A review by chaptersofchase
Leather & Lark by Brynne Weaver

dark slow-paced

4.0

Well, I read book one, so of course I had to continue the Ruinous Love trilogy πŸ–€ 
 
Genre: Dark Romance 
Format: πŸŽ§πŸ“– 
Pub Date:  6.4.2024 
Pages: 416 
Star Rating: β˜†β˜†β˜†β˜† 
 
"Sometimes, you need to carve the things you've lost right into your skin so you remember what you left behind." 
 
The chemistry between the characters of Butcher & Blackbird was felt immediately, but it took me a while to buy into the chemistry between Lachlan and Lark. Something was there, but it didn't have that same wow effect I felt with the first book. However, after the 40% mark, I really started to believe the characters belonged together. One of my favorite romance tropes is he falls first, and boy, did Lachlan fall first. 
 
Another thing that felt different in Leather & Lark is that there wasn't quite as much violence. Don't get me wrong, I definitely skipped the whole pizza thing at the beginning because I let Butcher & Blackbird ruin cookies & cream, but I am NOT letting it take pizza, too. I can't imagine what the author will add to book three πŸ™Š So the lack of violence/torture was actually a nice reprieve for me because the first book did test my tolerance levels. That said, I highly recommend reading the triggers because there are many of them. 
 
Also, the bonus chapter πŸ‘€ 
 
Audiobook Review: β˜†β˜†β˜†.5 
Just like Butcher & Blackbird, Leather & Lark was narrated in tandem, and it really adds to the storyline's πŸ₯΅ I thought that Samantha Brentmoor and Eric Nolan did a fantastic job narrating this book. My only complaint is that I did not like how many times she laughed through the narration. For some reason, it really took away from the narration style. 
 
Read if you enjoy: 
πŸ”₯ Slow burn 
✌🏼 Dual POV romance 
🀩 Grumpy x sunshine 
🫢🏼 He falls first 
πŸ’ Marriage of convenience 
 
 
I recommend reading Leather & Lark if, like me, you've been sucked into the dark romance universe. 
 
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