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My biggest pet peeve with this series is that it seems Gin remembers or flashes back to some super important detail from her past that is the big clue in the present often. Either she flashes to the past and sees something important or Fletcher has remarkably left some clue she finds even though he died in book 1. It just feels so convenient. I mean they are together but I think their relationship has stalled. Owen has turned into some flat paper cut out version of a prefect boyfriend.

He shows up to help in everything she is doing, he never has his own thing going on, he supports and agrees with everything she does. Nope it is all perfect in Gin Owen land all of the time now. Overall I liked the plot line change up but I could do with less flash backs to reveal new information and more assassinating and present day sleuthing to find the bad guys. It isn't a bad book but it also didn't really make me like the series more either.

View all 11 comments. May 12, Jo rated it really liked it Shelves: The more I learned about Hugh Tucker, the less sense I could make of him. He gave me another sad smile. View all 22 comments. May 13, Choko rated it really liked it Shelves: Because we need to get our assassin on from time to time: While Gin, our Spider assassin, has been working in her BBQ restaurant by day and obsessing with the research of the Circle members, a shadow crime syndicate controlling everything in the city, at nigh, a friend of hers' sister has gone missing.

Gin owes her friend a favor and she is calling it in - find the young beautiful girl at any cost!!! Gin's cop sister Briana, once a body is found, admits that a serial killer has been operating in the area for at least 2 years and is targeting women with the same physical characteristics. Gin's ever present gang takes on the job of finding out who that person is and all hands are on board as time is of essence. As always, Gin gets in trouble, people get beaten-up, some get dead, and there is a lot of posturing, pushing buttons and cocky banter: Not too original, but fun as always: Hugh Tucker is showing more debt to his character and is making him much more compelling.

I am very intrigued and since more questions were left than answers, I am looking forward to finding out much more in the future: Just as it was the death of her. The rest of the gang were reliably adorable and quirky. I love that we are starting adding sexy nerd coroner Ryan in the mix more and we need more Silvio time, if you ask me!!! However, it is still a fun, non-pretentious, somewhat violent but not to much so, OTT UF series and I enjoy diving into this world from time to time: If you like such, this is a fun choice for sure! I personally am hoping we continue getting more Spider justice and eventually see how it ends.

View all 8 comments. Mar 24, Marta Cox rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: Those who enjoy a strong urban fantasy. Well Gin is back and this time she's not the only one with a game plan. This may be the sixteenth book in this series but the author sure does know how to keep her readers hooked. After so much mayhem and murder previously you would imagine that things would start to slow down but absolutely not!

The Spider is closing in on the mysterious Circle, chasing leads and determined to take down those responsible for the deaths in her family. Yet when asked to find a missing girl Gin doesn't hesitate to Well Gin is back and this time she's not the only one with a game plan. Yet when asked to find a missing girl Gin doesn't hesitate to help but some things just don't add up.

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Ashland has a secret serial killer with a taste for the unusual but is Gin being helped or hindered by those around her? Has the hunter become the prey? I absolutely love this series and yes I know that an assassin shouldn't really be my idea of a heroine but Gin is impossible not to like. Fierce , protective and so very brave but it's her quick thinking that always seems to save the day. Gin may be following clues , tracing a trail but she's not the only cunning adversary in this story. The killer isn't exactly what she expects and those protecting the Circle are all too aware of Gins hunt.

Our favourite assassin casts her net wide but there's a very tangled web to fight her way through. As usual Gin gets beaten up but hey that's OK as it gives her the opportunity to show her many talents. Yes we get more of her extended family which always gives me warm fuzzy feelings and yep even some quality time with Owen! Best of all though is I'm enjoying this new direction , the secrets, the lies , even the surprises about characters I thought I knew.

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Yes misdirection is the name of the game and more revelations are most certainly on their way. I'm as hooked by this book as I was the first and this author has thoroughly entertained me once again so a huge recommendation from me! This voluntary take is of a copy I asked for from Netgalley and my thoughts are truly my own honest opinion View all 9 comments. Snared , Estep always picks the greatest reflections of her work for her titles.

Gin definitely finds herself Snared by the very group she is hunting…the elusive Circle. This series is like one of those deep fried bloomin' onion, with each layer Est Snared , Estep always picks the greatest reflections of her work for her titles. This series is like one of those deep fried bloomin' onion, with each layer Estep unpeels, you find yourself indulging deeper into the simple joy of it.

