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A review by sweetstar229
Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver
funny
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
A thoroughly enjoyable read.
Sloane and Rowan definitely should have gotten caught numerous times but I have accepted the plot-armour as world lore.
In terms of writing, Butcher & Blackbird follows the trend of very fanfiction-esque writing styles that I've noticed many new contemporary authors have. Reading this was like reading good original work on AO3, which is not a good thing. I knew what the Third Act conflict was instantly, and although I found it a little cliche, it still worked out okay.
The last 200 pages is very sex-heavy so go into this with that in mind. There's also a lot of trigger-warnings (the way they were written reminds me of some AO3 authors' witty tagging, e.g. Not-So-Accidental Cannibalism).
I look forward to reading the next instalments in the trilogy, all of which MCs had pagetime in this book.
Sloane and Rowan definitely should have gotten caught numerous times but I have accepted the plot-armour as world lore.
In terms of writing, Butcher & Blackbird follows the trend of very fanfiction-esque writing styles that I've noticed many new contemporary authors have. Reading this was like reading good original work on AO3, which is not a good thing. I knew what the Third Act conflict was instantly, and although I found it a little cliche, it still worked out okay.
The last 200 pages is very sex-heavy so go into this with that in mind. There's also a lot of trigger-warnings (the way they were written reminds me of some AO3 authors' witty tagging, e.g. Not-So-Accidental Cannibalism).
I look forward to reading the next instalments in the trilogy, all of which MCs had pagetime in this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Child abuse and Death of parent