Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver

7 reviews

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

mamadeb615's review

adventurous dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This is NOT my usual genre, but I’m a Patreon for several artists and they did a picture of Sloan and Rowan and it got me interested.  I read the synopsis and thought “What the heck?”  

Well, I enjoyed this read much more than I thought I would.  I mean, I finished it in one day!!  Did I cringe? Yep.  Did I laugh out loud several times? Also yep.  Was this steamy AF?  You better believe it!!  And best of all, I loved the characters!  I was cheering them on the entire time — even when doing morally grey activities. 😆 

And if you haven’t listen to the audiobooks, you’re missing out! The narrators are fantastic and bring the characters to life.  It’s almost like a graphic audio book because the male and female narrators play off each other.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Toxic friendship

kitbruin's review

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Gore, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

humorous story about two serial murderers who bond over their kills- the individuals they have chosen to murder are murderers are explained to be perceived deserving of punishment. The book itself has a front page listing of “triggers” to be aware of.

13_dear_reader_13's review

adventurous challenging dark funny tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Dark. Fuckjng twisted 

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Content Warnings

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

stephliljazz's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

5.0

I have the audible version of this book and the narrators are amazing. They really bring all the characters to life. The story is intense and darkly graphic with some lighthearted funny quips between the mains and some spice. This is just the first book in the trilogy and I'm here for it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

booksalacarte's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny hopeful lighthearted tense 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

3.75

Butcher and Blackbird- 3.75⭐️ 4🌶️

Contemporary romance

Dark romcom

Dark romance

Dual POV

He falls first

Slow burn

Open door spice

If you ignore the trigger warnings, that on you… cause they aren’t satire.

This was surprisingly a good read. I mean it was out there, with serial killing serial killers falling in love. But it followed the normal contemporary romance formulas. The flirty banter was good. The tongue in cheek silliness was really what made this story stand out. It’s a book that doesn’t take itself too seriously, and I appreciate that.

I find it interesting how actual little we know about the pasts of the main characters. We got brief overviews, and the internal dialogue just lets us assume their histories or “SK origin stories” were bad, and moves on. I don’t know if that is enough for such defined characters or not. It was a little flippant, like an offhand remark, only it was both characters “why”. 

Other than that, this was a great funny, messed up, dark romcom. The similarities to the show “Dexter” is obvious.

I can’t wait to read the next book in the series!

Thank you NetGally anx Zando for an Advanced eReader Copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

noellelovesbooks's review against another edition

4.75

 Content Warnings: sexual content, blood, violence, gore, body horror, stalking, murder, and accidental cannibalism.
Mention of: child abuse, sexual abuse, child sexual abuse, cannibalism, pedophilia, death of parent[s]

Hear me out...is this about two serial killers falling in love? Yes. Is this also one of the sweetest/most romantic books I've ever read? Also, yes. 🥰

There's just something about finding that one person, in the entire world, that truly understands and accepts you. 🥰

I don't know how to explain how amazing this book is. Is there a bit of gore and violence? Yes...and yet the way that Rowan understands Sloane and gives her the space she needs to feel comfortable with him 🤌🏽

Does loving this book possibly mean I'm a bit unhinged? Idk but I have no regrets! 😌 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship

Minor: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Death of parent