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Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver

364 reviews

jsteinle's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

i liked this and am not sure what that says about me. extra brownie (or should i say ice cream…) points for the embedded accompanying playlist.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, and Kidnapping

kayannmar's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Scores out of 5
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Humor: 😭😭😭😭
Romance: ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Slow burn romance, dark topics. Very spicy, cute, complicated love story. Such a fun read. Will definitely continue the series! 

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Content Warnings

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

Very adult content though the cover is misleading. 18+

witcheep's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

This is unlike anything I've read before: very dark and gory, but still hilarious and a great romance. The author's content warnings are needed, though, some stuff is really disturbing here!

The audiobook experience, read as a duet, is exquisite. The narrators' performance fits the characters spot on.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Cursing, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Grief, and Stalking

Minor: Sexual violence

safton's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Abandonment

crondeau_yvr's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Dark, so dark! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, and Murder

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

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Pedophilia and Rape

jhulme's review against another edition

dark funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

This book is EXPLICIT. Both in the murders and in the sex. I initially wasn’t sure how I felt about the book as I was getting a bit squicked out. (I can do gore. I can do sex. Both together was challenging.) However, I really enjoyed the characters of Rowan and Sloane and the voice actors performing the audiobook did a spectacular job. That said, it definitely was still an audiobook I turned down as I drove through town because I didn’t want to audio detectable outside of my car. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Gore, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Stalking

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!

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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

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Cannibalism, and Murder

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

grace33's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Torture, and Blood

Moderate: Cannibalism and Stalking

Minor: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Death of parent