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Spider's Trap, Volume 13 by Jennifer Estep
5.0
Elemental Assassin Gin Blanco, known as the Spider, has made quite the reputation for herself wielding her dual Ice and Stone magic to take out some of the biggest heavy hitters of Ashland’s criminal underworld – and in doing so has kind of lucked into the position of the de facto queen of the underworld herself.
In Spider’s Trap, the 13th book of the Elemental Assassin series, Gin finds herself in the very weird position of having people she used to be gunning for coming to her to talk about business deals, treaties, and territory disputes. Gin’s first big meeting to mediate a dispute between some underworld bosses ends explosively (literally) at the hands of a new enemy, one who seems vaguely familiar to Gin. This “blast” from the past (sorry, I had to) leads Gin on a surprising trip down memory lane and on the path to making some interesting new allies.
Man, do I love this series – and Spider’s Trap is the best one yet! Ok, now granted I’m kind of a late comer to the Elemental Assassin series (I’ve only read the last two books in the series before this one: Poison Promise and Black Widow), but this installment had some awesomely epic fight scenes, great locales (The Ashland Botanical Gardens were beautifully described), interesting newly forged alliances (loved the addition of even more badass powerful women; I don’t think a book can ever have too many) and, if I’m not mistaken, Gin may have even gained a new best gal pal in the end, something I think she’s been kind of lacking until now.
I highly recommend this series – it’s super addictive and very easy to fall into (especially since the author takes the time to recap past events and need-to-know characters – I’ve never felt lost or like I was missing something, a definite plus and something I’ve always appreciated). As usual with the books in the Elemental Assassin series (at least the few I’ve read), the last few chapters set up the story for the next book, and it looks like it’s gonna be good (hint: one of Gin’s closest allies gets his own menacing blast from the past) – I can’t wait!
*I received an ARC of this book to review. You can find this review and others like it at BookAndCoffeeAddict.com, along with recommendations for a fantastic cup of coffee.
In Spider’s Trap, the 13th book of the Elemental Assassin series, Gin finds herself in the very weird position of having people she used to be gunning for coming to her to talk about business deals, treaties, and territory disputes. Gin’s first big meeting to mediate a dispute between some underworld bosses ends explosively (literally) at the hands of a new enemy, one who seems vaguely familiar to Gin. This “blast” from the past (sorry, I had to) leads Gin on a surprising trip down memory lane and on the path to making some interesting new allies.
Man, do I love this series – and Spider’s Trap is the best one yet! Ok, now granted I’m kind of a late comer to the Elemental Assassin series (I’ve only read the last two books in the series before this one: Poison Promise and Black Widow), but this installment had some awesomely epic fight scenes, great locales (The Ashland Botanical Gardens were beautifully described), interesting newly forged alliances (loved the addition of even more badass powerful women; I don’t think a book can ever have too many) and, if I’m not mistaken, Gin may have even gained a new best gal pal in the end, something I think she’s been kind of lacking until now.
I highly recommend this series – it’s super addictive and very easy to fall into (especially since the author takes the time to recap past events and need-to-know characters – I’ve never felt lost or like I was missing something, a definite plus and something I’ve always appreciated). As usual with the books in the Elemental Assassin series (at least the few I’ve read), the last few chapters set up the story for the next book, and it looks like it’s gonna be good (hint: one of Gin’s closest allies gets his own menacing blast from the past) – I can’t wait!
*I received an ARC of this book to review. You can find this review and others like it at BookAndCoffeeAddict.com, along with recommendations for a fantastic cup of coffee.