I was in tears at the conclusion of this novel and hated to see it wrap up. This marks the conclusion of the Cursebreaker Series and, oh, how I'll miss my time in Emberfall and Syhl Shallow.
The kingdoms are clashing and those seated upon thrones do not find the crowns resting easily upon their heads. I don't dare say too much lest it spoil the plot for those just embarking on the first book in the series.
The series is a retelling of Beauty and the Beast but is vastly original and goes off in a completely different direction once the foundation has been established. This may be one of my favorite series of all time (we're talking six DECADES here so that is a major accomplishment).
I started the series during the virus lockdown seeking pure escapist literature. This is that but so much more. It's a world populated by magesmiths, evil enchantresses, scravers and weary cursed princes.
Brigid Kemmerer brought this series to a highly satisfying conclusion and even left a couple threads hanging loose that would make terrific spinoffs (Brigid, you know what I am referring to. Please, please make this happen!)
I very highly recommend this series! @BrigidKemmerer @bloomsbury #cursebreaker #avowsoboldanddeadly

I NEED MORE AFTER THIS EXCERPT!

Brigid Kemmerer can write anything and I will always buy it!

Will be back once I read the complete book!

I finally read the last book in the Cursebreaker series and I loved it. I loved all the chapters with Rhen and Harper and just wanted more of them. I didn’t care as much about Grey and Lia Mara although I like them as characters as well.

I enjoyed the ending of this series although I wish for a better one. I wish there could have been a better ending for Rhen and Harper. Otherwise I really loved this series and will be picking up more books from Brigid Kemmerer in the future.

Book left me pretty shocked and conflicted. I love when you are just awaiting two storylines you've been following come together in one epic plot line. Possibly even at war? The conclusion brings together Rhen, Harper, Grey and Lia Mara and the fate of Emberfall and Syhl Shallow. With some morally gray decisions made in the previous plot, these complex characters bring into question right and wrong and make you question who to root for, leave you wondering what happens next and if there can be a redemption and happy ending for them.

I'm a little confused as to why this went the way it did, I did not appreciate. I will "yield" to my disappointment and give this a 3/5. The writing was ok, but man, the story.

This was just an excerpt. I really enjoyed it and can't wait to finish the rest of the book! This series has been one of my favorites since it came out.

I had high hopes for the conclusion of the Cursebreakers series, but A Vow So Bold and Deadly did not live up to expectations. I loved the first two books in the series, so I will admit they were high. AVSBAD just fell flat. There was a ton of build-up and then the whole story is resolved in 20 pages. I was left feeling disappointed and all-around dissatisfied with how the series concluded.

Thank you to NetGalley, the publishers, and author for giving me the opportunity to review this book. This series has been so much fun! I can’t wait to reread and discover all the little details that I might have missed.

Satisfying conclusion to the trilogy! Plenty of character development and progressive growth for many of the characters. If you've read the other two books in this series, you'll like (most) of how the story concludes.

When I initially requested this I did not realize it was just a sample. The beginning of this sample of A VOW SO BOLD AND DEADLY, starts off promising and I am excited to see how this trilogy concludes. A lot has transpired in the previous two books, so I am hoping for a strong conclusion to end everything with a bang.

I asked for this ARC not realising it was a sample! But in any case I have since read the book and was immensely satisfied with this final installment of Kemmerer's much-loved YA series. Strangely, I found myself connecting more with the secondary characters than the primary ones we fell in love with in the first book. A story that weaves magic with friendship, love and a brutal power-struggle, I'd recommend this series to anyone.

A Vow So Bold and Deadly is the third book in The Cursebreakers series by Brigid Kemmerer. I received the first four chapters to review, but have since read the entire book. A Curse So Dark and Lonely was my first YA fantasy book, and I immediately fell in love. What’s not love about a retelling of Beauty and the Beast? It tells the story of Rhen and Harper, but my favorite character was Grey so I was excited when I found out A Heart So Fierce and Broken would focus more on his story. It also includes a new character, Lia Mara. I gave both of these books 5 stars. When I heard that A Vow So Bold and Deadly would bring all four main characters together I couldn’t wait to read it.

The first four chapters alternate so each character has their own chapter. I was hooked right away! The book then goes into sections where we have Rhen and Harper alternating chapters and Lia Mara and Grey alternating chapters. I liked the way it was written from all four perspectives. The one thing I wanted though were more chapters with the four of them together.

I love Brigid Kemmerer’s books. She’s become one of my favorite authors, but I just wanted more from this story. I didn’t feel like it had the same excitement as the first two books and at times I actually found it somewhat slow. I still enjoyed it though and was happy to see how the story unfolded. I’m still #teamgrey for life!

Thank you NetGalley and Bloomsbury USA for an advanced excerpt in exchange for my honest review.

What a great read! I have enjoyed this series so much and this installment did not disappoint. “‘Don’t yield to me either.,’ I say, and I have to swallow past the sudden emotion in my throat. ‘Yield to yourself. Yield to forgiveness. Yield to happiness. Yield to this moment. It’s not hers. It’s yours. It’s mine. It’s ours.’” -A Vow So Bold and Deadly

I love this series and I hate that it's over. I feel like this book was getting close to the end, and I worried about loose ends getting ties up, but it delivered them in a tight little bundle. I also didn't like the parallel romances. It could have been mixed up a bit. Idk what was wrong, but I felt like we needed a bit more? It's getting 4 stars for the pace and conclusion, but not a 5 for perfection.

I really liked this excerpt and I cannot wait until I can get my hands on the full book so I can review it in its entirety!

I loved the first book. Read it in two hours. The second book was ok. The third (and last) was not my favorite. I’ll be honest. I loved (I mean love the first book. It’s my handsell) I was disappointed, with the last book (If you can call it that.) the end didn’t resolve anything, felt more of a cliffhanger. So many plots didn’t get wrapped up.

The first book will be my favorite and handsell, but sad that the last book didn’t live up to the series hype.

I enjoyed what I read and can’t wait to read the full thing! I’m so excited to dive back in and see how this will all end.. we shall see

This was a complete and utter disappointment, though considering I didn't like the 2nd book of the series, it's not too much of a disappointment. I had hope that maybe this would be better than the 2nd but I honestly think it may have been worse.

I don't know what happened to the characters of the first book but there's a huge disconnect between them and the characters that ended the series. Not one of them really accomplished anything or even actively tried to accomplish anything. This whole book was extremely underwhelming and I hated the fact that none of the characters actually did anything to change what was happening. Rather than being actionary, they were reactionary, and considering how actionary they were in the first book, I felt really let down.

Add that onto the fact that I felt as if this book had no plot. They all spent 3/4 of the book preparing for a war that never happened. All anyone was concerned about was the war and the damn thing never even happened. The 'big' fight with Lilith was over in a blink of an eye and then Brigid threw some new conflict at the end that no one ever really touched base on and then bam, book over.

If there's more books to this series, I'm certainly not continuing because while the first book was a home run, the second two weren't engaging enough for me to want to continue on.

The third and final installment of the Cursebreaker Trilogy, and honestly it was a bit draining.

I wasn't entirely sure who I was rooting for in this one. Everybody kinda sucked all the way around. The beautiful character building that was A Curse So Dark and Lonely was completely stripped to the bare minimum, the little bit of ump that was added in A Heart So Fierce and Broken is just gone and that leaves us pretty stagnant.

I honestly finished this book because I needed closure on this series. It turned into a downward spiral that I could not get myself out of until I was done with it. Completely disappointed.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for sending me this Arc in exchange for a honest review...

I'm sad to see this series ending, I liked what I've read so far, can't wait to read the rest!