Black and Blue Widow
Gild by Raven Kennedy meets a female version of Dexter in this gritty dark romantasy. With gods-blessed magic, vigilante justice, sisterhood, and unexpected romance, Black and Blue Widow will have you rooting for rage, revenge, and somehow, love.
She’s killed every husband she’s ever had. He wants to marry her anyway.
Luella Amulius identifies and marries the worst men in the republic. Then she murders them on their wedding night. When the Emperor’s brother, Cassius, discovers her next target, he doesn’t turn her in. He proposes. As their wedding approaches, Luella must decide: is he her partner or her prey?
Rose Octavius needs a husband. Desperate to escape her fathers’ plans to sell her to the cruelest brothel in the city and find a way to protect her sister, Rose accepts a proposal. As her nuptials loom, she realizes safety is more relative than she thought, and marriage doesn’t guarantee anything.
As each woman navigates an empire that would keep them obedient, they must determine whom to trust with their love–and their lives.
Black and Blue Widow is a dark romantasy intended for adult audiences (18+). It contains explicit content and darker elements. Please check content warnings in the front of the book or on the author’s website.
- Pages
- 346
- Audiobook
- 9 hr 37 min
- First published
- June 30, 2025
- Language
- English
- Edition
- Audiobook
Shelved by 1 Litcadian
Reviews
Finished September 4, 2025
Audio review: This book was absolutely incredible! First off, I loved the narrator (Emma Fischer), her voice was just so easy to listen to, and also so full of emotion. The way she brought all the different characters to life was so exquisite and I think her voice was the perfect embodiment for Luella and Rose! The ending was done so perfectly and with such emotion that I was fighting back tears for the final chapters. Story review: I was absolutely hooked from the very beginning, while this book covered some very hard topics, it was so empowering to read, and I loved seeing Luella and Rose evolve and adapt as the story went on. I kept thinking they would run into each other in the story somehow and I was absolutely gobsmacked when the two stories finally converged! I had mostly guessed one of the plot twists but even still it packed a real punch when it was revealed and I was left gasping aloud.