Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver

86 reviews

s_r96's review against another edition

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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Death of parent, Excrement, Gun violence, Infidelity, Torture, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Vomit

bookboxbabe's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

2.0

haha wtf

for starters, who lied and told me this audio book was good? straight to jail for you

second, wtf did i read? i wish sloane was plucking my eyes out so i didn’t have to be subjected to this. the plot was literally nonsensical and the timeline did whatever the hell it wanted. there was no chemistry between the two besides *omg he/she is hot*. the spicy scenes made me cringe, and the literal serial killer aspect was not really utilized, it was more about rowan being a damn cook. 

this was neither horror or romantic so it failed in both fronts.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cannibalism, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Cursing, Vomit, Body horror, Sexual content, Murder, Death, and Medical content

Moderate: Kidnapping and Gun violence

Minor: Pedophilia

dahliareadsalot's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.0

I looooove when the MMC is head-over-heals in love with the FMC from day one and f*cking PINES over her.

Rowan Kane might be a serial killer, but he is a sappy romantic who took one look at Sloane Sutherland in that disgusting cage she was stuck in and said, "This woman is my everything and I will do everything in my power to keep her by my side. Even if she could pluck my eyeballs out." 

He was so patient with her and knew she didn't trust easily and took so much time earning her trust. And Sloane slowly opening up to him and realizing he'd been there all along?? UGH my heart could barely stand it. SO CUTE AND WHOLESOME WATCHING THESE TWO MURDERERS PINE FOR ONE ANOTHER. 

Can't wait for the next book because I already love Lark and I can't wait to see Lachlan come undone for her. It's going to be SO GOOD.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Sexual content

Moderate: Stalking, Violence, Torture, and Body horror

Minor: Pedophilia and Cannibalism

It's a love story between two serial killers who hunt down and kill other serial killers and people who do horrible things. Its pretty dark at times and pretty gross at others, but somehow also sweet and wholesome with this being a love story.

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious 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: Blood, Cursing, Alcohol, Murder, Ableism, Confinement, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Torture, Vomit, Gore, Cannibalism, Sexual content, Violence, Abandonment, Body horror, and Death

Minor: Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Rape, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Kidnapping, and Excrement

penandpaper's review

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense 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

3.0

This book is a serial killer romance — full stop. It doesn’t shy away from the gimmick, which I appreciate, but it loses steam when actually developing the main characters and their relationships. The book broaches sensitive, significant character milestones but backs down when it’s time to actually explore them. Theoretically, this is a slow burn, but in practice, it’s instalove prolonged by a series of extremely awkward interludes. I didn’t necessarily dislike it, but it was a chore to get through the middle slump. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual violence, Gun violence, and Sexual assault

Minor: Child abuse and Pedophilia

sophieneedsahug's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

4.5

🌶️🌶️🌶️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Vomit, Cannibalism, Pedophilia, Murder, Blood, Mental illness, and War

caidyn's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

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

4.0

Hilarious, gory, and sexy. I'm not generally into romance, especially M/F, but it was enjoyable for me!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Murder, Body horror, Sexual content, and Death

Minor: Pedophilia

smilagros's review

adventurous dark sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

 
I LOVED the audiobook. If there is anyway you are able to read this on audio, do it. It is SOOO GOOD! I haven’t loved an audiobook this much in so long. I really enjoyed this because it was my first dark romance that I was able to get through and enjoy. It was hot, dark, gritty but entertaining. I think the one part I needed more info on is like what was David’s connection to Sloan???? and maybe I missed it or maybe it will be a storyline that is unfolded throughout the next two books. I just wanted answers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Blood, Violence, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Gore, and Murder

bookndaisies's review against another edition

dark hopeful fast-paced

• 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? Yes

4.25

For as graphic as this story could be (it is about serial killers taking out other serial killers after all), the two main characters are so soft with each other and so cute that I could myself sometimes forgetting what they did for fun. Don’t worry though every few chapters there’s enough murder and gruesomeness to remind you. 🤣 I liked the secondary characters as well and am looking forward to continuing with this series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Murder, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Pedophilia

The content warning tags are very accurate at the beginning of the story. Please take them seriously. I did manage to avoid most talk of eyeballs which was my most triggering thing but it’s all in there and fairly descriptive. I thought the child sexual assault references were vague (no descriptions just clear references that something had happened to the character , but I’ve not lived through that myself so it may be triggering for someone just the reference.

tamaraloraine89's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

I listened to this book on audible and loved it.  This book is best described as a dark spicy rom com that had it all.  Deep back stories with a past,  enemies to lovers vibes,  slow burn,  strong desire,  thick tension,  witty, clever,  funny,  emotional. And to top it off the narrators were duet and the way they played off each other was perfect, you could feel the chemistry, and that Irish accent! I thoroughly enjoyed it and I'm not a big fan of horror or gruesome things

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Cursing, Sexual content, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Blood, Death, Violence, Torture, and Stalking

Minor: Body horror, Confinement, Death of parent, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Mental illness, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Domestic abuse, and Medical content

Despite the long list of trigger warnings, a lot of them relate to mentioning a past trauma and the whole story is very light hearted. I don't feel like it makes light of murder however you are rooting for the main characters (who are by definition serial killers) but their 'prey' are well deserving of their punishment and the reasoning behind it is due to their own past traumas and ensuring others don't live the same fate. Very heart warming story