The Princess Knight (The Scarred Earth Saga #2)
by G.A. Aiken
Blurb:
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 younger 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 . . .
Themes: Paranormal
Rating: 4 stars
Heat Rating:
Review:
Those fans of G.A. Aiken, aka Shelly
Laurenston, will love this newest story about the loyalty of family being split
when a royal crown comes to play and the future of a country falls into the
hands of two sisters. Anyone without a bit of a twisted sense of humor or the
willingness to just step back and let the world burn sometimes for a good
laugh, might not be huge fans of this series, but for the rest of us, Aiken
rocks it as always. Gemma is the younger
sister of the new warrior queen of their nation, but she is certainly a badass
in her own right. Her youngest sister
betrayed the family and seized a different crowning, giving the nation two
queen and inciting civil war and Gemma and her older sister are in for the
fight of their lives. Quinn and his family, and clan, have joined up with Gemma
and Keeley to fight for the safety and freedom of all, but he finds himself strangely
drawn to the warrior monk and she makes him crazy as much she turns him on. Gemma
is on a quest to protect the sacred religious factions in their world from her
psychotic younger sister and a killer even worse than her and Gemma’s ragtag
team is just the backup she needs. As they battle on every front the danger and
chance of demise is terrifying, but soon neither of them are able to resist the
draw and connection between them. Gemma
is a serious kickass, a little bit (or a lot) crazy, but honestly one of the
best characters I have read in a while in that she manages to keep her crazy
under wraps until she needs to utilize it to fuel her in battle. Quinn is a fun
and sweet guy who seems totally laidback until he is in battle then he becomes
just as dangerous as Gemma or any of his other battle-hungry siblings. When the two of them stop denying their urges
and come together, the sensuality and fun of the heat between them is explosive
and sweet which is something I doubt Gemma has ever had before. I really enjoyed this story of crazy
characters finding their perfect match and working together to decimate their
foes. The side characters were
interesting, the plot and dialogue perfectly constructed, and the ending leaves
you salivating for the next in the saga.
And of course without giving away a spoiler, there is a series crossover
with some serious FIREPOWER (hint hint) that I cannot wait to see play out in
the next story! Definitely more magic from the slightly insane and always
fabulous G.A. Aiken, and one for the ages.
*eBook provided by publisher (via
NetGalley) for the purpose of an honest and unbiased review. No compensation was provided.
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