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4.28 AVERAGE
4.28 AVERAGE
Emotional, character-driven, and utterly addictive
Warrior Princess Assassin is easily one of my top reads of the summer—a sweeping romantasy full of tension, magic, and impossible choices. From the first chapter, I was completely hooked and could not put it down. Brigid Kemmerer’s adult debut delivers on every promise: slow burn romance, political stakes, and three incredibly compelling characters whose chemistry is off the charts.
Jory, Ky, and Asher feel like three parts of one whole, each one bringing out something different in the others. I cared deeply about all of them, which is rare for me in this kind of dynamic. Usually, I pick a favorite, but not here—they’re better together. The tension and yearning between them was so well crafted, layered with distrust, attraction, and shared purpose. Yes, the romance is slow burn, but it’s laced with sparks from the start, and the plot never loses momentum. The pacing is tight, with a short in-world timeframe that makes the instant connection between characters feel believable, especially given their backstories and the high-stakes circumstances.
I appreciated how character-driven the story was, while still maintaining a steady sense of danger and forward motion. Ky’s fire magic, Jory’s secrets, and Asher’s ties to the Hunter’s Guild all feed into the plot in meaningful ways. There’s betrayal, banter, forced proximity, hidden truths, and yes—plenty of steam. And while this is the first in a trilogy, it doesn’t leave you on a brutal cliffhanger. The ending lands in a satisfying spot while still setting the stage for what’s next.
Emotionally intense and compulsively readable, Warrior Princess Assassin left me desperate for the next installment. I’m all in on the Braided Fate series.
Warrior Princess Assassin is easily one of my top reads of the summer—a sweeping romantasy full of tension, magic, and impossible choices. From the first chapter, I was completely hooked and could not put it down. Brigid Kemmerer’s adult debut delivers on every promise: slow burn romance, political stakes, and three incredibly compelling characters whose chemistry is off the charts.
Jory, Ky, and Asher feel like three parts of one whole, each one bringing out something different in the others. I cared deeply about all of them, which is rare for me in this kind of dynamic. Usually, I pick a favorite, but not here—they’re better together. The tension and yearning between them was so well crafted, layered with distrust, attraction, and shared purpose. Yes, the romance is slow burn, but it’s laced with sparks from the start, and the plot never loses momentum. The pacing is tight, with a short in-world timeframe that makes the instant connection between characters feel believable, especially given their backstories and the high-stakes circumstances.
I appreciated how character-driven the story was, while still maintaining a steady sense of danger and forward motion. Ky’s fire magic, Jory’s secrets, and Asher’s ties to the Hunter’s Guild all feed into the plot in meaningful ways. There’s betrayal, banter, forced proximity, hidden truths, and yes—plenty of steam. And while this is the first in a trilogy, it doesn’t leave you on a brutal cliffhanger. The ending lands in a satisfying spot while still setting the stage for what’s next.
Emotionally intense and compulsively readable, Warrior Princess Assassin left me desperate for the next installment. I’m all in on the Braided Fate series.
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
What a FUN adult romantasy debut from Brigid Kemmerer!!
While the main heroine suffers from the standard romantasy naivety, it’s well-balanced and acknowledged in a way that makes her infuriating decisions slightly less infuriating, because she and everyone else know she’s naive. But I also think she’s a great character overall, so this isn’t a huge complaint.
Ky and Asher? Yes all around to both of these tortured men.
The worldbuilding is also really interesting and I definitely am looking forward to more.
I can’t wait for book 2, and book 1 is literally not even out yet 😆😭
While the main heroine suffers from the standard romantasy naivety, it’s well-balanced and acknowledged in a way that makes her infuriating decisions slightly less infuriating, because she and everyone else know she’s naive. But I also think she’s a great character overall, so this isn’t a huge complaint.
Ky and Asher? Yes all around to both of these tortured men.
The worldbuilding is also really interesting and I definitely am looking forward to more.
I can’t wait for book 2, and book 1 is literally not even out yet 😆😭
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced copy!
This was my first book by Brigid Kemmerer, and I loved it!! Warrior Princess Assassin, follows, you guessed correctly, a warrior, a princess, and an assassin. As part of ongoing negotiations for an alliance between their two countries, Marjoriana, the princess, is set to be married off to Maddox Kyronan, a warrior king. Plans go awry when Asher, an assassin and Marjoriana’s childhood best friend, gets a mysterious order to kill both the princess and the warrior. As the trio navigates their way out of the kingdom and tries to stay safe, tensions build between our main characters.
This book is definitely more character focused, but there is an overarching plot that drives their relationships to one another and the story along. I loved all the characters too, and thought they were well developed. Asher my baby 😭 I hope we get to see more of Victoria in the next book and get more development of the magic system.
⚔️ MFM
👑 multi-pov
⚔️ political romantasy
👑 character heavy
⚔️ first in a series
👑 slowburn (like SLOW, like 90% in slow)
Warrior Princess Assassin comes out on August 12th, and I definitely recommend snagging a copy of this!!
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Ughhhh the TENSION! Her childhood friend or the man she's being forced to marry? And what happens if tension starts building between the assassin and the warrior?! The lust, the yearning. I'm here for it
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes