The Curse of Gods
By Kate Dramis

5/5 Stars – An Epic, Unforgettable Finale

The Curse of Gods delivers a breathtaking conclusion to Kate Dramis’s Curse of Saints trilogy. This series has been a five-star journey from start to finish, and the finale is no exception.

The story picks up with Aya captured and Will reeling in the chaos left by a brutal attack. Their world has been shattered, and every choice they make could decide the fate of everything they love. Dramis masterfully raises the stakes, keeping readers on edge with twists, danger, and heart-wrenching moments.

This book has everything a fantasy lover craves—razor-sharp banter, pulse-pounding battles, an unforgettable found family, and richly layered worldbuilding that makes the setting feel alive. It’s criminally underrated, and more readers need to discover this gem of a series.

Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to read this phenomenal conclusion early—I’ll be thinking about these characters for a long time to come.

This book was an amazing wild conclusion of the perfect trilogy in my opinion. I loved everything about this trilogy between the action and the tension. It was just an amazing end.
I was constantly on the edge of my feet needing to know what happened yet staying up until 4 AM just to read, even though I had to wake up at seven the next morning.
The chemistry, the banter this book was just so so good. I will definitely be needing physical copies.

Wow!! The best book in the trilogy yet. You can clearly see how much the author grew through those books. The pacing was great and I enjoyed the new characters we met. I feel like the relationships were deepend and it brought the storynto a whole other level. The yearning? The BANTER????? The love? It is safe to say, Aidon is my favorite by *a lot*. Overall, I really liked this series even tho the final battle was lacking a few keys elements for me (why does it have to be so short??).

*Thank you to Sourcebooks Casablanca for providing me with an eARC of the Curse of Saints - Out tomorrow!!!- in exchange of my honest opinion.*

This was such a good conclusion to the series! I am a sucker for a good dark fantasy and this ticked all of my boxes! Aya was such an intriguing fmc and I loved following her journey

Thanks to net galley for providing an ARC
This book was the perfect ending to this trilogy
After that ending of the last book i didn't know what to expect from this and had so many thoughts about the third book but i loved reading this ending
I also really really loved Aidon's character throughout the series but especially in this book and was sooo happy when he finnally got his happy ending, josie too they are my favourite
Cole's death was devastating tho i wish he had better ending
The theme was good and i liked how it all ended
Will and aya have been through so much in this book especially aya and i loved the character portrayal of them throughout the story
Found family has always been one of my favourite tropes and it was depicted perfectly in this series
I wish we got more of the side characters because i just loved them so much even lorna in the end
And the ending was perfect how the gods sacrificed themselves to save the world was really nice
If you like a great world building, found family, a powerful fmc and couple who would do anything for each other, amazing friends (i know i already said found family but i had to repeat ), electrical chemistry, bonded wolves, magical powers then this is the perfect book to read

Curse of the Gods is the conclusion to the romantasy series that features a unique pantheon of gods, Visya who are blessed with a drop of their power, humans, and one very pissed off saint. With Gods, the story starts back within the week of the attack that weakens Dunmeaden and sees the return of Evie, The First Saint. The events of this book are given to us from multiple view points, times, and places in the realm, so I admit that at times I got a bit confused as to the timeline as I read. Eventually, these things all merge together and are no longer confusing, so don't stress, but I personally struggled for a hot minute at the beginning. Other than that small hiccup, this book was everything that I could have wanted for the conclusion of this trilogy and the characters that I have come to love.

Aya and Will's journey, both individually and as a couple, as this series has progressed, as not failed to hold my attention. We see a lot of Aya and Will's thoughts and feelings during this novel, and it helps make these characters even more three-dimensional. Will's quiet love and devotion for Aya, 'no matter how far the fall', is beautiful to read. Aya's time spent with Evie was one of the more well written of those types of scenes. I do wish we had more time later in the novel to see more of how Aya (and collectively with Will) dealt with the trauma that she had from during that time, but a lot of this book is information and scenes setting up to the penultimate battle, and understandably so.

This book does have some spice to it, but I would rate it a milder 3/5 for shorter/less graphic bedroom scenes than other novels in this genre. The yearning and angst between not only our two main characters, but other loveable side characters in this novel is an 11/10. This book does deal with some heavy topics, so readers who are more sensitive may want to check out a trigger list for this novel.