SNARED is packed full of revelations, with lots of new and exciting, undiscovered depths to characters we thought we knew. What can I say, Estep is a go to author. Bringing amazing fictional characters that become as familiar as family members. With each installment, catching us up with what's going on in their lives My Full review will follow shortly.

This is my honest and voluntary review. Snared is set for publication April 25, Pocket Books Publication Date: April 25, ISBN View all 5 comments. Jan 09, Carmel Rabid Reads rated it really liked it. Not bad for the sixteenth installment—scratch that—it was goddamned Spider-ific! One of the things that I enjoy the most about these novels is how the author keeps making links to the past while still developing new tangents.

Estep also takes us back to that awful day when Blanco lost everything, and we discover an interesting morsel about her mom that has the potential to be a game changer. Yes, she finds herself in more life-or-death situations that all the secondaries combined however, in this particular instance the outlook was worse than usual. View all 4 comments.

Nov 12, Denisa rated it really liked it Shelves: Don't get me wrong, she's a badass and I love her, it just wasn't exactly a 5-star book. Feb 21, Ian rated it really liked it Shelves: Gin Blanco has a lot on her hands. She is not only the unpopular boss of Ashland's criminal underworld but she has discovered there is a rival and perhaps even more insidious organisation called The Circle that is pulling strings from the shadows. She really doesn't have time to track down a missing person but when one of her lieutenants calls in a favor she finds herself doing just that.

A serial killer is on the loose in Gin's patch and she's determined to hunt him down and save his latest vic Gin Blanco has a lot on her hands. A serial killer is on the loose in Gin's patch and she's determined to hunt him down and save his latest victim. In Snared Jennifer Estep runs with the same tried and true formula that has made her one of the biggest names in Urban Fantasy. This whole series is like buttered popcorn. There isn't much to it but it's so much fun that you won't be able to stop until all that's left are those few sad unpopped kernels sitting in the bottom of the bucket.

This installment was one of my favorites in the series. It continues this new mystery of Gin's mother Eira Snow and her involvement with the Circle. I love this series and I love the characters. Each book holds my interest because they are action-packed and the mystery Gin Blanco has to solve always keeps me thoroughly entertained. Book 16 started immediately as Gin was spying on Hugh Tucker in her attempts to unravel the clues left behind by Fletcher Lane. Even while eavesdropping, Gin 4.

Even while eavesdropping, Gin and Finn can't figure out the identity of the leader of "The Circle". But they are getting close. First, the gang has to help Jade Jamison, a local mob boss, because the Lipstick killer kidnapped Jade's little sister Elissa, the little sister of Jade. What I love about this author is the way she weaves a story using the past simultaneously with the present. I feel as though Fletcher is alive because he is so instrumental in all of Gin's escapades. Either that or Fletcher was one hell of a sage because he was light years ahead of his time when it came to predicting what his protege would need in the future.

Finn seemed to be much better emotionally than the last couple of books after the betrayal by his mother Deidra Shaw. He was back to trading witty repartee with Gin. I found myself chuckling a lot in this book. The snarky delivery by the Spider makes her one of my favorite heroines.

She's sassy and smart-alecky but she always gets the job done. This book was definitely top 3 best installments in this series.

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If you love the past books, this one is the same but continuing this slow revelation about the Circle. I'm hoping the leader of the The Circle is as fierce as the legendary fire elemental, Mab Monroe, because no other villain has measures up. I'm looking for a crime lord who will make the Ashland quake in their boots. Nov 26, Ronda rated it liked it.

Unfortunately, I am not a fan of this book Usually Gin and the gang keep me on my toes but I found their vacation boring and repetitive. I seemed to be reading paragraphs that were extended with nothing if that makes sense! The entire book felt like a child's game of Hide and Seek but for a bunch of jewels! I think what disappointed me more was that ending Knowing Gin is going to be hooked on a new set of enemies doesn't bode too well with me, I think I needed a finale, a final ending..

Knowing Gin is going to be hooked on a new set of enemies doesn't bode too well with me, I think I needed a finale, a final ending Maybe I'm just outgrowing The Spider Apr 13, Steven rated it liked it Shelves: Jennifer Estep knows how to have FUN in her stories. This one covered some really dark material I mean honestly, the series is about an assassin Gin finds out that some of her enemies aren't just violent evil thugs.

She makes some progress on her Circle hunting. And we get to see quite a few of our favorite cast members.

