Tisanaah somehow makes it (on the run) to a kingdom of magic users she’s heard about, mostly from Esmari’s friendly client who came to the estate and was kind of Tisanaah when she showed off her illusionary butterfly magic. It felt too much like brutality for shock value. Kudos to Broadbent for pulling that off, even as I was dismayed enough to consider reading no further. It’s alot of emotional turmoil to heap on a character we’ve just met. And here’s the first of the abruptly brutal…we don’t see him sexually abusing her, but she references it.Īnd when she brings him the carefully saved amount of money he off-handedly mentioned to her one day would bring her freedom– he brutally whips her. He mostly uses her for dancing/entertainment and at night. Then abruptly we switch to the heroine, Tisanaah (yeah, don’t get me started on spellings of fantasy names) who is a slave girl to the powerful house of Esmaris. First there’s a prologue with two magic using lovers in a war, the female one betraying the male into using his power in a way that traumitized him. I picked up this indie fantasy with not a lot of expectations as the cover didn’t signal my most favorite tropes…but it was recommended somewhere so I took at chance.Īnd it started out a little more abruptly brutal than I am used to. Maas and Miranda Honfleur will devour this tale of dark magic, passionate romance, vengeance, and redemption.Daughter of No Worlds (The War of Lost Hearts, #1) by Carissa Broadbent Even if it means sacrificing her heart.įans of romantic high fantasy like Sarah J. Even if it means gambling in the Orders’ deadly games.

The bloody past he wants to forget may be the key to her future… or the downfall of them both.īut Tisaanah will stop at nothing to save those she abandoned. But even more dangerous are her growing feelings for Maxantarius. The Orders’ intentions are cryptic, and Tisaanah must prove herself under the threat of looming war.

But to join their ranks, she must complete an apprenticeship with Maxantarius Farlione, a handsome and reclusive fire wielder who despises the Orders. But the night she tries to buy her freedom, she barely escapes with her life.ĭesperate to save the best friend she left behind, Tisaanah journeys to the Orders, the most powerful organizations of magic Wielders in the world. Ripped from a forgotten homeland as a child, Tisaanah learned how to survive with nothing but a sharp wit and a touch of magic. And a dark magic that will entangle their fates.

A reclusive warrior who no longer believes it exists.

Carissa broadbent daughter of no worlds