Synopsis:
A former slave fighting for justice. A reclusive warrior who no longer believes it exists. And a dark magic that will entangle their fates.
Ripped from a forgotten homeland as a child, Tisaanah learned how to survive with nothing but a sharp wit and a touch of magic. But the night she tries to buy her freedom, she barely escapes with her life.
Desperate to save the best friend she left behind, Tisaanah journeys to the Orders, the most powerful organizations of magic Wielders in the world. To join their ranks, she must complete an apprenticeship with Maxantarius Farlione, a handsome and reclusive fire wielder who despises the Orders. The Orders’ intentions are cryptic, and Tisaanah must prove herself under the threat of looming war. But even more dangerous are her growing feelings for Maxantarius. The bloody past he wants to forget may be the key to her future… or the downfall of them both.
Tisaanah will stop at nothing to save those she abandoned. Even if it means gambling in the Orders’ deadly games. Even if it means sacrificing her heart. Even if it means wielding death itself.
Even if it means wielding death itself.
Review:
I was sent a copy of Daughter of No Worlds in exchange for an honest review.
My first thought when I heard about Daughter of No Worlds was ‘I’ve really enjoyed Carissa Broadbent’s other books, but the politics in this might make it not work for me.’ I am very happy to say that I was wrong. In fact, I totally forgot all of my reservations and I sped through all 500 pages in under a week during one of the busiest times I’ve had in a while. Usually politics in a book mean I get bored/lost/confused, however Daughter of No Worlds, while having court politics, kept me hooked and I did actually know what was going on!
Broadbent is loved for her romantasy, and I always enjoy that this is romantasy with a slightly more fantasy plot than some others. Daughter of No Worlds fulfills this perfectly, there is a genuinely interesting fantasy plot going on while the romance happens. They work in tandem beautifully and the links that Tisaanah and Max have just made it even better.
You would think that eventually the outcast male love interest, and the wronged yet strong heroine would grow old. It hasn’t, Broadbent manages to make all of her books so unique, and the universe of Daughter of No Worlds is fantastic too. The magic system is great, and the death that Tisaanah wield had me having flashbacks to Elden Ring in the best possible way. Genuinely, if you told me parts of this book were Elden Ring inspired I would believe you.
The Daughter of No Worlds series has a relentless publishing schedule (thanks to its previous self-published identity), with the next book out in December and the third book out in March. For this I am grateful, as the court politics side of the book is actually interesting and having the books release so close together means that I’ll be able to appreciate the overarching story better.
This takes an epic fantasy tale, and winds in a romance that I couldn’t look away from. Roll on book two…
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