun but not fantastic. I enjoyed it, perfect story when you need something that isnt so emotional.

Also- best petname EVER - Firecracker. Looove!

[Neapolitan670 &#x1f4da;&#x1f5a4; · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you read my reviews you will know I do read quite a few dark Rom com books 😂 This one upon starting just struck me as very similar to ones I’ve previously read, to the point I actually thought I’d done that ‘forgot I’d read it’ situation. Mainly because the storyline is exactly the same with the exception of some variance in the plot line, if like me you’ve read others you will understand what I mean.

𝙸 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚍𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚘𝚢 𝚑𝚎𝚛. 𝙵𝚒𝚐𝚞𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚕𝚢, 𝚘𝚏 𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚜𝚎.

Now the above is not to say I’d didn’t enjoy this read, as I did, because if anything I do love me a strong FMC and Kiara is definitely that with a dry sense of humour too. The MCs tit for tat is quite amusing, their banter spot on and throw in the sexual tension that leads us into their connection it all comes together well. There are a lot of spicy times, violence, m^*der (obviously for assassins that’s a given 🤭), serious parts too, some tense moments, a twist or two all leading toward an HEA along with their two spikeys 🤣 I don’t want to give too much away, as I said it’s an enjoyable read and one of those books you can settle into in between those pitch/horror stories 😉

[Emms-hiatus(ish) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Unserious popcorn read

[Brooke Reads Books · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a fun spicy book to read! Hate the name Raiden but that’s ok, I’m sure I’d let slide if he was real considering his looks and size 👀🤭
I love a dark comedic romance and if you do too, read this!!

[Ashleigh McDonagh · Rating 5 out of 5]

In my opinion Sheridan writes some of the best Dark Rom-com's I've ever read and this book is no different! It's a great story with amazing characters, banter for days, action packed, spicy and a fantastic read 10/10 would recommend

🌵what to expect🌵
- dark rom-com
- forced proximity
- enemies to lovers or be
- amazing banter
- Revenge
- Mr & Mrs smith vibes
🌶️🌶️🌶️
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Michele Natali · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you like dark rom coms, bump this up your list. It’s hysterical. I laughed so much reading this book. I like Sheridan Anne’s writing but this one is by far my favorite of hers.

(This whole conversation in her head had me laughing. FOR THE RECORD, I’M A BAG WHORE SO I WOULD HAVE TAKEN THE BIRKIN)
“Then, having what I need, I convince myself it's time to go. But the bags. Fuck me, the bags! They're stunning. I find myself pausing when I come past a limited-edi-tion Hermès, my fingers already reaching out, but I stop myself. couldn't, but damn it, I want it. I took this woman's husband, and sure, that's going to be rough, but to take her limited-edition Hermès? Now that's just crossing the line. Besides, what would I even do with it? Chuck it in my closet with the rest of my crap? No, it belongs here in this cli-mate-controlled walk-in where it can be displayed like the shining star that it is. I can't take such a beauty away from its home like that, not when I won't give it the life it deserves. But I can sure as hell give it a quick sniff. Besides, with my career, there have been times when I have had to escape at a moment's notice and leave my life behind, which is part of the reason why I don't allow myself such luxuries. I couldn't bear to leave them behind, but I'd have no choice. The only thing I've ever risked going back for is the absolute love of my life, Spikezilla. Fuck, Ilove that cactus. Leaning into the beautiful Hermès bag, I sink to my lowest of lows and take a deep breath, breathing in the rich leather and desperately wishing that I could run my fingers across it if only for a moment. My knees go weak, and my thighs clench as a heavy pulse thrums deep in my core. Wait. Am I about to come? What the fuck is wrong with me? Pulling back from the bag, I try to remember who the fuck I am. I shouldn't be in this woman's closet. I'm a goddamn assassin, for fuck's sake. I should already be on a jet getting as far away from the crime scene as I can, yet here I am sniffing her bags and spontaneously combusting.
Get a fucking grip, Kiara! You're better than this.
Shaking off the designer fog, I make my way out of the best walk-in closet I've ever dared to set foot in before pausing at the door and glancing back, my gaze lingering on the stunning limited edition.
Letting out a sigh, I share my deepest, most soul-wrenching goodbye. And with that, I turn away and slip out of the room.”

