Review by penandpaper - Butcher & Blackbird

penandpaper 's review for:

Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver

3.0

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book is a serial killer romance — full stop. It doesn’t shy away from the gimmick, which I appreciate, but it loses steam when actually developing the main characters and their relationships. The book broaches sensitive, significant character milestones but backs down when it’s time to actually explore them. Theoretically, this is a slow burn, but in practice, it’s instalove prolonged by a series of extremely awkward interludes. I didn’t necessarily dislike it, but it was a chore to get through the middle slump.

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