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A review by marie_thereadingotter
Daughter of No Worlds by Carissa Broadbent
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
I initially started this book as an audiobook, but I could not handle the way the narrator changed her voice for when the FMC was talking. She raised the pitch, and it sounded almost "childlike" and I couldn't take it. This is a Romantasy, and while nothing happened yet between the two main characters (he had a different narrator) I didn't want to get to the part when things were happening with an almost child-like voice. After switching to an ebook, I enjoyed this so much more. I did start it over, but it didn't take me long to catch up where I was in the audiobook.
As I said, this is a romantasy, but there is a heavy focus on the world building and the magic system. The world got more attention than the magic did, kind of. It could just be that I missed something when it was explained how magic works. But the romance is very slow-burn, and I love slow-burn romance, it feels more real and lets readers get to know characters as people before they become a couple.
I really liked both MC's. Not quite Grumpy/sunshine, since Tisaanah is still recovering from her PTSD, and CPTSD, as a former slave and what she went through just before escaping and her survivors' guilt. Maxantarius (Max) also has PTSD, but Tisaanah has a more hopeful outlook on life than he does.
A lot happened in this book, it was almost too long and likely could've been two books (or some parts could've been edited down a little). The slower parts didn't feel like fluff, but it felt a little redundant. The big twist in the epilogue, with the reveal of a betrayer, wasn't that shocking. I thought that character was very suspicious from the start, I'm fairly certain they were meant to be seen that way. The extent of their motives is still unknown, besides power.
Honestly, I am shocked I liked this book as much as I did. Her other series, The Serpent and the Wings of Night, hasn't been all that well received by people I have similar book taste to. This book was a nice surprise. I did end up buying the trilogy as ebooks, I want to read the next one soon.
As I said, this is a romantasy, but there is a heavy focus on the world building and the magic system. The world got more attention than the magic did, kind of. It could just be that I missed something when it was explained how magic works. But the romance is very slow-burn, and I love slow-burn romance, it feels more real and lets readers get to know characters as people before they become a couple.
I really liked both MC's. Not quite Grumpy/sunshine, since Tisaanah is still recovering from her PTSD, and CPTSD, as a former slave and what she went through just before escaping and her survivors' guilt. Maxantarius (Max) also has PTSD, but Tisaanah has a more hopeful outlook on life than he does.
A lot happened in this book, it was almost too long and likely could've been two books (or some parts could've been edited down a little). The slower parts didn't feel like fluff, but it felt a little redundant. The big twist in the epilogue, with the reveal of a betrayer, wasn't that shocking. I thought that character was very suspicious from the start, I'm fairly certain they were meant to be seen that way. The extent of their motives is still unknown, besides power.
Honestly, I am shocked I liked this book as much as I did. Her other series, The Serpent and the Wings of Night, hasn't been all that well received by people I have similar book taste to. This book was a nice surprise. I did end up buying the trilogy as ebooks, I want to read the next one soon.