Daughter of No Worlds
The War of Lost Hearts #1
By: Carissa Broadbent
Publisher: Self-Published
Publication date: January 7, 2020
Genre: Fantasy Romance
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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. But 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.

But 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.

My thoughts…

Wow. This story was really good. I mean, so good that I put the book down 3 months ago due to life, and only just recently picked it back up and then proceeded to devour it. I love the story that the author created and the fact that everything wasn’t polished and clean. Tisaanah has been a slave the majority of her live. A slave that has had to do whatever her master asked of her, and then some in order to survive. After breaking out of her awful life, she heads for the Order to help her free the other slaves. However, there are certain criteria that must be met, and let’s just say that the Order is hiding a lot.

Given that Tisaanah was a slave that had to do a lot of demeaning things, to say that her story and personality aren’t raw and honest would be an understatement. She doesn’t hold back, and she knows how to use her body and girlish innocent charms to fool those around her. Then you have Max who is her crotchety, grumpy instructor that the Order forces to teach Tisaanah how to utilize her magic in order to fight. He has long since left the Order behind and wants nothing to do with them, but here he is, in the middle of it all again. Seeing him and Tisaanah interact and then learning his story as the book progresses was really interesting to me. It was like pulling back the layers of an onion.

Now, I don’t want to go into too much detail because there’s a LOT that happens that I wouldn’t want to spoil. However, if you’re someone looking to read a fantasy novel about two people who for all intents and purposes should have been broken and given up, but pushed through to fight for what they believed in… then you should definitely pick up this book. It had magic, mystery, fight scenes, romance, friendship, and a whole lot of action that I practically stayed up the last few nights reading as much of this book as I could before my eyes grew too tired to stay open.