A review by thisteachreads
Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

My god, the hold this book had on me! I’m not sure what it says about me that some of my only 5 star reads have been dark romances, and both of Brynn Weaver’s books in this trilogy so far are on this list. 

First of all, where can I find a Rowan Kane of my own because hot damn, any golden retriever of a man that falls hard, fast and would kill for you is a keeper!

The banter between Rowan and Sloane is just so friggin funny and

despite the trigger warning and everyone else being so grossed out by the semen ice cream, I was somehow less shocked after he had just eaten a piece of human ass… ???

Once again, I have to INSIST you listen to the audiobook version of this one. It is a literal masterpiece and I looked like a straight up psychopath walking my dog and giggling like a school girl to this book. And the way I did a happy wiggle when I heard Rowan say “feckin’ eegit” (I listened to Leather and Lark first) must have made me look truly insane.

Seriously - do yourself a favour and pick this one up. Listen to the audiobook and friggin DIE when

Sloane (Lucy) and Rowan (Joe) finally get together and have the most spicy bathtub scene everrrrr - god the passion!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail