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| Original Title: | Web of Lies |
| ISBN: | 143914799X (ISBN13: 9781439147993) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.jenniferestep.com/books-series/elemental-assassin-series/ |
| Series: | Elemental Assassin #2 |
| Characters: | Gin Blanco, Finnegan Lane, Donovan Caine, Owen Grayson, Jonah McAllister, Mab Monroe, Sophia Deveraux, Eva Grayson, Jolene "Jo-Jo" Deveraux, Roslyn Phillips, Violet Fox, Warren T. Fox, Tobias Dawson |
| Setting: | Ashland(United States) Tennessee(United States) |
Jennifer Estep
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 400 pages Rating: 4.09 | 21156 Users | 985 Reviews
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Curiosity is definitely going to get me dead one of these days. Probably real soon.I'm Gin Blanco.
You might know me as the Spider, the most feared assassin in the South. I’m retired now, but trouble still has a way of finding me. Like the other day when two punks tried to rob my popular barbecue joint, the Pork Pit. Then there was the barrage of gunfire on the restaurant. Only, for once, those kill shots weren’t aimed at me. They were meant for Violet Fox. Ever since I agreed to help Violet and her grandfather protect their property from an evil coalmining tycoon, I’m beginning to wonder if I’m really retired. So is Detective Donovan Caine. The only honest cop in Ashland is having a real hard time reconciling his attraction to me with his Boy Scout mentality. And I can barely keep my hands off his sexy body. What can I say? I’m a Stone elemental with a little Ice magic thrown in, but my heart isn’t made of solid rock. Luckily, Gin Blanco always gets her man . . . dead or alive.
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| Title | : | Web of Lies (Elemental Assassin #2) |
| Author | : | Jennifer Estep |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 400 pages |
| Published | : | May 25th 2010 by Pocket Books (first published May 5th 2010) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Urban Fantasy. Paranormal. Magic. Romance. Vampires. Adult |
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Ratings: 4.09 From 21156 Users | 985 ReviewsNotice Containing Books Web of Lies (Elemental Assassin #2)
Reviewed by: Rabid ReadsThanks to Lauren Fortgang's mesmerizing voice, Jennifer Estep's poignant first person POV writing style and Gin Blanco's stellar personality; the Elemental Assassin books are rapidly turning into one of the best Urban Fantasy series that I have ever read. So much so, that I find myself forsaking all of the other lovely novels on my shelves because I can't seem to get enough of this amazing story. I rarely step into a heroine's shoes while reading but with this series it'sIsnt that your cook from the Pork Pit? The one who was working when Jake McAllister tried to rob you?Yeah, I replied. She moonlights as a badass, just like me. Gin has put aside her assassin cloak, or knife in her case ;-), trying to live a normal life. However life of a retired assassin is quite boring. But then two punks try to rob her barbecue restaurant, and of course one of them is the son of Jonah McAllister, a very successful lawyer, and one of Mab Monroes top lieutenants. Mab Monroe
5 "What's a Retired Assassin To Do?" Stars for the story and narration!Loving this series! Great action, magic, and suspense! Moreover, looks like we may have a love triangle in the mix--though the romance angle in this series definitely takes a backseat to the UF plot points--which so far has worked just fine. I suspect we will begin to see the romance angle unfurl more over the next few books in addition to us learning more about Gin's magic and what really happened to her family.I can't wait
Gin Blanco is kickass. She knows it. Everyone else knows it. She makes a few mistakes in this one, but they end up with some positive results: (view spoiler)[the Foxes can keep their home/store! and stronger ice magic! and confirmation of the Mab Monroe killed her family theory! (hide spoiler)]Solid entry. I've heard this series gets better and better. I'm having fun already, which means I'm in for a really great ride!
'You could just run over him, I said. Hes already dead, and its not like you havent done it before. Yeah, but I dont want bloody bits of dwarf stuck in my wheels for the next two weeks. Finn sniffed This is an Aston Martin, Gin. You dont run over dead bodies in an Aston Martin. Tell that to James Bond. Finn shot me a dirty look as he pulled out onto the street. ' - Pg 100 quote from Web of Lies Another suburb installment in the Elemental Assassins series. Its packed full of
I really really wish I could say I liked this book--I like a lot of the worldbuilding, and the plotting is rather entertaining. There's steamy romance, a hard nosed assassin with a good heart and a great talent for cooking. There are some fascinating secondary characters. I have a minor grievance with opting for ice rather than water and stone rather than earth as the major elemental powers against fire and air, but that's authorial choice.This big problem, and the reason I had to put this book
At the age of 15 Donovan Caine suffered a terrible life altering trauma. His mother stopped breast feeding him. He was disconsolate. Not even his extensive Furby collection could turn that frown upside down. The result...Donovan Caine became a complete ass-hat. ass-hat. ass-hat. ass-hat. This book is really great but I'm holding the 5th star hostage. Ms Estep, if you want the 5th star kill ass-hat by 5pm, May 29. The method of death should be gruesome and humiliating...it would be nice if it
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