Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver

44 reviews

straybutterfly's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Body horror, Death, Torture, Physical abuse, Violence, Sexual content, Murder, Alcohol, Blood, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Vomit, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Stalking, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Cannibalism, Sexual assault, and Child abuse

miciahsreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, Rape, Alcohol, and Vomit

Minor: Death of parent and Kidnapping

evren219's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, Mental illness, Abandonment, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, and Grief

Minor: Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Vomit, Physical abuse, Self harm, Alcoholism, Animal death, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

two serial killers fall in love and become a serial killing team. They only kill other serial killers/bad people.

lizzysk555's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny tense fast-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: Vomit, Cannibalism, Gore, Medical content, Murder, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Torture

Moderate: Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, Stalking, and Physical abuse

Minor: Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping

thecarolinaash's review against another edition

dark funny fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Body horror, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Blood, Medical content, Sexual content, Cursing, and Torture

Minor: Vomit, Stalking, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Confinement, Pedophilia, and Cannibalism

lulusreads's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Sexual content, Cursing, Violence, Vomit, Torture, Murder, Gun violence, and Gore

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: Cannibalism, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

ladyzbyrd's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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

4.0

Whew! When the list of disclaimers at the beginning are really horrifying and shocking, believe it! The bloody scenes were far bloodier than any crime book I’ve ever read, some characters pulled right out of reality-inspired pop culture with added twists, and the spicy was super spicy, but also raised red flags, which apparently is normal for these characters.  Which are red flags themselves. 🤣

This journey is QUITE the ride. And still, I’m looking forward to Leather & Lark. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Cursing, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Vomit, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Death, Torture, Stalking, and Mental illness

ohno_joreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Alcohol, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, and Medical content

hmwoodward's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny 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? Yes

3.0

This is wildly different from any other romance book I have ever read. You almost get whiplash from switching between sickly sweet and nauseatingly disgusting within the same scene. Despite that, it still manages to follow along with typical romance tropes and still be funny. The storyline has a limited plot, typical of any romance, and very explicit spicy scenes. 

I enjoyed the book for what it was, but can't say I would recommend it to (most) others.

I also was not a fan of the twist. It came out of nowhere randomly to cause drama because the relationship itself had no conflict.

Because of all that, I rate it a 3. 

If you can't watch gore in your TV and movies, this book will not be a good fit for you. Read the content warnings and proceed with caution. The book spells those out clearly at the very beginning. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Medical content, Child abuse, Gun violence, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Cursing

Minor: Vomit, Kidnapping, Alcohol, and Rape

lee_nuhh's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense medium-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

A quick-moving slow burn. Darkly funny serial killers. Hot as heck activities. Yes. Yes
 Yes.

Now I have 2 book boyfriends names Rowan (iykyk).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Confinement, Torture, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Death, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Cannibalism, Body horror, Cursing, Blood, Vomit, Murder, and Mental illness