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Crush the King (Crown of Shards #3)Jennifer EstepPublished: March 17, 2020 (Harper Voyager)Purchase at: Amazon or BookshopReview Source: Copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 3.5 stars Note: While this review will be spoiler free, it will reference previous events in the series. If you haven’t yet started, check out VBC’s review of Kill the... 
Kill the Queen (Crown of Shards #1) Jennifer Estep Published: Oct. 2, 2018 (Harper Voyager) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Ever since the death of her parents fifteen years ago Lady Everleigh Saffira Winter Blair has lived as a shadow amongst her royal family at the palace in the... 
Snared (Elemental Assassin #16) Jennifer Estep Published: April 25, 2017 (Pocket Books) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Note: While this review will be spoiler free, it will reference previous events in the series. If you haven’t started this series yet, check out VBC’s review of... 
Nice Guys Bite (Elemental Assassin #15.5) Jennifer Estep Published: Dec. 12, 2016 (Pocket Star) Purchase: Amazon Review source: purchased Reviewed by: Kris Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars Note: While review will be spoiler free, it does make reference to previous books. If you haven’t started this series yet, check out VBC’s review of book 1, Spider’s Bite. Being the assistant to Ashland’s current queen of... 
Unraveled (Elemental Assassin #15) Jennifer Estep Published: Aug. 30, 2016 (Pocket Books) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars Note: While this review will be spoiler free, it will reference events from the previous book. If you haven’t started this series yet, check out VBC’s review... 
Unwanted (Elemental Assassin #14.5) Jennifer Estep Published: July 18, 2016 (Pocket Books) Purchase: Amazon Review Source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Note: While this review will be spoiler free, it will reference previous books. If you haven’t started this series yet, check out VBC’s review of book 1, Spider’s Bite. I love when... 
Bright Blaze of Magic (Black Blade #3) Jennifer Estep Published: Apr. 26, 2016 (Kensington) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Margaret Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Note: while review will be spoiler free, it does make reference to previous books. If you haven’t started this series yet, check out VBC’s review of book... 
We’ve never been subtle about how much we like the Elemental Assassin series here at VBC. Jennifer Estep brings the awesome on the regular. If you read Amy’s early review, you know the latest novel in the series Bitter Bite is good. We like convincing you, though. So we sweet-talked Jennifer into sharing an excerpt of Bitter Bite with VBC. Here’s your exclusive peek: But this wasn’t a secret that I could...
Bitter Bite (Elemental Assassin #14) Jennifer Estep Published: Feb. 23, 2015 (Pocket Books) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Note: While this review will be spoiler free, it will reference events from the previous book. If you haven’t yet started this series, check out VBC’s review of...
Do you love Gin Blanco? We do. The VBC team members have been backing the assassin in Jennifer Estep’s Elemental Assassin series since book one, Spider’s Bite. The series has continued to be a favorite past the ten-book mark, which is a difficult thing to accomplish. We’re pretty excited about the release of Bitter Bite, the fourteenth Elemental Assassin novel, on Feb. 23. We’d advise pre-ordering the... 
