October is here & so is our honest review of Brynne Weaver's latest release, Tourist Season! 🔪🩸 We talk about the novel's witty banter, dark romance, vigilante serial killing, & many plot points. Was the suspense worth it? Tune in to find out!

(P.S. this episode contains spoilers!)

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Tourist Season Synopsis:

“Cape Carnage is a seaside town of colorful houses, quirky shops, and an unusually high body count. But with tourists comes trouble, and Harper Starling won’t let anyone ruin her picture-perfect home. A skilled gardener with killer instincts, Harper protects her sanctuary at any cost—especially for her aging mentor with a fading memory. Troublesome tourists don’t check out of Carnage. They compost beneath Harper’s award-winning flowerbeds.

But Nolan Rhodes isn’t your average tourist. Devilishly handsome, disarmingly charming, and skilled with a blade, Nolan is relentless in the pursuit of revenge. On every anniversary of the hit-and-run accident that fractured his life, Nolan slays another target. And he’s saved the best for last: the undeniably beautiful Harper Starling. The problem? Harper isn’t the monster he expected. And she won’t go down without a fight.

When an amateur true crime investigator comes to Cape Carnage on the trail of a long-lost serial killer, Harper and Nolan strike an uneasy truce. If Nolan helps Harper protect her town, she’ll keep quiet about his hunting habits . . . for now. But their alliance soon spirals into obsession, one that threatens to shatter every secret in Carnage—including their fragile love.”

📖 Books Mentioned:

• ​Tourist Season - Brynne Weaver
• ​Butcher & Blackbird - Brynne Weaver
• ​Leather & Lark - Brynne Weaver
• ​Scythe & Sparrow - Brynne Weaver
• ​The Love Hypothesis - Ali Hazelwood
• ​Problematic Summer Romance - Ali Hazelwood
• ​The Inheritance Games - Jennifer Lynn Barnes
• ​The Strength of the Few - James Islington
• ​The Will of the Many - James Islington
• ​Mate - Ali Hazelwood
• ​Alchemy of Secrets - Stephanie Garber

⏱️ Timestamps:

00:00:00 tourist season book review

00:01:50 our ratings

00:05:55 writing quality

00:07:20 dual POV complaints

00:09:05 cringey smut

00:13:15 insta love

00:15:20 the spooky small-town setting

00:19:35 the hook

00:26:00 ignorance isn’t bliss

00:28:40 boring meet cute

00:31:10 blackmail plot line

00:32:25 half baked sub plots

00:38:20 the body treasure hunt

00:39:40 nolan & harper

00:43:20 arthur lancaster

00:44:45 lukas + the sleuthseekers

00:48:45 la plume deep dive

00:57:15 a quick summary

01:01:30 reading goodreads reviews

01:10:50 outro