Why we’re excited
Harper Starling is out to kill Nolan Rhodes, the ex who betrayed her, but the clues don't fit, and by the time she sees the real game she has had to strike a deal that breaks her own vow. Nolan, injured and held for weeks, has to decide whether to run from Cape Carnage or stand with the woman who almost killed him.
This closes Brynne Weaver's Seasons of Carnage trilogy, so start with book one. Weaver made her name with Butcher & Blackbird and its mix of grisly violence and jokes. It is dark romance with content warnings, for readers who already know the genre.
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What to know about Hunting Season
Hunting Season is Book 3 in the The Seasons of Carnage Trilogy series. Start with Book 1, Tourist Season (we have reviewed it). The book just before this one is Harvest Season, also reviewed on The Bookish Elf. 2 of the 3 books in the series have a full review here.
We have reviewed 5 of Brynne Weaver’s books, with an average score of 4.0 out of 5. Our highest-rated so far is Harvest Season (4★).
Readers have saved it often enough to put it at No. 7 on our list of April 2027’s most-anticipated releases.
From the publisher
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Brynne Weaver comes the third book in the sinfully seductive Seasons of Carnage trilogy where dark romantic comedy meets thrilling suspense—and where love is wounded prey
It’s open season on love, and Harper Starling is ready to kill.
After her world is torn apart, there’s only one thing on Harper’s Kill Nolan Rhodes. She’s determined to follow his trail and hunt down her traitorous ex-boyfriend. But there’s a problem—the clues don’t add up. And by the time Harper understands the game she’s playing, it may be too late to save her quarry.
Her final move? Strike an impossible bargain and break her most sacred vow.
And Nolan’s not thrilled with the result.
After weeks of captivity and a serious injury, Nolan knows he should run from Cape Carnage. La Plume is a grenade ready to blow his life apart, and Nolan’s last hope is the woman who broke his heart. But their common enemy is a brilliant manipulator who will stop at nothing to bend Harper to his will. Now Nolan must Destroy his obsession with the woman who nearly killed him? Or stand at her side and fight
back?
Every choice is a risk. Each move is a sacrifice. And in Cape Carnage, love is both the weapon and the moral wound.
Hunting Season is a dark romance with mature themes. Please check content warnings at the beginning of the book.
Description supplied by the publisher.
We haven’t read Hunting Season yet. When our review goes up, it will replace this page.
