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Leather & Lark by Brynne Weaver

24 reviews

daisyreads1171's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Terminal illness, Gore, Medical content, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Murder, Death of parent, Blood, Confinement, Sexual assault, Death, and Violence

poupimali's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted tense slow-paced

5.0

**audiobook review** 

Lark thrives with glitters in the lifestyle of a musician and serial-deleter.
Lachlan… ah my perfect Irish broody grumpy Lachlan. Yep. Nothing more. Eric Nolan amazingly embodied this Irish grumpy ass who is as hot as smitten.
But the real queen is Ethel. End of.
Nevertheless, Lark and Lachlan’s story can fully be appreciated if you have previously read Blackbird & Butcher. The stories are intertwined.

Hilarious, heartbreaking, plots, everything in this story is perfectly balanced. Brynne is talented like that. 
The duet narration is one of the best I’ve heard so far. Everything is smooth with all the emotions and tensions. And the growl… damn. 

* Catastrophe Barbie and Budget Batman
* He falls first and HARD
* Attracted strangers to Enemies to Lovers
* Marriage of deadly convenience 
* Banter 😂😂😂 
* Serial deleter / contract killer
* And yep pizza ruined.
* slow burn > but when it comes to it 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Oh and no one f*cks with Keanu Reeves. That’s a rule. 🫠

Check the long list of TW

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death of parent, Gore, Terminal illness, Child abuse, Blood, Body horror, Religious bigotry, and Sexual content

kitsunasaur's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Blood, Cursing, Stalking, Terminal illness, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Confinement, Body horror, Cancer, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Sexual assault, Vomit, Animal cruelty, and Death of parent

booksandteatime's review

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Violence, Murder, Body horror, Cancer, Confinement, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Gore, and Blood

kaelizaco's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Death, Kidnapping, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Gore, Medical content, Pedophilia, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Grief, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, and Gun violence

amateur_bookworm's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted 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

4.5

My summary:

Lark Montague is a singer—and a serial killer. Once the victim of abuse at her boarding school, she has since made it her mission in life to rid the world of as many other abusers as she can. When one such event goes wrong, Lark has to call in a cleanup crew. The responding guy is a complete asshat, who she later finds out is Lachlan Kane. Lachlan’s brother, Rowan, is marrying Lark’s best friend, Sloane. And now Lachlan, a leather worker by day, is stuck in his contract job even longer after he botched Lark’s cleanup job. When a threat emerges against Lark’s family, the only way to save those she loves is to do the unthinkable and marry Lachlan. And also find the person hunting them. 

My thoughts: 

Leather & Lark is the second book of the dark romance Ruinous Love trilogy by Brynne Weaver. This book, just like the first in the series, is a wild ride. 

This book is completely fecking unhinged, right off the bat. Lark is the beautiful singer and sparky serial killer that I never knew I needed in my life. And Lachlan’s determination to win over Lark is, well, sweet and hot. 

I love the little bit of overlap in time between this book and Butcher & Blackbird. Somehow this was a more tender and less murder-y book than Butcher & Blackbird. There is still plenty of dark humor here but not quite as much as I hoped to have. 

Brynne Weaver does say the injured dog listed in the trigger warnings will be ok. But seriously, if he wasn’t, I would throw hands over it. I can deal  just fine with the serial killers but I absolutely cannot deal with dogs being harmed. So, I will confirm that she told the truth and the dog is ok. 

I enjoy that it ends on a bit of a cliffhanger, but I do *not* enjoy now having to wait for the third and final book of this trilogy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Gore, Blood, Cursing, Confinement, Death of parent, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse and Animal cruelty

thats_so_raychell's review

dark funny 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Body horror, Death, Gore, Cursing, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Mental illness

Minor: Animal cruelty

savannahsshelf's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

 this was so good! I wasn’t as obsessed as book one but I still really really liked it! I know this just came out and that’s on me for reading at the speed of light but I cannot wait for book 3 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Body horror, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault and Child abuse

Minor: Death of parent

inkdrinkermal's review against another edition

dark emotional lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.5

Not nearly as charming as the first in the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Murder, Violence, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death

Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, and Animal cruelty

potalian's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Confinement, and Terminal illness

Minor: Religious bigotry and Death of parent