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A review by vic_to_ria
Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I surprised myself with how much I liked this book.
It was a great time to read, the characters were interesting and I loved how their serial killer professions stuck with the plot and was the whole glue that held them together.
Their sense of humour was amazing and just made their chemistry stronger outside of their visual attraction.
The tropes in the summary aren’t wrong boy fell first and so fast I wouldn’t be surprised that he planned out their wedding after that first meeting. Golden retriever boyfriend turns scary dog only if you touch his pooky.
I really liked that it was a gradual progression relationship wise and that romance wasn’t their main motivator in that they wanted to hang out with someone who at a base level understood them more than anyone else did before and ever can given they kill people for fun (ya it’s their side hustle it’s hilarious) the way that the slow burn built their trust in each other was just perfect.
The last half of the book is almost pure smut with some plot dangled in there. It was pretty intense so be warned but if you’re into that you’ll enjoy.
My one wish is that we got to know more about each of the characters past traumas that are mentioned once (or in one case implied but never confirmed what happened
) and never expanded on in favor of having spicy times but it would have been nice to get more depth to the characters but again it was mentioned so it’s not like it wasn’t there at all- just would have liked more.
But overall it was fun and I 100% can see this as a bingable tv show.
It was a great time to read, the characters were interesting and I loved how their serial killer professions stuck with the plot and was the whole glue that held them together.
Their sense of humour was amazing and just made their chemistry stronger outside of their visual attraction.
The tropes in the summary aren’t wrong boy fell first and so fast I wouldn’t be surprised that he planned out their wedding after that first meeting. Golden retriever boyfriend turns scary dog only if you touch his pooky.
I really liked that it was a gradual progression relationship wise and that romance wasn’t their main motivator in that they wanted to hang out with someone who at a base level understood them more than anyone else did before and ever can given they kill people for fun (ya it’s their side hustle it’s hilarious) the way that the slow burn built their trust in each other was just perfect.
The last half of the book is almost pure smut with some plot dangled in there. It was pretty intense so be warned but if you’re into that you’ll enjoy.
My one wish is that we got to know more about each of the characters past traumas that are mentioned once (or in one case implied but never confirmed what happened
) and never expanded on in favor of having spicy times but it would have been nice to get more depth to the characters but again it was mentioned so it’s not like it wasn’t there at all- just would have liked more.
But overall it was fun and I 100% can see this as a bingable tv show.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Vomit, Cannibalism, Stalking, and Death of parent