Heart of Venom by Jennifer Estep

I have found that I really enjoy reading about the adventures of the assassin known as the Spider and this book is no exception. Jennifer Estep has lived up to my expectations yet again with another explosive addition to the Elemental assassin series. Gin Blanco lost most of her family when she was just a young girl so she is very protective when it comes to her 'adoptive' family. One of the people she cares deeply about gets kidnapped, so Gin being the badass assassin known as the Spider, will stop at nothing short of death to get them back.  One of the great things about this book is that no matter if you have been following Gin throughout the Elemental Assassin series or if this is your very first taste, the author does a wonderful job of catching you up to the present time and getting you familiar with the characters enough to know their background story without being overly repetitive for the ones of us who have read the entire collection. Action packed at every turn, you are sure NOT to get bored with this one!

Dead Girls Don't Lie by Jennifer Shaw Wolf

Jaycee's best friend Rachel just died. They haven't spoken to each other in six months and yet Rachel tried to reach out to Jaycee just before her death. Jaycee hasn't told anyone that Rachel asked her for her help, and that just maybe had she not ignored the text, Rachel's fate could have been different. Rachel and Jaycee were just hanging out, Rachel wanted to go to an old abandoned house when they stumbled upon a gruesome site, a boy dead. Did someone see them? Does it have something to do with what happens to Rachel or is it something more? The police are saying that it is gang related but with the cryptic messages that Rachel left behind for her, Jaycee decides to take the investigation into her own hands, hoping to get real justice for her friend. Rachel left warnings not to trust anyone but as Jaycee digs further she may have put herself in real danger. Dead Girls Don't Lie will definitely keep you intrigued as you try to figure out just what happened, who done it, and why? A very well put together y/a mystery. If your a fan of Pretty Little Liars, you are sure to enjoy this book.