Reviews tagging 'Murder'

A Vow So Bold and Deadly by Brigid Kemmerer

13 reviews

onefineelephant's review

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

8/10. I liked this book just as much as the other two books, which is saying a lot because I tend to dislike the last books in trilogies. Just like the other two books, this one had me on my toes and I truly didn't know what was going to happen next. I enjoyed the relationships between the characters and the variety of the POVs. I have to admit, though, that partway through the book there was significant gore and murder and I had to take a few weeks break from it. I think the ending was satisfying enough but I think there could have been a bit more epilogue to wrap everything up, especially given the ambiguous relationships between some of the characters and their futures.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pregnancy and War

jackiepreston's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Pregnancy

_alyssar_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

qrschulte's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

It was decent. Not great, but okay. 

What I liked:
- Finally some steaminess for the romances.
- Harper and Rhen finally addressing their utter lack of communication. 

What I didn’t like:
- How anti-climactic the end battle was. 
- The body horror.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content, Vomit, Medical content, and Pregnancy

Minor: Miscarriage

ckraney's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This series has been so much fun to read and I’m so sad to reach the end. What started as a lovely retelling of a classic fairy tale evolved into a trilogy of captivating characters that I couldn’t get enough of. I will miss Emberfall, Syl Shallow, and these characters.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gore, Blood, and Murder

scarlett_f's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

LGBTq, cerebral palsy

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Xenophobia and Alcohol

Minor: Pregnancy

LGBTQ, cerebral palsy

littletiramisu's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

chasekj's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I really liked how the series wrapped up

but I think the story could have been ended a LOT better in terms of the last scene.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and War

Vivid descriptions of gore and violence, some important to the plot

caitlinreadss's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Hold my book while I scream please

Holy crap, a vow so bold and deadly was so incredible and what a way to end a trilogy!! I genuinely think I was holding my breath for more than one part of it.

I loved the parallels between the characters and between book 1 and this book - they genuinely made me feral! And the character development? PLEASE it was so good!!! 

I was screaming, crying, throwing up while reading this, it was such an emotional rollercoaster and the fact that my least favourite troupe was introduced totally wiped over my head because it was just that good. 

I think Lilith has to be one of my favourite villains too! Her cause and motive for being so truly evil even had me rooting for her at parts (don’t shout at me, I’m a sucker for a well written villain).

I will be recommending this series until I die PLEASE READ IT! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Slavery

crocheteer34's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail