Book Review – A Vow So Bold and Deady by Brigid Kemmerer
A Vow So Bold and Deady by Brigid Kemmerer (Cursebreakers #3)
Fantasy | Young Adult | 408 pages
Published on 26th January 2021 by Bloomsbury YA
Synopsis
Face your fears, fight the battle.
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.
My rating:
Review
I received this book from the publisher via Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.
I feel that the promise of this series from book one comes through more here than it did in the second, but I was still sad Grey and Rhen start so far from understanding each other. As much as I hate that, I did enjoy getting to see all the angst! I ended up enjoying Lia Mara and Grey’s side of the story more than Rhen and Harper’s, which surprised me. I think I just ended up finding Rhen really frustrating.
The re-introduction of Lilith definitely gave me some much needed interest on the Emberfall side of things, some of her methods were brilliantly terrifying.
I found myself falling more for side characters here too, and I would have happily had more on all of their stories.
Overall this got 3.5 stars because while I really enjoyed it, I felt bits weren’t quite what I hoped and I wanted more. But I think that’s more on me than this series.
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