A review by romancingthereader
Leather & Lark by Brynne Weaver

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

The award for the least surprising five-star review goes toโ€ฆ Brynne Weaver and her latest thrill ride, Leather & Lark.

๐Ÿ“• ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: Leather & Lark by Brynne Weaver

๐Ÿ“™ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€: Ruinous Love trilogy. Book 2 of 3.

๐Ÿ“— ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜€: E-book on Kindle.

๐Ÿ“˜ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฟ๐—ฒ: Dark romance

๐Ÿ“” ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜€: Serial killer, organized crime, grumpy/sunshine, he falls first, slow burn, marriage of convenience.

๐Ÿ“– ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€: To save her friends from suspicion in a recent string of murders, Lark marries Lachlan, a contract killer and her best friends brother-in-law. But underneath her glittery exterior lies a heart just as dark as his.

๐ŸŒŸ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„: Five stars to Black Sheep. Five stars to Marrow. Five stars to Butcher & Blackbird. And five stars here. Surprised? Iโ€™m not.

What I am surprised about is how Brynne Weaver still finds unique ways to tell a story. She swore she wasnโ€™t writing a B&B 2.0, and after reading Leather & Lark I can say she gave Lachlan and Lark their time in the sun.

I loved everything. The banter. The slow burn and tension. The inner monologues. The groveling. And god if I could give this book more than five stars for that bonus chapter, I certainly would.

Weaver has a way of making serial killers relatableโ€ฆ of making you root for them. Of making the serial killing the backdrop, and the people the main focus. 

The setup for the end of the trilogy has me chomping at the bit as well.

But once again, taking off my hat and raising a glass to the queen of this niche dark but beautiful section of the romance world. No one does it better.

๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด: 5/5 โญโญโญโญโญ  

๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น: 3.5/5 ๐ŸŒถ๐ŸŒถ๐ŸŒถ