28
Jul, 2024

ARC REVIEW: Daughter of the Drowned Empire by Frankie Diane Mallis

Rating: 5 out of 5.

Daughter of the Drowned Empire is a new adult high fantasy/romantasy by Frankie Diane Mallis; it is book one in the Drowned Empire series. It follows Lady Lyriana, who is third in line to the Seat of Power in Bamaria, but her position is not one of safety. Her cousin is gone, her sisters need protection, and now so does she. With her plans shaken and on the threat of having to leave her home, she has to take the only option available to her: training to be a Soturion warrior in only seven months. But she’s not alone; Lord Rhyan, an outsider in Bamaria, has to prove himself by helping Lyr get through training. However, this isn’t their only trial because Bamaria is under threat, so are Lyr and her family, and Lyr needs to be strong enough to fight for not just herself and her family but for her country—she cannot fail.

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7
Jun, 2024

FEATURE FRIDAY: Daughter of the Drowned Empire by Frankie Diane Mallis

I’m still in an awful slump, so after my current read, I’ll be diving into Daughter of the Drowned Empire by Frankie Diane Mallis. I haven’t read a romantasy in a while, so I’m pretty excited!

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“To survive is to sacrifice your own heart.

Lady Lyriana Batavia is third in line to the Seat of Power in Bamaria. And with the most eligible bachelor and master mage, Lord Tristan Grey, soon to be her fiancé – life is perfect.

But at the ceremony that should have revealed her power, she uncovers something else entirely – Lyr is powerless. Faced with uncertainty, Lyr has no choice but to accept a deadly offer. She has seven months to train as one of the kingdom’s most brutal warriors – the Sotrui – and survive training at the academy.

Now, Lyr must earn her place in Bamaria and train with the exiled Lord Rhyan Hart—the man she has secretly loved since she was a girl—and a feared warrior, forbidden to her in every way. For Lyr, surviving training may mean sacrificing her own heart.

Daughter of the Drowned Empire is the first in a sensational romantic series featuring a riches-to-rags heroine, dangerous court politics, and a forbidden slow-burn romance. Perfect for fans of Jennifer L. Armentrout, Danielle L. Jensen, and Rebecca Yarros.”

𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘏𝘰𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘳 & 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘰𝘯, 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘈𝘙𝘊 𝘷𝘪𝘢 𝘕𝘦𝘵𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘺. 𝘋𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘌𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘯 1𝘴𝘵 𝘈𝘶𝘨𝘶𝘴𝘵, 𝘴𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘺 𝘶𝘱𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸.

𝐐𝐎𝐓𝐃 ➳ Do you ARC for Netgalley? If so, does it stress you out when you get accepted, or are you fine with it? If you don’t ARC, what’s your current read?