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The Butcher and the Wren by Alaina Urquhart

14 reviews

bones008's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

It was very gripping! i’m looking forward to more books from this author 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Gore, Torture, and Stalking

Minor: Cursing, Drug use, Death of parent, and Alcohol

The author is an autopsy tech by trade so the details she puts in are unnerving and realistic. i think she’s got a special talent for grossing me out while pulling me in. The twist is a wonderful addition i didn’t see coming. i highly recommend this book

tetrootz's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Stalking, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

emileefs's review

mysterious medium-paced

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

1.0

Boring and Confusing at times. Timeline isn’t effectively explained. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

ecandrews0's review

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? N/A

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, and Medical content

Minor: Addiction, Cursing, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

leazybeazy's review

mysterious 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? No

1.0

It was a good premise, but we learnt little about Wren and an incredible amount about the Butcher. The location could have really been anywhere with swamps, there was very little sense of place despite the book being set in New Orleans. The descriptions of the dead bodies were incredibly graphic by comparison. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

rainbowcerberus's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use

nrogers_1030's review

dark fast-paced

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

2.25

Too many holes, not enough character buildup. Fast and easy read though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

calpal98's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

As a longtime Morbid listener I knew I needed this book and it was better than I imagined. I absolutely devoured this book. I loved the dual POV and the New Orleans setting. The twists and ending were so good.  I am so excited for Alaina and cannot wait to see what comes next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Torture, Blood, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicide

melchncookies's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Drug abuse, Blood, Medical content, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use, Excrement, Cannibalism, and Alcohol