Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Butcher and the Wren by Alaina Urquhart

86 reviews

missa_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Kidnapping, Torture, Murder, Gore, Violence, and Stalking

fbzcab's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Confinement, Death, Torture, and Violence

goosegirl16's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

The small chapters make it easy to digest and the alternating chapters between the two main characters makes the book fly by. Although the twist was somewhat predictable, it still caught me off guard as the puzzle pieces slowly were put together. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Grief, Death, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Blood, Body horror, Self harm, Physical abuse, Murder, and Gore

literaryoasis's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Torture, Violence, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, and Gore

beanie_bb's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

I finished this book in two days cause I didn’t want to stop. And then at the end I also didn’t want it to stop. I need more information/another book now please.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Death, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Vomit and Kidnapping

starsbyname's review against another edition

4.25

Great story with good twists. Was shorter than most thrillers, didn’t love the writing style but the story kept me 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Death, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Animal death and Animal cruelty

ajanel98's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

The twist was something I wasn’t expecting at all. Good story, good characters, good writing. Very creative! It was the first book I’ve read that gives us the killers perspective. Very excited for the second book to be released! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Kidnapping, Murder, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Gore and Stalking

thehhugg's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Blood, Confinement, Murder, Violence, Death, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Vomit

lucykae's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, and Death

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risanne_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? No

3.0

 "While technically fragile, the wren outwits its underprepared predator to come out on top when threatened."

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This was not bad! Thrillers tend to be hit or miss for me, but I am a fan of true crime and Morbid was one of the first podcasts I ever binged and though I haven't listened to Ash and Alaina for quite some time I knew I wanted to read The Butcher and the Wren.

While this story wasn't as gripping as some of the thrillers I've read in the past, the short chapters made it fly by, and I was compelled enough that it kept me interested the whole time (which is saying something considering I listen to books while I work, which can be distracting).

I don't know if I would continue the series if she were to write more, but this was worth the listen for me! The audiobook narrators did a great job in keeping me rooted in the game of cat and mouse between the Butcher and Wren. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Death