I loved every bit of this trilogy, and I'm so sad to see these characters go. Kate Dramis really honored the characters in this final novel. I laughed, I cried, I cringed in anxiety waiting to see what was about to happen next. Curse of the Gods is currently still living on in my head hours after I've finished it. I can't wait to see what kind of worlds Kate Dramis will introduce us to next.

Thank you to NetGalley, Sourcebooks Casablanca, and Kate Dramis for allowing me to read an eARC for review.

What an epic conclusion! Kate does a great job of bringing the series to an end, showing that story development can keep you in a chokehold for 3 books, every answer was given and the characters had the ride of their life! I love her writing, her world building, her lore, everything about her writing is engaging. I cannot thank NetGalley and Kate's team for giving me the opportunity to finish this series. I'm sure everybody is itching to have this in their hands. Bravo Kate!

I have been dying for the final book in this series after where book 2 left off and let me tell you, it did not disappoint. This book was so stressful and emotional and action packed and I could not put it down.
Poor Aya really went through it in this book and there were times I was tempted to skip to end just to find out if everything would work out okay.
Despite being separated for a large portion of this book you could feel the connection and the love between Will and Aya and how they would stop at nothing to save each other. They were truly soulmates who would find each other in any lifetime and I ate it up.
I also loved getting more of Josie and Aidon’s stories. They were such fun characters in the previous books and I loved seeing them grow and get the endings they deserved.
This book was a wild ride and I already wish I could read this series again for the first time. From start to finish I was so invested and every single book surpassed my expectations.
Thank you to NetGalley and SOURCEBOOKS for the ARC!

I love this series!! So thankful I received this arc and had the chance to read it early! Love this author and can’t wait to see what else she writes!

Powerful and Strong. Those are the messages that I have gotten from this book, and it gives me strength knowing that whatever barrier or obstacle that is facing you face, no matter how big, you can always defeat them if you have trust in yourself and are making yourself worthy among the people that you are with.

This book is definitely a roller coaster ride that I had fun reading and taking a ride along as my first ever book read by Kate Dramis. This book is very steady in its pacing, and I found that everything was well written, and the way the plots were moving, it was a very smooth but impactful. I would reread this again, and the other series of books. I just liked how everything broke and came back together in the end.

Thanks to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for this ARC in exchange for my honest review!

Thank you to NetGalley for the eARC!

It took me a bit to collect my thoughts on this one beyond "inconsolable wailing" because saying goodbye to any beloved series is always a bittersweet experience, but I am finally here with what are hopefully some coherent thoughts.

"The Curse of Saints" trilogy is hands down my favorite romantasy series (as well as one of my favorite series in general) and this third and final book cemented that love even further. Truly a 5-star series all the way through. I feel like I've heard people say some variation of "This book took me forever to read because I wanted to savor it/wasn't ready to say goodbye!" so many times, and until "The Curse of Gods", I personally could never understand that sentiment. I've always been one to get swept up in the excitement and swept away by the action, and before I know it the book is over and the series along with it. But with this book? Yeah, I get it now. I didn't want it to end. I couldn't say goodbye. I kept making myself stop and save more for the next day because of it.

Admittedly, romantasy is not typically my genre. In theory, it always seems like the perfect combination of things to make me love it. In practice, though, I regularly run into too many things that don't work for me. Too often it feels like everything else about the book gets sacrificed for the romance. Not even the romance, the LUST. World building feels half-baked (coming from a lifelong epic fantasy nerd, especially), major plot holes and contradictions are brushed over because the plot almost seems secondary to the budding relationship, the romance feels rushed and driven by physical attraction more than anything else. And once the MC and the love interest finally get into the relationship, it too often feels like all the tenderness and friendship and all the other soft, "make your heart ache" things get thrown out the window because all that matters now is the physical aspects of them being together. Where is the yearning? The tenderness? What is there besides physical attraction to make me believe these characters care about each as people, as friends, as partners? All that being said: this series has none of those issues. The world building is rich and actually makes sense, the plot is deeply engaging, the romance is a beautiful, beautiful slow-burn, and all the tenderness remains. Kate Dramis kept me convinced all the way through that these two characters actually LIKE each other (well… once they stopped hating each other, but you get the idea) and don't just lust for one another. Will and Aya make me crazy. Feral. Deeply Unwell. "Fight with me. No matter how far the fall". Are you kidding me?! That lives RENT FREE inside my brain. I find myself saying it in my head all the time. What a thing to say. What a profound expression of love. I loved seeing where their relationship went in this final installment. Will's willingness to burn the entire world down for Aya is one of his hottest qualities, if I do say so myself. I was on the edge of my seat shrieking on more than one occasion while reading this. Kate Dramis writes romance so, so, so well.

