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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

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368 pages

Average rating: 7.49

1,551 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

SJCA1229
Apr 03, 2025
9/10 stars
Different from my typical reads, I liked it. If you’re not in gore or have a sensitive stomach this is not for you.
Kamra_Reads
Mar 30, 2025
4/10 stars
I wish the spice in this book would have came sooner!! I mean we knew it was going to happen, so why not make it happen sooner?
Shanleyroach
Mar 27, 2025
9/10 stars
WOW! 🤩 This book was so fucking good, it is unique and different from anything I’ve read thus far while also still being a romantic story with themes that I loved and characters I rooted for. I read this via audiobook and the narrators are both also 5 ⭐️ Fable quality. The content warnings are absolutely accurate so abide by them, this book is not for the squeamish (IYKYK). The FMC and MMC were so fun and new and exciting. And the side characters - who will come back in future books - also were so good. The spice in this book had me breathing heavy, ESPECIALLY hearing the narrator say them. WOOF 🥵 If you’re good with the trigger warnings, I cannot recommend this book enough!!
kmurphy
Mar 27, 2025
8/10 stars
Book Club Rating: 3.1/5 stars
Courtasaurus Rex
Mar 22, 2025
10/10 stars
Okay, it's very rare that dark romance books also make you giggle and laugh (and not because you're cringing at verbiage) I LOVED this book! I love the relationship between Butcher and Blackbird.

I finished this book in one sitting, and I am so glad I finally read it.

Cookie and cream ice cream is ruined. Utterly ruined. Lol.

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