Deadly Sting takes place about a month after the events in Widow's Web. Gin is still dealing with the after effects of killing Salina. Finn decides it would be a good idea for Gin to get out. Mab Monroe's jewelry is to be on display at Briartop, a museum in Ashland, and Finn believes it will be the perfect time for Gin to get out and dressed up. Of course nothing in Ashland can go smoothly. There are always people out to prove a point or make a buck and when the entire museum is on lockdown being held hostage by a giant, Gin knows what has to be done. 
 I liked the different approach to this book than the others. Deadly Sting primarily takes place over a single evening. I found that this made me read the book extremely fast. It was also a way to showcase how Gin can think on her feet. Obviously she didn't plan for the museum to be taken over, but, I guess, in her way she is always prepared for any situation and it was cool to see how she thought on her feet. In previous books, she talks about her patience and her ability to wait and sit quiet until the perfect moment to take out her target. Here, it's a little different because obviously not knowing this was going to happen, there was no planning involved beforehand. It just shows how intelligent Gin really is and kind of gives credence to the people who find Gin a threat, because she is definitely a threat to anyone who puts her or those she cares about or the innocent in harms way. 
 Of course the main thing a lot of people are going to read this book for is the ultimate Gin and Owen moment. You know it's going to be there. They haven't spoken or seen each other in over a month since Salina's death, but as fate would have it (or as Finn would have it) they are both at the gala. They finally talk, sort of. Upon reading this book, I think it becomes apparent that what they are going through is bigger than what they thought. It goes beyond Gin killing Salina and Owen clearly is going to need more time. But by the end they do make some leeway and I'm hopeful things will work out. But also upon reading the book, I understand that I don't want Gin to be with someone else who can't take her for all that she is and accept everything she does (cough Donovan cough). Ultimately I would like Gin to find romantic happiness. She has happiness with her friends and family and she deserves love too, even if she thinks she doesn't. 
 I've read a couple reviews that spoke about Gin being too closed off when it comes to expressing her emotions. I can see that. I also see, however, her family and friends not falling for the tough routine. I don't think it's hard to believe that everyone knows Gin is heartbroken and not 100 %herself. It shows that they care when they ask how she's doing even though they know she may keep it all in. This is a time when I wish we got other people's POVs because I would like to see how everyone is interacting with Owen when Gin's not around. 
 Jennifer Estep adds a couple little twists that I'm excited to see play out in the next book(s). I really enjoyed this book. I wasn't sure if I would because usually when characters I like go through great upheval in their lives they become maudlin in the next book. I should have known Gin doesn't do maudlin. I can't wait until Heart of Venom is out later this year. Until Then!