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Butcher & Blackbird: The Ruinous Love Trilogy, Book 1 by Brynne Weaver, Lucy Rivers

29 reviews

emilyharmonica's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

jamiebrito's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This was gross, I almost bailed at the maggots 🤢🤮 but I'm so glad I read it. I ended up getting so into this I read it in one afternoon! While it was gross and disturbing but it was also sweet(I know I'm just as confused!). Butcher & Blackbird had an awesome dynamic and were so sweet to each other while doing absolutely horrific shit. I'm glad I got it on sale because if I would have waited for the libby hold, I probably would've chickened out at the maggots(I really don't like bugs) or the content warnings. I'm excited to continue with the series and read more by this author!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Gun violence, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Pedophilia and Rape

Check the author's website or the beginning of the book for full content warnings

readwithsophsx's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

briandagutierrez's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

• Eyeballs and eye sockets
• Amateur surgery 
• Skin ornaments 
• Chainsaws, axes, knives, scalpels—a lot of sharp objects 
• Accidental cannibalism 
• Not-so-accidental cannibalism 
• Questionable use of a mummified corpse 

Two serial killers have a meet cute and agree to have a hunting match every year after that. If that doesn’t sound interesting or like fun then steer clear.

This was so fun. Rowan was the right amount of unhinged to work and Sloane was just as attracted to red flags as me to be drawn in by it. 

If you like dark but lighthearted reads definitely pick this up BUT please read the full list of trigger warnings first because that will definitely give you a good idea of if this will be for you or not. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Torture, Blood, Cannibalism, and Stalking

Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Sexual assault, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Car accident

erinreadsbooks's review against another edition

dark funny tense medium-paced

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

2.75

This book definitely knows what it is and doesn’t shy away from itself. The author hits you right away with some pretty gruesome imagery, which I think sets the tone correctly for the rest of the book. Definitely not a book for the squeamish or faint of heart. Readers should definitely read the content warnings if they’re unsure.

That being said, the attraction between the two characters is instant and the romance builds at a good clip.

I also read this in audiobook format, which was excellently produced! I think the performance of both narrators was enhanced by recording the dialogues in the same room. 

Read if you like gruesome scenes, body horror, and spice. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Gun violence, Medical content, Cannibalism, and Car accident

tabea1409's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

librarianmorgan's review against another edition

dark

1.0

Nope.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, Car accident, and Murder

augustboymama's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

3.0

It’s amazing written with fantastic characters. The sex was WAY too much for me. I’m just not that kinky I guess. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

It’s very graphic. You have been warned.

s1ck4n's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Torture, Violence, and Cannibalism

Minor: Car accident and Sexual harassment

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Excrement, Vomit, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, and Rape