A review by ravensandlace
Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver

4.5

Title: Butcher and Blackbird

Author: Brynne Weaver

Genre: Dark Romance

Format: ebook

Series: The Runious Love Trilogy (#1)

Star Rating: 4.5 stars

tw: the trigger warnings are located in the front of the page and for some reason, I didn’t take a picture to write them down. That one is my fault. Let me know if there are questions about the book and I will let you all know what’s in the book. 

I have no idea why I waited so long to read this book. Oh wait, I know why. I tend to be wary of super hyped-up books. I’ve been let down by so many of them in the past. But I started following Brynne on threads and I loved her vibe so I finally decided why not take a chance on this book I had it on my Kindle, just waiting to be read. It was a romance book about serial killers. I’ve always been interested in learning about serial killers and you all know I love a good dark romance book. So when I heard about this book, I was intrigued. Basically what I am trying to say is that I’m mad at myself for waiting so long to read this book but I am glad I read it now. 

I enjoyed both Sloane and Rowan, the two main characters. I loved their banter from the first day they met. I enjoyed the little inside jokes they had. They were simply adorable despite being serial killers. I also loved the friendship between Sloane and Lark. Lark was accepting of who Sloane was and she was ride or die for her. With Rowan, I enjoyed his family dynamic. The brothers were there for each other no matter what. Pretty much all the characters, both main and side characters, were just awesome in every way. I truly enjoyed the characters quite a bit.

My only real gripe and the reason I didn’t give this book a full five stars is I wish there was a little more killing and gore. These two are serial killers who kill serial killers. That was what sold me on the book and the romance was just extra. The first half was great and had the right amount of killing. But after a while, it started to become less and less as the book progressed. Which I suppose is the natural progression the book was bound to take but I was just a bit disappointed. 

Overall, I loved this book a lot. I still think about the book months later. That’s how much it resonated with me. Rowan and Sloane had amazing chemistry and I was just obsessed with them. The spicy scenes were so spicy and they were well worth the wait. They had such fun banter. The concept of serial killers killing serial killers was so cool. Overall, I’m excited to continue the series and read all about Lachlan and Lark as I want to get to know them more.