Spider's Revenge

Elemental Assassin, Book 5

By: Jennifer Estep

Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang

Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins

Publisher's summary

"Old habits die hard for assassins. And I plan on murdering someone before the night is through.

"Killing used to be my regular gig, after all. Gin Blanco, aka the Spider, assassin-for-hire. And I was very, very good at it. Now, I'm ready to make the one hit that truly matters: Mab Monroe, the dangerous Fire elemental who murdered my family when I was 13. Oh, I don't think the mission will be easy, but turns out it's a bit more problematic than expected. The bitch knows I'm coming for her. So now I'm up against the army of lethal bounty hunters Mab hired to track me down. She also put a price on my baby sister's head. Keeping Bria safe is my first priority. Taking Mab out is a close second. Good thing I've got my powerful Ice and Stone magic - and my irresistible lover, Owen Grayson - to watch my back. This battle has been years in the making, and there's a good chance I won't survive. But if I'm going down, then Mab's coming with me...no matter what I have to do to make that happen."

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©2011 Jennifer Estep (P)2011 Audible, Inc.

A bit long winded.

A pretty good story, but I have to admit that the authors tendency to really draw out certain scenes or actions gets annoying after a while. Also she has a lot of catch phrases that she uses over and over in her books. Gets a bit tedious at times.

Each Book Stands Alone

As a result of some minor irritating repetition each book could stand alone as it's own story meaning, if a reader pulled one book out of the center of the group they would have a complete story without having to read all of them. Of course reading(or listening to) all of them gives much better character development.

The four star rating is due mainly to the repetitiveness when reading/listening to the whole series. Overall this was a great story.

Love It!

If you could sum up Spider's Revenge in three words, what would they be?

Surprises, Intense, Awesome

What other book might you compare Spider's Revenge to and why?

I'm new to fiction books. After experiencing this series, I think I've wasted too much time on nonfiction.

What about Lauren Fortgang’s performance did you like?

Her variety of voices.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Not an extreme reaction. Just positive.

Great series

EA review


 The Elemental Assassin books are great.  very engaging with interesting strong characters and good story lines.  a perfect mix of fantasy, action and romance. And I love having a series with a strong, add kicking female as the lead character

Loved It

Any additional comments?

Great narration. I like to list this first as it can make or break a story.

Loved this story. Easy listerning and very entertaining. Will be impatiently waiting for any new books in audio from this author.

I really enjoy it when readers with similar reading interests list their favourite authors and series. It really helps me find new authors too follow. Mine are Charlaine Harris, Jeaniene Frost, Jennifer Estep, Faith Hunter, Molly Harper, Ilona Andrews, Kresley Cole, Deborah Harkness, Nalini Singh, Coreene Callahan and Sherrilyn Kenyon.

Happy Reading

A decent finale

Loved how the various folks from the past four books came together at the end. I wish we had gotten to actually see everyone else in action, instead of just hearing about it after the fact. The author’s hang-up of men abusing women continues, and even worsens as we hear about the long past trauma of one of Gin’s team, the recent past trauma of a girl introduced here, and the trauma inflicted upon a hostage (yet another formula theme). But, with this book wrapping up the Mab arc, I hope the series moves on to better, more varied plots.

Enjoyable

Overall I like the story, but it has a lot of flashback. Though as a man I will say that as much as I like the smut it is a bit awkward seeing as the book is in the main characters perspective.

Quite a rush

What did you love best about Spider's Revenge?

What is not to love? Jennifer Estep has created a great cast of characters, developed a really cool world for them, and allows great action scenes to unfold.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Spider's Revenge?

I don't want to give anything away, but there are some really great moments between Gin and Owen.

What about Lauren Fortgang’s performance did you like?

I think that she does a fantastic job of capturing Gin's personality with her narration.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

What tangled webs are weaved

One of the best so far

I think this is the best book of the series so far. It draws you in and will not let you go. This is a must listen for anyone who likes the spider series. I cannot wait for the next book.

Great story and listen!

Would you consider the audio edition of Spider's Revenge to be better than the print version?

I love paper, it speaks to my soul. However, when I don't have the time for my favorite books in print, audio is a very close second. I have only one of this series in print. Both versions are equally enjoyable. I think I prefer this series on audio though because I don't want stop the story and if I was reading I would have to mark my page & put the book down. With Audible I am able to listen & keep up with the story to the very last second. It is great!

What other book might you compare Spider's Revenge to and why?

this series compares to Kim Harrison's The Hollows series. Both are full of action and magic and all kinds of things that make the story more than interesting.

What does Lauren Fortgang bring to the story that you wouldn???t experience if you just read the book?

I really love Lauren's accent and I feel like I'm listening to a true Southerner telling me about last night's adventures. She's the finishing touch to a great story!

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Not sure about a movie tag line. I'd have to think about that. There are so many juicy possibilities, I mean the title is pretty good by itself.

Any additional comments?

A great series for anyone who likes a strong female lead and lots of page turning action that makes it hard to stop listening. Throw in just enough supernatural to make things really interesting and you've got one of the best series out right now.