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.”
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⏱️ 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 backed 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