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Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver

83 reviews

art3m1sxx's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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robins_fantasy_reads's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

𝚈𝙴𝚂𝚈𝙴𝚂𝚈𝙴𝚂𝚈𝙴𝚂𝚈𝙴𝚂!
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𝙸 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚍𝚎𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚗𝚎𝚎𝚍 𝚘𝚏 𝚊 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚊 𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝 𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚝𝚊-𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗, 𝚏𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚝𝚛𝚘𝚙𝚎. 𝙰𝚗𝚍 𝚘𝚏 𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚜𝚎, 𝚖𝚊𝚓𝚘𝚛 𝚜𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚊𝚕 𝚔𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚛 𝚟𝚒𝚋𝚎𝚜, 𝚖𝚢 𝚏𝚊𝚟𝚎!!
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𝙴𝚟𝚎𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚝𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚐𝚎𝚛 𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜 𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚘𝚞𝚜 😭
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𝙸 𝚔𝚗𝚎𝚠 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚐𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚎 𝚊 𝚠𝚒𝚗 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚖𝚎 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝙸 𝚠𝚊𝚜𝚗'𝚝 𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘 𝚐𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚒𝚝 5 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚜.
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𝙱𝚞𝚝 𝙸 𝚜𝚠𝚎𝚊𝚛, 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚙𝚊𝚐𝚎 𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚝𝚒𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚎𝚗𝚍, 𝙸 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚜𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚍 𝚒𝚗. 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚛𝚘𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚊 𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚏𝚎𝚌𝚝 𝚖𝚒𝚡 𝚘𝚏 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚍𝚢 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚍𝚊𝚛𝚔 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖𝚎𝚜. 𝙸𝚝 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚊𝚕𝚜𝚘 𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚍 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚜𝚙𝚒𝚌𝚎 𝚚𝚞𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚝𝚢, 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚙𝚒𝚌𝚎 𝚚𝚞𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝚠𝚊𝚜 10/10 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚖𝚎 🙌
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𝙸'𝚖 𝚊𝚕𝚜𝚘 𝚊 𝙷𝚄𝙶𝙴 𝚏𝚊𝚗 𝚘𝚏 𝚍𝚞𝚊𝚕 𝙿𝙾𝚅'𝚜, 𝚎𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚌𝚒𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚝𝚠𝚘 𝚖𝚊𝚒𝚗 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚛𝚢𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘 𝚏𝚒𝚐𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚑𝚘𝚠 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚕𝚜 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖.

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art_books_chemistry's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny fast-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

5.0

This story was hilarious from the minute it started! I absolutely loved every second of it and laughed out loud so many times and didn't want to stop listening to it, I finished it in less than 48 hours. I loved the characters and their dynamic. I spent half the book also facepalming and screaming at Sloan for being dense. Then we had the incident involving the cookies and cream ice cream and I had to start screaming at Rowan! IYKYK
Fair warning, this is a very slow burn. The build-up is absolutely worth it, and quite hot once you finally get to the spicy bits but there are literally years of growing tension before that happens. This may be about two serial unalivers playing a game but it's absolutely a RomCom first and foremost. It's like Dexter meets Hallmark.
Both Sloan and Rowan could have used a little more background story about why they do what they do; it seemed like a out of the blue to some extent that they both became serial unalivers. But if you don't think about it and just assume there's some sort of reason, it certainly works with the story. And I have read Leather & Lark (Book 2) already which does get into some of it.

100% recommend for true crime types! It does get pretty graphic in certain parts; in the gorey way, not just the fun way. Definitely one of my top books for the year and I can't wait for the third installment!

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dark funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

I guess I have a morbid sense of humor because I really enjoyed this book about serial killers falling in love! I really liked these characters and how they were totally normal (except for how they liked to kill serial killers for fun). It was refreshing to read about flawed people who were still likable and whose big issues were almost understandable (even though I don’t think I would ever kill someone). A lot of the serial killer aspect of this book is gruesome so be warned. I also liked how their relationship evolved overtime and their chemistry. I read this book so quickly because I just couldn’t put it down and had so much fun with it. The only things I didn’t like were the excessive language, the cringey terms used during spicy scenes, and I also found that this book was a bit too spicy for me. It went into a lot of things I don’t typically like in my romance (dom-sub, kinky stuff, etc.) so that just wasn’t for me. I appreciated that the characters utilized safe words but their interactions sometimes made me uncomfortable personally. The twist in the end was one I saw coming just before it happened which was fun, but I also hated how Rowan handled that confrontation at the end. I’m looking forward to the next book!

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adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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taleofabibliophile's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

4.5

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ladynavalon's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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natashareadsbooks's review against another edition

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dark funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

What happens when two rival murderers happen upon a chance meeting with one another while hunting their prey? An annual game of hunting, blood and suffering to change their rivalry into an unlikely friendship, going against the most monstrous in the country.

Sloane is known as the Orb Weaver- she plucks out the eyes of her victims, and wants intricate webs. Rowan is known as the Boston Butcher, murdering for sport. But each have something in common. They rid the world of those who are deserving.

But as their friendship develops into something more, the question becomes "do monsters deserve love, too?"

So, Butcher & Blackbird was an impulse buy. I have seen it all over my tiktok, and when I went to Walmart to grab two completely different books, I picked up Butcher & Blackbird also. And even though I have seen it everywhere- I didn't really know much about it. Which is perfect since I like going into my books blind. And while I may question every bite of ice cream in the future (thanks for that by the way) - let's be real, I couldn't give up that deliciousness... If the promise of pain and sickness from being lactose intolerant doesn't stop me, the book surely wouldn't 😂😂- I loved this book.

It was the perfect combination dark, but still a rom-com with a slow-burn between the characters. It was light in a way I never knew a dark romance could be - but still had the dark elements to it that I love in my books (but definitely check over the tw if you have any).

I loved Sloane, she was quirky and sassy. And I loved Rowen, he was funny and charming. And they were perfect for each other. This book was exactly what I needed to get back into reading after a busy stress filled month. It was everything I didn't know I wanted. It was a fun but dark read, that made me feel giddy like a kid in a candy store. So if you like your characters a bit deranged, if you like content that makes you wonder what the heck you just read, but like characters that can bring a smile to your face, or make you laugh then I recommend this book. And I cannot wait to see what happens in the next book. 5 chaotic cookies & cream ⭐ out of 5 ⭐.
4🌶️ out of 5🌶️ - multiple scenes throughout, in detail, includes k!nks, dirty talk, etc

Tropes:
→ dark romance
→ rom-com
→ serial killer H & h
→ black cat x golden retriever
→ slow burn

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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

5.0

Well, I'm obsessed with this now.
I'm not typically a romance girlie, but I hesitantly picked this one up after hearing it recommended by multiple friends and now I'm very glad I did!

This book has it all. It's funny, it's smutty, it's sweet, it's gory. The banter and the humor is top tier. The spice was surprisingly delightful. The story built around rivalry and competition and slowly building a relationship was really fun. The characters are the kind you love getting to know and feel sad to leave behind when the book ends.

I cannot possibly speak high enough praise for the audiobook. The narrators do a phenomenal job and the quality is impeccable. Without a doubt the best audio recording I've ever experienced.

All the stars. Can't wait for the next one. Special thanks to my friends who bullied me - ya'll are real ones.

NOTE: Pay close attention to the trigger warnings, if things like that concern you. There are many of them.

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lori_j's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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