Series: Elemental Assassin, Book 8
By: Jennifer Estep
Publisher: Pocket Books
Release Date: March 26, 2013
Format: DRC
Source: publisher via edelweiss for an
honest review
**WARNING** I do my best to keep all
reviews as spoiler free as possible but because this is part of a series, some
spoilers are unavoidable.
Well Estep really doesn’t waste much
time. She instantly throws her heroine, Gin aka The Spider, back into the fray.
I mean seriously, what could go wrong with Gin attending the opening night of
the late Mab Monroe’s (who of course she killed) art collection and for the
reading of her will. Or what could go wrong just in shopping for the perfect
dress for the gala. In Gin’s world, nothing is ever easy. Every crime boss in
Ashland is gunning for Gin and most of them know her true identity. When Finn
and her walk into the museum (on an island), Gin notices right away that
something is off. As always, her instincts are right. The giants have formed
together and they plan to rob the entire museum but first they have to take out
the Spider before she can spoil their plans.
Estep opens up old wounds when she
introduces Own back into the mix. He also attends the gala with and “old” female
friend who just so happens is wearing the exact same dress as Gin. There are
many unresolved issues between Own and Gin. Their friends want them to work it
out but it is kind of hard when the person you love (Gin) kills your ex. Estep
does not let her readers have a second to think that everything is going to turn
out perfectly. This wouldn’t be Gin’s world if it did. There are many bumps in
the road but hopefully one day Gin will have the peace and happiness she
deserves…it just isn’t going to happen anytime soon.
A great part of this book is the flash
backs to when Gin made her first kill with Fletcher, her adoptive father. It
brought insight into the makings of the Spider and that from a very young age
she was taught that sometimes you have to hurt and use the people you love to
kill the bad people.
Gritty, bloody, heartbreaking and at
times quite humorous makes this series one of the best I have read and will continue
to read. Jennifer Estep has created a series that the outcome is never what you
think it will be and each new book injects a new twist or turn to keep the plot
moving. She isn’t scared of hurting her characters to the point that us as
readers have no idea if they will survive or not. The ending is bittersweet but
I liked how Gin handled her revenge on a certain someone. Estep also leaves it
wide open on who the next big baddie will be.
PURCHASE DEADLY STING
THE SERIES SO FAR
MY REVIEWS
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