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Warrior Protect
Two Kingdoms. Two problems. One solution. An arranged marriage is in the works to combine the lands and families of Princess Aurora and Prince Cade. One side gains wealth. The other gains protection. For Aurora is no ordinary human. She is a Warrior Protect, a title given to those born with the magic of healing and trained for years in the arts of sword and shield-play. Cade is not as helpless as he seems with his magic growing and a natural warrior heart as well. Can they both stop death from looming over them?
Aurora Coriere is stuck. As a princess with self-set principles, she cannot choose between hating the man she is to marry or accepting that she said yes. It is not until her wedding day that she realizes her now-husband is more than worthy of her love and protection. It’s a good thing too because it will take full dedication to keep him alive. Between betraying court members and the most notorious assassin guild, no amount of skill or magic could have prepared her for what is to come.
Cade de Hanivel meets his future wife and protector and is immensely taken with her. Unfortunately, his looks and personality always come off to people as less than desirable at first glance. With her finally accepting him after their wedding and their relationship mending, he finds the need to protect her himself growing. With magic long forgotten in his blood, he will try to keep her from giving everything for him.
Aurora Coriere is stuck. As a princess with self-set principles, she cannot choose between hating the man she is to marry or accepting that she said yes. It is not until her wedding day that she realizes her now-husband is more than worthy of her love and protection. It’s a good thing too because it will take full dedication to keep him alive. Between betraying court members and the most notorious assassin guild, no amount of skill or magic could have prepared her for what is to come.
Cade de Hanivel meets his future wife and protector and is immensely taken with her. Unfortunately, his looks and personality always come off to people as less than desirable at first glance. With her finally accepting him after their wedding and their relationship mending, he finds the need to protect her himself growing. With magic long forgotten in his blood, he will try to keep her from giving everything for him.
402 pages, Paperback
Published September 15, 2018
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May 15, 2021
Aurora admits to being strong, beautiful, and powerful. She also admits that she is childish and prideful. In a world of perfectly faux flawed protagonists, she is a breath of fresh air. Her stubbornness and pride often get in her way. When she meets her intended husband she superficially strains to see good in him, but her pigheadedness wins out and the timeless dance of will they or won't they fall begins.
Along the way Prince Cade's perspective enlightens us to the deeper nuances of the differences between two cultures and two minds.
As their relationship ebbs and flows we learn of political strains in the seemingly idyllic kingdom of Cavix and threats to the prince's life. Aurora must sort out her obligations and feelings while she solves the mystery of who is after the prince.
Warrior protect is much more than another arranged marriage romance. It is a tale of falling in love not by sight, but by learning and growing together. Intrigue and action pepper through the story to keep things moving, though there are moments here and there that seem to lag just a bit. Hardly enough to put anyone off reading, I assure you. Those short moments wondering where things were going are what made this 4 stars and not 5. Though it all does pay off in the end.
Overall, solid fantasy and immersive, easily understood world. A very nice singular piece.
September 11, 2018
I enjoyed reading it. A great Fantasy novel with a nice romance subplot. Great book!
January 9, 2019
Stay for the Second Half
I really liked the world of Warrior Protect, particularly the idea of inherited magic (whether it be protective or deadly), and of course I’m always in for a badass female warrior main character. Aurora did not disappoint on that account; her fight scenes were some of my favorite in the book and definitely where her character really shines. I also loved the romance in the second half of the book. It was sweet and heartfelt, and you could feel how much the characters cared for each other.
Now, for the first half of the book. Probably one of my favorite tropes in romance is “enemies to lovers,” so I was delighted to see that Warrior Protect centered around an oil-and-water pairing like Aurora and Cade. Especially the secret letter writing/constant misunderstandings reminded me of one of my favorites, Crown Duel.
However, the misunderstandings here weren’t so much misunderstandings as Aurora just hating everything Cade does on sight. It was especially hard because the perspectives bounce back and forth, so we’ll see Cade do something small that enrages Aurora, only for his failing to immediately be explained in his own chapter. While that built sympathy for Cade, it made it hard to like Aurora in the first half. She does acknowledge that she’s childish, and I’m all for flawed protagonists, but she’s also a princess in her own right and a skilled commander - capabilities that shine through in the second half of the book, and which make it difficult to believe that the same woman who shows such generosity of spirit to strangers and friends alike would act this way toward her future husband.
That said, once the marriage took place, the book both picked up the pace and let Cade and Aurora be their best selves, together. It almost felt like this could have been two separate books, with how much the two of them change from beginning to end. As I said before, the action and romance in the second half are fantastic, and I’d love to see more of these two in action. It was definitely worth the read.
I really liked the world of Warrior Protect, particularly the idea of inherited magic (whether it be protective or deadly), and of course I’m always in for a badass female warrior main character. Aurora did not disappoint on that account; her fight scenes were some of my favorite in the book and definitely where her character really shines. I also loved the romance in the second half of the book. It was sweet and heartfelt, and you could feel how much the characters cared for each other.
Now, for the first half of the book. Probably one of my favorite tropes in romance is “enemies to lovers,” so I was delighted to see that Warrior Protect centered around an oil-and-water pairing like Aurora and Cade. Especially the secret letter writing/constant misunderstandings reminded me of one of my favorites, Crown Duel.
However, the misunderstandings here weren’t so much misunderstandings as Aurora just hating everything Cade does on sight. It was especially hard because the perspectives bounce back and forth, so we’ll see Cade do something small that enrages Aurora, only for his failing to immediately be explained in his own chapter. While that built sympathy for Cade, it made it hard to like Aurora in the first half. She does acknowledge that she’s childish, and I’m all for flawed protagonists, but she’s also a princess in her own right and a skilled commander - capabilities that shine through in the second half of the book, and which make it difficult to believe that the same woman who shows such generosity of spirit to strangers and friends alike would act this way toward her future husband.
