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The Princess Knight

de G.A. Aiken

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Fantasy. Fiction. Historical Fiction. Humor (Fiction.) HTML:In New York Times bestselling author G.A. Aiken's gripping new fantasy romance series, the Blacksmith Queen must confront armies and pretenders desperate to take her new-won crown. But with the Princess Knight at her side and a centaur warrior clan at her back, she'll risk everything for victory . . .

LONG LIVE THE QUEEN

Gemma Smythe dedicated her life to the glory of battle. With her fellow War Monks, she worshipped the war gods, rained destruction on her enemies, and raised the dead when the fancy took her. Until her sister Keeley became the prophesied Blacksmith Queen, and Gemma broke faith with her order to journey to the Amichai Mountain and fight by Keeley's side.

The Amichai warriors are an unruly, never-to-be-tamed lot, especially their leader-in-waiting, Quinn. But when the War Monks declare support for Gemma's ruthless youngest sister Beatrix, the immaturity of her key ally is the least of Gemma's problems. She has to get to the grand masters, dispel their grudge against her, and persuade them to fight for Keeley and justice. If her conviction can't sway them, perhaps Quinn's irritating, irreverent, clearly unhinged, ferocity will win the day . . .

Praise for The Blacksmith Queen

"It may be laugh-out-loud funny, but at its heart this is a story of a woman who cares deeply for both the family she has and the one she creates."
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"Tilting more toward fantasy, this paranormal romance will be a hit with fans of both genres who enjoy tales that are lighthearted and humorous."

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ANNWYL IS HERE.

:Ahem: yeah this review is spoiler marked for those three words. Because anyone who read the Dragonkin series, about the dragons on the other side of the mountains mentioned oh so often in this series, you know what that means.

Firstly folks - Beatrix transcends evil in a way that I think would be hard for real life people to do. There's monsters throughout history that the majority of the public agree are evil in every secular way a person can be evil.

And then there's Beatrix, who puts them all to shame.

Much like Keeley's book this is less a romance and more of a fantasy with emotions turning up occasionally. If I'm being strictly honest, that describes all of Aiken/Laurenston's books whether fantasy or paranormal. They don't follow the traditional romance novel trappings.

Oh Gemma talks about her feelings and Quinn certainly expresses his. The word love is tossed out and there's sex. Discussion of future plans together and how Gemma's life fits with Quinn's.

That's like 5% of the book. The rest involves squabbling religious sects who NEED to get along, sibling fighting, battles, necromancy and some interesting discussions about the nature of faith in a world where the gods will talk their followers as they like.

Maybe.

Or talk to a cheerful heretic queen who os a blacksmith and just happy to know her blacksmithing is probably going to save the world.

This felt a bit like a middle book, in that another piece had to be cleared off the table (Cyrus), except there's the twin oft-mentioned and the ending of this book would lead one to wonder how Beatrix would even survive long enough for Gemma to pound her into a bloody pulp.

I hope Ainsley is up for a book, though we haven't met any other single centaurs (Laila uh being seduced by one of Gemma's battle cohorts) and I can't stress this enough, the end of the book opens up a lot of possibilities.

Oh but about out to Ferdinand, a cheerful, boisterous truce vicar. At first he was kind of just there, but him and his fellow vicars are hilarious and truly they belong with Keeley for so many reasons. ( )
  lexilewords | Dec 28, 2023 |
Continuing from Book 1 (yes, this is honestly not a stand alone book), the book kicks into high gear with all the characters we knew and a HOST of others. Seriously, one of my minor quibbles is that there are so many awesome characters introduced that it would have been impossible to explore them all, and after a while I almost had to make a spreadsheet to keep track. The second minor quibble was that some of the dialogue sometimes went just a bit over the realm of funny and seemed childish. Again these were minor quibbles.

Now to the good stuff, I adore this world. It's seriously bonkers and that's the charm. I liked exploring Gemma more in this book and also Quinn, but in a way it almost doesn't feel like they were the main characters and I didn't lose any of the experience. Because everyone else was so great. I loved seeing more Keeley, and Caid and now Ainsley (feel she will complete the trilogy). I also liked seeing the animals and meeting the new ones (light shudder).

One thing I loved in Book 1 and continues here is that strong family dynamic and also a bit of found family. The romance here is a little stronger than Book 1 but still a little meh. This book is also like the first in that it's a travel adventure book with non-stop action and pretty descriptive battle scenes.

