Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver

110 reviews

capt_hangry's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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jp_rex's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I can't say I expected a meet-cute over a decaying body, but when it happened, it definitely served as a harbringer of the rest of the unhinged madness to come. I never thought to myself that I needed to experience a romance between serial killers of serial killers, but the premise was too intriguing to pass up.

Sloane is an interesting character because, while you don't necessarily want to root for her, she has a somewhat understandable motivation. I was relieved that her history wasn't spelled out in full - the inferences were enough to get the point across. While some FMCs can be independent and stubborn to a fault in ways that contradict their characterization, everything about Sloane fit the role she was playing in ways that made sense.

Rowan is the type of male lead that has you say "book boyfriend" on one hand and "deep, deep trouble" on the other. He was playful and hilarious, but with an earned violent streak that made him dangerous. The one saving grace is that the violence was never turned toward the "innocents," so to speak. 

This book sort of undermines my ability to talk about it. There were laugh-out-loud parts that were equal parts shock value and true humor. There were really dark motivations and thought processes, but with a veneer of lightness and...cuteness? It was Dexter and Criminal Minds told with Cartoon Network humor and seriously hot spice. 

Did I enjoy it? Yes. With some residual guilt, a lot of laughs, and a fair bit of queasiness along the way.



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cocozbooks's review against another edition

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dark fast-paced

3.5

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mlg90's review against another edition

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dark medium-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? Yes

4.0

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aimeebabs's review against another edition

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dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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stinkyfacegrace's review against another edition

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fast-paced

3.5

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macailah's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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marc_le's review against another edition

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dark funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.5

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_alyssar_'s review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny 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

4.5

Wow, what a ride. I thoroughly enjoyed this - not sure if this will be a regular re-read for me because
there is a LOT of murder, with some very gruesome details, including, but not limited to, cannibalism and plucking out people’s eyeballs
.  But despite the somewhat gory details, I couldn’t put this down, and am excited to see what comes next. 
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inkonherpages's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

this was cute! which is probably a weird thing to say about this book, but it was a very fun and quick read. i was surprisingly not as squicked out as i thought i’d be given some of the content warnings at the beginning, but of course, your mileage may vary depending on your personal sensibilities. if reading extreme violence and gore aren’t your thing, don’t read this - but if that’s something you can handle and you’re okay with the premise of this book, then please do give it a read. and while I did think this was a fast read, the ending was a little bit rushed, so be prepared for that, though it's still a fairly satisfying conclusion.
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