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Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver

104 reviews

beccabookworm's review against another edition

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dark funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

What a fun romance! I read this in less than a week, which is fast for me. If this was in another context, I would be disturbed and repulsed by a lot of the “romance”. But I walked into this book knowing that the protagonists are serial killers who make a game out of killing people, so they’re bound to exhibit some toxic behavior. The attraction is very intense and very possessive very fast on Rowan’s part. There is the whole break-their-heart-by-gaslighting-them-into-thinking-you-never-loved-them trope that I hate towards the end. I feel like Sloane’s characterization changed a lot too, but I’ll just attribute that to her getting softer because she’s in love I guess. It just felt a little disjointed.     

Just a note on the writing that I found hilarious. There’s some overused imagery throughout the book that’s not haha funny but it’s so ridiculous how much they’re repeated that it makes me laugh. My favorites include bleached white knuckles from gripping something so hard, lip-biting n all contexts, savoring/memorizing the “nuances” of each other’s faces, and seeing/feeling someone’s pulse through their neck/wrist.    

Was it a perfect book? No. Did I have a good time? Yes.
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caitlinemccann's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I didn't expect to be giggling and crying over a serial killer romance, but this was a delightful, easy read despite it's dark and gritty content. 
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sydneylmeyer7's review against another edition

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dark funny tense 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

4.5

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straybutterfly's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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mary_catherine's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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brookelynnrn's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Finished it then immediately restarted it again!!!! It's amazing. I love it!!!! 
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ga_bby4's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging 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? Yes

5.0

This audio book was so good and I felt like I was really in the story!! I can’t wait to listen to the next book.
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estimpert's review against another edition

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dark funny lighthearted tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

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unhappygilmore's review against another edition

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dark funny 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

3.5

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kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

First of all, why did I have to wait over 200 pages for spice? Unacceptable in a dark romance, in my humble opinion. Secondly, there are only a handful of spicy scenes and the majority of those are only moderately spicy. This book was interesting and so weird. I’m annoyed at everyone who freaked the fuck out about the ice cream scene. It was definitely less disgusting than some elements that came to light prior to the ice cream. Still gross but not worth the hype if I say so myself. The book is pretty decent but I wouldn’t categorize it as dark romance cause there’s not enough spice. All in all, a quick and engaging book that’s easy to get through in a few hours.
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