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A review by keschneider
Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver
adventurous
dark
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Hello my friends! Another day, another dark romance devoured. And boy was it dark, babes. But AMAZING.
This was not a novel for the faint of heart, but rather for one who can appreciate dark humor, a touch of gross-ness, and leave their morals behind. It is after all, a serial killer romance. Don’t go into this expecting to still like orzo pasta or ice cream. And please dear god check TW’s
Loved:
•the humor was so fun, and the SASS from both of our leads was exactly what I like.
•and at the same time, Sloane was such a shy awkward sweetie, while Rowan was an extroverted emo with a tragic past. Their dynamic together was so complementary it was beautiful.
•the way Rowan truly SEES Sloane was so beautiful too, like he truly understood her. When she first shows up at his restaurant and he has special instructions on how they should treat her? My heart melted. Guys he reserved a whole table for her, knowing exactly where she’d want to sit. Goals
•I loved the reverse grumpy sunshine. Or more like shy/reserved sunshine trope. I just love them.
•love that they both go feral for each other
•the heart attack? Iconic. No notes. Theater at its peak
•I love me some good mmc pining
•already obsessed with Lark
Critiques:
•I honestly don’t have too many criticisms. It was a fun time and it was a dark time.
•I think my main critique would be some of the grosser bits were a bit much for me, but I imagine that’s more of a me thing.
•I was a LITTLE bit bothered (read: a lot bit bothered) how they waited for one of their victims to get DONE with killing an innocent before moving to kill him. Like couldn’t they have tried to stop him and save the poor guy?!
This was not a novel for the faint of heart, but rather for one who can appreciate dark humor, a touch of gross-ness, and leave their morals behind. It is after all, a serial killer romance. Don’t go into this expecting to still like orzo pasta or ice cream. And please dear god check TW’s
Loved:
•the humor was so fun, and the SASS from both of our leads was exactly what I like.
•and at the same time, Sloane was such a shy awkward sweetie, while Rowan was an extroverted emo with a tragic past. Their dynamic together was so complementary it was beautiful.
•the way Rowan truly SEES Sloane was so beautiful too, like he truly understood her. When she first shows up at his restaurant and he has special instructions on how they should treat her? My heart melted. Guys he reserved a whole table for her, knowing exactly where she’d want to sit. Goals
•I loved the reverse grumpy sunshine. Or more like shy/reserved sunshine trope. I just love them.
•love that they both go feral for each other
•the heart attack? Iconic. No notes. Theater at its peak
•I love me some good mmc pining
•already obsessed with Lark
Critiques:
•I honestly don’t have too many criticisms. It was a fun time and it was a dark time.
•I think my main critique would be some of the grosser bits were a bit much for me, but I imagine that’s more of a me thing.
•I was a LITTLE bit bothered (read: a lot bit bothered) how they waited for one of their victims to get DONE with killing an innocent before moving to kill him. Like couldn’t they have tried to stop him and save the poor guy?!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Cannibalism