Unraveled by Jennifer Estep Series: Elemental Assassins, #15 Urban Fantasy August 30, 2016 Pocket Books Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Sorry, but I’ve never heard of any Circle. What kind of idiotic nickname is that anyway? Sounds like a yoga group.” Unraveled picks up right where Bitter Bite left off. Gin and her friends have settled down to deal with the aftermath of Deirdre Shaw’s actions. Gin has been digging deeper into the mysterious shadow group, The Circle, trying to find Continue Reading
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Review: Bitter Bite by Jennifer Estep
Bitter Bite by Jennifer Estep Series: Elemental Assassin, #14 Urban Fantasy February 23, 2016 Pocket Books Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: "I have a bad feeling about this..." Which is stronger: blood ties or a battle-tested friendship? It’s not easy being queen bee of an underworld abuzz with crooks and killers. Wielding my potent Ice and Stone elemental magic will only get me so far—my real secret is my tight-knit makeshift family, a motley crew of cops and criminals, dwarves Continue Reading
Review: Spider’s Trap by Jennifer Estep
Spider’s Trap by Jennifer Estep (Elemental Assassin #13) Released: July 28, 2015 Urban Fantasy Pocket Reviewed by May Gin Blanco aka the Spider is not just a famous assassin – due to her taking down so many crime lords she’s the unofficial head of the underworld. A job she doesn’t want full of people she doesn’t want to spend time with. But with so many assassination attempts she figures it is better to take on the roll and do what she can to have some semblance of a normal Continue Reading
Review: Black Widow by Jennifer Estep
Black Widow (Elemental Assassin, #12) by Jennifer Estep Urban Fantasy E book November 25, 2014 Pocket Books Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I don’t make threats. Just promises.” Assassin extraordinaire Gin Blanco can’t seem to catch a break. After her major showdown with her arch nemesis and boss of the underworld, the fire elemental Mab Monroe, Gin thought she may get a little breathing room. However, Gin soon learns that when one falls, there are more to take their place. Continue Reading
Review: Poison Promise by Jennifer Estep
Poison Promise by Jennifer Estep (Elemental Assassin #11) Released: July 22, 2014 Urban Fantasy Pocket Reviewed by May “You should watch yourself, young lady,” she said in a snippy tone as I handed over her change. “Some of us don’t appreciate such salty language.” My smile sharpened. “Sorry ma’am,” I drawled. “But I can assure you that cursing is going to be the least of my sins today.” Gin Blanco, aka the Spider just can’t catch a break or seem to stay in retirement. When one of her Continue Reading
Review: The Spider by Jennifer Estep
The Spider by Jennifer Estep (Elemental Assassin #10) Released: December 24, 2013 Urban Fantasy Pocket Reviewed by May Gin Blanco is a stone cold assassin, known for her patience, skill, and absolute control when it comes to her work. It turns out though, that there was one event that really made her how she is today. Gin faced one job so pivotal in fact, that it made her embrace her mentor’s lessons absolutely and never again try to rush into anything. This is the story of the Continue Reading
May’s Favorite Books of 2013
I read a lot of good books this year especially urban fantasy and contemporary romance. I am, in fact, over the moon happy that fun romantic contemporary romances are back. I am also sad that historical romances, for the most part, are disappointing right now with very few exceptions. Two books that are intentionally absent that were originally in consideration for this list that I do want to mention are The Last Hour of Gann (yeah fascinating, but it just wasn’t awesome for me) and also, Continue Reading
Tori’s Favorite Books of 2013
2013 ran the literary gauntlet from incredible never to be forgotten stories to crap I wouldn’t line my rabbit cage with. We saw the rise of emotionally angsty New Adult, erotic moody billionaire alpha hole trilogies, and intense “omg they di’nt” biker MC romances. Self publishing began to lose it’s stigma and take a larger share of the market while also contributing to the rash of plagiarism that flooded the internet. It was a crazy wild year for publishing. Below is a list of what rocked my Continue Reading
Weekly Wrap-up
This week at Smexy… A review – Styxx (Dark Hunter #23) by Sherrilyn Kenyon (pnr) A review – Heart of Venom by Jennifer Estep (Elemental Assassin #9) (uf) B+ review – The Corrupt Comte by Edie Harris (Bourbon Boys #1) (historical) B review – Personal Assets by Kelsey Browning (Texas Nights #1) (contemporary) B review – A Return Engagement by Stephanie Laurens (historical) B- review - Glitterland by Alexis Hall (m/m contemporary) C review –Stay With Me by Elyssa Patrick (With Me #1) Continue Reading
Review: Heart of Venom by Jennifer Estep
Heart of Venom by Jennifer Estep (Elemental Assassin #9) Released: August 27, 2013 Urban Fantasy Pocket Reviewed by May “My name is Gin, like the liquor” They both gave me blank looks, apparently not getting the joke. Nobody appreciated irony these days. I sighed. “My name is Gin Blanco,” I replied. “But y’all probably know me by another one: the Spider.” Heart of Venom is the ninth novel in Estep’s Elemental Assassin series, and while this book does not stand alone, each and every Continue Reading