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Twisted Tomes Bookclub📍AZ

📍Phoenix, AZ Looking to start in person meetings twice a month. GenZ book club, 18+ (sorry🤷🏻‍♀️) Dark romance, Romantasy, Romance, YA

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

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Published Dec 12, 2023

368 pages

Average rating: 7.52

1,780 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

Tanja
Jun 25, 2025
10/10 stars
FREAKING AMAZING! This book was so so good!
Funny, witty, suspenseful, fast-paced, STEAMY.....the banter between Rowan and Sloane is everything!! If you can, listen to the audiobook, the narration is incredible.

Definitely check your trigger warnings on this one!!

Tropes:
Golden retriever x black cat
He falls first
Touch him/her and die
Friends to lovers
Forced proximity
One bed
Lady May
Jun 18, 2025
4/10 stars
This book was just okay. I was expecting more Dexter vibes but definitely didn’t fit the bill. It felt a bit juvenile and cheesy with multiple areas of the plot lacking. I won’t go into anymore detail as to not include spoilers.
Gail_71
May 25, 2025
7/10 stars
“Butcher & Blackbird” promised an exciting journey right from the trigger warnings, and it was delivered! This fast-paced story is filled with serial killer madness, so read the warnings carefully. I loved Rowan and felt Sloane's chemistry from their first meeting. Although I usually find the "he falls harder" trope off-putting, I enjoyed his chapters and how smitten he was. It wasn’t a 5-star read for me because it lagged in the middle for about 50 pages. However, once the pace picked up again, it transformed into an amazing and enjoyable read!
Dreacakes22
Mar 09, 2025
10/10 stars
Very fun banter and so engaging. It truly is a sweet dark romance. 💘
Zya The Book Dragon
Mar 05, 2025
8/10 stars
My first audio book and it was the best to start with. Very gory and detailed, gives you goosebumps all along the way. Slow burn but definitely worth it

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