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A review by joannedrake
Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
What did I just read, and why did I like it? I used to read a lot of crime fiction, so the gore (plenty) didn’t push me away. I think I would have liked something a little deeper? But it’s not a serial killer psychological novel, it’s a romance.
Sloane needed more fleshing out, more back story, which is alluded to but not fully explained. It’s one thing to avenge wrongs, another to cross the line to where she is making art work with people’s bodies. And I want to know how the guy at the end pulled it off, that seemed under explained.
Still, fast paced, readable, a few lol moments, and a ton of very intense sex.
Sloane needed more fleshing out, more back story, which is alluded to but not fully explained. It’s one thing to avenge wrongs, another to cross the line to where she is making art work with people’s bodies. And I want to know how the guy at the end pulled it off, that seemed under explained.
Still, fast paced, readable, a few lol moments, and a ton of very intense sex.
Graphic: Cannibalism, Sexual content, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Medical content, Torture, Gore, Physical abuse, Body horror, Vomit, Murder, and Violence
Just go in knowing it’s pretty gory.