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Warrior Princess Assassin
by Brigid Kemmerer
slow-paced
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Thank you to HarperVoyager and NetGalley for the eARC.
A sheltered princess, married off for an alliance. A war-hardened king with ferocious magic, hated by his people. An assassin without a place in the world who only craves sanctuary. These three make an unlikely trio but they're thrown together by necessity which blooms into something much more.
I enjoyed the beginning of this book and had quite high hopes, but ufortunately it just didn't hit for me. There isn't a whole lot of plot. Much of the book is the characters travelling from one place to another, and when I finished the book I looked back and had the distinct impression that the plot had barely moved forward.
Being a character-driven story, its enjoyment really hinges on forming some attachments to the three main characters. I enjoyed Asher's backstory, his vulnerability; Ky's relationships with his men and sister. I actually really liked these two, and their dynamic is really quite touching with lots of tension right from the offset. Jory, the FMC, was another matter. I felt as if she was just...there, not really contributing a whole lot. She is portrayed as innocent, naive and sheltered, but some of her actions didn't feel all that believable. I didn't get on with her characterisation at all which is a big deal in a why choose narrative!
I had a decent time reading the book but won't be picking up the sequel, unfortunately I think it's too much romance and not enough plot for my tastes.
A sheltered princess, married off for an alliance. A war-hardened king with ferocious magic, hated by his people. An assassin without a place in the world who only craves sanctuary. These three make an unlikely trio but they're thrown together by necessity which blooms into something much more.
I enjoyed the beginning of this book and had quite high hopes, but ufortunately it just didn't hit for me. There isn't a whole lot of plot. Much of the book is the characters travelling from one place to another, and when I finished the book I looked back and had the distinct impression that the plot had barely moved forward.
Being a character-driven story, its enjoyment really hinges on forming some attachments to the three main characters. I enjoyed Asher's backstory, his vulnerability; Ky's relationships with his men and sister. I actually really liked these two, and their dynamic is really quite touching with lots of tension right from the offset. Jory, the FMC, was another matter. I felt as if she was just...there, not really contributing a whole lot. She is portrayed as innocent, naive and sheltered, but some of her actions didn't feel all that believable. I didn't get on with her characterisation at all which is a big deal in a why choose narrative!
I had a decent time reading the book but won't be picking up the sequel, unfortunately I think it's too much romance and not enough plot for my tastes.