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Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver

41 reviews

lizzysk555's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Cannibalism, Gore, Medical content, Murder, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Torture

Moderate: Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, Stalking, and Physical abuse

Minor: Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping

thecarolinaash's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Body horror, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Blood, Medical content, Sexual content, Cursing, and Torture

Minor: Vomit, Stalking, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Confinement, Pedophilia, and Cannibalism

lulusreads's review

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Sexual content, Cursing, Violence, Vomit, Torture, Murder, Gun violence, and Gore

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: Cannibalism, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

ladyzbyrd's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Whew! When the list of disclaimers at the beginning are really horrifying and shocking, believe it! The bloody scenes were far bloodier than any crime book I’ve ever read, some characters pulled right out of reality-inspired pop culture with added twists, and the spicy was super spicy, but also raised red flags, which apparently is normal for these characters.  Which are red flags themselves. 🤣

This journey is QUITE the ride. And still, I’m looking forward to Leather & Lark. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Cursing, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Vomit, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Death, Torture, Stalking, and Mental illness

ohno_joreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Cannibalism, Stalking, Sexual content, Body horror, Gore, Blood, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, and Medical content

hmwoodward's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This is wildly different from any other romance book I have ever read. You almost get whiplash from switching between sickly sweet and nauseatingly disgusting within the same scene. Despite that, it still manages to follow along with typical romance tropes and still be funny. The storyline has a limited plot, typical of any romance, and very explicit spicy scenes. 

I enjoyed the book for what it was, but can't say I would recommend it to (most) others.

I also was not a fan of the twist. It came out of nowhere randomly to cause drama because the relationship itself had no conflict.

Because of all that, I rate it a 3. 

If you can't watch gore in your TV and movies, this book will not be a good fit for you. Read the content warnings and proceed with caution. The book spells those out clearly at the very beginning. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Murder, Body horror, Torture, Blood, Sexual content, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Medical content, Child abuse, Gun violence, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Cursing

Minor: Vomit, Kidnapping, Alcohol, and Rape

lee_nuhh's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A quick-moving slow burn. Darkly funny serial killers. Hot as heck activities. Yes. Yes
 Yes.

Now I have 2 book boyfriends names Rowan (iykyk).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Confinement, Torture, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Death, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Cannibalism, Body horror, Cursing, Blood, Vomit, Murder, and Mental illness

megad_06's review

adventurous dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I adored this, absolutely devoured the story. Two serial killers who kill other serial killers have a chance encounter, make a "game" out of their "hobby" and fall in love. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Violence, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Death, Sexual content, Murder, Cannibalism, Stalking, Torture, and Blood

Minor: Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Rape, Gun violence, and Sexual assault

ninahuynh's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Oh. Em. Gee!! What a ride! I love the mix of serial killer, murder, love and angst. Rowan is too horny all them time, to be honest, but his protective nature is just great. I feel like more background on each of the character would've been great, like more on how they find and choose their next kill (though I know Lachlan chooses their game pray). I think this would have helped us understand them more in terms of their relationship with killing, trauma and death. We get snippets here and there, and it may be cause Brynne Weaver wanted the romance to be more of the forefront, I don't know. Since the next book focuses on related characters, I hope we get more of Sloane and Lark's story and The Cane brothers' story.

Love the intricate ways that each kill are not the same but there is meaning how they are killed and displayed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cannibalism, Sexual content, Stalking, Violence, Vomit, Gore, Alcohol, Child abuse, Cursing, Kidnapping, Murder, Torture, Animal death, Blood, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

Minor: Abandonment and Pedophilia

spatterson7's review

dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Murder, Sexual content, Vomit, Cannibalism, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Cursing, and Death

Minor: Alcohol, Death of parent, Medical content, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault