The final book of my favorite series, The Cursed Rose, is absolutely fantastic. It reinforces the themes of our actions to protect our loved ones. By combining signature puzzles and a touch of tomb robbing, The Cursed Rose achieves a perfect mix of humor, heartwarming moments, and heartbreak.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read and review an advanced copy of this novel. I highly enjoyed it and will be recommending it.

Let me start off by saying I have not read the other books, but since I got this as an arc I wanted to see how this book would be. Honestly with not reading the other two, I still had a blast reading it to the point I need to get the other books and then do a reread of this book. I know it would have more of an impact if I did not start with this but hey I chose to read it this way and not fault the author for that. I love the cover, I love the tropes, the world was amazing. So yeah, this book did hook me.

Thank you so much for the publisher for the arc!

I really enjoyed the last book of the trilogy and seeing everything resolved. So glad everyone I held dear made it out alive.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for granting me free access to the advanced digital copy of this book.

What an excellent wrap up to this trilogy! Honestly I'm just relieved that a certain sapphic antihero made it through despite the moments where I thought she was gonna be dead (red was my favorite of the entire series not gonna lie). I look forward to whatever Leslie Vedder has in store for us next, whether that's in this world, or a brand new one.

The Cursed Rose by Leslie Vedder is a captivating finale to a adventurous series. It blends perfectly romance and mystery and sets it against a backdrop of enchantment. Vedder weaves a spellbinding tale with intricate storytelling that keeps you guessing until the very end. The novel's atmospheric setting and vivid descriptions bring the cursed rose and its consequences to life, creating a compelling read that is both haunting and heartfelt. Fans of fairy tale retellings and intricate plots will find themselves drawn into this beautifully crafted narrative.

I couldn’t make it to this title as the writing was lacking, the story uninspired and the characters one dimensional in the first and second books that I *barely* made it through. Will not be reading anything else by this author or recommending them.

thank you to netgalley for the advanced reading copy. I really enjoyed this and will be getting copies for my shop.

I loved The Bone Spindle and The Severed Thread, and The Cursed Rose was the perfect roundout of the series. Fi, Briar, Shane, and Red are a badass group that never backs down.

This is the perfect book for those who love the writing and action style of Holly Black and Sarah J Maas!

Fantastic sequel. There was no putting this book down until I had finished it. I knew the twists were coming but never saw the direction they were going. Surprises at every turn and I loved it!

This was so wonderful! The hallmark of a good genre book to me is if you’re not sure everyone will get an HEA even if it’s convention which Vedder nails in this. I loved the way things wrapped up and I wish more people read these books! They’re so fun! Plus, I love that the two main characters have their strong friendship and their love interests outside of each other.

I requested this for consideration for Book Riot's All the Books podcast for its release date. After sampling several books out this week, I decided to go with a different book for my review.

Great finale! It had me going back and forth wondering how it was going to end. Yall got me with that memory twist.

Excellent addition to the Bone Spindle series. This entire series is really well paced and the characters are loveable, absolutely perfect for a 14-18 reading age in my opinion.
The stress that built as characters were kept from each other and fought fantastic challenges to be together was action packed! If this became a TV series I would watch it, it felt MADE FOR TV!
Of note- this one gets a little darker than the others, but that it what I actually liked the BEST. These characters have been through a ton, and while the first book felt very storytale-ish, this felt much more epic fantasy. I loved watching this series grow!

This book was truly amazing. It was a GREAT conclusion to this trilogy, and I loved being able to follow these characters through their journeys and adventures.

Thank you to Netgalley for providing this ARC.

While this is a very good cross-genre series as a whole, I felt like this book was probably my least favorite of the trilogy. While the last book in a series does often tend to be mostly action, as it’s the end of a whole plotline, I felt like this one was missing the character dynamics of the series as a whole, and the fact that one of the characters is basically possessed the whole time doesn’t help. And at the end, the story does try to bring some of the conflict back, of Fi and Briar thinking they can’t be together, it was done in a very afterthought way, after the main conflict of the story has already been resolved, and doesn’t last very long and has too convenient of a solution.

"The Cursed Rose" wraps up the Bone Spindle trilogy with a bang. In this thrilling conclusion, Fi, Shane, Red, and Briar face their toughest challenges yet as they battle the formidable Spindle Witch to save Andar. With a mix of magic, mystery, and heart-pounding action, Vedder delivers a satisfying conclusion that will leave readers wanting more. If you're a fan of fantasy adventures with unforgettable characters and plenty of twists, this series is a must-read.

Thank you so much, NetGalley and PENGUIN GROUP Penguin Young Readers Group, Razorbill for the chance to read this gorgeous and brilliant book in exchange of an honest review.

The one formidable group set on fighting to reawaken the kindgom is ruined thanks to the Spindle Witch. Briar is a monster, Fi a captive, Shane a warrior and Red a traitor. Now Fi is a prisoner and the Spindle Witch is close to find the Siphoning Spell and crushing Andar, with Fi's help and her only way of survive is to decode the ancient riddle of the Rose Witches. Before she loses Briar forever. On the other side Shane is desperate to save Andar and Red. Looking the weapon used by the Lord of Butterflies, the key to the Spindle Witch's death. But Red's betrayal left her weakened and now she has to face the Witch's executioner, the Wraith, a powerfyl witch and a cruel one. As the future of Andar lies in the secrets of the past, Shane and Fi have to take on the lost ruin of the Tomb of Queen Aurora.

This saga is definitely one of my favourite of all time. A mix between Sleeping Beauty and Indiana Jones and a genderswapped one, too. With a sprinkle of sapphic Red Riding Hood and I thinks it's brilliant. This last installment is incredible and ties everything in a perfect knot. With new enemies, like the cruel Wraith, new clues and mysteries and new secrets that could help everyone and Andar this book is filled with twists and surprises and it's really a rollercoaster. You can't not want to cheer these characters on. They have been and still are in this book, through enough and they are fighting to save Andar and their loved ones. I love these characters and their fierce love for one other, complex and layered love, between betrayals, broken promises, curses and so much more.
This conclusion is heartfelt and incredible. I'm gonna miss them all so much.

Thank you to Netgally, the publishers, and Leslie Vedder

When I requested this book I was unaware that it was apart of a series, one that requires you to read the previous books for this one to make sense. I am unable to read all the previous books along with this one before the publish date. Therefore, I will rate this a fair 3/5 stars and will adjust the rating and review when I am able to read all the books in the series along with this one.