Book Review: A Vow So Bold and Deadly by Brigid Kemmerer

Book: A Vow So Bold and Deadly
Author: Brigid Kemmerer
Format: Paperback
Pages: 424
Publisher: Bloomsbury YA
Series: Cursebreakers #3
Date Published: 26th January 2021
My Rating: ★★★★

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Synopsis:

Grey has been revealed as the rightful prince of Emberfall. But the kingdom is crumbling fast, torn between his claim and that of the reigning Prince Rhen and Princess Harper. Newly crowned as Queen of the enemy kingdom Syhl Shallow, Lia Mara struggles to rule with a gentler hand than her mother. But as Grey moves closer to claiming the crown of Emberfall, both Harper and Lia Mara are forced to question where they stand – and how far they can follow the dictates of their hearts.

Brigid Kemmerer’s heart-pounding saga comes to a thrilling climax, as two kingdoms come closer and closer to conflict – and an old enemy resurfaces who could destroy them all.

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My Review:

I can’t begin to tell you how long I’ve been waiting for this book to come out. Part of me was excited to read it, but I didn’t want it to end!

A Vow So Bold and Deadly delves further into how the events of the first and second book impacted the characters. The trauma from what Lilith did to them and the aftermath of it.

Rhen, went down to the bottom of my favourite’s list following the events of book 2 but we got to see his point of view in this story, and it shed some light on the events that happened previously and how those decisions weighed on them. Rhen got depth and development and while I still don’t like what he did, I was glad we got to see his side.

I adore Grey, and he will remain my favourite character. While he did develop as a character, the story from ‘the other side’ had much more going. I was puzzled by Grey going from ‘I don’t want to be king’ to ‘yeah sure, I’ll be the ruler of the kingdom.’ I didn’t hate it, but I didn’t really understand it.

Brigid’s prose is beautiful and flows well – it was easy to get lost in it. I enjoyed that each character was able to have a part of the action and that we got to see their perspectives. Their flaws are what made them believable. While I didn’t completely like how the story ended when I first read the book, when I reflected on it I saw how that it was inevitable.

I adore Brigid Kemmerer’s stories, and I can’t wait to see what she writes next!

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