About the Book
Title: A Vow So Bold and Deadly
Author: Brigid Kemmerer
Series: Cursebreakers #3
Genre: YA Fantasy
Pages: 408
Edition Read: Kindle eBook
Dates Read: March 5-11, 2025
Blurb: Emberfall is crumbling fast, torn between those who believe Rhen is the rightful prince and those who are eager to begin a new era under Grey, the true heir. Grey has agreed to wait two months before attacking Emberfall, and in that time, Rhen has turned away from everyone—even Harper, as she desperately tries to help him find a path to peace.
Fight the battle, save the kingdom.
Meanwhile, Lia Mara struggles to rule Syhl Shallow with a gentler hand than her mother. But after enjoying decades of peace once magic was driven out of their lands, some of her subjects are angry Lia Mara has an enchanted prince and a magical scraver by her side. As Grey’s deadline draws nearer, Lia Mara questions if she can be the queen her country needs.
As the two kingdoms come closer to conflict, loyalties are tested, love is threatened, and a dangerous enemy returns, in this stunning conclusion to bestselling author Brigid Kemmerer’s Cursebreaker series.
Review
This series, man. Every time I think it’s gonna zig, it ends up zagging.
We get more of Gray’s story, which I really enjoyed, and Gray also finds love! It made me so happy! Watching him drop some of that gruff exterior and bring out the softie that was inside him all along – loved it. Lia Mara is really good for him, and he’s really good for her as well.
Speaking of Lia Mara, it was really cool seeing the inner workings of Syhl Shallow. They were just a faceless enemy in book one, savage and deadly, attacking the cities at the border. Now we have names and faces to put to these folks and, while several of them are bloodthirsty and awful, the vast majority just want to do what they can to protect their people and help them survive. Their culture is very different from Emberfall, but that doesn’t mean that peace isn’t possible.
What has been really interesting about this book and in book two is seeing Rhen, the one we were rooting for in book one, kind of becoming the bad guy. Not entirely. I think he has good intentions deep down. He just refuses to listen or let anyone else help him, desperately afraid of losing his kingdom and magic taking over. It causes him to pull away from Harper and doesn’t let him even consider reconciling with Gray, even after he learns the truth of Gray’s identity.
I spent a good portion of this book having no idea how it would end. It was such a good conclusion to a fun trilogy.
GoodReads rating: 5 stars
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