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thefickleinkdrinker's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, and Violence
Moderate: Car accident
Minor: Sexual assault and Child abuse
dani_reis's review against another edition
Graphic: Blood, Chronic illness, Confinement, Sexual assault, Torture, Terminal illness, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Grief, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual content, Stalking, Violence, and Vomit
tenderbench's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Gore, Death, Sexual content, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Cancer
Minor: Death of parent and Vomit
krystalreadsstuff's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This was another enjoyable and unbelievable story in the Ruinous Love series. I didn't love Lark and Lachlan quite as much as Rowan and Sloane, and the first book (Butcher & Blackbird) definitely made me laugh out loud more than this one, but I still stayed up way too late to finish this book.
Weaver's inclusion of the antagonist-crazy-religious-murderer's POV was well done and felt like a starkly different voice, a problem I found with the main characters' POVs. I had to stop multiple times to double-check whose POV I was reading from because they were extremely similar.
Like with Butcher & Blackbird, to enjoy this book requires a fair amount of suspension of understanding how reality works, especially in terms of forensics, investigations, security, ...craft supplies and industrial ovens. But it was still a fun read, I will definitely read the third book in this trilogy and probably whatever else Brynne Weaver comes up with, and I give it a solid 4 stars.
Graphic: Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Torture, Blood, Confinement, Murder, Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Gun violence
Minor: Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Death of parent
squidney36's review against another edition
- 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
Dark
Less funny than first but still super good/enjoyable
More focused on the romance than the comedy
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gore, Torture, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Blood, Cancer, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Gun violence, Stalking, Terminal illness, and Vomit
spatterson7's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Murder, Sexual content, and Death
Moderate: Gun violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Body horror, Gore, and Cursing
Minor: Car accident, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Grief, Torture, Confinement, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Drug use, Excrement, and Pedophilia
llams's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Kidnapping, Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Body horror, Terminal illness, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Drug use, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal cruelty, and Blood
Minor: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Sexual violence, and Pedophilia
blchabot's review
- 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
Leather & Lark picks up shortly after the events of Butcher & Blackbird and features the best friend of Sloane, Lark Montague and the oldest Kane brother, Lachlan.
What starts as a marriage of convenience, or more accurately, a marriage of protection, slowly builds into something neither Lachlan nor Lark can really comprehend.
Someone is killing off members of Larks shady family and there's the shadowy Phantom from the end of Butcher & Blackbird skulking around.
I loved every minute of this. The banter between Lachlan and Lark had me laughing out loud. There were some special guest appearances of The Boston Butcher and The Orb Weaver, and Fionn and Rose (forthcoming Book #3: Scythe & Sparrow) and some really incredibly well written raw moments.
These two characters truly could not stand each other in the beginning, and rightfully so once you find out why. It was so gratifying to watch them slowly realize they have a lot more in common than they realize and that when someone truly sees you? Nothing can beat it.
This story revolves more around Lachlan and Larks relationship and the murder subplot really took a backseat with this one. Slow burn, Mutual pining and murder galore. If you liked B&B, you'll love Leather & Lark
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Murder, Violence, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Cursing