Warrior Princess Assassin, a review by Kristie

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Warrior Princess Assassin

Brigid Kemmerer

400 pages

August 12, 2025

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Blurb: 

WARRIOR. King Maddox Kyronan’s fire magic has earned him a ruthless reputation on the battlefield, but now his kingdom is slowly burning. Ky’s only chance to save his people is to enter a marriage alliance with the neighboring nation of Astranza, and hope that the royal family’s power to manipulate the weather will help his land flourish once more. He just needs to ensure no one finds out how the blaze began.

PRINCESS. With war looming on the horizon, Princess Jory’s home needs the protection of the fearsome warrior king, but she is hiding a dangerous her family’s magic is fading. Tempting as it is to reject her duties and run away with her childhood friend, Asher, Jory knows that she is the kingdom’s last hope. When she meets her intended, Jory is surprised to discover that beneath Ky’s daunting exterior is a compassionate and sharp-witted man who sets her heart aflame. But what will he do when he realizes she’s deceiving him?

ASSASSIN. Asher’s done what he must to survive, even if that means getting his hands dirty. Once a young nobleman in Astranza’s palace, where he and Jory caused mischief together, now he’s part of the Hunter’s Guild, employing much darker skills. When a lucrative job comes his way, Asher can’t say no—until he discovers the targets. Someone wants Ky and Jory dead. With the Guild watching, Asher must decide what he’s willing to do to protect the woman he loves.

My take: 

This was absolutely fantastic. I loved every minute of this, from the world building, to the banter, to the tension of the slow burn. Jory is the princess being married off to the enemy king, Ky, to secure an alliance. But when she meets him, he’s nothing like she’s heard. While they’re slow to trust one another, a tentative alliance is beginning to form. And then comes Asher.

Jory’s childhood friend, but currently an exiled assassin, complicates things with new orders from the Guild. He’s torn and wants to keep her safe, but he soon finds he’s going to need to keep the king safe as well. As the three of them try and fifure out who is trying to kill them all, their trust is tested. Repeatedly. When they finally have a moment alone, either between two of them or all three, we finally get to see them as just three people who are confused about who they love.

That scene when the slow burn finally burns is not one to read in public my friends. It snuck up and was so worth the wait 🥵🥵🥵🔥!