Reviews with content warning for Misogyny - Butcher & Blackbird

Butcher and Blackbird by Brynne Weaver. 5/5 ⭐️Look, when your friend texts you “this book got me through hours of labor and had me laughing during my labor” you’re legally obligated to read the book. Now I as a criminal Justice major with a soft spot for romance, let me tell you, I devoured this book. The banter between Rowan and Sloane had me giggling and kicking my feat. I also really enjoyed Sloane as a character because I love her whole vendetta against predatory men vibe she has going on! I’d saw read this book if you enjoy dark humor and the show Dexter! The trigger warnings can be found in the start of the book, there is too many to list.

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whynotreadwithalex's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense 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

Fast-paced. Dark humor. A deadly competition between two vigilante serial killers who fall in love. I simply couldn't help myself. And I am incredibly glad that I did! Even though I'm definitely scarred for life (seriously, read the content warnings before...Weaver isn't messing around).
This book made me laugh-out-loud probably more than I would care to admit. I loved Rowan's quick wit (and the fact that he's obsessed with Blackbird from day one), and sweet -- scoop-your-eyeballs-out -- Sloane. This is truly a tale of unconditional love, albeit insanely grotesque circumstances. It's a riot!

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avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense fast-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

4.5

When two serial killers who kill evil people meet and fall in love, things get...messy.
Well, thank f*ck for the content warnings at the beginning, though to be honest, they partly got me to read this book as I was intrigued. This was my first dark romance, and it was a ride! I liked this book's mix of funny and disturbing, which probably says something about me.
The writing was a bit too descriptive at certain points for my ability to visualize things vividly, so be warned if you can also create very vivid pictures in your mind while you listen!
Overall it was enjoyable if a bit graphic and I mostly liked the main characters! I cannot wait to read the next book in the series!

Narrator Rating- 5 stars
Both narrators did an excellent job! You could tell they put production money into the audiobook!

Elemental Levels: Heartfelt-4/5 Horror-3/5 Love aka Romance-4/5 Predictability-3/5 Spice-3.5/5 Tear- 3/5 Thrill-1.5/5 Humor-1/5

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mamah11's review against another edition

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dark funny 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

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emilywemily6's review against another edition

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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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minamean's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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sarahmaemae's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

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wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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