I have been following along with Gin’s adventures since book one, Spider’s Bite, so you can say that I am invested in Gin and all of her friends… and enemies. As with any series there are some books that aren’t as great, but Sharpest Sting by Jennifer Estep is another great addition to the Elemental Assassin series!

As with any long running series I find my review to be short because I don’t want to spoil anything for those who have been along for the ride with me and to really say anything other then, very well developed characters and awesome world building, to those starting the series, well, it won’t mean much.

So if you are new to the series, buy this book right away to support an excellent author, but also start with the first book so you can be like the cool kids and have all the inside info.

And if you’ve been enjoying Gin from the beginning, this book throws a major bomb at you in regards to the Tin Man. Gin ultimately handles it well, but dang!!! And of course there’s the awesome fight scenes and love scenes. One other thing I’ll leave you with is I am loving the flirtation between Silvio and Gin’s hired muscle… Wait. What?!? Gin hired someone to protect her highly feared assassin self?!??? Grab yourself a copy of Sharpest Sting, and you can thank me later. ( )

Plenty of action and suspense. Lots of danger and deceit. I don't see myself ever getting sick of Gin Blanco.

It's getting really hard to review these books after 18 have come and gone. I don't want to give away any spoilers and I also don't want to continue to say the same things I have said in the past (ie: I love Gin, I love her friends, I love the world, etc).

SHARPEST STING continues the Circle storyline. We get some pretty big revelations and we finally get to meet the uncle. I knew he was evil because of the things that have been revealed in past books, but I was still really shocked by the level of evil that came out of him. A new character is introduced and he stirs some things up on multiple fronts. Some good, some bad.

I don't know why, but I still really want to see Gin and Owen get married and have babies and fight to keep them safe. I can't imagine getting sick of Gin and her friends. Bring me more.

* This book was provided free of charge from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. ( )