Warrior Princess Assassin by Brigid KemmererMy rating: 1 of 5 stars
Bruh. This was all kinds of not-for-me and I will be forever scarred by its one spectacularly graphic sex scene.
The whole story feels pretty weak from the get-go: a forced marriage between a Princess who is often excluded from politicking by her brother, to a brutal king who is rumoured to be bloodthirsty and awful. And unfortunately her deadly assassin best friend can't save her.
Naturally, all of the roles are lies - the princess isn't pampered, the brutal king is a sweetheart, and the deadly assassin is broken by his past. The alpha male here is the king, so get ready for him to be overprotective and somehow immediately saving their asses at every turn.
The story is a rather bland journey from one kingdom to another, filled with more loaded glances and stroking hair off faces than any kind of drama or action. There's so much touching and mooning that it becomes unbearable almost immediately. It is very much a story that is just an excuse to build a romance, rather than an organic romance that grows from the story.
The whole thing is actually painfully PG up until the last 50 or so pages when it becomes extremely explicit, so romance fans will be mostly disappointed until the last little bit, and non-romance fans have to suffer through an excruciating slow-burn for the entirety of the book.
This really was painful from start to finish, and very clearly a romance written for romance's sake, without much thought to building a strong story. I was not a fan at all, and I don't think I could even recommend it to romance fans as it's dramatic 180 in the romance side of things makes it alienating for both explicit and non-explicit fans. Perhaps those who enjoy slow-burn and are willing to skip over the graphic stuff will enjoy this the most.
With thanks to Harper Collins for an ARC
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