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Spider's Bite (Elemental Assassin, #1)
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bookshelves: peer-pressure, approved-by-likeminded-souls, broom-rider, color-me-surprised, fairies-n-shit, fanged-ones, kick-ass-hero, kick-ass-heroine, murder-she-wrote, shagadelic, the-force-is-strong-in-this-one, uberville, urban-fantasy, wallbanger, where-the-hell-was-i
May 31, 2015
bookshelves: peer-pressure, approved-by-likeminded-souls, broom-rider, color-me-surprised, fairies-n-shit, fanged-ones, kick-ass-hero, kick-ass-heroine, murder-she-wrote, shagadelic, the-force-is-strong-in-this-one, uberville, urban-fantasy, wallbanger, where-the-hell-was-i
I have read this before....or I have tried to read this before.
A few years back I was all about the paranormal romance, and I was specific. So specific in fact that not many novels would to. I was full of it at the time and not easily satisfied. I would get a few chapters in, and if the book didn't take me, if it didn't have that something special i would discard it like yesterday's papers. Somewhere in my travels I have stumbled on Elemental Assassin and discarded it.
Now I can say I am more than happy I've tried again. Lately I keep picking up books with whiney, spineless, pathetic heroines who can't seem to get trough a single day in their life without having some kind of mental breakdown, or need help to simply breathe.
Gin was such a breath of fresh air, I loved it. The I-don't-give-a-fuck, take no nonsense kind of girl that went on with her day. Something didn't happen the way it was supposed to? Shit deal, but life moves on.
She did what needed to get done and a focused train of thought was so refreshing. She wasn't second guessing herself every second of every day. She knew who she was and what was she capable of. No vanity, no insecurity, no cattiness. I really, really, REALLY needed this.
A normal chick with a healthy sex drive and a good appetite for food. Not some supa skinny, stick insect that spent all her waking moments thinking did the guy wink at her or simply blink?
A few years back I was all about the paranormal romance, and I was specific. So specific in fact that not many novels would to. I was full of it at the time and not easily satisfied. I would get a few chapters in, and if the book didn't take me, if it didn't have that something special i would discard it like yesterday's papers. Somewhere in my travels I have stumbled on Elemental Assassin and discarded it.
Now I can say I am more than happy I've tried again. Lately I keep picking up books with whiney, spineless, pathetic heroines who can't seem to get trough a single day in their life without having some kind of mental breakdown, or need help to simply breathe.
Gin was such a breath of fresh air, I loved it. The I-don't-give-a-fuck, take no nonsense kind of girl that went on with her day. Something didn't happen the way it was supposed to? Shit deal, but life moves on.
She did what needed to get done and a focused train of thought was so refreshing. She wasn't second guessing herself every second of every day. She knew who she was and what was she capable of. No vanity, no insecurity, no cattiness. I really, really, REALLY needed this.
A normal chick with a healthy sex drive and a good appetite for food. Not some supa skinny, stick insect that spent all her waking moments thinking did the guy wink at her or simply blink?
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Reading Progress
May 31, 2015
– Shelved as:
to-read
May 31, 2015
– Shelved
May 31, 2015
– Shelved as:
peer-pressure
June 1, 2015
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Started Reading
June 1, 2015
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11.14%
"Well clip my claws and brush me fluffy...
The MC is actually NOT a 16 year old blushing virgin, AND the main baddie is a woman???
ON A ROLL,BITCH!"
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The MC is actually NOT a 16 year old blushing virgin, AND the main baddie is a woman???
ON A ROLL,BITCH!"
June 2, 2015
– Shelved as:
approved-by-likeminded-souls
June 2, 2015
– Shelved as:
broom-rider
June 2, 2015
– Shelved as:
color-me-surprised
June 2, 2015
– Shelved as:
fairies-n-shit
June 2, 2015
– Shelved as:
fanged-ones
June 2, 2015
– Shelved as:
kick-ass-hero
June 2, 2015
– Shelved as:
kick-ass-heroine
June 2, 2015
– Shelved as:
murder-she-wrote
June 2, 2015
– Shelved as:
shagadelic
June 2, 2015
– Shelved as:
the-force-is-strong-in-this-one
June 2, 2015
– Shelved as:
uberville
June 2, 2015
– Shelved as:
urban-fantasy
June 2, 2015
– Shelved as:
wallbanger
June 2, 2015
– Shelved as:
where-the-hell-was-i
June 2, 2015
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Finished Reading
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Ferdy wrote: "Great review :)I used to love this series, Gin was a badass and so refreshing to read about. But I kind of hate her and the series now, she turned into an annoying, repetitive doormat martyr and t..."
Great, thank you for the heads up. Not many series do wind up being great. Sometimes you just need to quit while you're ahead. I mean, there were series i swore by, my light of all lights. Fever, Kate Daniels, IAD and Anita Blake...but it came to that point where the characters i adored with all my might became these insufferable trolls that i wanted to drown in the nearest creek...
At least i have next few novels to look forward to. :D
YESS! I love how unapologetic she is about being an assassin. I've only read the first 6 books, but I really enjoyed them.
Idk if I'll be continuing the series since I read spoilers for the following books, but the one's I read were worth it! :)
Nancy wrote: "YESS! I love how unapologetic she is about being an assassin. I've only read the first 6 books, but I really enjoyed them.
Idk if I'll be continuing the series since I read spoilers for the follo..."
Thank you guys so much for taking the time to give me a heads up. I've been struggling lately to find decent books. I am now digging in my old PNR lists..:)
I used to love this series, Gin was a badass and so refreshing to read about. But I kind of hate her and the series now, she turned into an annoying, repetitive doormat martyr and the books went downhill after a certain story arc ended. I only read the books now because of my obsessive need to complete series.
I would recommend the first 6 books, but the rest are kind of blah.