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Ooh boy! This one is dark, spicy, and one of a kind. Two serial killers who murder serial killers meet, fall in love, and try to figure out a way to make each other happy, even if healthy isn‘t in the cards. Fascinating characters, dark themes, and a meet cute you‘d never imagine add up to a genre I didn‘t know existed-romantic horror? While I had to skip a couple of gross sections (read the content warnings!) this was a great read! #BookspinBingo

Grabbing a few chapters at soccer practice. This book is a hot mess.

Starting this today.

4.75/5 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌖

I loved this book.

#romance #dark #serialkiller

Call me crazy but this book about serial killers who fall in love has endearing characters who you root for. Some crazy trigger warnings…and it will possibly cause you to skip cookies and cream ice cream for a bit 😝 IYKYK. Spicy and fun and definitely up for book 2. #BOTM
Book 11 of 2024

I rated this book 4 stars. I thought it was amazing but I didn‘t feel super connected with the characters and I didn‘t like the last couple “break up” chapters. I loved the murder and the games they played with each other.

#ReadAway2024

Two professional killers. Enemies to lovers. Not-so-accidental cannibalism.

What sounds like a recipe for disaster is actually the perfect setup for a hilarious serial-killer romance.💀❤️‍🔥

4.5 ⭐—a great read for fans of dark comedy!

Here‘s a more detailed book review:

https://blog.getbookly.com/book-review-butcher-and-blackbird/

5 🌟! I honestly wasn't going into this one with any really high expectations. Whilst it is dark and there are a few ewww serial killer moments...it ended up being this impossibly amazing slow burn spicy and I mean spicy romance between two really broken people. Highly recommend this one! #LittensLoveRomance #bookspin @thearomaofbooks

“Every serial killer needs a friend .”

Another one brought on by Tik Tok. #10of2024

This was quirky, fun, yet odd and smutty. As far as the scenarios go they aren‘t totally believable, but if you throw all that out the window you can really appreciate the creativity and uniqueness of this dark romance. I also liked the playlist that was included and found some great songs on there. Last third of the book is pretty much completely smut and a bizarre and unnecessary 3rd act conflict lol 3/5 stars

This is one of those books that was a solid pick until I got to the sex scenes. The story was fun, in a ghoulish sort of way. The two MCs were likable enough. And I don't mind sex in books. But the dialogue during sex was so over the top cringey. I skipped an entire chapter just to avoid reading more of it. In a book with cannibalism and eye removal, I was gagging during the sex parts. 🤮

It‘s a snowy day here in Michigan‘s thumb coast so spending some time with the a new read, a heated blanket, and a (very large but yet very warm) puppy who decided she HAD to use my chair to watch the snow fall.

A ✨soundtrack✨ for books needs to become more popular imo. Can‘t wait to dig in and tune out!

“Being a serial killer who kills serial killers is a great hobby…”

I hated this. I found it to be poorly written, and it just dragged on and on and on. I hated the characters, and the banter, and the flirting. The plot jumped over months, and we missed huge chunks of their relationship evolving. Plus, Sloan and Rowan sounded exactly alike, and I had to constantly check whose POV each chapter was supposed to be. I seem to be in the minority on hating this book, though, so if you're a fan of dark romance, try it

Is it going to win any literary awards? No.

Did I enjoy the hell out of it? Absolutely.

The audio was FANTASTIC. It was funny and not nearly as gross as I was led to believe (though there were definitely a few gross things).

This book had unbelievable likable characters! I really loved them, even secondary characters. I didn't expect liking the main characters xD

This was a bit gory but still light & fun. I loved this pecualiar mixture :D The beginning was a bit off, but soon this really hooked me. And I loved everything after that point.

#SeriesLove2024

I chose this ‘romance‘ as a break from thrillers and the thought of serial killers falling in love had me intrigued. By god, it‘s giving romance, thriller, comedy, and smut! This book will have you fanning yourself, giggling, panicked, and in dark, twisted love 🖤

Soooo 🤔 I loved the dual POV audio for this book and I now have to hunt down more books with Joe Arden but that‘s about all I liked. I might have DNF if was reading the physical book. Neither character was believable as a serial killer. The spicey parts made me cringe and I just felt that having so many people in their lives knowing what they did really under cut the element of two lonely people vibe.

I loved this! The horror and gore of two serial killers, plus all the spice of smut?? YES. I loved this. Is it horror? Romance? Thriller? All the above!

Excited to start this one! 📚⭐️🎉🥳

Very difficult book to review. Despite the gory content, I actually liked a good majority of this. The plot focusing primarily on the two main characters‘ yearly Dexter-like serial killer hunting game and the slow burn build up of their romantic feelings for each other was well executed. HOWEVER, the smut scene that starts ~2/3 into the book was so over the top and unbelievable based on the female MC‘s injuries, it almost ruined the whole thing.

Feigning surprise at the Christmas gifts I bought and wrapped myself 🤣 Kiddo and I did our Christmas today 🎁 📖 #WinterGames #ReindeerGamers #SelfieScavengerHunt

A fun, steamy thriller romance about two serial killers who compete and fall in love. The first half was so fun, but the second half added lots of steam but lost some plot momentum. Still a fun read! 4⭐️
#WinterGames #AtoZBingo #bookspinbingo - Bingo! & #doublespin done #longdarknightsdecemberbingo Team #SnowAngels
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Oh my! The romance was very sweet and very spicy… the rest was very dark! Who knew a serial killer romance could be endearing? The audiobook production was really well done! 🎧

I had seen this book all over BookTok and I knew I had to read it. This book was *chefs kiss*. I loved it. This book was just up my alley. Serial killers mixed with romance. I already can‘t wait for book two!

Seriously, serial killers should not be this cute together

#ButcherBlackbird #Romance #RomCom #SerialKillerRomance #bookrecommendation #bookquote

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Just started reading this for the January 2024 paperback release and ahhhh I love it so far! #CurrentlyReading #ArcProvided #NetGalley #ButcherBlackbird

I actually finished this one yesterday. This was my #DoubleSpin for October. I loved this book. It‘s probably going to be in the running for my favorite book of the year. Sloane and Rowan are serial killers who hunt other serial killers. When their paths cross they realize they may have found a one in a kind bond. Dark romance. Spice. Gore. The humor in this book is also 💯 😆 Check triggers including accidental cannibalism 🙃