Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver
The Ruinous Love Trilogy #1
Rating: 5/5
Spice: 2.5/5
Plot: 5/5
Primary Genre: Dark Romance
Blurb: The viral TikTok friends-to-lovers dark romantic comedy full of murder, chaos, and spice—unlike anything you’ve read before—now available in all bookstores.
When a chance encounter sparks an unlikely bond between rival murderers Sloane and Rowan, the two find something elusive—the friendship of like-minded, pitch-black souls. From small town West Virginia to upscale California, from downtown Boston to rural Texas, the two hunters collide in an annual game of blood and suffering, one that pits them against the most dangerous monsters in the country.
But as their friendship develops into something more, the restless ghosts left in their wake are only a few steps behind, ready to claim more than just their newfound love. Can Rowan and Sloane dig themselves out of a game of graves? Or have they finally met their match?
My Thoughts:
This book was the funniest dark romance I have read to date. It was more of a dark romcom. 2 vigilante serial killers go from kind of enemies to friends. Then the book becomes a will they/won’t they murder spree/slow burn romance. It was giving Deadpool love story vibes, and that’s praise coming from a person who has loved all of the Deadpool movies. The spice fell flat for me. I think it may be because it takes so long for the MC’s to get together that the smut is all condensed into the last half of the book. I like my smut a little more spaced out. The twist towards the end actually surprised me and I feel like it’s rare that a book plot can do that. All in all, I loved the book and I’m breathing a sigh of relief because I already bought the whole trilogy. You’ll be hearing about book #2 soon!
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