It’s time to review Scythe & Sparrow by Brynne Weaver, but first…
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Rating: 3 out of 5
Genre: Romance, Horror
Reasons to read it: You like the darker side of romance, strong female characters, raccoons.
I was hoping that the third time would be the charm.
Nope.
And I was too far into the series to stop.
Welcome back to me complaining about romance books, and, except for my always-read-authors, I think I’m taking a bit of a break from the genre. Add it to the thriller pile. I’m done.
So what did me in? What didn’t do me in? I was bored. Very bored. The genre has become a little too formulaic for my taste at the moment. The entire book world seems to be formulaic. Maybe that’s why I’m into older titles or horror – those themes haven’t been played out for me yet. I could hit the beats in Scythe & Sparrow like I’d read it already. I knew the separation was going to happen. I knew the sappy ending was there. I knew that some murdery moment would eventually play out (but that’s pretty obvious if you’ve been reading the series).
The first third of the book was insane. I instantly fell in love with the characters, the banter, and that crotchet scene (IYKYK). Am I right???? This was the book for me. Weaver was rectifying her mistakes in book two. She could pull off more than one murderous romance book. And I was terribly wrong with her picking the third brother as the source.
Then… well, then we got to the timeline.
Scythe &Sparrow begins before the Sloan and Rowan show up at Fionn’s house. Perfect. We get to see how these two people met, and how Rose ended up in Fionn’s house to begin with. Then we get to the parallel timelines played out in book 2. Weaver lost me there. The story felt forced. The break-up was forced. All of it was downright wrong. Why would it have been wrong for us to know they already loved each other in book 2? We knew it would happen. That’s the point of romance books. We’ll still read it to find out why.
And why did Fionn think any of his ideas at the end were good? *I’m purposely being vague for the spoilers*
Could this have been book 2 instead, or was that too much with the murdery mafia killer guy? If you have thoughts, leave me a comment so we can talk.
Plus, Fionn was able to pull off the same murderous tendencies as his brothers. I don’t believe that he has a lick of darkness in him, even with the dad. He’s a fluffy cinnamon roll.
The ending wasn’t worth the pain of reading Scythe & Sparrow either. It wasn’t original or fun or heart-pulling or any feeling whatsoever. Now, you could blame my lack of feeling on the drama in my life, but I’d like to think that it’s not just my dog’s fault I didn’t feel anything… and I mean nothing. I’m sorry Brynne Weaver. Unless I hear something fantastic, I have to say goodbye. I won’t be trying another book.
But if this book sparked your interest, you can get your copy here.
Happy reading, my friends.
Love,
Kait