A review by amateur_bookworm
Black Sheep by Brynne Weaver, Alexa Harlowe

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

2.75

My summary: 
Bria Brooks escaped from a cult as a young girl. Now a graduate student studying memory and interview techniques, she’s also a serial k!ller hunting anyone supporting cults. Eli Kaplan is a professor specializing in Forensic Psychology and quickly finds himself infatuated with Bria and sparks fly in their forbidden romance. 

My thoughts: 
This is a very dark romance. Super dark. As in, absolutely f*cked up dark. I alternated between mostly hating it but enjoying some parts of it. 

I was ready to DNF it after the first chapter. But I did stick it all the way out. I enjoyed Bria and Eli’s forbidden romance and their banter. The spicy scenes are definitely spicy. And Kathryn Fletcher is my favorite character out of the entire story. But I disliked pretty much everything else. 

I loved Butcher & Blackbird and Leather & Lark by Brynne Weaver. I saw her post about this book and i immediately downloaded it from Kindle Unlimited. I enjoy the comedic aspects of B&B and L&L to balance out the dark themes—but that aspect is almost completely lacking in this book. Overall, this one was just not for me.
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