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Poison Promise (Elemental Assassin, #11)

Jennifer Estep

Start date: November 1, 2017

Finish date: November 30, 2017

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Mar 26, 2014 AH rated it really liked it

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It’s not often that a series gets better and better with each subsequent book. Jennifer Estep’s Elemental Assassins series is one such series. Reading Poison Promise (book 11!!!) was like reconnecting with old friends. I love the world that this author has built. The town of Ashland is corrupt, its officials are on the take, the bad guys are vying to fill in a power vacuum – this is one interesting place. In the center of it all stands Gin Blanco, aka The Spider, a very efficient assassin and an It’s not often that a series gets better and better with each subsequent book. Jennifer Estep’s Elemental Assassins series is one such series. Reading Poison Promise (book 11!!!) was like reconnecting with old friends. I love the world that this author has built. The town of Ashland is corrupt, its officials are on the take, the bad guys are vying to fill in a power vacuum – this is one interesting place. In the center of it all stands Gin Blanco, aka The Spider, a very efficient assassin and an even better cook.

Gin is one badass assassin. She’s tough, she’s snarky, she’s lethal, and she cares about her family. I like how Gin tries to keep her life as normal as possible. She’s attending community college, taking a course on spy literature, and she surrounds herself with a fantastic support network: her family and friends. To keep it real, Gin continues to work at her restaurant, The Pork Pitt.

Poison Promise might just be the best book so far in the series. It was action packed, full of exciting scenes, bullets flying, and general mayhem. I just could not put this book down.

I think that what makes this series so much fun to read is the diversity of characters in this world. There’s vampires, giants, dwarfs, and elementals in addition to the regular human folk. The elemental magic is different from what I’ve seen in other series.

Then there’s the men of this series. Yes, Owen is still around, but you’ll need to read the book for more info. Gin’s sexy foster brother Finnegan Lane is a perfect backup for Gin. I loved how he got Gin her very own silver Aston-Martin to wreck. Silvio was a good addition to the cast as well. I can’t wait to see him in the next book.

If you have not yet had a chance to start this series, I’d recommend you start with the first book. For those of you who may have stopped reading the series, the writing has improved significantly and the repetition has been greatly reduced.

I can’t wait for the next book – Black Widow due out November 2014.

Thank you to NetGalley and Pocket Books for a review copy of this book. ...more

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Aug 10, 2015 Vivian rated it liked it

Shelves: read-2015

As usual, Gin kicks bad guy butt in this installment. The gist is the same, bad guy(s) come in and threaten Gin or someone she feels responsible for, she gets hurt in a fight, Jojo works her air magic, and Gin saves the day. Oh, and she wrecks a car or two in the process. There is a pretty awesome showdown at the end of this one and (view spoiler) ...more

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May 09, 2018 KarenF rated it really liked it

Shelves: kindle, urban-fantasy

I'm happy to be back in the present with Gin & the gang after the flashback book. I really love Gin and the family that she's built around herself. I like that everything isn't always smooth with the family either. Owen has had his issues in the past and this time it's Bria who starts out with the bad attitude. I like that she and Gin fought but it didn't drag on and on, like real sisters. This time Gin is up against a drug dealing vampire who fancies himself a "scientist" who performs experimen ...more

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Jan 05, 2014 Andrea (mrsaubergine) rated it really liked it

4.5 stars. Hard to believe only a year has passed in Ashland since book 1 of this series, but here it's Gin's birthday and things usually don't go well for her on that day. There are two new enemies - one we've been waiting for a while now - and the introduction of some new characters who I hope will join Gin's merry band permanently. It was nice to see everyone working together in this episode - I have a particular soft spot for Philip Kincaid - but I still really dislike Bria most of the time. ...more

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Jul 22, 2014 Diane ~Firefly~ rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal, magic, uf

Another great book in this series. This time we have Gin going after the drug king of Southtown. The main thing I didn't like this time around was Bria. (view spoiler)

It was good to get an introduction to the person who will be the main antagonis ...more

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