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Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver
3 stars

I read this book against my better instincts for two reasons: (1) my book bestie LOVES this series. Like, is obsessed. While our book tastes do not align 100%, we do tend to agree on 80% of romance. (2) this trilogy is ALL OVER BookTok.

I am not a dark romance fan. I do not like gore and violence. BUT, this book also looked humorous, and for the reasons above, I gave it a whirl.

And, it was....fine.

I did not like the gore, but it also wasn't as dark romance as I feared it may be. It was also highly readable and I flew through it.

I think I was more enamored by the restaurant aspects and how Rowan crafted an entire dining experience around his love for Sloane. Be still my heart. And if that were a real restaurant here in Boston, I would be going.

I will likely read the other books in the trilogy. They seem like they may be less gory? And sometimes you just need a book you can read quickly with little thought during a busy work week.

Thanks for the review! I've been iffy on this book as well. As a matter of fact, I almost bought a copy last night, but decided to put it back on the shelf. Maybe one day I'll give it a chance, especially since there doesn't appear to be a dark romance book - not a huge fan of dark romance either.

It was compulsively readable. Very easy, didn’t have to think much. Lol. Pretty easy to skip the more gory parts.

Sometimes that just hits the spot.