Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver

217 reviews

ohno_joreads's review

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

spredmore's review against another edition

dark lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, Death, Gore, Murder, Body horror, Blood, Cannibalism, and Cursing

Moderate: Confinement, Death of parent, Rape, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

foreverbooked15's review

dark funny 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Cannibalism

Minor: Sexual assault

4qua_reg1a's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Gore, Murder, and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault

robinwritesallthethings's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

What It’s About: When one serial killer who only kills other serial killers rescues another with the same mandate, they decide to play a game to see who’s the best at their dark vocation. But even serial killers can fall in love. It’s just a little more dangerous when they do.

Spice Level: Off the charts dirty and off the charts hot. Like, you have to wait a while for it, but it is so worth it.

Realism: It seems ridiculous to talk about realism in a serial killer romance, but honestly, this story is more realistic than a lot of romances I’ve read. I love how even though the characters are unmatched killers, they also both have insecurities that hold them back in many ways. And I was stoked that the author addressed cleaning up all the evidence these two leave behind, which I find often gets skipped over, but seems rather crucial, considering.

Trope Alert: Friends to lovers and I’m pretty sure a bunch of other ones that didn’t exist until now, but are awesome.

Trigger Warnings: Okay, this is a book about murderers, so there’s, you know, a lot of murdering. Specifically, though, if you don’t like gory stuff having to do with eyeballs, skip this one. Um, what else? Cannibalism. Those are the two really big ones. There’s a list of more at the beginning of the book, which was very nice, but also very enticing, at least for me.

Final Thoughts: This was one of those books I didn’t know I needed. A friend asked me to read it because it was blowing up on TikTok and she wanted to know if it was really as good as everyone was saying, and I can now confirm that it is. It’s unhinged, funny, emotional, sexy, and so romantic. It takes huge talent to pull off a combination like that. I bet even Brynne Weaver’s grocery list is tantalizing. As long as none of the triggers she lists turn you off, you should read this book. Just do yourself a favor. I cannot wait for the second one.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

If gore specifically involving eyeballs turns you off, do not read this book!

khaylaa's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

I loved this book so much! The humor the unhinged scenes. The banter between characters. I can’t wait to read book 2!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Vomit, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Cannibalism, Cursing, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Violence, and Death of parent

This book is not for the faint of heart, read the trigger warnings and believe them! It is a dark comedy romance which is not everyone’s cup of tea.

lunahale's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny slow-paced

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

4.0

a great audiobook!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual assault

whitwaltman29's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Cannibalism, and Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault

yvanngo's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.0

I now understand the insane amount of trigger warnings...

And that plot twist! Damn David.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Blood, Death, Gore, Murder, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Torture

tanacef's review

adventurous dark emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Body horror, Cursing, Gore, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Vomit and Cannibalism

Minor: Sexual assault, Rape, Child abuse, and Death of parent