As I would have hoped at the close of VENOM, the Elemental Assassin series really hits it’s stride with TANGLED THREADS. Containing the best of the action sequences, bad-assery and romance from previous books, it also sets the stage for what promises to be the ultimate life-or-death confrontation of Gin’s career.

While readers new to the series may not initially understand how a former assassin is “the good guy”, they won’t have a hard time figuring things out. Gin is consistently surrounded by villains so psychopathic and irredeemable it’s easy to come up to speed. One of my favorite aspects of these books is the emphasis on professionalism, caution, and preparedness. In TANGLED THREADS, the bad guys that Gin faces are so magically powerful, even the addition of Gin’s newly unleashed Ice magic does not promise a sure victory. Rather, it is the villain’s own evil, sadistic, and greedy behaviors that provide Gin with the openings she needs to have a fighting chance.

And though Gin is fighting for the highest of stakes, her personal life is not neglected. Both her budding romance with Owen and her stalled relationship with baby sister Bria get some page time (to great effect). Estep has set the stage for a killer book five, SPIDER'S REVENGE due out this September, and hopefully, many more books to come in Gin’s universe.

Sexual Content: Sex scenes, mention of child abuse and rape.