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Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver

66 reviews

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

yarisbooksandbevs's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

Such a fun read! It was absolutely unhinged but also so freaking fun to read. Rowan is hilarious and their banter is so great. I love that it take place over years but the competition didn’t make it seem like it dragged on. The sex scenes were so freaking hot. Absolutely filthy loved it.

David was a shocker. I did not see that coming. And I’m excited and nervous for how this phantom will play in.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Child abuse and Death of parent

kayceeisbookish's review

dark funny reflective sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

I'll admit that I approached this book at first with trepidation. I had heard some off-putting things about it. However, once I started reading, I simply could not put this book down. It was witty and comical. I love all the dark humor. The gore honestly did not bother me at all. The male MC reminded me a lot of Alastor from Hazbin Hotel. I enjoyed this book so much that I immediately ordered the rest of the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

bombusperplexus's review

dark emotional funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, and Alcohol

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

fairytalefootnotes's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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

5.0

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Writing: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Plot: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Characters: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Tropes, etc: Serial Killers, Competition, Friends to Lover, He Falls First, Boy Obsessed

POV: Dual, 1st Person

3rd Act Breakup?: Yes

Cliffhanger?: Yes

Song Association: Work Song by Hozier

Notable Quote: “We’re not normal people. We are monsters. But if we’re monsters, we’ll thrive in the dark. Together.”

The Praise: Butcher & Blackbird was the perfect blend of dark, funny, and sweet. The characters were well developed and easy to root for. Rowan was so sweet and down sooooo bad for Sloane. This is my second Brynne Weaver book and I loved it just as much as I loved Marrow.

The Critique: I don’t love when epilogues don’t focus on the book’s main couple. I wanted more of Sloane and Rowan!

Final Thoughts: Hilarious, sweet, sexy, and dark. I can’t wait to read about Lachlan and Lark!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse and Sexual assault

justinekorson's review

challenging dark emotional funny tense fast-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

This was interesting. I didn't know anything about the book but a friend bought it for me so I thought I'd give it a read. It was a lot more fun than I was expecting and less gross. I can't say I'm a dark romance girly in the traditional sense because when most people talk about dark romance I feel like they're talking about all these bad things happening to the FMC by the MMC against her will. Like I'm all for the dark romance being like "oh he's a killer" "he's unhinged" "he's scary" but as long as he doesn't hurt the lead character then I'm cool with it! Like why are you trying to hurt the object of your affection? That should be the exception to the rule. BUT IDK THAT'S JUST ME. Either way, this was funny because the two of them were so unhinged but like functional??? In everyday life??? Which I guess is true for sociopaths but I also don't think sociopaths are capable of love so I don't know what to call them. The FBI apparently calls them vigilante's so I guess that??? But something Rowan said at the end about her evolving and not devolving like most people believe killers would do really got to me. Like I know this was fake but it was really stretching some truths here. 

REGARDLESS!!! Rowan and Sloane were really cute together and I enjoyed their banter. I'm really looking forward to reading about the rest of Rowan's brothers. Their stories are already kind of built up so I think they'll both really exciting too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

kharri13's review against another edition

funny slow-paced

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

3.0

I sure read this book. Not bad but I just don't feel the development matched the time they supposed had been spending together. They made it seem like only two years had passed not four because they just didn't seem to know a lot about each other. I just would've liked to see some of those four years ya know? But I did like Rowan which is a big plus cause usually this type of book has a brooding I'm too damaged for her man that I HATE. I have a feeling leather and lark will be like that I do want to know what's going with circus peanuts and fionn over here. Author were you being funny or were you genuinely thinking of a third book there

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence

Minor: Vomit and Stalking

jaynovara's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny tense fast-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse and Pedophilia

krosebooks's review

adventurous dark funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Hooked in the beginning, but lost some interest towards the end. Loved the idea for the book and the characters were very lovable. Almost wished the murder aspect of the book was played into a little more. It wasn’t equal parts, mostly romance, which might have been better for the demographic. 

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Content Warnings

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