Week 22 Review: Leather & Lark

From Goodreads:

Contract killer Lachlan Kane wants a quiet life working in his leather studio and forgetting all about his traumatic past. But when he botches a job for his boss's biggest client, Lachlan knows he'll never claw his way out of the underworld. At least, not until songbird Lark Montague offers him a deal: use his skills to 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. 

 

Indie singer-songwriter Lark is the sunshine and glitter that burns through every cloud and clings to every crevice that Lachlan Kane tries to hide inside. The surly older brother of her best friend's soulmate, Lachlan thinks she's just a privileged princess, but Lark has plenty of secrets hiding in the shadows of her bright light. With her formidable 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 dark 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 Review:
I had a really fantastic time reading this book! I really enjoyed the first book, and we did meet these characters then, so I was really excited to see their story! What a story it was, full of gore and banter and romance and I thoroughly enjoyed it!

We did get content warnings, and that this is for the people wondering if she would do to pizza what she did to ice cream. Eh, it was gross, but not as bad as the ice cream. Partially because the pizza thing was just a one off. 

Lark puts a front on for the world, one where she's happy go lucky. We got to see another side to her, the more serious one, the side that got hurt when she was in school, and Sloane killed the one guy Well, we get to see a few of Lark's kills, which was pretty great! 

This book had a lot going on, between them falling in love, and the serial killer who is targeting them, which is driving the story, not that they knew that. Loved watching them banter, learn more about each other and their misconceptions, and oh, it was just a delight to read! 

This was such a great read and I can't wait for Fionn, and probably Rose's, story! 

Author: Brynne Weaver 
Series: Ruinous Love Trilogy #2 
Read: May 31st, 2024
Source: Edelweiss 
Reason Why: Loved the first book and it sounded really great, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book! 
Publisher: Zando – Slowburn
Expected Publication: June 4th 2024

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars