Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver

4 reviews

coraotf's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

It got real gross a few times, but I kept going ‘cause Sloan and Roan were so freaking funny.  It was an actual romcom mixed with a gory psychological thriller.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Vomit and Stalking

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, and Sexual violence

I probably missed some warnings in there. Basically, don’t read this without girding your loins first.

prairieraven's review

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

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

3.25

Highly recommend Reader should read the 2 pages of warnings before beginning, it's at the front of the novel and easy to find

Good read for fans of horror, extreme violence, anti-heros, slasher novels, psychopaths, sociopaths, serial killers, dark romance stories of vengeance, torture, light BDSM, smut, rough sex, sprinkled with wit and dark humour. 

Reads like a Christmas Hallmark movie for violent  serial killers/ psychopaths/ sociopaths 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

colinjames's review against another edition

dark

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

3.25

I thought the writing was, technically speaking, subpar. There were several misused words, grammatical errors and odd sentence choices. The story was cute, but the plot is hamstrung at best. The end climactic event feels very random, and the story loses sight of its driving plot point (the goal of the competition). The characters fall a little flat — they seem too soft and fluffy for serial killers and Sloan loses some of her agency as the book goes on. I liked Sloan and Rowan together, but it never felt particularly real that these two people would be serial killers. Overall an enjoyable read, as long as you don’t think about it too hard.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Confinement, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Pedophilia, Car accident, and Sexual harassment

cxsmiccxtie's review against another edition

dark lighthearted relaxing 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse and Child death