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Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver

442 reviews

_bread_'s review against another edition

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? It's complicated

5.0

I liked it! Honeslty I didn’t know what to expect from this but I was pleasantly surprised! The stakes were honestly not as high as I thought it would be, it reads like a dark rom-com. It’s not my favorite book but definitely a memorable unique read.

Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️/5 - very detailed scenes near the end but definitely skippable

My rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.75/5

Note: I’d definitely recommend checking out the list of content and trigger warnings, the copy I had included a good list of what there is.

Update: I can’t get this book out of my head, I recently finished the next book and I’m super excited for the last; this series is a 5 star read now for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Cannibalism

Minor: Kidnapping and Stalking

np36011's review against another edition

dark emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.75

I really liked this - especially the audiobook version, it was narrated well. While weird I liked the relationships and the overall tropes. The banter was cute, the additional characters were great and I will never eat a beef nicoise salad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, Vomit, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Pedophilia and Sexual assault

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

sebradley29's review

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

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