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Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver

44 reviews

cleiva21's review

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.5

If it turns into a movie or television serious, it would look amazing animated. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

bbayless96's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

Check the trigger warnings, but this book is incredibly well written, funny, and easy to blast through. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Cannibalism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Vomit, and Death of parent

taylorgabs's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

If I could give this book six stars, I would. I DEMOLISHED this book so fast and will probably re-read it multiple times while I wait for the next book in the series to be released. I only gagged twice, but this book definitely isn't for the squeamish. This book had me questioning how f*cked in the head I genuinely am the entire time. Thanks, Brynn, for permanently ruining Orzo pasta and cookies and cream ice cream for me. It often feels like the romance genre is full of the same plots and archetypes repeated over and over again, but this story breaks that mold for sure. And congratulations to Rowan for joining the list of characters that set unattainable standards (even if he is a serial killer) for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

itsharrietrj's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark lighthearted fast-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? No

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

sierragraceee's review

dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

whynotreadwithalex's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-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

Fast-paced. Dark humor. A deadly competition between two vigilante serial killers who fall in love. I simply couldn't help myself. And I am incredibly glad that I did! Even though I'm definitely scarred for life (seriously, read the content warnings before...Weaver isn't messing around). 
This book made me laugh-out-loud probably more than I would care to admit. I loved Rowan's quick wit (and the fact that he's obsessed with Blackbird from day one), and sweet -- scoop-your-eyeballs-out -- Sloane. This is truly a tale of unconditional love, albeit insanely grotesque circumstances. It's a riot!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Excrement, and Sexual harassment

lonelygh0st's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

In the best way possible, what the fuck did I just read? 

I saw a few things online that piqued my interest, I’m so glad I picked it up. As an avid enjoyer of all things grotesque, macabre, & morbid I was IMMEDIATELY enraptured by this book. I mean who else wouldn’t be like “fuck yeah I’m in” at the first mention of a rotting corpse. 

The premise, to me, was unique and fun while also allowing for some interesting characters and sub plots. I usually don’t enjoy books with split POV’s but I must say this really worked, like REALLLY worked for storytelling. 

I would 1000% recommend this, however it’s not for the faint of heart. Yes it is very much a dark rom-com but it is DARK. Don’t get me wrong I was laughing and blushing the whole way but when serial killers are involved, yikes. Very much read the triggers before diving in. 

Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️.5  / 5 

I kept hearing things about the infamous “ice cream” and I’m not okay, like part of me knew but also I was UNPREPARED. 
I LOVE the “obsessed from the start” trope. It has me in a CHOKEHOLD!
Also Rowan’s POV for their first time… immaculate.
Really hated the “I have to break your heart to save you” shit it just feels icky but I fucking knew we couldn’t trust David.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Blood, Cannibalism, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Torture, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pedophilia, Sexual violence, and Kidnapping

augustboymama's review

adventurous dark mysterious 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

3.0

It’s amazing written with fantastic characters. The sex was WAY too much for me. I’m just not that kinky I guess. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

It’s very graphic. You have been warned.

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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

  When two serial killers who kill evil people meet and fall in love, things get...messy.
   Well, thank f*ck for the content warnings at the beginning, though to be honest, they partly got me to read this book as I was intrigued. This was my first dark romance, and it was a ride! I liked this book's mix of funny and disturbing, which probably says something about me.
    The writing was a bit too descriptive at certain points for my ability to visualize things vividly, so be warned if you can also create very vivid pictures in your mind while you listen!
  Overall it was enjoyable if a bit graphic and I mostly liked the main characters! I cannot wait to read the next book in the series!

 Narrator Rating- 5 stars
     Both narrators did an excellent job! You could tell they put production money into the audiobook!

 

Elemental Levels:  Heartfelt-4/5   Horror-3/5   Love aka Romance-4/5   Predictability-3/5   Spice-3.5/5 Tear- 3/5  Thrill-1.5/5  Humor-1/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Excrement, Vomit, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, and Rape

hayleythegoose's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Pedophilia

Minor: Gun violence, Rape, and Death of parent