Daughter of No Worlds (The War of Lost Hearts Book 1)

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What I didn't like: the treatment of Reshaye, how so many of the lords in Threll are despicable, we don't know anything more about Tisaanah's family and the queen. Watching Tisaanah grow more into herself and learn to embrace her scars (literally) was probably one of the most satisfying things about this book. Her development throughout the book and the way she was fighting to get a grip to her reality even with specific someone controlling her mind and practically taking over her body was so messy and yet perfect and raw and sad all at the same time!! Like I want to give her the biggest hug ever for all that she's been through and all that I know Carissa will put her through in the coming books 😭🫂🥺💕 I’m really glad that we had a POV for both characters, though Max’s was introduced in the second half. I would’ve liked it more had we had his from the beginning.

The same applies for the heroine, Tisaanah. The only thing she wasn’t good at was dancing. She was always the best one, the most talented, no matter if she were against teens or the three most powerful Valtain, who had been training for all their lives while she had only been an apprentice for eight months. Not only that, she always got what she wanted. Yes, there was a price to pay, but her goal was always fulfilled in the end. I think I’m too used to reading fantasy when a character has a goal and ends up doing another thing, completely different from what they wanted. It made the plot too predictable for my taste. For me she is the most difficult character to understand and interpret. Like one minute she was cruel and cold and the other she had been so gentle with Ti. She had also helped Max a little before but I still don't like her work tactics and how she is working with Zeryth. Hope we get her redemption arc or something in the next books. I don't know how or when this went from a DEfiNitE fiVe sTaR ReAd to a whopping three stars but it did and here we are 🌝

also, i hope we get more of nura because although i don’t trust her i like her for now….plus that slight cliffhanger 😒 TISANNAH WAS SO DRIVEN and determined to reach her goals. I loved her thought process and how level-headed she was about all of her past horrible experiences. The way she reacted to things made her such an understated badass! I just can’t help but point out how the author managed to interweave all of my favourite things into one book and I LOVE THAT.

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.” On one fateful day, Tisaanah at last reaches her goal of earning one thousand gold coins. However, when she presents the money to Esmaris, he is furious. He never expected her to meet his absurd price, and is furious that she would even try. He whips Tisaanah severely in punishment, and as Tisaanah watches her dreams crumble, she realizes that he will not stop until he beats her to death.Halfway through, the book changed to dual POV and it gave me everything that I didn’t even know I was missing 😍 Max and Tisaanah are EVERYTHING. 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 😭😭💗💗 At first they both disliked each other so much but the more they spent time together, the more they tried to know each other and they tried to understand their choices and their behaviour. I loved how their friendship developed from a trainer-trainee relationship to friends and then to lovers. They both always helped each other no matter what situation is and Max gave Ti a home. A home she never knew she needed. Everything about them is comfort ❤️‍🩹

Basically, the moral of the story - of this review - is that I want more and I’m really hoping it delivers. Because I can see this becoming one of my favourite fantasy series. And it would break my heart if that wasn’t the case. Max hadn’t so much as paused as he reached into a drawer and produced the ink. At Sammerin’s look of somewhat horrified amazement, he shrugged and said, “After a while, you become fluent in Tisaanah-speak.” And we looked at each other and exchanged a small, proud smile.The fact that Tisaanah couldn’t speak Max’s language very well at first also created some funny and lighter moments that counterbalanced the more serious tone of their discussions. When he noticed her magic reaching further than that, into his thoughts, to that door that he had slammed shut, nailed shut, bolted shut…” broadbent knows how to write strong ass fmcs!!! tisaanah was sold as a slave but she’s seen as substandard due to having patches of tan and pale skin and is considered not valuable as a slave even tho she is considered part valtain(magic wielder). nonetheless, after 12 years, she’s ready and saved up to buy her freedom but disaster strikes as it becomes her life or her master’s life. she ends up fleeing to a different land?island? (don’t ask me idk) she’s so selfless it was honestly admirable, she had endured so much yet was willing to return and face the land that once held her captive and save others from dealing with what she dealt with. also the way she was so powerful. i was in awe.

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!! 💗💗 As for the story, I loved the scenes up to 15%. While I’m not convinced that the heroine’s actions fitted her character, I couldn’t stop reading. The author made a great job making you care about Tisaanah by showing her life in short, powerful glimpses without slowing the pace. Then the time of training arrived, which is usually my favorite. Can you imagine my disappointment when they spent most of it making butterflies and flowers? I was so bored I wanted to scream. Book Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Fantasy Romance, Fiction, High Fantasy, Magic, New Adult, Paranormal, Romance, Young Adult, Young Adult Fantasythe character development in this was SO good. tisaanah went from a slave who was afraid of alot of things to a powerful & determined woman. i cannot wait to start book two. i adored max and tisaanah's relationship they love and trust each other and i love that.