I love when the second book in the series is just as good as the first but in a entirely different way. What is better than two serial killers hating, but not, each other and being forced to marry.

I loved Lark she just had a way about her with her sass and take no crap attitude and her quirky comebacks while concealing all the pain she has. Let’s NOT FORGET that she is the glitter MASTERMIND. Lachlan and is grunts and broody ways who sees right though her façade. The banter/slow build/lust between these two is electric. The extended epilogue dang you will need some ice.

I enjoyed the cameos of my favorite characters from the previous book as well as the new side characters that we meet here. Aunt Ethel deserves her own recognition from one instigator to another.

Brynne is a master at taking dark romance with descriptive graphic k!ll!ng and blending it with humor and sarcasm that keeps me coming back for more. I will be over here waiting on Rose and Fionn story next. It lives up to the hype and is a 5/5

Oh my FECKING GOD!!!

Brynne Weaver said hold my drink and then popped tf OFF!!

What’s better than two serial killers falling in love? Two serial killers who hate each other, are forced to marry one another to save the people they love, AND THEN falling in love with one another.

It should come as a surprise to no one that this book was chock full of bits that had me blushing, laughing, and gagging.

I’m hopelessly in love with Lachlan “Asshat” Kane, I desperately want to be BFF’s with Lark, and I can only envision Ethel and I smoking cigars in a convertible spraying the cameraman down with a money gun.

Easy 5 star review.

(PS. I’M FERAL OVER THAT FUCKING BONUS SCENE JESUS CHRIST I NEED A GLASS OF MILK & A BUCKET OF ICE)

I just want to thank Brynne and the publishers Zando for providing me with an E-arc of Leather & Lark.

Leather & Lark is the 2nd book in The Ruinous Love Trilogy and follows the "enemies to lovers" story of Lachlan Kane and Lark Montague...

If you enjoyed Butcher & Blackbird then you should love this, don't worry though Lachlan and Lark aren't Rowan & Sloane 2.0, they are very much their own characters with entirely different personalities that we only glimpsed in Butcher & Blackbird.

Leather & Lark has the same humour and sarcasm that you would expect from Brynne, the spice is Spicing- and very much a slow burn; but my god is it worth it!
The development of Lark & Lachlans relationship feels so real, Brynne really does have a way of making you connect to her characters, you honestly end up feeling like you *know* these characters and you just want the best for them.
You feel their pain, their trauma, their joy, their love, their humour, I'm still chuckling at "Budget Batman" among maaaany other things.

This is primarily told through Lark and Lachlans POV but we do also have a phantom POV sprinkled throughout (sprinkled like glitter... get it? Hopefully you'll get that terrible pun when you are lucky enough to read L&L)

I honestly can't wait for the official publication of L&L.

🌟 4.25/5

🛑 Look at the author's trigger warning!!!

‼️ While this book could be read as a standalone, this is book 2 of the Ruinous Love Trilogy series.

ℙ𝕆𝕍: first person, dual perspectives

𝕊𝕦𝕞𝕞𝕒𝕣𝕪:
Contract *unaliver* Lachlan Kane wants a quiet life. But when he botches a job for his boss’s client, Lachlan knows he’ll never get out of the underworld. At least, not until songbird Lark Montague offers him a deal: hunt down a killer, and she’ll find a way to secure his freedom. The catch? He has to marry her first.
And they can’t stand each other. Lark is the sunshine and glitter that clings to every crevice that Lachlan tries to hide inside. Lachlan thinks she’s just a princess, but Lark has plenty of secrets hiding in the shadows of her bright light. With her family in a tailspin and her best friend’s happiness on the line, she’s willing to make a vow to the man she’s determined to hate, no matter how tempting the broody assassin might be.
As Lachlan and Lark navigate the world that binds them together, it becomes impossible to discern their fake marriage from a real one. But it’s not just familiar dangers that haunt them. There’s another phantom lurking on their doorstep. And this one has come for blood.

𝕄𝕪 𝕋𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙𝕥𝕤:
Wow, not to brag or anything, but I'm ecstatic that I'm a part of Brynne's ARC team. Not only did she manage to include us in her publishing deal, but we got it 3 whole months early!🤩❤️

Lachlan and Lark... I'm not sure where to even start with this review, so I'll just put out random thoughts! Will you still hang with me??? If you're still reading, then you must not mind!

Be like Lachlan, who steals his wife's glitter, just to gift it to her for a "special occasion." IYKYK 🤣 The eyeball scene will forever be my favorite! I keeled over laughing!!!!👀 Lark... Girl, I'm FULLY supportive of you being a "multiple deleter.”🤭

Auntie Ethel was one of the best parts of this book. I love the instigator in her! I also loved getting to see more of Rowan and Sloane! The OG babies still made my heart swell!🥺😍

Brynne, thank you once again for gifting us with this masterpiece! THAT ENDING!🤯

I love it when the second book is just as good as the first book! I devoured this after reading Butcher and Blackbird, and I am debating whether I liked it even MORE! Without giving too much away, the character development was amazing and I love that I got to learn more backstory. Lachlan is SWOON-WORTHY! We love a broody but sensitive man. I also thought this one wasn’t quite so graphic as B&B while still staying true to the serial killer theme but definitely read the trigger warnings. I’m ready for book three now, can’t wait to see how this series wraps up! Would highly recommend to anyone wanting to explore dark romance, and also anyone wondering if these books live up to the hype…yes they do!