CW: Accidental Cannibalism. I am not making this up. Here’s a list of all content warnings for Butcher & Blackbird.

Dark romance is a genre I avoid, it usually feels a bit too much for me. With that said, I’m not here to dump hate on a subgenre as everyone has different book tastes. When I read the content warnings for Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver and saw Accidental Cannibalism as a topic covered in this book, I had to read it. Accidental Cannibalism, how does that even happen. This book was going to be a book I loved or hated. Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver was unhinged; I can’t wait to read the rest of the series.

Sloane and Rowan are serial killers who kill other serial killers. In a chance encounter, they become fast friends and decide to have a competition. They figure out where a serial killer lives and then compete as to who can find them and kill them first. After spending time together, they hook up and develop feelings for each other. Can two serial killers love one another? or are they destined to meet a grisly end in their violent game?

This book was SO FILTHY. This was the dirtiest, smuttiest book I have ever read. Sloane and Rowan’s chemistry was on fire. I don’t normally blush when I read smut, but my face was pink when I read certain sections of this. I think it’s easy to reduce this book to its sexier portions, but moving away from that, I liked Sloane and Rowan’s romance. Sloane drew this picture of a raven that Rowan tattoos on his body, that’s true love. They had this banter back and forth that felt natural. I love these two together.

As one would have it, this book is over the top. I hate to be practical, but I find it odd that Sloane and Rowan haven’t gotten caught yet. They leave their crime scenes without cleaning anything, how have they not been captured? I get it, this is a romance book, let’s suspend some disbelief. The biggest gripe I have with this is how unrealistic this concept is.

Butcher & Blackbird is a book I’m surprised is a new favorite of mine and I’m glad I gave this book a chance. Although, I hate how this book ruined Cookies & Cream Ice Cream. I rated Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver four stars on Goodreads.