Daughter of No Worlds by Carissa Broadbent — Book Review

Title: Daughter of No Worlds by Carissa Broadbent

Genre: Adult Romantasy

Series: War of Lost Hearts (book 1 of 3)

Synopsis: Tisaanah is a former slave with magical potential who seeks freedom and power to change a broken world, training under a reluctant, emotionally scarred mage… who becomes her love interest.

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Content Warnings

Spice Rating: Moderate

There is one explicit sex scene in chapter 62. Readers may skip this chapter without losing a sense of the story. The book is otherwise fairly mild in terms of romance and spice.

Violence Rating: Moderate to severe

Violence takes various forms including whipping and physical abuse of slaves, rape (off-page), torture, slave trafficking, death of loved ones, and moderately graphic descriptions of blood and injury.

Profanity Rating: Moderate to severe

There are approximately 60 uses of f*ck, one use of c*nt, and 22 uses of sh*t.

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Book Review

Overall rating: 4/5 stars

Daughter of No Worlds explores slavery and the process of overturning institutionalized slavery. Tisaanah is an angry, fierce protagonist who shrewdly uses the world’s political intrigue to her advantage. She strongly depicts what it is like to be unfamiliar with a foreign language; her stumbling foibles through the Aran language were entertaining and illuminating about the difficulties of learning a new language.

With short chapters, the book reads very quickly. It takes a sharp pivot at the mid-way point, adding the POV of Max, Tisaanah’s mentor and love interest. This takes some getting used to, but is not an unwelcome change.

In Broadbent’s style, the book is grimly dark but not without levity and humour. She is not afraid to tackle dark subject matter like slavery, rape, and PTSD. However, themes of hope, belonging, and redemption run strongly throughout.

For a deeper dive into thematic elements, see the adjacent post in The Holy Plot.

“Men want power because it makes them feel good. Women want power because it lets us do things.” (p. 378, Kindle)

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If you loved Serpents & the Wings of Night, Trial of the Sun Queen, or From Blood and Ash, you'll love this! Purchase on Amazon (also available on Kindle Unlimited).