Review: 3.5 stars-Bria and Gin
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 8, 2013
:  PARLOR TRICKS is a short story (found in the Carniepunk Anthology) in Jennifer Estep's Elemental Assassin series.  Although this particular storyline is not pertinent or instrumental in the Elemental Assassin series ( and it does not further the current storyline) it does show a side to Gin as her relationship with her sister Bria grows closer with every otherworld encounter.The premise follows Gin and Bria as they search for a missing sixteen year old girl last seen at the travelling carnival in Ashland.  As fans of the series know, nothing is as simple as a missing girl. Bria and Gin will soon discover that there is more to the carnival acts than meets the eye.  Someone knows something but everyone is afraid to talk.  When Gin and Bria finds themselves on the receiving end of some elemental magic, it will take the actions of two sisters to stop the Amazing Esmerelda and uncover the secret to her everlasting youth.PARLOR TRICKS  can be found in the FREE anthology CARNIEPUNK released June 2013.  Among Jennifer's fellow contributors are Rachel Caine, Kevin Hearne, Seanan McGuire, and Rob Thurman, and also includes Delilah S. Dawson, Kelly Gay, Mark Henry, Hillary Jacques, Jackie Kessler, Kelly Meding, Allison Pang, Nicole D. Peeler, and Jaye Wells.  Each short story brings the mysterious world of the travelling carnival onto the pages of Carniepunk.  If you are a fan of Jennifer Estep,Parlor Tricks a bonus short story featuring Gin and Bria in the supernatural world of the Elemental Assassin.