But there were also some really incredible friendships in this series, and complex family dynamics to pull at your heartstrings. Honestly, all the relationships in this series are stellar. Will and Aidon? Aidon and Aya? Aya and Josie? Josie and Will? Josie and Cole? Liam and... Everybody? Etc, etc. You get the idea. I really appreciate how much platonic and familial love are both treated with just as much importance as the romantic love in this series. But then again, I've always been a sucker for "The Power of Friendship".

The final book in any fantasy series is very… Well, everything kind of rests on it, doesn't it? It's the thing that can make or break the whole series. You find yourself thinking: "Okay, so the author has built up this huge conflict, and now here we are at the final, epic battle. The bad guy either wins or loses. The heroes either prevail or fail. Can the author pull it off?" I'm pleased to announce that Kate Dramis pulled it off. I shouldn't have been surprised, after everything that went down in book two. I knew she could raise the stakes and blow my mind. I knew she could kill it (no pun intended?) when writing epic battle scenes. I knew she could have me shaking the book (in this case, it was my phone) and screaming "THEY HAVE TO SURVIVE!" like the mantra could dictate the course of things. I knew she had it in her, but it's still a relief to see it pulled off so beautifully in the last book.

Finally, I suppose the only other thing I have to say is: THAT FINAL LINE? I will simply never recover. The perfect closing line doesn't exist... Except now it does.

This series, to me, is criminally underrated. Of course, the fellow fans reading this review on the final book don't need to hear me say that, so I guess this last bit is for the people following me: Read this series. It's so much fun. It's incredible. It's worth it. I think I'll carry it around in my heart for the rest of my life.

I will read anything and everything that Kate Dramis writes in the future. She's won herself a lifelong reader in me. I am so excited to see what she does next, while also mourning the ending of such a great series. I'm looking forward to release day of "The Curse of Gods" so that I can get my hands on a physical copy and re-read the entire trilogy. Repeatedly. Forever and ever. (Seriously, this is now in the annual series re-read rotation.)

I'm not entirely sure how to end this review, so I guess I'll just reiterate: inconsolable wailing.

Thanks again to NetGalley!

This series will always have a special place in my heart and I’m sad that this is the last time we read about Will & Aya. These two have truly been through hell and back and they deserve to find peace.

To say I was nervous to start this book was an understatement. If you read book two then you know the cliffhanger we were left on. And I knew what direction that was going to take us on with Aya. Without spoilers let’s just say I struggle with hostage/kidnapped scenes. It’s the same reason I struggle with certain scenes in Kingdom of Ash. I just can’t handle it well. The Curse of Gods proved it to me again that those types of scenes are still not it for me. Plus it didn’t help when this situation happened for literally 45% of the book. Which also meant that our main characters were separated for almost 50% of the book. Which for the last book of the series felt wild to me. But hey we eventually got our reunion and it was 100000% worth it.

Now even though I had my issues with the first half of the book. The last half was spectacular. I especially loved Will and Aya’s discussion of their trauma. Watching them both be vulnerable brought a whole new level of intimacy to their relationship. Our characters truly show the reader that after enduring so much pain, love can truly help conquer all. Besides the romance aspect the tension and then the action around the final battle was great. I do wish a certain someone would’ve suffered a smidge more, but hey that’s just reader preference 😉.

Overall, I really enjoyed this triology. Book one in the series will forever be one of my all time favorites and I think more people need to get on board with this series. So please pick it up because I can’t recommend it enough. Lastly thank you to NetGalley & Sourcebooks for allowing me to read and review an arc!

I made a small mistake in not reading the blurb on this one before requesting. I didn’t realize it was the 3rd book in a series. THAT DID NOT STOP ME. I loved this book. There was a lot of background story needed to really immerse in this plot, but SO MUCH PLOT is in this book. Thank you NetGalley, Sourcebooks and Kate Dramis for this story. I will be going back to read books 1 & 2. Halfway into the book I also got approved for the audio for this and it was fire. The narrator did a great job painting pictures of what was going on. Even though I missed out on some of the prior story, I was really immersed in this world. My favorite part was the cottage ❤️.

i have been obsessed with The Curse Of Saints series since the first book came out. i was immediately drawn into this world and the characters. i loved the relationship between Aya and Will. Kate Dramis' writing is just so well done and so enjoyable to read. she will forever be an auto-buy author for me!!!

i had high expectations for the final book of this series and let me say... it did not disappoint. i am obsessed with this ending! it was well executed and a wonderful sendoff for our beloved characters. not once during this series was i ever bored. i always wanted more and i am so thankful to get to read this one. i truly wish i can read this series for the first time again.

thank you NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for this opportunity!

An absolutely incredible ending to such an amazing trilogy.

The stakes were extremely high and you could practically feel the tension coming off of the pages. There were twists that I honestly didn't see coming. Kate is brilliant at making us, the readers, feel the emotions the characters are going through as if we were right there with them.

I will definitely be re-reading this trilogy in the future.

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for the opportunity to read this incredible eARC of The Curse of Gods by Kate Dramis!

What a phenomenal and heart-wrenching conclusion to an epic trilogy. After the intense ending of The Curse of Sins, I didn’t know what to expect…but this final book exceeded every hope I had. I was especially anxious about Aya, captured by Evie, and nothing could have prepared me for the trials she’d face. Her journey was harrowing, emotional, and deeply powerful.

Kate Dramis masterfully ties together the storylines of Aya, Will, Aidon, Josie, and the rest of the beloved cast. The twists, Evie revealed as a demigod, and Will’s shocking divine lineage through his mother, Lorna left me stunned. The emotional weight of this book hit hard: from Will and Aya’s long-awaited reunion, to Aya reconnecting with her father, only to lose him with his final words expressing his love for her… I was in tears. Josie’s loss of Cole was another heartbreaking blow I didn’t see coming.

Despite the sorrow, the ending brought a beautiful sense of closure. After everything they’ve endured, each character finally finds peace. “Rest with me..” This series has left a permanent mark on my heart and will forever be a favorite.

A perfect end to one of my favorite trilogies!

I can't tell you how often I'll start a fantasy series LOVING it, and by the end it disappoints me. And Kate, you just never disappointed! I thought this was a perfect end to the story. I loved the way the past was woven in to further explain characters and relationships. I love the friendships and chosen family and of course Will and Aya. I loved the way everyone's story ended. I just loved!

The pacing was also great in this. I think the multiple locations with the different POVs as well as occasionally going back to the past kept everything moving really nicely and I never felt like it was dragging on. Very excited to see what this author does next!

"He did not care about prophecies, or powers, or fates, or gods. The gods be damned. All he cared about was her"

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- my thoughts -
The Curse of Gods is a satisfying conclusion to the trilogy that delivers a whole array of emotions and battles that feel like the book equivalent of a huge cinematic set piece. Kate Dramis tells a story of survival; even when it feels like it's unsurvivable, to an all consuming love that will become stronger no matter how far the fall. It also tackles the complexity of grief, but to never let it trick one into believing they're ever alone. Aya, Will and Aidon are definitely put through the wringer in this one.

After all the ups and down, I truly can't imagine a more perfect last line to end on. It felt like such an earned moment for Will and Aya.

- themes -
If The Curse of Sins is an exploration of why we keep secrets, then The Curse of Gods focuses on control and one's fragile grip over it. Each of the main characters feel trapped in their own situations and are left feeling desperate to gain some semblance of control. Aya finds herself a puppet on Evie's string. For Aidon, he's overcome by his emotions and is losing control of his powers, which threatens to devour him. Will normally is able to put on a mask, fitted perfectly for any occasion, but finds himself not in control of his desperation to find Aya.

In addition, the main question at the heart of the book is, "what was a human to a god, after all?" Perhaps nothing, as shown with Evie's character arc. Even a demi-god is nothing but more than an ant before a human, when she's alone and isolated. But for Aya with the help of her loved ones, she was able to be the gods' reckoning.

