Carnage: A Dark Revenge Romance Paperback – October 28, 2023

“Carnage” by Shantel Tessier is an intense and captivating read that I couldn’t put down. Having read some of her previous books, I was excited to see what this one had in store, and it definitely lived up to my expectations. The plot is gripping, filled with suspense and drama that kept me hooked from beginning to end.The characters are deeply developed, especially the main male characters (MMC), who are both raw and complex. I found myself really caring about what happened to characters and getting emotionally involved in their stories.What really stood out to me was Tessier’s attention to detail. Her vivid descriptions and well-researched details made the story come alive, making it easy to picture every scene. The pacing was perfect, with just the right amount of twists and turns to keep things exciting without feeling rushed.Overall, “Carnage” is a fantastic read that I highly recommend. It’s a rollercoaster of emotions that will leave you eager for more from Shantel Tessier.

This book deserves 3 stars, but I'm giving it 4 and it's all because of how much I love Saint&Ashtyn😍I have a love/hate relationship with this series.I'm not a fan of the author's writing style. Her L.O.R.D.S-books are hard to read, but not because the writing is "difficult". It's just badly written. I have to read dozens of sentences multiple times and even then they don't always make sense. Her descriptions of people and the world surrounding them is also.. off. She's not giving us anything to work with and some things changes every time. I still don't understand how Carnage looks like. (In my head) it changes from being a bunker to a skyscraper to a small town. Which is it??I'm not the only one complaining about the author's writing style because after every book there's a dozen post on the author's SoMe asking what the plot was and what they're missing 😂We're also been told through the last 3 books that "The Lords" are the most powerful people in the world (lol). But suddenly the Kings in Las Vegas can match their powers? Okay...The author is also not a girl's girl. No FMC have a single thought behind their eyes. They HAVE been going to the university for four years, but I guess nothing really stuck?I totally understand the vibe Carnage's suppose to give, but I don't understand why the women can't be powerful in the end?The SA's of the women in this series is also off the charts!! Like, can we dial it down? The scenes screams "written for shock value".In the next books I NEED the characters to question the Lords! WHY do they follow the rules? WHO'S giving the instructions??Why am I giving it four stars when I have so much to rant about? Because the romance was cute and seemed real.Ashtyn is my favourite of all the FMC in this series. There is just something about her 🥺 Saint's my favourite after Ryat.The 🌶 is unreal in this and definitely one of my faves😏4⭐️2,75/5📝4/5🌶

SHANTEL coming in hot with this one. omg 🤭“𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵. 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘯𝘰 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘺.”- 🥵Tyson is still my favorite though. But this book, these men, a very close second. This book is Saint's story and Ashtyn's. And we also learn more about Haidyn, Kashton, and Adam, all of the men of Carnage. A secret society within a secret society. This one is DARK, read trigger warnings! I loved every second of this book, the plot was plottin, the men were drool worthy, the fmc was a tad bit unhinged herself and I love that for her, and the ending was jaw dropping as per usual. Definitely do not sleep on this series if you love dark romance. I cannot wait for Madness to come out in a few days, I am about to go absolutely FERAL for Haidyn 😍“𝘐’𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘭 l 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐’𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵, 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘵. 𝘕𝘰𝘸, 𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘩𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘶𝘱 𝘪𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳.”Main points:⛓️1st person pov⛓️dual pov (Saint and Ashtyn)⛓️dark revenge romance⛓️secret society⛓️possessive mmc“𝘚𝘩𝘦’𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘦. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯’𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 k ! lls 𝘶𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵. 𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘳."Happy reading babes 🫶

I think I loved Carnage so much more as I listened to my re-read! The audiobook for this was amazing, but when Teddy Hamilton is involved, it always is! This is dark, spicy, and delicious, but also had me going through the emotions.I really loved Tyson, but how can I not also love Saint. He's possessive and will do whatever it takes for him to keep Ashtyn and I'm here for it. He might use her, but dang does he also actually love the f*** out of her."Don’t get me wrong, I hate the b***h, but I also love her in that I’m going to rip your heart out and hang it on my wall so no one else can have it kind of way."

