benedicta's Reviews > Butcher & Blackbird

3.5⭐️ “You have never been unlovable. You were just waiting for someone who will love you for who you are, not for who they want you to be. I can do that, if you’ll let me.”

so for starters, the smut was crazy good 🥵 I loved the idea behind this book! not that killing is justified irl even if the victim is the worst person on earth 😩 two serial killers meeting and falling in love, what are the odds right?

I felt the biggest issue was that they met too soon in the story, literally on the first page. It was cool that they had heard of each other's works since they moved in similar circles, so to speak. But it took out a lot of opportunity with regards to how the plot could have been utilized.

also, I know it was a bit long distance in the beginning at some points but their personalities or lives fused together too quickly.

I don't know about you guys but I don't like it when villains get romantically involved and then stop being villains especially when it's half of their character build-up and I didn’t appreciate Sloane forgetting her work and playing house so Rowan can decide when she needs to go back home so he can fully focus on his restaurant (wdym? like did he also forget he has a dark side job which his whole personality is based on 😔)

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I'm ready for the accidental cannibalism I was promised 💀