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A review by thebookishmechanic
Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver
adventurous
dark
funny
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
I’m going to be completely honest, I didn’t think I would like this book. I don’t read comedies, I am not usually a big fan of slow burn and I really have to be in the mood for a dark romance. When a friend picked it off my wishlist as part of our monthly book exchange I was honestly disappointed, but I am the one who put it on my list.
So fast forward months and months later, I haven’t picked a book up off my shelf and opened it in months. I’ve still been doing audio and e books but my mental capacity for a physical book just wasn’t there, until I was looking at my shelves and my brain decided it was time for me to read Butcher & Blackbird. I’ll preface with the fact that I was already listening to the audio book for Lights Out by Navessa Allen and they have similar vibes so I guess I was in the mood.
Butcher and Blackbird by Brynne Weaver sucked me in IMMEDIATELY. That night when my husband came to bed I was still up reading, and he said “you’re up late!” To which I said “… is it late? My book is really good” and then continued to stay up late reading every night. I haven’t stayed up late because I needed to keep reading in years, which isn’t to say I haven’t read good books but I usually fall asleep with the book in my hand. That should tell you how sucked in I was.
Also to find out that Brynne weaver wrote this book on a farm in Nova Scotia, a little over an hour from where I live and close to wear my husband was born is pretty neat and that made things extra fun for me.
I know I’ve barely talked about the book itself in this review and mainly just focused on my experience but honestly I think my experience is the review. I am on a book buying ban right now and I don’t have book 2, which might be my biggest disappointment of the entire year, because I need it, like last night I needed it.
So fast forward months and months later, I haven’t picked a book up off my shelf and opened it in months. I’ve still been doing audio and e books but my mental capacity for a physical book just wasn’t there, until I was looking at my shelves and my brain decided it was time for me to read Butcher & Blackbird. I’ll preface with the fact that I was already listening to the audio book for Lights Out by Navessa Allen and they have similar vibes so I guess I was in the mood.
Butcher and Blackbird by Brynne Weaver sucked me in IMMEDIATELY. That night when my husband came to bed I was still up reading, and he said “you’re up late!” To which I said “… is it late? My book is really good” and then continued to stay up late reading every night. I haven’t stayed up late because I needed to keep reading in years, which isn’t to say I haven’t read good books but I usually fall asleep with the book in my hand. That should tell you how sucked in I was.
Also to find out that Brynne weaver wrote this book on a farm in Nova Scotia, a little over an hour from where I live and close to wear my husband was born is pretty neat and that made things extra fun for me.
I know I’ve barely talked about the book itself in this review and mainly just focused on my experience but honestly I think my experience is the review. I am on a book buying ban right now and I don’t have book 2, which might be my biggest disappointment of the entire year, because I need it, like last night I needed it.