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Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver

419 reviews

thisteachreads's review

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

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

5.0

My god, the hold this book had on me! I’m not sure what it says about me that some of my only 5 star reads have been dark romances, and both of Brynn Weaver’s books in this trilogy so far are on this list. 

First of all, where can I find a Rowan Kane of my own because hot damn, any golden retriever of a man that falls hard, fast and would kill for you is a keeper!

The banter between Rowan and Sloane is just so friggin funny and

despite the trigger warning and everyone else being so grossed out by the semen ice cream, I was somehow less shocked after he had just eaten a piece of human ass… ???

Once again, I have to INSIST you listen to the audiobook version of this one. It is a literal masterpiece and I looked like a straight up psychopath walking my dog and giggling like a school girl to this book. And the way I did a happy wiggle when I heard Rowan say “feckin’ eegit” (I listened to Leather and Lark first) must have made me look truly insane.

Seriously - do yourself a favour and pick this one up. Listen to the audiobook and friggin DIE when

Sloane (Lucy) and Rowan (Joe) finally get together and have the most spicy bathtub scene everrrrr - god the passion!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

transcendent's review

dark funny medium-paced

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

4.5

İ didn't go into this expecting anything good, it was released in the peak of slop romance novels that were just pushed on social media as easy reads with no substance but I disagree!
To take a fanfic term: I think that this is P WITH P, the dark comedy really coming in clutch alongside the well thought out plot and characterisation of Butcher and Blackbird making it a very fun read, which I feel as if I've been missing from my neverending rotation of books! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Vomit, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, and Medical content

katiefonts's review

dark 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

4.25

Well written but had some decent plot holes that took me out of the story. However I will still read the next 2 books in the series.

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Content Warnings

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

gaymoonreader's review

dark emotional funny lighthearted sad tense fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

kieka's review

adventurous dark emotional funny fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence, Vomit, Medical trauma, Stalking, and Death of parent

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.

priskillah's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Cannibalism, Stalking, and Murder

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

iuliatr's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.25

I had way too much fun with this

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, and Murder

rjt_'s review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Gore, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, and Toxic friendship