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A review by bookish_kristina
Scythe & Sparrow by Brynne Weaver
dark
funny
medium-paced
3.0
Well narrated but the story was so disappointing.
It seemed like Asher was just trying to outdo her sex scenes in previous books, but forgot to build the relationship, the suspense or work on the plot. This is just many many explicit sex scenes (not nearly as edgy as the first book) in between a lot of inner monologues of both of them wanting each other but resisting that want for no good reason. Over and over, rinse and repeat.
There was little thrill in this thriller and even though I really liked both characters, I didn’t feel their connection and missed Asher’s usual dark suspense. Yes, Rose is a murderous serial killer, but why? None of that is well developed. Too much time is spent on her cum obsession and him thinking he was too dark for her (too dark for a freaking lady murderer, my eyes kept rolling). The inner torture he had was silly and went on too long. And it was basically the entire plot.
I’m so disappointed with this ending. It does not measure up to either of the previous books. It feels rushed and like she was relying on the plots from previous books too much and didn’t bother really digging into this one.
It gets three stars because the narration was good and the writing ok (not her best) but not sure if I will bother reading anything else by this author as I think butcher and blackbird was a one hit for me.
Book five in my reading Canadian authors for 2025.
It seemed like Asher was just trying to outdo her sex scenes in previous books, but forgot to build the relationship, the suspense or work on the plot. This is just many many explicit sex scenes (not nearly as edgy as the first book) in between a lot of inner monologues of both of them wanting each other but resisting that want for no good reason. Over and over, rinse and repeat.
There was little thrill in this thriller and even though I really liked both characters, I didn’t feel their connection and missed Asher’s usual dark suspense. Yes, Rose is a murderous serial killer, but why? None of that is well developed. Too much time is spent on her cum obsession and him thinking he was too dark for her (too dark for a freaking lady murderer, my eyes kept rolling). The inner torture he had was silly and went on too long. And it was basically the entire plot.
I’m so disappointed with this ending. It does not measure up to either of the previous books. It feels rushed and like she was relying on the plots from previous books too much and didn’t bother really digging into this one.
It gets three stars because the narration was good and the writing ok (not her best) but not sure if I will bother reading anything else by this author as I think butcher and blackbird was a one hit for me.
Book five in my reading Canadian authors for 2025.