Marrow by Trisha Wolfe & Brynne Weaver

Genre: Adult Dark Romance

Tropes and themes: nemeses to lovers, rival serial killers, academic rivals, “who did this to you?”, pierced 🍆, hurt/care, grumpy x sunshine, brooding MMC, forensic anthropology, nicknames, Danish terms of endearment, MCs that are obsessed with each other, kink and more. There are definitely things in this book that will be triggering to some readers so please read the TWs and take care.

Summary:
Dr. Kyrie Roth is appreciated for everything she has done for the forensic department of the university she teaches at. She’s even won awards for her contributions to the program. Everyone knows how much of an asset she is. Everyone except Dr. Jack Sorensen. Jack is unnerved by having Kyrie in his territory but when he finally sees her for who she really is, his obsession, anger and rivalry transform into something much more dangerous. Yet as they battle it out between them, there is a federal agent knocking at their door. What will turn out to be the biggest threat? Their obsession with each other, or a man on a mission?

Thoughts:
Kyrie and Jack are academic rivals by day, rival serial killers by night and their shenanigans are oddly hilarious given the nature of their hobby. They both “hunt” bad guys a la Dexter, and work as forensic specialists, which is super funny. I was first drawn to this book because Jack is a forensic anthropologist, and I have a background in anthropology, and I thought that the authors did well with that.

I genuinely liked the love story between these two, and all the little histories and backstories of their lives, and how they became who they are. Understanding each of them, and seeing how they’ve slotted into each other’s lives, was so ridiculously romantic. I am left questioning, yet again, what it says about me that a love story between serial killers makes me swoon. But here we are. Again. It was just so good.

And the smut was top notch kinky goodness. This book made me question things about myself, and that’s honestly the best I can hope for in a romance book. Definitely check the TWs though!!

Highly recommend to those who like dark romance and romcoms with an edge. Brynne Weaver is one of those authors that I adore for the ways she makes me think about love and romance.