In conclusion, love romantic fantasy? Love crazy strong women and the people that love them? Bloodthirsty monks and nuns? Truce priests that also know how to wield weapons? Centaurs? Dwarves? Wolves from literal hell? "Special" horses? Have I got the book for you :)

A special thank you to Netgalley for the ARC. I really appreciate it.
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  DramPan | Sep 6, 2023 |
Good series, good book, A bit too interconnected to be stand alone, and a quick clean recap of the first for a prolog would have been helpful as I'd forgotten names-and-roles since the first book.
  tanaise | Jul 17, 2022 |
This sister drama wrapped up in a paranormal romance novel is a violent delight. The political conflict is rich and complicated. However, this book has a ton of characters that bog it down when it could use some breath.
Gemma does not want to be called a princess. She is a war monk, and that is all. But she has become the right hand woman of her sister, the blacksmith queen, Queen Keely. Keely and Gemma have not always gotten along, but their other sister, Beatrix, has become an evil queen that must be stopped. With the help of their centaur companions, the sisters will fight to stop rogue Prince Cyrus, who has gone on a religious extermination spree.
I did not know what I was getting myself into when I won this book. I ordered the preceding novel the second I found out it was a sequel. I also did not know that it was a paranormal romance series.
The main love interests are centaurs.
To be honest, I thought that would be a problem but it wasn’t. I eventually got used to it. However, Quinn, Gemma’s love interest, is so much more interesting when he is not talking about Gemma. They have a bit of a good banter going on (and he is much more interesting than his brother from the first book). But spoiler, they have insta-love once they get intimate. It ruined all the tension built up for me. The whole relationship they had was “you hate me but we help each other for Keely” turned into “we are in love” in a second. The romance here also felt more like a subplot than a main plot. And the main plot was much more interesting.
The main plot is the sisters trying to fight multiple competing rulers and figuring out who is trying to oust religious sects. It is full of intrigue, mystery, and conflict. The characters have a lot to figure out to help bring Keely to power.
The real strengths of this novel are the female characters. Keely and Gemma are great, but there is also their cousin Keran, who is the worst in the best way, their sister Ainsley, who is ignored but a force to be reckoned with, and even Laila, the only truly interesting centaur. The dynamics between the women, and even with the antagonist, Beatrix, create the compelling plot of the story. I am more concerned about how Gemma is going to deal with the destruction of her monastery and how Keely will deal with her role as queen, than who will end up with who. Keely and Gemma have to lead two separate groups and complete two goals, and the groups are full of characters. I started to get confused with the different religious people in Gemma’s group, but I knew that they represented all the religions that Cyrus was trying to eliminate.
Overall, I enjoyed this book. It was a fun escape and a good romp. I would recommend it less to romance fans and more to female led fantasy fans, as it really leans into the fantastical and political. I hope that G. A. Aiken writes a third book (hopefully starring Ainsley) because I need to see the Smythe sisters take down Beatrix! ( )
  alex.reads88 | May 1, 2022 |
Ok, so I didn't rate this one as high as the first book, why? Well while this book was seriously funny, I mean I laughed out loud many many times funny, I just had a hard time getting through it. When I was reading it I enjoyed it quite a bit. But putting it down was too easy to do and while it wasn't hard to pick it up to read again, I just didn't feel the pull to do so.

This book is a little different, it follows Gemma instead of Keeley this time. Which from a romance point of view is always a good idea. You get a fresh new romance to gush over while continuing the same story. Although Keeley seemed a bit crazier from Gemma's point of view than she did when the story followed her.

I really hope the next book follows their sister Ainsley. I think she would be a very interesting character to get into the mind of. And because she is apparently forgettable, there is a lot she can see without being seen. And the book ended on a serious cliffhanger so I know I just have to know what happens next. ( )
  starslight86 | Jul 20, 2021 |
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Fantasy. Fiction. Historical Fiction. Humor (Fiction.) HTML:In New York Times bestselling author G.A. Aiken's gripping new fantasy romance series, the Blacksmith Queen must confront armies and pretenders desperate to take her new-won crown. But with the Princess Knight at her side and a centaur warrior clan at her back, she'll risk everything for victory . . .

LONG LIVE THE QUEEN

Gemma Smythe dedicated her life to the glory of battle. With her fellow War Monks, she worshipped the war gods, rained destruction on her enemies, and raised the dead when the fancy took her. Until her sister Keeley became the prophesied Blacksmith Queen, and Gemma broke faith with her order to journey to the Amichai Mountain and fight by Keeley's side.

The Amichai warriors are an unruly, never-to-be-tamed lot, especially their leader-in-waiting, Quinn. But when the War Monks declare support for Gemma's ruthless youngest sister Beatrix, the immaturity of her key ally is the least of Gemma's problems. She has to get to the grand masters, dispel their grudge against her, and persuade them to fight for Keeley and justice. If her conviction can't sway them, perhaps Quinn's irritating, irreverent, clearly unhinged, ferocity will win the day . . .

Praise for The Blacksmith Queen

"It may be laugh-out-loud funny, but at its heart this is a story of a woman who cares deeply for both the family she has and the one she creates."
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Bookpage

"Tilting more toward fantasy, this paranormal romance will be a hit with fans of both genres who enjoy tales that are lighthearted and humorous."

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