The Enemy's Daughter

by Melissa Poett Narrated by Brittany Pressley

Overview

A stunning reimagining of Tristan and Isolde set in a dystopian world woven with magic. An addictive debut YA enemies-to-lovers romantasy-perfect for fans of Rebecca Ross and Sarah Underwood as well as books like Curious Tides, The Hurricane Wars, and Belladonna.

It's been thirty-seven years since the Republic was destroyed. Now two settlements-the five clans and the Kingsland-fight for control of the untainted land. Though the five clans are outnumbered, they've finally struck, killing Kingsland's brutal leader.

In the war that follows, Isadora, an eighteen-year-old healer, risks her life to help injured soldiers. But when she stops an attack from Tristan, a Kingsland assassin, his soldiers shoot her with a poisoned arrow. As Isadora lies dying, Tristan does the unimaginable: He offers to save her life using a rare magic.

In choosing to live, Isadora is unknowingly bound to the mysterious Tristan. Worse, even acknowledging the attraction between them allows him to glean fragments of her memories and the very knowledge he needs to destroy the five clans. But their magical connection works both ways. So to save her people, Isadora will have to open her heart to her most cunning enemy. Because in a race for ultimate survival, she'll need to destroy Tristan and his people first.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

The enemies-to-lovers romance hits the right notes. A retelling that stands on its own, strongest in its romance elements.” — Kirkus Reviews

“Magical, romantic, and deeply nostalgic.”  — Sarah Underwood, New York Times bestselling author of Lies We Sing to the Sea

“A dangerously romantic page-turner.”  — Alwyn Hamilton, New York Times bestselling author of the Rebel of the Sands series

“An addictive, creative, and satisfying romantasy.”  — Nova McBee, award-winning author of the Calculated series

“Will leave readers breathless.”  — Emily Colin, New York Times bestselling author of the Seven Sins Series

Kirkus Reviews

2025-04-19
Isadora and Tristan’s magical connection may prove to be their undoing: Isadora’s father heads the five united clans that are fighting the Kingsland, which is led by Tristan’s father.

In a post-apocalyptic world, blond 18-year-old healer Isadora tends the wounded using herbs and handwoven bandages. There’s an ongoing war between the clans, which her father founded and leads, and the faction called the Kingsland, the other group that survived the bombs that destroyed civilization 37 years ago. When Isadora ventures to the front lines to help the injured and gets lost, she stumbles upon Tristan, whom she immediately identifies by his clothes as one of the Kingsland. While at first this attractive young man with a strong jaw is her captive, one of his people shoots her with a poisoned arrow, reversing their roles. The only way to save her life is for them to marry, making her part of Kingsland and allowing Tristan to magically absorb the poison. Their bond is tested when Isadora learns truths about the conflict that contradict what she’s been taught, and both sides try to break the lovers up through treachery and deception. This debut, based on the medieval legend of Tristan and Isolde, is light on worldbuilding, leaving readers to wonder about aspects of the backstory. The enemies-to-lovers romance between the white-presenting leads hits the right notes, however, and the epilogue gives hope for the future.

A retelling that stands on its own, strongest in its romance elements. (map)(Post-apocalyptic romance. 13-18)

Product Details

BN ID:	2940190834864
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	05/06/2025
Edition description:	Unabridged

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