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lunar_moths's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Medical content, and Murder
Moderate: Cursing and Violence
Minor: Vomit, Stalking, and Death of parent
kal517's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Cannibalism, and Murder
Moderate: Torture, Vomit, and Stalking
Minor: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Death of parent
sweetstar229's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Sloane and Rowan definitely should have gotten caught numerous times but I have accepted the plot-armour as world lore.
In terms of writing, Butcher & Blackbird follows the trend of very fanfiction-esque writing styles that I've noticed many new contemporary authors have. Reading this was like reading good original work on AO3, which is not a good thing. I knew what the Third Act conflict was instantly, and although I found it a little cliche, it still worked out okay.
The last 200 pages is very sex-heavy so go into this with that in mind. There's also a lot of trigger-warnings (the way they were written reminds me of some AO3 authors' witty tagging, e.g. Not-So-Accidental Cannibalism).
I look forward to reading the next instalments in the trilogy, all of which MCs had pagetime in this book.
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Child abuse and Death of parent
kds247's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Rape, Vomit, and Kidnapping
Minor: Child abuse, Gun violence, Sexual assault, and Death of parent
ivykennerauthor's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
wickedgrumpy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.5
Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
kell_yeah_reads's review against another edition
- 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
i was afraid to listen to this, for good reason, but also ... yes.
listen to it. I don't love Joe Arden, but this book was a masterpiece to listen to.
spice 🌶 - a 4 🌶 spicy (romance.io scale)
length - just right
reading speed - read in 4 days
did it make me cry? - some how, yes.
Graphic: Sexual content, Cannibalism, and Murder
Moderate: Torture, Vomit, and Stalking
Minor: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Death of parent
caitlinemccann's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Medical content, Car accident, and Death of parent
Minor: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Vomit, and Gaslighting
miciahsreads's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Vomit, Medical trauma, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Kidnapping and Death of parent
measlibrary's review against another edition
- 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
Sloane just might be one of my favorite FMCs ever. I genuinely loved getting to see such a badass female serial killer. There really is not enough female serial killers in media — they are usually men. Although this checks out, the TYPE of serial killer that Sloane was iconic and reminded me of a female Dexter. I fully supported it. We love a badass, terrifying, queen serial killer who gets rid of terrible people. AS DESERVED — MUAHAHA!!
I also loved Rowan, as he was an interesting take on another vigilante-styled serial killer. Although he was terrifying, it was so intriguing to see his double life as a chef and owner of restaurants. I ate that up and loved to see him thrive so much in his normal life. He also very much reminded me of Dexter (if you cannot tell I am currently rewatching the series, lol) because he was such a good man and always took care of his woman, Sloane.
Getting to see the game carry out between Sloane and Rowan was so much fun but also it was so scary! It was one of those “I want to look away but I cannot” situations. Every time that we got to the annual competition, I was like “Oh boy, here we go…” and braced myself for the craziness that I knew was bound to happen in the next pages. Brynne did not disappoint when it came to these scenes. The gore of the scenes, the high stakes surrounding the killers they were after, the execution of the actual murders — it was everything a horror fan could have asked for. I LOVE both reading and watching the horror genre, and she really did an incredible job at mixing this genre with romance. I have genuinely never read something like this before. I was not sure if it would be able to be executed well — to have a healthy mix of romance,hot spicy scenes, and just flat out horror, gore, and murder. But hey, I can confidently say that Brynne Weaver achieved the perfect mix of these genres and wrote an incredibly fun, sexy, scary, and flat out revolting book.
I could really continue writing all of the things that I love about this book, but I have already written a small novella here, so I will wrap it up. I really truly enjoyed myself while reading this novel so much. It successfully fueled my love for both romance and horror in one book. It was right up my alley and everything that I could have asked for. I will happily be reading Leather & Lark now, then the last book in the trilogy, and everything else that Brynne ever writes. I rate this book 5/5 stars! 🌟
Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Cannibalism, and Murder
Moderate: Torture, Vomit, and Stalking
Minor: Child abuse and Death of parent