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Butcher & Blackbird: The Ruinous Love Trilogy (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, 1)
#1 New York Times bestselling series and USA TODAY Bestseller
"I want to ruin her so that she's mine, my beautiful disaster. My wild creature. My goddess of chaos."
The viral TikTok friends-to-lovers dark romantic comedy full of murder, chaos, and sizzling chemistry--unlike anything you've read before. When a chance encounter sparks an unlikely bond between rival murderers Sloane and Rowan, they find something elusive--the friendship of two like-minded, pitch-black souls who just happen to enjoy killing other serial killers. From small-town West Virginia to upscale California, and 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? Tropes:
Golden retriever x black cat
He falls first
Touch him/her and die
Friends to lovers
Forced proximity
One bed
"I want to ruin her so that she's mine, my beautiful disaster. My wild creature. My goddess of chaos."
The viral TikTok friends-to-lovers dark romantic comedy full of murder, chaos, and sizzling chemistry--unlike anything you've read before. When a chance encounter sparks an unlikely bond between rival murderers Sloane and Rowan, they find something elusive--the friendship of two like-minded, pitch-black souls who just happen to enjoy killing other serial killers. From small-town West Virginia to upscale California, and 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? Tropes:
Golden retriever x black cat
He falls first
Touch him/her and die
Friends to lovers
Forced proximity
One bed
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At times, I was disgusted, but this brand of dark humor is just so me. I was incredibly entertained through the whole thing, sometimes yelling at the main characters to get their priorities straight. IYKYK. Some of the spiciest smut I've ever read as well as some of the silliest. I loved it so much, I know this is going to be one that I wish I could reread for the first time.
I liked the storyline of the first half a lot. The second got a little spicy for my taste, but was still an enjoyable read.
Ok, this is a tough review to write because this book was recommended to me by a a bunch of people, a few of whom have opinions I really trust. So I tried, guys. I REALLY TRIED. I tried for the friends and patrons I did not want to let down, and I even tried for myself because I was so hyped up for this book. I tried for 159 pages before I said: "I can try no more. In fact, I don't even want to make it to a nice even 160."
I saw another review here that said this fails as a romance and as a horror book and I muttered "girl, I agree with you." The romance was stalled for reasons I did not understand...why is no one making a move here? The gruesomeness was more shock-factor than truly horrifying (I want to be creeped out, not grossed out) and the pacing was just. not. it. How many years passed? 2? 5? 100? I will never know because I could NOT keep track and I just couldn't pretend I was interested any longer.
I saw another review here that said this fails as a romance and as a horror book and I muttered "girl, I agree with you." The romance was stalled for reasons I did not understand...why is no one making a move here? The gruesomeness was more shock-factor than truly horrifying (I want to be creeped out, not grossed out) and the pacing was just. not. it. How many years passed? 2? 5? 100? I will never know because I could NOT keep track and I just couldn't pretend I was interested any longer.
It was funny with quick banter. It definitely had Dexter Vibes to it with the killer killing killers. The one thing I didn't enjoy was the extremely large time jumps i felt they were a little unnecessary for the story.
It was very quick paced otherwise and read like a romcom with a little bit more murder-y vibes.
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