I would have given this books 4 stars for the story and character development because real progress is made, but I'm having a little trouble with the writing/editing. I REALLY don't need to be told every few pages that Gin is an assassin, the Spider. I know. I also don't need the constant referrals to characters by their name and title and relationship to Gin, i.e. Detective Donovan McCain, my former lover and Bria, my baby sister. This makes it feel like it's written for those with lower reading comprehension, like pre-teens. This is frustrating because the pages could be filled with so much more story if the repetitive reminders were eliminated. 
 That being said, I'm enjoying the progress Gin is making both in her personal relationships and her quest for revenge. Her magic is continuing to develop and I'm interested to see her get over her guilt and learn to use it to defeat Mab Monroe, the fire elemental ;)