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D My biggest complaint is that it was predictable. I pretty much guessed almost everything that was going to happen. But, in typical Estep fashion, I had fun anyways. All in all, a very solid entry into the series. She says she's planned now through book 19 really? You're killing me, Estep -- why 19 instead of 20? Thanks to Netgalley for providing me with an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review. View all 16 comments. It almost felt like the author tried to return to her roots because the beginning of this book is very basic in terms of the Urban Fantasy style.

It was still very well-written but even the writing felt a little on the safe side in this one. But because this is one of my favorite series, I do have pretty high expectations. For me, it was really the safest one because I could predict a lot of what happened. Apr 12, Douglas Meeks rated it really liked it. Well where do we start? First thing, if you can have a series that has gotten to book 16, you have to have done something right, publishers don't stick with books that don't sell.

Gin is most likely the most consistently bloody and violent heroine you will ever read about while still having a heart of gold for the weak and loyal to her friends beyond all reason. So even though she wants to devote full time to The Circle, when a young girl is missing Gin has to make that a priority with some twi Well where do we start? So even though she wants to devote full time to The Circle, when a young girl is missing Gin has to make that a priority with some twists you don't expect and a couple you can see coming This book was a bit harder to review because it got stuck a time or two and I felt she was cursed with temporary stupidity to get the plot moved along.

Thing is though, the story was addicting and kept me glued to the pages, I would hit one of these "She ain't that stupid" moments and then just move on with the story but it was distracting. We have started searching out The Circle in earnest and she has at least one of them in her sights but things get complicated and Tucker seems to be a real enigma and I hope he does not get so evil we can't like him just a bit. Great story, good plot, some stumbles in keeping Gin consistent, really good ending and we get to know a bit more about the night her family died. Hang on folks, this ride is not over.

View all 7 comments. With clues left by her late mentor, Fletcher, Gin and Silvio have started identifying the members of the devious Circle. As Gin digs deeper into both situations, she uncovers a serial killer is With clues left by her late mentor, Fletcher, Gin and Silvio have started identifying the members of the devious Circle. As Gin digs deeper into both situations, she uncovers a serial killer is loose in Ashland. Estep had me glued to my Kindle as I took a ride with my favorite assassin.

The court at Buckkeep becomes an ever more absorbing bustle of plots, secrets and gossip and Fitz rapidly learns that he must be on his guard both within and without. As his relationships with those around him change, to echo the change in himself, he realises that adults are no better at making sense of their lives than he is, with his adolescent torments and confusions. Hobb is extremely good at avoiding the suggestion that Fitz is the protagonist for anyone except her readers.

All her characters have their own dreams and hopes and lives and you have a very firm sense that there are all sorts of other interesting stories unfurling at the sides of the novel that we never get to hear about. Most of the people who do notice Fitz end up using him — perhaps kindly, perhaps with the best of intentions, perhaps with regret — as an instrument in their own plans.

It all combines to create a stifling sense of claustrophobia, a world in which no one can really be trusted. Even those whom Fitz considers his protectors are willing to take desperate gambles in which he is the pawn that faces sacrifice. But this is part of the contract this series makes with you. It demands a particularly intense engagement from its readers and in return it sweeps us into one of the most addictive and absorbing fantasy worlds I know.

For the full review, please see my blog. The first book was too short: And yet, because of this, the book felt lean. No chapter was wasted, and every paragraph counted. In constrast, the second book feels it could've done better with a heavier handed edit. At pages, one would be delighted if not for the fact that it carries itself in a slower pace and the scope of the events is narrower.

Somehow a book almost half the length had more action and more of the wonderful setting Hobb created. More unfortunate than that, this book focuses more heavily on the romance from the get go. If all the scenes from Molly were cut out, I believe the book would have still carried out the same way, same gravitas, and same stakes.

I have purchased the sequel, but I am already bracing for more pointless, forced romance. One person found this helpful.

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Please try again later. Kindle Edition Verified Purchase. There was a problem loading the comments at the moment. It's a bit of a "middle" book but this one is less about training and more about setting the stage for the main conflicts. Not that this doesn't allow Fitz to spend a lot of time sounding like he'd love listening to "the smiths" and "the cure" but it fits a young character - especially one he is a bit self-obsessed.

Characters continue to grow such as my favourite Burritch and there are some great new additions mainly in the form of non-human characters and the interesting viewpoints they provide. I did enjoy a lot of the court politics particularly those surrounding who Fitz can and can't court with Patience providing amazing insight on the subject.

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