Format: Kindle, 135 pages
Release Date: September 26, 2023
Publisher: Jennifer Estep
Source: Author without compensation
Genre: Urban Fantasy
New York Times bestselling author
Jennifer Estep delivers an epic team-up featuring beloved characters
from her Elemental Assassin urban fantasy series and her Mythos Academy
young adult series. This crossover novella, Spider and Frost,
mixes magic and mythology in an action-packed adventure. Perfect for
fans of Ilona Andrews, Jennifer L. Armentrout, and Rick Riordan.
WHEN AN ASSASSIN . . .
My
name is Gin Blanco, and I’m on vacation. Sort of. As the assassin the
Spider, it’s hard for me to completely relax, but I’m determined to
enjoy a scenic train ride and a nice, quiet lunch before heading back
home to Ashland.
My plans change when Gwen Frost boards the
train. The girl says she’s heading back to Mythos Academy, the fancy
private boarding school, but I can’t shake the feeling that Gwen is
hiding something—and is in far more trouble than she realizes.
. . . MEETS A CHAMPION
My
name is Gwen Frost. I might have saved the world from Loki, the evil
Norse god of chaos, but I’m still chasing down Reaper villains. It’s all
part of being the Champion of Nike, the Greek goddess of victory.
I’ve
been assigned to protect some mythological artifacts that are being
transported via train to Mythos Academy, but some Reapers are hot on my
trail, and they’ll do anything to recover the artifacts—and kill me.
Also
on the train is Gin Blanco, who claims to be the owner of the Pork Pit
barbecue restaurant. My psychometry magic keeps whispering that there’s
more to her than meets the eye, although I can’t tell if Gin is a
friend, an enemy, or something else entirely.
Jennifer Estep's Spider and Frost
is a 28,000-word crossover novella between the Elemental Assassin urban
fantasy series and the Mythos Academy young adult series. It is told
from the points of view of Gin Blanco and Gwen Frost. Spider and Frost takes place after the events of Last Strand, book 19 in the Elemental Assassin series. If you have read the Elemental Assassin series, you know that Gin has retired...sort of. She and her sister Bria, along with Finn and Owen are on vacation but the vacation turns into just another day at the office for Gin after a rock slide derails her plans and she is forced to ride the train alone to her next destination.
In a curious twist of fate, Gwen Frost has also been separated from her friends (Logan, Daphne, and others) by the same landslide. Here is where Gin meets Gwen who lives in an entirely different world than Gin. In Gwen's world, there are Valkyries, Spartans, Vikings, and gods and goddesses of all persuasions. Her job is to protect artifacts that have been recovered and brought back to Mythos Academy. While Gin's world is filled with giants, dwarves, and vampires, and people trying to kill her for being the Spider, the notorious assassin and current underworld Queen.
Gwen, who is Nike's Champion, still carries her trusty sword named Vic, and Vic is as sarcastic as always which Gin will learn soon enough. Even though Gwen and her friends helped stop Loki, the Reapers are still out there, and they are still trying to steal precious artifacts that carry powerful abilities in them like Minerva's Dagger. Gwen, for those who don't know, is not only Nike's champion, but she's also an Oracle who, while touching a certain object, allows her to get out of jams. In a curious twist, Gin faces an unknown enemy who has absolutely no idea of who she is, or what she has done as the Spider. Never say never to another meeting between worlds.
*Thoughts*
So, yes, I do encourage readers of this review to please go back and check out Gwen's series. I have no hesitation in saying that you won't be disappointed, especially if you like mythology and romance and twisted villains. I think interesting part of this, and I have to ask the author, but didn't Gwen at one time or the other visit the Pork Pit while Gwen's grandmother was alive, and so wasn't Fletcher Lane? Anyone want to fact check that for me? What's even more curious is that the author also mentions Karma Girl which is one of Gwen's favorite comics.
*ARC provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.*
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