Synopsis:
No war can be fought with clean hands. Not even the ones waged for the right reasons. Not even the ones you win.
Tisaanah bargained away her own freedom to save those she left behind in slavery. Now, bound by her blood pact, she must fight the Orders’ war — and Max is determined to protect her at all costs.
But when a betrayal tears apart Ara, Max and Tisaanah are pushed into an even bloodier conflict. Tisaanah must gamble with Reshaye’s power to claim an impossible victory. And Max, forced into leadership, must confront everything he hoped to forget: his past, and his own mysterious magic.
All the while, darker forces loom — far darker, even, than the Orders’ secrets.
As Tisaanah and Max are ensnared in a web of ancient magic and twisted secrets, one question remains: what are they willing to sacrifice for victory? For power? For love?
Review:
I was sent a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
The PoVs, the reveals, the cliffhanger, I’m excited to see where book 3 is going.
First, I have to admit that I read Children of Fallen Gods a lot slower than Daughter of No Worlds. There’s more jumping around and something about it was just slower than book 1. But, with that being said, it did keep me interested and some of the new information and characters kept me going through the slower sections.
I still love Tisaanah and Max. While their romance isn’t quite as intense for me as some of Broadbent’s other pairings in other series they have a lot more plot going on around them that elevates this from your traditional romantasy into the ‘fantasy with romance’ territory. Aefe and Caduan were a wonderful addition to the book, and her story is just heartbreaking.
Broadbent breaks the traditional book two plot of the main romantic characters being split up for the majority of the book which I found refreshing. Broadbent is diverting from the usual cookie cutter romantasy trilogy format and adding some twists to it. It makes me so interested to see where book 3 is going to take us.
Overall this is a very good book. It was just slower for me than the first book (which I raced through), but there were moments and scenes that really made this stand out for me. I have high hopes for the next one, Mother of Dawn and Death.
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