This was my first book to read after my major reading slump I went through, I haven’t read in 6 months, so this book really had me wrapped up in it and it did NOT disappoint! Saint, Kash and Haidyn are 🥵🤤😮‍💨🫠 the whole book had some good twist and turns, and when it all came together I was mind blown! Such a good book!! Can’t wait to read the next one! 🖤

CarnageBy: Shantel TessierThere are a number of things that one can say about Carnage. This book had solid story lines, yes, lines with an (s) because there were several story lines going on throughout this book, each story line was connected to the other and the connections were strong! They grew which gave the characters many openings to grow and in some cases to show how we think we know everything about them, but in reality we know very little until all is revealed at the end.This is what I look for in a book a solid story line that can take you on a journey and in the end you may agree with all that has happened or you may not, but your journey has been one of reading and watching each character.Readers find out the difference between the LORDS and being a LORD and a SPADE BROTHER……BIG DIFFERENCE!One of the things that drew me into Carnage was the romance, the love story between Saint and Ashtyn. I know it’s a dark romance, but frankly sometimes a strong romance can make the dark fade and bring the entire story to the forefront. In Carnage, the author managed to not just let the “dark” have it’s way, but in many cases she ripped the bandage off and reminded readers that this isn’t just one story it is the culmination of several and the crossing over of others. That is the next thing that puts my review at a 5 star level. For long time readers it was exciting to see old friends. I love that in a book, when you need answers you may have to walk back a series or two.I knew from the beginning that this was going to be like a hunt, when I read this line in Chapter Two “Let’s just say one day I might need a favor.” I had a gut feeling what we readers were working towards….and DAMN it was very rewarding when it was over!A strong storyline and strong characters made this a 5 star read for me. It is important that before you start reading you read the trigger warnings found inside the book.

Heb carnage op mijn. Kindle gelezen maarja wou de serie ook compleet hebben in de boeken dus heb hem toch nog besteld maar who ik hou echt van deze serie

What an excellent story line. I loved all of the characters and the story line. It is very well written and entertaining

The last book in this series for now.Ashtyn Lane Price is the daughter of a Spade brother. This means that she must marry a son of Spade Brother and she has to be a virgin to do so.She only has one man in mind Saint MF Beckham Carter. She became his choosen and he shared her with his Spade Brothers Kashton and Haidyn. They moved her to carnage and then everything began to fall a part! There is a big miscommunication trope going on along side a secret pregnancy. So Ash did the only thing she could thing of and RUN for her life! But the Spade brothers aren't done with her. She is Saint's wife and they are determined to get her back."Oh, Ashtyn, the things I'm going to do to you will make you beg the devil himself to come and take you away from me."And when he finds her in the club and has his way with her! GODDAMNIT that was hot!Saint Beckham Carter will always be my book husband.I loved every single book!5 star read right here!!!

Carnage had be on the edge of my seat for the whole 24h that took me to read it. I was literally dying to get off work so I could finish reading it. And I listened to part of it on audiobook when I was running errands — Teddy Hamilton is one of my, if not my favorite narrator of all time. Chef’s kiss for Saint, Teddy. 🖤Shantel is a master of plot twists that twist even more and leave you completely shocked. There wasn’t a moment in this book that I felt was dragging or boring. Ashtyn, Saint, Kash and Haidyn feel real, with real motivation and flaws. Sometimes you love them and some other times you want to smack them for what they do, but not in a “WTF are you doing? You’re so stupid!”. You understand the reasons for their actions.There is A LOT of spice, but so perfectly placed throughout the book that it never feels like you’re just reading smut with no plot. Shantel know how to write spice laced with plot and do it so perfectly.And I need to mention these things because I feel some are going to live in my head rent free forever:• The Spade brothers riding their bikes.• Haidyn… Just him.• Kashton + a hook = perfection. It reminded me of I Know What You Did Last Summer, only with a different type of hook.• Chapter 56 forward… I cried, I yelled, I gasped, I almost threw my kindle to the wall…. What a third act!!!