Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Daughter of No Worlds by Carissa Broadbent

41 reviews

theresamothinmyroom's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Trafficking, War, Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Grief, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Death, Slavery, Cultural appropriation, and Sexual content

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Pedophilia

amanda_reads13's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Tisaanah is a slave who saved for years to buy her freedom, yet when the discussion with her master ends in murder, she has to flee for her life. She goes to Ara and joins The Order, an organization for magic wielders. There she will train in order to go back and free the slaves she left behind.

The plotline, characters and twists were so well done and well written. The first part of the book is quite slow due to the time spent building the world and the characters. The second half the book was fast-paced and action-packed. I wish there had been a little bit more world building and I felt like the magic system was a little vague and confusing.

Tisaanah is a fragmented girl with no home or family. She has been a slave since she was a child and has suffered under her master. She is absolutely relentless and will stop at nothing to ensure that all the slaves are set free. I really loved the development of her character and thought she was an incredibly interesting and captivating FMC. 

Max is the man tasked with training Tisaanah. At first he comes off as an a asshole but as we learn his story and the tragedy of his past, we understand why he's become so reclusive. 

Reshaye is an unknown entity that is implanted into a host. We don't know exactly what they are or where they have come from but it is clear that they cause immense destruction. It was once implanted into Max.

For some reason it is completely obsessed with Max. So much so that it will kill or destroy anything that takes Max from it, including Max's entire family. It is able to take complete control over it's host and do things without the host's consent.

It brings complete chaos to whoever it is implanted into. From Tisaanah's POV and Max's flashbacks, we can see that It is next to impossible to control Reshaye.

Though, it seems that Tisaanah may have found a way to regain some control.

Romance is only a small part of the story, it mostly focuses on Tisaanah's journey. Still the slow burn had me captivated. I like the stages of their relationship and how they developed genuine feelings for one another. They slowly recognize the scars in each other and are helping to heal the other. The tension between them was palpable and I loved their banter.

I thought the language barrier was a fun addition, it added a few funny moments to the story. 

I really liked Sammerin, I think his relationship with Max is incredibly important to the storyline. I hope to get much more of him in the rest of the books. 

Nura is a confusing character. I'm not really sure what to think of her yet, so I'm interested to see how her character develops.

Tropes: fantasy, slow burn, magic, revenge, trainer – trainee, Forced proximity

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Sexual content, Grief, Slavery, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Death, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Blood, Gaslighting, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Death and Rape

sunshine_day's review

adventurous emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Physical abuse, Slavery, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Minor: Rape

angaramiel's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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

"Every moment in life is a coin, with one dark side and one light. They fell on the ground with one side facing up, but the other always lay beneath it, there but hidden."

This book is good. So good I am trying to submit as higher than 5 stars. Such wonderful magic, such twists and turns, so much emotion and emotional gut punches, a well done love story. I see now why this book has been predicted to be a sleeper series - not as well known or booktok popular, but once enough people read it, they'll see this is a top book.

Highly recommend for romantasy readers, and even more for fantasy readers (though it's not as world-building fantasy).

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape, Kidnapping, Slavery, Trafficking, Mental illness, War, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Grief, and Pedophilia

bookrecsplease's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The beginning of this book was a pretty straightforward plot that I was enjoying, with characters a little archetypal for romantasy but I still liked them, but then the story totally went somewhere I never predicted, and every character went so much deeper, and I loved it! The longer the story went on, the more I became invested and excited and the momentum kept moving faster towards the ending until I turned the page and was shocked that it was the epilogue! I highly, highly recommend for any fans of ACOTAR or other romantasy!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Misogyny, Body horror, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Blood, Sexual content, Torture, Classism, Cursing, Sexism, Colonisation, Suicidal thoughts, War, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Death of parent, Violence, and Trafficking

Minor: Rape

spicyviolets's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Lots of world building going on here. The plot almost takes a backseat to it. This definitely felt like it was laying the groundwork for the rest of the books. Our FMC and MMC are secluded in a training montage for pretty much the entire first half, but during that time we are able to delve deeply into the FMC’s trauma and motivations, as well as establish their bond. The second half moved faster, and the addition of the weapon reshaped the writing in an unexpected way. I liked it.
The magic system is kind of all over the place, and the spice is minimal due to the slow burn, but I connected with the world and the characters (although I’m still having a hard time being totally sold on Max and Tisaanah’s chemistry). I’m excited to continue the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Slavery, Grief, and Death

Moderate: War and Rape

caralawless's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Trafficking, and Grief

enzopudge's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Confinement, Child abuse, Rape, War, Blood, Death, and Grief

avacyn731's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Rape, Toxic relationship, Murder, Sexual content, Slavery, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and War

jennalwiegand's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I really enjoyed this story! I love the main characters, Max and Tis have a great dynamic, and I really love their growing relationship. Max is a refreshing MMC who is grumpy, traumatized, and badass.  Tis has overcome so much and is still soft, while being a badass and trying to protect everyone. She's a classic heroine, but she actually seems to ask for help sometimes AND doesn't run into situations alone if she can manage it. The plot is interesting, there are alot of morally gray characters, as well as a super interesting magic system. It's not as fleshed out as say a high fantasy novel, but the world-building and magic system are relatively easy to understand and very intriguing! I honestly can't wait to dive into the second book. I'm very glad that this is a completed series, because if I had to wait I would be really upset. 

PLEASE check the trigger warnings for this book. There is a wide range of things that are described versus things that are mentioned as background events, but it could be very bad if you go in without warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Child death, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Murder, Misogyny, Violence, Body shaming, Death of parent, Sexual content, Trafficking, and War

Minor: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Rape, and Sexual content