She’s an assassin and he claims to be an “international business man”. If you liked the movie Mr. And Mrs. Smith, this book is even better. The banter is strong, there is action and the spice is perfect.

“He shot at my girl! Fuck if anybody gets to shoot at my girl it’s going to be me.”

Spikezilla is a character all in itself. And eventually Needles.

🌵🌵🌵🌵🌵🌵🌵🌵🌵🌵🌵🌵🌵🌵

Forced Proximity
Enemies to Lovers
Revenge Antics

5⭐️
4🌶️

[RollTide.Reads · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sheridan is one of my favorite authors. I was SO EXCITED TO FINALLY READ THIS - a dark romance like Mr. x Mrs. Smith. CJ + Patrick were incredible narrators! Spikezilla slayed me IYKYK...I have a pet cactus I adore too so this was so cute to me! 🌵

Audiobook Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 stars
Story Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫 4.5 stars
Performance Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 stars
🌶️ Spice Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
📄Pages: 392
📚Format/Length: Audiobook / 9h 59m - Duet Narration 🔥
📖 Standalone
🗓️ Pub Day: June 16

Narrators:
🖤 CJ Bloom
🖤 Patrick Zeller

I AM SO GLAD I WENT IN BLIND TO THIS BANGER! Sheridan can never do any wrong and I always instaread everything she writes. The audiobook in duet narration was absolute perfection. Raiden and Kiara were adorable and I loved the meet cute (IYKYK).

I am on a mission to read every dark romcom and this was another banger to add to the list. I'm so glad I go in to reads as blind as I can. This was a cute story and the characters were chaotic in true Sheridan Anne fashion. The neighbor situation was super fun. Raiden calling her firecracker and wondering about her plant (and giving her another to complete the pair) had me swooning - so cute!

I loved the action that picked up in the back half as well. A wild ride and in true Sheridan fashion which is fun, spicy, chaotic and entertaining mixed with some sweetness.

Tropes:
🔪 Rivals to Lovers
🔪 Forced Proximity (Neighbors)
🔪 Dual POV
🔪 Assassin x Assassin
🔪 Dark Romcom
🔪 Secret Identities
🔪 Witty, Strong FMC
🔪 Morally Gray FMC x MMC
🔪 Pierced MMC

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Blurb:

I’m many things—sarcastic, ruthless, and offensively good at my job.

What I’m not is tolerant of my brand-new neighbor—Raiden Kane.

He’s infuriating, smug, and far too criminally attractive for someone who treats our shared parking like a declaration of war. Sure, I could handle all of that, but what I can’t handle is his Energizer Bunny stamina and apparent addiction to beautiful women—an addiction that plays out for hours every night through the insultingly thin wall between our bedrooms.

Raiden Kane knows exactly what he’s doing to me, and I’d dare say it’s the best game he’s ever played. My tolerance meter is wearing thin. Especially when he looks at me with those lazy bedroom eyes that suggest he already knows exactly how I taste.

Work is supposed to keep me sane. It’s my escape. Until it isn’t. Our worlds collide, and the man I’d happily strangle on principle starts turning up where he doesn’t belong.

Coincidence? Please.

There’s something off about Raiden Kane. He’s hiding secrets of his own, and I fully intend to pry them from his cocky, sinful soul … one delicious mistake at a time.

Living next door to him was a mistake.

Falling for him would be worse.

But underestimating him?

That might be the one thing that gets me killed.

[Miss Elly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sheridan Anne was all like “what if it was enemies‑to‑lovers but we make it like a demolition derby?” 😃

This book didn’t start with a plot. It started with the FMC-Kiara waking up every night to the MMC-Raiden’s “activities,” and instead of calling in a noise complaint, she chooses violence.
And honestly? Good for her. 😈

The chemistry between these two is so explosive it should be classified as a controlled substance. Think Mr & Mrs Smith, but with the emotional maturity of two caffeinated raccoons fighting over a parking spot.

Our female main character is Kiara:
She’s a menace, an absolute queen but also a feisty little gremlin with a grudge and a death wish. She’s the kind of kick arse heroine who would stab you and then complain that you bled on her shoes.

Now our male main character is Raiden Kane:
And yes you will want to throat punch him. Often.
He’s smug, dangerous and hot enough to cause climate change. He doesn’t just think the world revolves around him, he literally has the audacity to act like the universe is his personal stage and everyone else is just background noise.

