Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver

118 reviews

yoohanna's review against another edition

dark funny medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Sexual content, Death of parent, Medical content, Blood, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Vomit, Stalking, Cannibalism, Confinement, and Gun violence

Minor: Pedophilia and Rape

christinesmith205's review against another edition

dark funny 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

penny_m's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious relaxing tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Sexual content, Violence, Death, Murder, Cannibalism, Blood, Physical abuse, Torture, Medical content, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Cursing, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Stalking

taylorgabs's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

If I could give this book six stars, I would. I DEMOLISHED this book so fast and will probably re-read it multiple times while I wait for the next book in the series to be released. I only gagged twice, but this book definitely isn't for the squeamish. This book had me questioning how f*cked in the head I genuinely am the entire time. Thanks, Brynn, for permanently ruining Orzo pasta and cookies and cream ice cream for me. It often feels like the romance genre is full of the same plots and archetypes repeated over and over again, but this story breaks that mold for sure. And congratulations to Rowan for joining the list of characters that set unattainable standards (even if he is a serial killer) for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Vomit, Blood, Cannibalism, Death, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Medical content, Stalking, and Gore

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

readwithsophsx's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Torture, Death, Murder, Medical content, Kidnapping, Cursing, Confinement, Car accident, Body horror, and Blood

malibu_alex's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Stalking, Cursing, Excrement, Murder, Violence, Vomit, Torture, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent

misswirum's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny 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

3.5

This book is NOT a dark romance! It's romance w/gore lmao. 

I think this book was ok. I was entertained, but the book has major flaws. There is no world building, almost no character building and the pacing/timeline was weird. The formatting was also weird. 

I love the main characters tho. I love Sloane's mental struggles and how her anxiety was written. 
 Also Rowan was written as Draco in early fanfiction. IYKYK 😏 

3,5/5⭐️
3/5📝
3/5🌶
 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Torture, Blood, Death, Physical abuse, Body horror, Medical trauma, Sexual content, and Gore

erinreadsbooks's review against another edition

dark funny tense medium-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

2.75

This book definitely knows what it is and doesn’t shy away from itself. The author hits you right away with some pretty gruesome imagery, which I think sets the tone correctly for the rest of the book. Definitely not a book for the squeamish or faint of heart. Readers should definitely read the content warnings if they’re unsure.

That being said, the attraction between the two characters is instant and the romance builds at a good clip.

I also read this in audiobook format, which was excellently produced! I think the performance of both narrators was enhanced by recording the dialogues in the same room. 

Read if you like gruesome scenes, body horror, and spice. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Gore, Violence, Torture, Body horror, Physical abuse, Death, Sexual content, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Cannibalism, Car accident, Gun violence, and Medical content

spatterson7'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Murder, Sexual content, Vomit, Cannibalism, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Cursing, and Death

Minor: Alcohol, Death of parent, Medical content, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault

apoppyinthewind's review against another edition

dark funny slow-paced

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

3.0

It reads like a horror book and a rom-com book had a horny offspring. It was interesting enough to keep me reading, but one element kept taking me out of the story:

Having Lark & Rowan's brothers know about Sloane & Rowan's serial killer antics and be cool with it. It felt like it was brushed off as just a fun hobby these two have in common. It feels like the couple being killers should be a bigger deal but then again, it's a dark comedy so...¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Child abuse and Sexual assault