- the characters -
⟢ Aya
She goes through so much throughout the entirety of the book, she just sounds so emotionally exhausted. She’s left feeling broken and unsure of how to pick up the pieces at first. As she puts it’s “the inside wounds that hurt the most.” Yet through the thick of it, she still manages to be brave and to keep pushing through.

⟢ Will
His father’s words over his weakness echo in his head, but he learns it’s not a weakness to feel emotions deeply and to love. His love for Aya, allows him to be more open and that shows in his friendship with Aidon, instead of putting on his usual mask of indifference. He learns to keep moving forward and always to Aya.

⟢ Aidon
He and Will definitely take the crown for being some of my favorite characters in the series. Together with Aya and Will, Aidon helps to complete the core trio of the series, which is reminiscent of the trio from Throne of Glass, Aeline, Chaol, and Dorian. Aidon struggles so much with finding his place in this world, he questions if he’s not a king, a general, or a prince, then what’s left? His fragile grasp over his powers reflects that inner turmoil, in which he feels like his powers have taken everything from him.

⟢ Joise
Josie is able to learn to finally trust again and to move on from the betrayal she faced before. While her point of view was the weaker parts of the book, I still enjoyed the conclusion of her character arc.

- relationships -
With The Curse of Gods, we get to see the deep relationships the trio have with one another. It’s fair to say the friendships in this book are just as impactful as the romantic relationships. As Will puts "it was a different sort of love. Different, but no less important." This is shown with Will and Aidon friendship, they might bicker, but underneath it all they deeply respect one another. Aidon is there for Will when the desperation has a strong grip over Will on their quest to search for Aya. Plus, there's just so many great funny moments between the two, absolutely love their scenes together. It's nice to see just how far their dynamic has come since the first book.

Also, love Aidon and Aya friendship, it's clear that he didn't join Will just to keep Will alive, but also to find his friend. I just wanted to highlight this great moment when he tells her, "you're more than a saint to me. You know that, don't you?" She simply tells him "I do. Because you are more than a king to me."

Aidon relationship with Dauphine is just as good as some of the other relationships in the Curse of Gods, despite having the least amount of development and time in the series. I loved the moment when Dauphine tells him "I'm not afraid of your fire, Aidon. Burn me if you must." After everything Aidon has been through, he needed this.

- romance -
Aya and Will have been together since the end of Curse of Saints, yet the yearning is still at full force and it has always been so well done within the series. So while Aya and Will do spend a good half of the book physically separated, we get a lot of moments together that come in the form of flashbacks from Will's pov. Aya consumes Will's every waking thought, and it's clear that he doesn't just love her but cherishes every moment they ever had with one another. He's the definition of down bad, even the other characters acknowledge that Will loves Aya more than anyone has ever loved another person.

Then there's their reunion, it's almost like the world just stops at that moment. It might have been a long journey to get to that point, but it's so well worth it.

- thank you to Sourcebooks Casablanca for the arc. -

This book had me on the floor, under a blanket, whispering, “Aya, girl, just BREATHE!” (Did she listen? Absolutely not.)


The second I realised she wasn’t missing but taken, my heart sank into my shoes and stayed there for 400 pages.

What I loved:

* Will’s desperation. Say what you will, but the man would search through hell itself for her.
* Aidon. My chaos king. Do I trust him? No. Do I love him? Also yes.
* That push pull tension between fate and free will. And oof, the light/dark balance was chef’s kiss.

What made me want to scream……

* The emotional damage. Kate Dramis really said, Oh, you wanted a breather? Too bad!
* The way I can’t decide if I wanted Aya to burn the world down or save it. Maybe both?


This was everything! Angsty, epic, romantic, and filled with high stakes. It’s one of those series finales where you finish and just sit there, staring into the void, wondering how to go on with your life.

Highly recommend if you like:

🔥 Saints with trust issues

🔥 Tortured heroines (literally)

🔥 That enemies-gods-lovers chaos

Now, excuse me while I go ice my heart.

Thank you to Netgalley and Sourcebooks for the ARC!

What a perfect way to end a series. The found family of it all completed me and I can't believe that it's now over. Seeing how it all wrapped up makes me so emotional and I think this was done perfectly!

The side characters were amazing and Aya and Will as per usual, I loved watching them all grow and come together!