But when you put these two together?
They’re basically a natural disaster with benefits.

Now, Chillies? 🌶️ 🌶️ 🌶️
Nope, sorry ladies, this isn’t a chilli pepper situation here. It’s a Greek fire situation! 🔥

So final thoughts?
Serial Bangers is feral, funny and explosive. I love a good morally grey rom‑com and when it feels like one of my favourite books The Hating Game got drunk and hooked up with Mr & Mrs Smith, to produce a book baby that immediately sets something on fire *insert image of Jack Jack from the incredible here* I’m so here for it.

So, if you want a story that makes you laugh, gasp, scream, and question your life choices… well… this’ll do it.

4 ⭐️

[Gabby Brooks · Rating 5 out of 5]

⭐ Rating: 5/⭐️

✨ First Impressions
I knew this book would be chaos and banter! i loved it all!

🖤 Plot & Pacing
We get straight into the story of our sassy assassin and her hot neighbour. The banter happening between these 2 had me laughing so hard, the noises through the walls and getting back at each other.

🔥 Characters
Main Character: Kiara our Badass Sassy Assassin and her pet Cactus!
Raiden the new neighbour, hot as sin.

The Mr & Mrs Smith story came second to them just trying to outwit and annoy each other. The tranq dart, car full of glitter and more had me cackling at my kindle.

🌶️ Spice Level
OMG 😏 yes all of it.

💅 Tropes :
Neighbours at War
Forced Proximity
Mr & Mrs Smith
Forced proximity
Romantic suspense
All the Banter

Final Thoughts
I loved this book!!!! Sheridan really has hit her stride lately and im loving all the books. Her level of banter and chaos is captivating and i can never stop reading. I dont know how she does it but i need more

[queen_of_the_books_18 · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favourite reads of this year!

The LOL moments just kept coming and I couldn’t breathe with laughing so hard from the back and forth antics between these two. I devoured this audiobook.

I mean c’mon, who crawls through the vents of their annoying neighbours apartment while he’s loudly fucking someone, just to blow dart a sedative in his ass, so he’ll shut up and she can get some sleep.

Kiara St James, that’s who! I loved this woman with the whole heart. She’s one of my favourite all time FMC’s.

If you can suspend your belief because some of the things that happen in this book are wild and are looking to laugh your way through a book, then definitely check out Serial Bangers.

If you can listen to it in audio, even better.

💙Assassin romance
💙Rivals
💙Neighbours at war
💙Mystery and suspense
💙Dark Rom-com

[Simone Allentoft · Rating 3 out of 5]

It took me a little while to get into the story, but I quickly fell in love with their bickering!!
That was definitely my favorite part of the book!

I do think the romance was a little lacking, though. Their relationship felt a bit vague at times, and I never really felt like there was much development beyond the physical side of things😅

I probably went into this book with expectations that were a little too high, which didn't help.
That being said, the further I got into the story, the more I enjoyed it!
By the end, I was definitely rooting for them. They were really cute together, and their humor carried a lot of the book for me.
And honestly? I’m a sucker for this trope!!

[Lilly Boyd · Rating 5 out of 5]

arc review🖤
I knew I was going to have fun with this from the get go because I was already cackling at the first few chapters…
Sheridan did such an awesome job at balancing unseriousness whilst still maintaining enough page turning moments.
This was spicy, hilarious, and absolutely worth picking up🤩

[Mscat2u517 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such a freaking fantastic read!! Loved the audiobook!! For me this book has the vibes of Mr & Mrs Smith but with a lot of humor and sarcasm!! Loved the plot but the humor and banter was my favorite part of the book. I highly recommend if you’re wanting a book with a strong fmc, great banter & spice and a fantastic fmc!!

[Nikki’s Books · Rating 5 out of 5]

Okay so hear me out … Mr & Mrs Smith, but make it Only Fans couple level of 🌶️ with a black spicy cat & her reformed man heaux…. and also no Angelina Jolie (bc I can’t stand her, this FMC is waaaaaay better 😍)

Lots of action, in every sense of the word. Amusing. Engaging. Hot! 🥵 I would recommend to anyone who likes dark banter and is unbothered by serial unaliving. (Raises my hand! 🤚)