Reviews tagging 'Death'

Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver

782 reviews

sarahchampion's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, and Murder

wheelyweird's review against another edition

dark funny medium-paced

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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Torture and Cannibalism

lecheeese's review against another edition

dark 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

3.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, and Stalking

Moderate: Pedophilia and Rape

nicole_cries_alot's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

2.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

jackiepreston's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse and Abandonment

fairytalefootnotes's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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

5.0

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Writing: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Plot: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Characters: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Tropes, etc: Serial Killers, Competition, Friends to Lover, He Falls First, Boy Obsessed

POV: Dual, 1st Person

3rd Act Breakup?: Yes

Cliffhanger?: Yes

Song Association: Work Song by Hozier

Notable Quote: “We’re not normal people. We are monsters. But if we’re monsters, we’ll thrive in the dark. Together.”

The Praise: Butcher & Blackbird was the perfect blend of dark, funny, and sweet. The characters were well developed and easy to root for. Rowan was so sweet and down sooooo bad for Sloane. This is my second Brynne Weaver book and I loved it just as much as I loved Marrow.

The Critique: I don’t love when epilogues don’t focus on the book’s main couple. I wanted more of Sloane and Rowan!

Final Thoughts: Hilarious, sweet, sexy, and dark. I can’t wait to read about Lachlan and Lark!

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse and Sexual assault

ellerossi's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted 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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, and Murder

allisonkhenson's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

this was fun but I wish some elements were more fleshed out

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Cannibalism, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, and Stalking

georgiaabigail's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

1.5

This was my book club pick as I was so intrigued by the premise. When I finished I feared I may have to personally apologise to every member of the book club for making them go through reading this. To my surprise, some of them have really loved it. If this is your sort of thing and you enjoy graphic scenes and more spicy books I think you would really enjoy it, and please please please take the trigger warnings seriously as this is quite a dark book. I wanted more silly humour and felt like it took itself a bit too seriously. Thoroughly entertaining but in the way that reality tv is, not an artistic masterpiece but a fun time. If your favourite ice cream flavour is cookies and cream, maybe give this one a pass🤣

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, and Murder

megsssss_'s review against another edition

dark funny medium-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

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, and Death of parent