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This Princess Kills Monsters
A princess with a mostly useless magical talent takes on horrible monsters, a dozen identical masked heroes, and a talking lion in a quest to save a kingdom—and herself—in this feminist fairy tale satire.
Someone wants to murder Princess Melilot. This is sadly normal.
Melilot is sick of being ordered to go on dangerous quests by her domineering stepmother. Especially since she always winds up needing to be rescued by her more magically talented stepsisters. And now, she's been commanded to marry a king she’s never met.
When hideous spider-wolves attack her on the journey to meet her husband-to-be, she is once again rescued—but this time, by twelve eerily similar-looking masked huntsmen. Soon she has to contend with near-constant attempts on her life, a talking lion that sets bewildering gender tests, and a king who can't recognize his true love when she puts on a pair of trousers. And all the while, she has to fight her growing attraction to not only one of the huntsmen, but also her fiancé’s extremely attractive sister.
If Melilot can't unravel the mysteries and rescue herself from peril, kingdoms will fall. Worse, she could end up married to someone she doesn’t love.
This Princess Kills Monsters
This Princess Kills Monsters
Cozy Pairings
Kraken is a deep and woodsy fragrance that blends weathered driftwood with rich tobacco and worn leather. Smooth and grounding, this scent carries a subtle saltiness balanced by warm, earthy notes that create a sense of depth and character. The combination feels both rugged and refined, with a softness that lingers in the air. Layered and atmospheric, it feels expansive while remaining warm and inviting.
Why we chose this: Melilot is the stepsister who always needs rescuing, except she is also the one who keeps showing up on dangerous quests, surviving spider-wolves, and quietly working out that the mystery in front of her is considerably larger than anyone told her. Kraken carries the weathered, adventurous depth of a story about someone discovering their own capability while the world keeps underestimating them, salt-worn and rugged and full of the open-road energy of a journey that keeps getting bigger. Light this candle as Melilot puts on her trousers and sets off toward another quest she did not ask for, and let the atmospheric depth fill the room like a fairy tale that has decided to take its heroine seriously.