That said, once the marriage took place, the book both picked up the pace and let Cade and Aurora be their best selves, together. It almost felt like this could have been two separate books, with how much the two of them change from beginning to end. As I said before, the action and romance in the second half are fantastic, and I’d love to see more of these two in action. It was definitely worth the read.
June 19, 2023
Some interesting world building with a lot of obvious plot "twists"; basically the first thing they suggest as a possibility is always the correct assumption. I didn't feel a ton of chemistry between the main leads and the love "triangle" was pretty ham-fisted and there was some "death of the hypotenuse" shenanigans to get a happy ending for Aurora and Cayde and keep Karas kinda out of the way, but leaving him with a happy-ish ending. Aurora is insufferably childish at points and the first intimate scene is non-consensual and it put me in a bad state and I never really forgave Cayde for it. There were other ways to write that scene and accomplish consummation without it being so traumatic. The ending of the book with the phoenix was extremely confusing and I don't think it was well foreshadowed or explained. That being said, I took a long break from reading this around the 75% mark, so it is possibly I just plum forgot some of the plot details that were present. ::shrug:: This book was fine, but it was so focused on world building I think the plot and characters suffered.
November 25, 2018
Warrior protect is a love story and fantasy adventure all intertwined into 1 great story. Although I am not a fan of romance I did enjoy the banter between the MC Aurora and prince Cade and loved all the twists and turns this story had in store.
Brie Farmer continuously puts out books that amaze and excite me, from her amazing world building to creating such realistic kick-butt characters. This is a great stand alone Fantasy that will not disappoint you and if you enjoy Romance she has that covered!
Overall I gave this book at 4.5 just because I am not a major fan of a lot of romance but I loved the fantasy elements and characters.
Brie Farmer continuously puts out books that amaze and excite me, from her amazing world building to creating such realistic kick-butt characters. This is a great stand alone Fantasy that will not disappoint you and if you enjoy Romance she has that covered!
Overall I gave this book at 4.5 just because I am not a major fan of a lot of romance but I loved the fantasy elements and characters.
June 6, 2023
This was my first book by Brie, and it was a fantastic fantasy read!
Princess Aurora agrees to marry Prince Cade to help both of their kingdoms. Aurora is a warrior protect and is there to protect her new husband. At first, neither can really stand each other, but it's because they don't understand each other but they are worthy of each other! Both want to protect the other one but it will come at a hearty cost! I would definitely read more of her books!
Princess Aurora agrees to marry Prince Cade to help both of their kingdoms. Aurora is a warrior protect and is there to protect her new husband. At first, neither can really stand each other, but it's because they don't understand each other but they are worthy of each other! Both want to protect the other one but it will come at a hearty cost! I would definitely read more of her books!
September 20, 2018
An arranged marriage between two countries that both of the participants are ostensibly in favor of, but also deeply unsure of. Magic is a light touch in this world, but with the possibility of becoming something much bigger. A class of female warriors deeply respected with the ability to truly protect the ones they love, even when they can't (that totally makes sense when you read the book, I swear.) Two young adults who must mature and learn to work together as one, or watch their kingdom fall.
Warrior Protect is built on a solid pyramid of interesting premises. The author has done a credible job of balancing these while also concentrating on character development. The world, and by extension the kingdoms, this book focuses on deeply intrigued me and I definitely wanted to see more of it. The side characters, especially Karas & Eloy, were the most interesting and I'd love to read stories told from their point of view.
Main characters Aurora & Cade are young, teenagers still, and they act their age -- moody, angsty, and hasty. This read as believable, but was frustrating when they would go from an extremely capable, mature moment into a typical teenager moment. So many misunderstandings between the two of them that could have been solved by an honest conversation.
The second half of the book was fun, they started working together, maturing faster, and there were a great many enjoyable twists and turns to the plot.
Overall, I'd recommend to those who enjoy a character driven fantasy, who might like to dabble in a high fantasy.
I received an ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.
Warrior Protect is built on a solid pyramid of interesting premises. The author has done a credible job of balancing these while also concentrating on character development. The world, and by extension the kingdoms, this book focuses on deeply intrigued me and I definitely wanted to see more of it. The side characters, especially Karas & Eloy, were the most interesting and I'd love to read stories told from their point of view.
Main characters Aurora & Cade are young, teenagers still, and they act their age -- moody, angsty, and hasty. This read as believable, but was frustrating when they would go from an extremely capable, mature moment into a typical teenager moment. So many misunderstandings between the two of them that could have been solved by an honest conversation.
The second half of the book was fun, they started working together, maturing faster, and there were a great many enjoyable twists and turns to the plot.
Overall, I'd recommend to those who enjoy a character driven fantasy, who might like to dabble in a high fantasy.
I received an ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.
April 7, 2018
Brie Farmer's novel, Warrior Protect was a story I was anticipating to read once I discovered the premise. I was honored to read an ARC (advanced reader's copy) of this book. A royal princess, Aurora, marry gets into an arranged marriage is nothing new. However, when the young woman agrees to do so and the agreement is she will protect him because she has been trained as a warrior since childhood, that is new. I was intrigued by how the gender dynamics were switched and she was marrying for wealth only. Her fiance Cade, always seems to dart glowering looks at her so she automatically is not taking a liking to him. When she gets letters from a mysterious person what will she discover? How can this arranged marriage blossom into love? Will Aurora and Cade able to protect each other from what comes? The characters are three dimensional. Brie Farmer does a great job of showing the characters strengths, weakness and everything in between. The details are precise without verbose and this story is unique. Anyone who enjoys High Fantasy, romance and unique take on what it means to love and protect should get this book once it is on the shelves.
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