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Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver

3 reviews

monkymarzipan's review against another edition

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adventurous dark 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

5.0

I loved this! I got the audiobook version on a blind recommendation from a friend, and I didn't know what to expect--I just wanted something escapist. HO-LEE-SHIT did this work. I was hooked from the first page, and I loved the voice acting! I ordered a signed copy so I will eventually reread to see if it hits the same without the narration, but the narrators did a fantastic job.

It's definitely gory, and it got compared to the Mindfuck series a lot, which was another surprise favorite I found a few years ago. I would definitely say Mindfuck was more DARK with a romance subplot, whereas B+B was more of a romantic thriller/dark comedy. I definitely didn't laugh this much with Mindfuck, and B+B had me cackling and cringing and blushing and giggling. A  full spectrum of emotions. Sloan is going up with Lana Meyers and Indy from The Right Move for fave heroines of all time. I loved Rowan and Sloan so much, and I was invested in the subplots with his brothers so I'm assuming they're getting spinoffs. 
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im_eebee's review

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adventurous dark funny 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? No

3.75

Idk. It was good? But nothing to write home about. The characters were funny together, but I don’t feel an attachment to either of them. Maybe I’d pick up the next book in the series because I think the concept is pretty original
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booksalacarte's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark funny hopeful lighthearted 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

3.75

Butcher and Blackbird- 3.75⭐️ 4🌶️


Contemporary romance
Dark romcom
Dark romance
Dual POV
He falls first
Slow burn
Open door spice


If you ignore the trigger warnings, that on you… cause they aren’t satire.

This was surprisingly a good read. I mean it was out there, with serial killing serial killers falling in love. But it followed the normal contemporary romance formulas. The flirty banter was good. The tongue in cheek silliness was really what made this story stand out. It’s a book that doesn’t take itself too seriously, and I appreciate that.

I find it interesting how actual little we know about the pasts of the main characters. We got brief overviews, and the internal dialogue just lets us assume their histories or “SK origin stories” were bad, and moves on. I don’t know if that is enough for such defined characters or not. It was a little flippant, like an offhand remark, only it was both characters “why”. 

Other than that, this was a great funny, messed up, dark romcom. The similarities to the show “Dexter” is obvious.

I can’t wait to read the next book in the series!

Thank you NetGally anx Zando for an Advanced eReader Copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.
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