Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver

119 reviews

brittany_nicole_8459's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Torture, Violence, Gore, Cannibalism, Medical content, and Death

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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

  When two serial killers who kill evil people meet and fall in love, things get...messy.
   Well, thank f*ck for the content warnings at the beginning, though to be honest, they partly got me to read this book as I was intrigued. This was my first dark romance, and it was a ride! I liked this book's mix of funny and disturbing, which probably says something about me.
    The writing was a bit too descriptive at certain points for my ability to visualize things vividly, so be warned if you can also create very vivid pictures in your mind while you listen!
  Overall it was enjoyable if a bit graphic and I mostly liked the main characters! I cannot wait to read the next book in the series!

 Narrator Rating- 5 stars
     Both narrators did an excellent job! You could tell they put production money into the audiobook!

 

Elemental Levels:  Heartfelt-4/5   Horror-3/5   Love aka Romance-4/5   Predictability-3/5   Spice-3.5/5 Tear- 3/5  Thrill-1.5/5  Humor-1/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Stalking, Gaslighting, Gore, Alcohol, Confinement, Violence, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Abandonment, Body horror, Blood, Cannibalism, Medical content, Physical abuse, Grief, and Torture

Moderate: Vomit, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Child abuse, Death of parent, Excrement, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Drug use, Drug abuse, Hate crime, and Rape

faduma's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual harassment, Cannibalism, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Torture, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Gore, Mental illness, Blood, Murder, and Physical abuse

meeklovestoread's review

dark funny lighthearted 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? No

3.75

There's not much to say about this book. It was a fun time, but nothing crazy. The gore wasn't too graphic in my opinion. I liked the first half better than the second half. I do wish the author distributed the smut evenly in this book. You don't get it for the first 65% or so and then it just starts going ham on you in the last 30%. I don't mind smut in books but it felt so out of place.

The word "cock" is used wayyyy too many times in this book. Also, I'm not really into overly possessive guys in the bedroom. The things he was saying weren't doing it for me personally. I had to suspend my disbelief because Sloane was made out to be this ruthless serial killer and yet she always submitted to Rowan. Like I know that's a thing. Of course, a woman who's dominant in her personal life can be submissive in her sexual life, but I think this sex trope is just overdone too many times. I quite frankly enjoyed their last sex scene where it was the both of them "torturing" each other. Honestly, I'm just tired of reading overly dom men. Like, be more creative!🤦🏾‍♀️😒 Also it annoyed me to no end how she was portrayed as this ruthless serial killer but often needs saving by Rowan.

The characters were fun but don't expect much depth with them or the story. It's just a story where you have to suspend your disbelief for a lot of things because a lot of things don't make sense.

We never found out why Rowan was in that room where Sloane was caged at the beginning of the book

Overall, it's an okay read. Nothing special. Loved Sloane and Lark's friendship in this book! (also that this book is most definitely "insta lust")

Spice Rating:🌶️🌶️🌶️/5

*note: The audiobook for this story really sets the mood for the book; I think it's a dramatic audio. If you really want to feel like you're in the story I recommend it.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cannibalism, Child abuse, Gore, Death of parent, and Cursing

Minor: Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Medical content, and Pedophilia

rachelmoss2017's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual content, Confinement, Medical content, Violence, and Cannibalism

Minor: Vomit, Child abuse, and Death of parent

emmysforeverbooked's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense medium-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

4.75

Y'all I never thought that I would ever say I was head over heels in love with a serial killer and crying over a rom-com about serial killers, but here we are.

I have always loved the vigilante trope, but this book reminded me just how much I love it. I love the way Brynne wrote these characters. Demented and twisted, but still very human and very loveable. I could not get enough of Rowan and Sloane and I'm so sad this book is over.

If you're considering reading this book, just do it. You will thank me later. Between the banter and the mystery (and the smut, let's be real with ourselves here), you will not want to put this book down.

(This book would've been a five star for me if there hadn't been that slight third-act breakup moment, but I'll forgive you this one time, Brynne)

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cannibalism, Medical content, and Stalking

Minor: Alcohol and Kidnapping

septi's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Rape, Sexual violence, Excrement, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, and Stalking

art3m1sxx's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Body horror, Cannibalism, Murder, Cursing, Gun violence, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content, Confinement, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Stalking, and Gun violence

literary_heather's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.75

A little too fast paced for me to give it 5 stars, but this was excellent. Funny, romantic, and SO DARK please read responsibly by reading the trigger warnings first (though adding the content warnings to this review was quite fun!). It's so very different from the typical romantic comedy books of late, but totally loved it. Can't wait for the next book!

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Car accident, Child abuse, Death of parent, Stalking, and Sexual assault

goldensisyphus's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Blood, Confinement, Torture, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Physical abuse, Death, Gore, Medical content, Cannibalism, Body horror, Excrement, and Murder