Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver

43 reviews

autumn017's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

kalefactory's review

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

2.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

dairaglynn's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Absolute perfection. I loved every single thing about this book. Finished it in 1 day, I just couldn’t put it down.

The story did move pretty fast, but honestly it was kinda nice and it didn’t feel rushed at all. The banter between Rowan and Sloane was phenomenal and their relationship was beautiful. 

It was everything I didn’t know I needed.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Rape, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, and Stalking

teelii's review against another edition

dark fast-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

3.25

This was a fun book. The MMC was more intriguing and interesting than the FMC. I listened on audible and think that the narrator made me more intrigued to finish this book. Had I read it on my own then I don’t think I would have finished it. The pacing is crazy fast and sometimes confusing. There were alot of time skips and jumps, even in the middle of chapters. Sometimes I had to go back and reread several paragraphs. It’s like a rom-com (the main characters have okay banter back and forth) but if it was Dexter or something lol 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

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

tiahnam's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Overall the plot of this book was great, but for me the themes were a little too dark. The descriptions were a bit too much. Nevertheless still a good book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

mrscassian's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

cwerber's review

adventurous challenging dark 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

3.0

Tons of trigger warnings in the beginning of the book.

Like seriously read them and think about it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Grief, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

sierrat's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

This was a pretty quick read which I can appreciate; it didn’t feel drawn out. It was a bit choppy in the beginning and I found certain parts to be a little silly but as the book progressed the silliness really plays into the character personalities. It is very dark in parts and very gory so beware and make sure to read all of the trigger warnings. The ending was great and overall I really enjoyed it! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Torture, Grief, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

witcheep's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted fast-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

5.0

This is unlike anything I've read before: very dark and gory, but still hilarious and a great romance. The author's content warnings are needed, though, some stuff is really disturbing here!

The audiobook experience, read as a duet, is exquisite. The narrators' performance fits the characters spot on.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Cursing, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Grief, and Stalking

Minor: Sexual violence