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Butcher and Blackbird by Brynne Weaver

21 reviews

gokcemreb's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

dalenora's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.5

FIILLLTHYYYYY! But in a good way. Probably not for everyone, but if you read the content warnings on the first page and go “ooh! Fun!!!” It’s probably for you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Gore, Sexual harassment, Murder, Cannibalism, Violence, and Sexual content

blissfullyhannah's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

4.5

holy mother of fuck that’s was the most insane last 47% of a book i have ever read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual harassment, Blood, Violence, Sexual violence, Excrement, Torture, Stalking, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, Murder, Kidnapping, Slavery, Death, Vomit, Body horror, and Sexual content

daphneck's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: Child abuse, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

_lilian_m's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Sexual content, Torture, Cannibalism, Cursing, Violence, Medical content, Sexual harassment, Blood, Body horror, and Gore

robinwritesallthethings's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

What It’s About: When one serial killer who only kills other serial killers rescues another with the same mandate, they decide to play a game to see who’s the best at their dark vocation. But even serial killers can fall in love. It’s just a little more dangerous when they do.

Spice Level: Off the charts dirty and off the charts hot. Like, you have to wait a while for it, but it is so worth it.

Realism: It seems ridiculous to talk about realism in a serial killer romance, but honestly, this story is more realistic than a lot of romances I’ve read. I love how even though the characters are unmatched killers, they also both have insecurities that hold them back in many ways. And I was stoked that the author addressed cleaning up all the evidence these two leave behind, which I find often gets skipped over, but seems rather crucial, considering.

Trope Alert: Friends to lovers and I’m pretty sure a bunch of other ones that didn’t exist until now, but are awesome.

Trigger Warnings: Okay, this is a book about murderers, so there’s, you know, a lot of murdering. Specifically, though, if you don’t like gory stuff having to do with eyeballs, skip this one. Um, what else? Cannibalism. Those are the two really big ones. There’s a list of more at the beginning of the book, which was very nice, but also very enticing, at least for me.

Final Thoughts: This was one of those books I didn’t know I needed. A friend asked me to read it because it was blowing up on TikTok and she wanted to know if it was really as good as everyone was saying, and I can now confirm that it is. It’s unhinged, funny, emotional, sexy, and so romantic. It takes huge talent to pull off a combination like that. I bet even Brynne Weaver’s grocery list is tantalizing. As long as none of the triggers she lists turn you off, you should read this book. Just do yourself a favor. I cannot wait for the second one.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

If gore specifically involving eyeballs turns you off, do not read this book!

ptreader's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Murder, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Cannibalism

Minor: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Rape, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Torture, and Violence

tabea1409's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Vomit, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Stalking, Car accident, Sexual harassment, Violence, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Cannibalism, Torture, Cursing, Gaslighting, and Sexual violence

whynotreadwithalex's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-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

Fast-paced. Dark humor. A deadly competition between two vigilante serial killers who fall in love. I simply couldn't help myself. And I am incredibly glad that I did! Even though I'm definitely scarred for life (seriously, read the content warnings before...Weaver isn't messing around). 
This book made me laugh-out-loud probably more than I would care to admit. I loved Rowan's quick wit (and the fact that he's obsessed with Blackbird from day one), and sweet -- scoop-your-eyeballs-out -- Sloane. This is truly a tale of unconditional love, albeit insanely grotesque circumstances. It's a riot!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Gore, Torture, Cannibalism, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Excrement, Misogyny, and Physical abuse

s1ck4n's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• 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, Blood, Sexual content, Murder, Medical content, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Cursing

Moderate: Violence, Torture, and Cannibalism

Minor: Car accident and Sexual harassment