Book profile
Children of Fallen Gods
- Subgenre
- romantasy
- Edition year
- 2025
- Rating
- ★ 4.0 · 144 ratingsExternal reader rating · Hardcover
- Spice
- Heat not verified
Trope map
Tags are supported by source descriptions; they are not reader votes. See how verification works.
Why these tropes fit
In the second installment of an epic fantasy war saga, a fierce heroine bound by a blood pact fights alongside a tortured hero whose protectiveness masks a concealed magical ability. The narrative leans into morally gray territory, framing even just wars as bloody and costly, and hinges on a central betrayal that drives the lovers deeper into an ancient, magic-soaked conflict where sacrifice for victory, power, or love becomes the defining question.
Reading order
Book 2 of 3 in The War of Lost Hearts — see the full reading order →
Get the book
Read the source evidence
- Betrayal: “a betrayal tears apart Ara, Max and Tisaanah are pushed into an even bloodier conflict.” source
- Sacrifice: “what are they willing to sacrifice for victory? For power? For love?” source
- Strong Heroine: “Tisaanah bargained away her own freedom to save those she left behind in slavery.” source
- Morally Gray: “No war can be fought with clean hands. Not even the ones waged for the right reasons.” source
- High Fantasy: “Tisaanah must gamble with Reshaye's power to claim an impossible victory.” source
- Touch Her and Die: “Max is determined to protect her at all costs.” source
- Epic Saga: “Carissa Broadbent returns to The War of Lost Hearts series with book two” source
Metadata source: Google Books. Quotes are used only to verify the tags.
Content notes
Checked against the source
Verified source notes
Each note was reviewed separately. Publication dates refer to the identified edition.
Content note graphic violence
Edition publication 2025-12-09
Reading order Book 2
Carissa Broadbent · Work-level source
BOOK 2 IN The War of Lost Hearts SERIESRead the original source
