Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Leather & Lark by Brynne Weaver

171 reviews

mysticalbluebirdreads's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional 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

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For me, it didn't live up to the hype of the first book. The "insta love" felt kind of forced. The romance didn't quite feel natural. The conflict in it was incredibly small like it was more of a last minute idea. But over all, the story was cute (dark but cute).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood

evren219's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Confinement, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Vomit

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

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An entertaining one for sure, if nothing else.

This series suffers from some current/dated references that always throw me off when they pop up.  I'm curious about how the next book will go since then ending left in a kind of ambiguous place.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

brittonmc1221's review against another edition

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

you_fanci_me_mad's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder

samlauren07's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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• 3.5🌶️ 
• This book is definitely not for everyone. However, for a dark Romance lover who is a tad unhinged this was awesome.
• The main female is the “multiple deleter” and makes the male look tame, but add in lots of glitter.
• The humor was great throughout and the plot was predictable but good.
• The audiobook makes this book even better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder

straybutterfly's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault

Minor: Pedophilia, Death of parent

singingshooter's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing, Vomit, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Death of parent

natashareadsbooks's review against another edition

4.0

dark funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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So Butcher & Blackbird should be read before Leather & Lark. 

Lachlan Kane is ready to retire from contract killing, to having a quiet life in his leather shop. 

But when his boss sends him on a job meeting a woman who is a walking catastrophe - Lachlan's grumpy attitude gets the best of him. And screwing up that job means his boss will never get his claws out of him. Not until Lark Montague offers him a deal. 

Lark is sunshine and glitter, but she has dark secrets hiding beneath her bright exterior. So when her loved ones are threatened - she makes a hard decision. They may not be able to stand one another, but they are getting married in hopes to help them both. 

They must both navigate the dark world where they are bound together, it becomes impossible to distinguish their fake marriage for a real one. But negotiating their newfound marriage isn't the only challenge they have to face, when danger comes knocking. 

So, I loved Butcher & Blackbird, and couldn't wait to get a hold of Leather and Lark. I needed this book - thanks to that little teasing chapter in B&B. 

Plus, I love grumpy/sunshine & marriage of convenience so I was dying to see how this played out. Dark romances are my jam, & I loved how B&B was a dark rom-com. 

And while this also falls under the dark rom-com category... I wouldn't really call it dark. It was a bit slower paced, and had a lot of fluff to it, with just little crumbs of things making me want to read more. There wasn't as much danger and suspense as I would have hoped given the circumstances, and when we got it, it felt a bit rushed. And some of the relationship felt less "show" and more "tell". (Not all, there was some parts that SHOWED it too, but there were some parts where we were TOLD what happened with the characters). 

It did have great banter, great side characters, & some steamy scenes within. It was overall a good read. I loved the characters and their relationship. I loved the slow burn and tension. And overall enjoyed the story.  & I'm excited for the next book in the series!

4⭐ out of 5⭐. 

3🌶️ out of 5🌶️. Multiple detailed scenes throughout the book including some non-traditional scenes. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

booksnart2023's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment