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caszriel's review
5.0
Loved this! From the first paragraph, the word Carnival appears. Jennifer Estep introduces the subject fast, and the story goes fast! I was sad to see it all end, but I loved Bria and Gin's character in Parlor Tricks. Wonderful.
audiobookmel's review
4.0
Great short story of Gin and Bria searching a carnival for a missing child. Things go exactly how you would expect with Gin at a carnival. Not a real long story, I read in about an hour.
bookfessional's review
3.0
There have been good Gin Blanco novellas, and there have been not so good Gin Blanco novellas. Parlor Tricks is one of the latter. It was too short for anything really interesting to happen and carnivals . . . well, carnivals are creepy.
Still, I love Gin and her "Ta da"s made it worth it.
Still, I love Gin and her "Ta da"s made it worth it.
ladymink's review
3.0
Interesting preview. I actually enjoyed the largest preview. The others were so short, sometimes it was hard to tell what the rest of the story would be like.
xakyr's review
3.0
This was a brief entry in the Elemental Assassin series. It's not really necessary to the overall arc of the series, but being as OCD as I am when it comes to reading series in order, I took the opportunity to read it.
I found it interesting how the bad guy used her elemental powers, but the battle between Gin and Esmeralda was over too quickly for my tastes. I was also left wondering why Gin and Bria didn't research the Carnival in the first place.
It was a decent read, but one where you have to be familiar with the series and some of the past events to be able to understand it completely.
I found it interesting how the bad guy used her elemental powers, but the battle between Gin and Esmeralda was over too quickly for my tastes. I was also left wondering why Gin and Bria didn't research the Carnival in the first place.
It was a decent read, but one where you have to be familiar with the series and some of the past events to be able to understand it completely.
redhairedashreads's review
3.0
Series: Elemental Assassin #8.1
Rating: 3 stars - I liked it
This was a short story featuring Gin and Bria at a carnival. It definitely was a creepy circus and I agree with Gin that clowns can be creepy. I liked this one because it was just Gin and Bria taking on the bad guys. They made a good team.
You can also find my reviews at Red-Haired Ash Reads.
Rating: 3 stars - I liked it
This was a short story featuring Gin and Bria at a carnival. It definitely was a creepy circus and I agree with Gin that clowns can be creepy. I liked this one because it was just Gin and Bria taking on the bad guys. They made a good team.
You can also find my reviews at Red-Haired Ash Reads.
mimccub's review
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Minor: Kidnapping, Murder, Confinement, and Violence
laurla's review
-published in the anthology "carniepunk" - but i only read this story.
gin and bria head to a carnival to investigate a missing girl. gin doesn't like carnivals and there's a good reason for her not to like this one when she and her sister get knocked out and wake up in cages.
"you don't like carnivals?"
"not particularly. there are already enough people around here looking to con you without you having to actually pay for the privilege."
gin and bria head to a carnival to investigate a missing girl. gin doesn't like carnivals and there's a good reason for her not to like this one when she and her sister get knocked out and wake up in cages.
"you don't like carnivals?"
"not particularly. there are already enough people around here looking to con you without you having to actually pay for the privilege."