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A review by rainbowofcrazy
Scythe & Sparrow by Brynne Weaver
adventurous
dark
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
I liked Rose and Fionn a lot. Their chemistry was great, I LOVED the banter between the two, and the spice was nice 🌶️👍 Seeing the two bounce off each other was definitely the highlight of this book.
I also loved the circus dynamic and kind of wished there was even more of that through the story, because I found the story wasn’t as interesting as I was hoping. Thankfully the leads were both so hilarious and the humour really pulled me back whenever I felt like I was losing interest. Points to any book that can make me laugh out loud!
However I really did love how this book didn’t pick up where the second one ended, but rather, it actually started much earlier, and weaved through the timeline and stories of the first and second book. I thought that was really clever and it was fun to revisit moments in the previous books, while getting to experience it all through Rose and Fionn’s eyes.
I would say the tail end of the book kind of fizzled for me. Maybe I was just expecting something more but nothing really happened aside from the previous characters showing up again. This book was definitely meant to come back around and wrap things up, and eh, that’s fine with me. But I just kind of wanted it to end faster.
If I had to rank the trio, I’d say Butcher & Blackbird > Leather & Lark > Scythe & Sparrow.
All in all, this series is a fun, dark, hilarious, and at times hilariously icky, romance romp, and I am SO happy I got to experience it. Especially in audiobook format! I swear, duet narrations have set the bar up high, and Eric Nolan and Samantha Brentmoor were incredible again. They’re a fantastic pairing and sound so amazing together. (I did find at times that the sound levels weren’t very balanced, and his voices tended to be much louder than hers. I don’t know if anyone else experienced that or if it was just me.)
However I really did love how this book didn’t pick up where the second one ended, but rather, it actually started much earlier, and weaved through the timeline and stories of the first and second book. I thought that was really clever and it was fun to revisit moments in the previous books, while getting to experience it all through Rose and Fionn’s eyes.
If I had to rank the trio, I’d say Butcher & Blackbird > Leather & Lark > Scythe & Sparrow.
All in all, this series is a fun, dark, hilarious, and at times hilariously icky, romance romp, and I am SO happy I got to experience it. Especially in audiobook format! I swear, duet narrations have set the bar up high, and Eric Nolan and Samantha Brentmoor were incredible again. They’re a fantastic pairing and sound so amazing together. (I did find at times that the sound levels weren’t very balanced, and his voices tended to be much louder than hers. I don’t know if anyone else experienced that or if it was just me.)
Now what do I do with my life..