Grace (irisroman & evajacks' version) ✧'s Reviews > Daughter of No Worlds

4.5 ⭐

Okay that was S T U N N I N G 😍😍😍 I expected to enjoy it but nobody told me it was this good??!! 🤭🤭 I'm obsessed!! 💗💗

“My name is Tisaanah. I am a free woman and yet still a slave. I am fragments of many things but a whole of only myself. I am a daughter of no worlds, and all worlds.

And I am not done yet.”

Daughter of No Worlds follows Tisaanah, who was sold into slavery at a very young age when her village was attacked. It's now many years later and Tisaanah has managed to buy her way out of slavery and has fled to the Orders- the most powerful organisation of magical Wielders in the world. Desperate to save the friends she left behind, Tisaanah will do anything to be accepted into the Orders- even dealing with Maxantarius Falcone, her assigned trainer who wants nothing to do with her or the Orders. But there's even more dangerous things at play than Tisaanah realised and as she begins to learn more about Max's bloody past, she must risk everything to accomplish her goals- even if it means wielding death itself.

“Men want power because it makes them feel good. Women want power because it lets us do things.”

This was my second book by Carissa Broadbent- I've previously read the Serpent & the Wings of Night, which I absolutely LOVED. It was the perfect fantasy romance and so I went into this one hoping to find the same (although a little nervous). BUT THIS EXCEEDED MY EXPECTATIONS BY A MILE 🤭🤭🤭

Starting with the characters!! ✨ OMG I LOVE THEM SM 🥺🥺🥺 For me, there's nothing better than when I absolutely fall in love with a cast of characters- and this book DELIVERED on that.

➡️ Tisaanah:

Tisaanah is literally the perfect example of the fierce female fantasy character- and I LOVE HER 😍😍 I think Carissa Broadbent did such an amazing job crafting her character- she literally had sm depth and her character development throughout this book was amazing. She has been through SO MUCH and reading about her past and how awfully people have treated her- it simultaneously made me SO sad and SO angry 😭😖 I can't imagine going through the things Tisaanah has gone through- but she still manages to keep going and keep fighting. And I love her for that ❤

She is also literally so cool- seeing her grow into her powers and fight back had me rooting for her sm 🤭💗 QUEEN 👑👑

➡️ Max:

Oh Max, my grumpy, tortured baby- I'M OBSESSED WITH HIM 🥺🥺🤭🤭 When we were first introduced to Max, he came up very annoying and self-centered- but his development throughout this book was SO GOOD 😍😍 I love him just as much as Tisaanah now!! He's so grumpy but cares so much about those he loves and is such a sweetie at heart. He also has a tragic backstory- ... and it had me SOBBING 😭😭😭 I don't cry that often in books but his backstory BROKE me. My poor baby 💔💔

But yeah, love him 🤭🤭❤❤

“I was too young to know the truth then. That victory meant another’s defeat, and sometimes our own defeat. That winning meant sacrifices, and sometimes ones that even our own people were not willing to make. That in war, someone always paid.”

Next, the writing!! 💕 Okay how is Carissa Broadbent's writing so good?! 🤭🤭 It's not super poetic or anything, but something about it works SO well in fantasy romance. I also felt such emotion reading her books (i swear, i was going through it reading this) and making me feel something is a sign that it's good. Also, I SWEAR she must put crack into her books bc why are they so addictive?! 🤭😩

I also really enjoyed the plot!! 🥰 The story told so many twists and turns and the balance between the character development, romance and action was *chef's kiss*. I couldn't stop reading this, i was so immersed in it!! 🤩🤩 Ngl there were a few slow points when Tisaanah was doing her training and stuff (which is the main reason it's a 4.5 not a 5), but otherwise it was amazing 💗💗

Lastly, the romance. For me to really love a fantasy romance like this, it obviously has to have a good couple- and the one in this book was S T U N N I N G 🤭🤭😩😩 I was literally eating their moments up!!! ❤❤ The chemistry was SO SO GOOD and they supported each other and helped each other through their trauma in such an amazing way. It was hot but also so so genuine 🥺🥺 It was also the PERFECT slowburn- for like half the book we were just getting crumbs and by the time they finally admitted their feelings i was so invested. But literally Max and Tisaanah were the PERFECT COUPLE Y'ALL. I LOVE THEM SM 😭😭💗💗

“I figured you should have something both beautiful and functional, like you."
He said it so quickly that it almost didn't register. I whipped my head around to look at him. "Max," I breathed, touching my heart with exaggerated awe, "you think I'm functional?"
A dancing smile glinted in his eyes. "I think," he said, "that you are breathtakingly functional.” ~ 🤭🤭

“I wanted him in so many ways. As a friend, as a kindred soul, as a fierce teammate. As skin and lips and teeth. As a hitched breathless moan in the darkness or a lazy embrace in the sunrise. I wanted that. I wanted it all.” ~ ❤❤

Overall, I'm still shocked how good this is??!! 😩😩 ABSOLUTELY pick this up if you want:

✔ Such great characters
✔ Addictive writing
✔ Super interesting plot
✔ STUNNING romance
✔ An amazing fantasy romance

Literally so obsessed with Carissa Broadbent books!! 🤭🤭❤❤

《 2023 Challenge: Book 77 of 110 》

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THIS WAS SO GOOD SJDHFIEJDBFFN 🤭🤭😍😍 I literally love Max and Tisaanah SO MUCH 😭😭❤❤

RTC!