The Butcher and the Wren - by Alaina Urquhart (Hardcover)
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46 recommendations
5 out of 5 stars
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8 September, 2024Verified purchase
The best!!
This book is by far the best horror book I’ve ever read!
1 out of 5 stars
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7 September, 2024
Awful writing.
The writing style is that of a 5th grader. The grammar is awful. The idea is interesting just terribly executed. I’m honestly upset I wasted my time and money on this book.
1 out of 5 stars
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14 August, 2024Verified purchase
Very bad
I was only able to get through a couple of pages and really regret buying this. It’s simple, superficial, cliche and has no character development.
5 out of 5 stars
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23 June, 2024
Loved this story
This book is beautifully written with both true crime and science elements to it. If you liked the show Dexter, you'll like this book as well.
5 out of 5 stars
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3 March, 2024
A masterpiece
Love this book and the twist and turns
5 out of 5 stars
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8 September, 2023
Not a reader.. but DANG.
I’m not a reader.. not in the slightest. But I’ve been listening to morbid religiously for the last few months and heard so much about the book that I wanted to give it a go. I went to my local target less than a month ago and bought it. I read the first chapter in my car in my driveway. I’m about 5 chapters away from finishing it.. a few chapters into Part 2. I have enjoyed every second of reading this book and next to listening to morbid, it’s been the highlight of my day/night. Keep being weird and beautiful and great. I can’t wait for the second one to come out.
4 out of 5 stars
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22 August, 2023
Quick fun and theilling read!
If you’re a fan of psychological thrillers this book is a great quick read. My only reason for giving 4 stars instead of 4 is that there was a section of the book the pages were printed or cut wrong which cropped the author name and page name from the top of the pages and exposed the paper stock code at the bottom of those pages. I was honestly so into the story I didn’t even notice this while reading those pages only from flipping through the book and examining the quality. When the book arrived I laid down to read the first chapter or two before bed and became so engrossed I read half the book before putting it down! Love the author in all of her endeavors from morbid to the rewatcher Buffy the Vampire slayer!
1 out of 5 stars
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15 July, 2023Verified purchase
Grammar and Writing Are Terrible
The amount of grammar errors in this book is akin to reading an essay by a fifth-grade student. Possibly worse. And it’s obvious that the author is not an author by trade, as her writing is less like storytelling and more like giving a recipe. This happened, then this happened, then she said this. Just a VERY lackluster writing style. But aside from all of that, the story itself is uncomfortable to read. It’s not often that you read a thriller where you get to read in real time what the killer is thinking and doing. I wish it had been written better than it was, because the sheer fact of that may have made it an enticing book.
5 out of 5 stars
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3 May, 2023Verified purchase
Chef's kiss
If you love a nail biter with all the twists and turns, this is 100% for you. Can’t wait for book number two to come out!
5 out of 5 stars
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3 April, 2023Verified purchase
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Interesante y practico
5 out of 5 stars
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19 March, 2023Verified purchase
I loved it
I loved this book. I’m a listener of the Morbid podcast and I heard them talking about Alaina’s book often. I’m normally into young adult romance books so I was weary of purchasing this book since it isn’t my normal genre. I figured if I like listening to murder mystery stories I should enjoy reading them. I purchased the book and I was very surprised at how much I enjoyed the change of pace. This book is well written with a couple plot twists and I hope Alaina continues to write!
5 out of 5 stars
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12 February, 2023Verified purchase
Morbid in all the right ways.
I loved this book, it was a page turner from start to finish and I cannot wait for the next one.
2 out of 5 stars
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22 January, 2023
Hmm...
I love reading, but man this book made me Feel stupid. So many descriptive words per sentence, they just run on and don’t make sense. It’s so difficult to stay on tract and paint a picture in your head.
4 out of 5 stars
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9 January, 2023Verified purchase
A good read
I liked this book enough to finish it in one day. I agree with a few other reviews that some parts, like the twist and timeline, are a bit confusing. Once I stuck it out though it all made sense and I could look past the "2d" characters. Very good story and can't wait for more.
3 out of 5 stars
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29 December, 2022Verified purchase
Decent first book. Falls flat
I really wanted to love this book. And for a first book it's decent. The book has major potential and I'm hoping the next book will be better. I enjoyed the alternating view points but a lot of things were lacking. Wren had little depth to her. The butcher seemed very cliche and while there were some details that explained who he was and where he came from there were major holes in both their stories. I enjoyed the twist in the book but it wasn't explained well. The book seems to jump around time points without really explaining the shift and makes it confusing. The book seems to do more telling than showing especially with the autopsy things. All in all I would recommend and am hopeful of the second book. But I was overall disappointed
5 out of 5 stars
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17 December, 2022
A hreat crime noval
Love it very captivating! I sped through the chapters and I hardly ever even read
5 out of 5 stars
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9 December, 2022
Happy reader
An amazing read by Alaina.
1 out of 5 stars
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10 November, 2022
Did not make the cut
I really wanted to like this book. But it took some very confusing turns with no real explanation. And I hate to say it.. but it feels like as she was writing this she just right clicked to find synonyms for more descriptive words.. that didn’t actually describe anything. I like that it wasn’t predictable and it had a good story line. But it felt choppy and rushed with lots of short sentences that led no where. There was no real character development. It fell flat all the way through, especially the ending. The grammatical errors were a huge turn off as well.
5 out of 5 stars
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2 November, 2022Verified purchase
LOVED IT!
I need there to be another book soon!
5 out of 5 stars
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2 November, 2022
Amazing book keeps you wanting more books!
If I could give it 10 stars I would! It’s amazing and keeps you on your toes! Couldn’t put it down, finished it in one night! Some parts make your toes curl but wanting more! Amazing book ahhh I can’t get enough of the characters analogues!