Book Review: Scythe and Sparrow by Brynne Weaver 5/5 stars

 I have been highly anticipating the release of Scythe and Sparrow- the conclusion to the Ruinous Love Trilogy by Brynne Weaver. 

 I was not disappointed by Scythe and Sparrow!  If anything, I am now more entranced by the entire series! This is not great literature, and it doesn't promise that- it's fun. It's raucous, bawdy, audacious, unhinged, and delightful fun. 

A couple of years back I was at a B&N and asked the nice lady at the desk about Butcher and Blackbird - a new book I'd heard about via the Tik Toks... I was desperate to read it-  I mean, He's a serial killer... She's a serial killer.. They meet, sparks fly, eyeballs also fly... what could go wrong? 

  The nice lady looked at me, told me she hadn't heard of "Brian Weaver" but that it appeared the book would be on shelves in a few months. I felt smugly ahead of the times. 

  I imagine if I were to go into the same B&N today that the nice lady would be well aware of this series, and definitely not mistake Brynne for a "Brian" because we are now 3 books into a NYT and USA today best selling series. 

   And while I liked Butcher and Blackbird, and Leather and Lark A lot - for some reason I LOVED Scythe and Sparrow so much more. 

This is probably because I knew all the main characters and having Lark, Sloane and Rose all hang out together knowing all the back story was.. delightful. 

  So I am sure there were glaring plot holes, but I didn't notice them at all.  Weaver made things I personally scoff at, hilarious.  I mean, 20 yr old me liked the idea of tarot, runes and astrology, not 20 yr old me has experience that these are not things that are helpful for me. 

   We follow Rose- who's been with the circus for about a decade, she's been travelling from town to town reading tarot, performing on a motorcycle, and helping women escape from violence. Recently she's been trying to take her help up a notch, instead of just providing the means for escape, she's been trying to eliminate the problem.  Thing is... she might not be that good at that job.  Not being very good at that particular job leads to her injury, and voila- enter the handsome, fitness obsessed Fion Kane. He's a doctor, and the youngest of the Kane brothers. And he's not looking for a relationship at all. Of course not.  But relationships and love find us in the strangest places, possibly on the end of a cocktail toothpick, or maybe due to an errant, but very persistent land mammal?  

   I was able to snag the audio and I really did enjoy both narrators this time around. It took me a while to get into the style - with dual narrators kind of sliding in-between chapters providing little sound effects here and there, but in the end, I enjoyed it, though maybe... maybe some of the schmexy scenes were maybe too much for this lady. 

  I find Weaver's humor hilarious, and the romance was heart breaking - though I think in the end you'll find your heart stitched right back up and in the right place. 

If you are looking for a romantic escape with some humor and (a lot of nonconventional) spice, this series is going to be one you'd like to pick up! This is not a series for everyone, and I can promise it will not change your life. BUT if it is for you, I can assume you'll be laughing and crying and ugly sobbing through Scythe and Sparrow. It definitely took me away from reality for at least 10 hours! 

No spoilers in this review, but, if you've read it,  please let me know in the comments your favorite part!!!!  If you got the audio, what did you think?