Title: Nobody’s Quest
Author: Alyssa Day
Publication Date: June 2, 2026
Publisher: Entangled: Red Tower Books
Format Read: Kindle e-ARC
Genre: Romantasy
One thing I’ve established in the past few months is that I really enjoy the romantasy genre. Nobody’s Quest by Alyssa Day is another good example of this. The publisher mentioned that it includes themes that are important to me — depression, loneliness, and the feelings of invisibility we all occasionally suffer from. And, of course, as the title makes clear, there is an epic quest, too. I knew this title was going to be a good fit for me.
Solitude Grace, or Soli as her friends call her, lost her mother when she was only 4 years old. Ever since then, she’s been what Pyrrh calls a “Nobody”. These are people who are indentured servants, often kept from their freedom even long after their term should be up. So it’s very unexpected when the king sends soldiers to take Soli to the palace. It’s time to save the goddess Artemisen, or the world will end. In order to do so, they need a Nobody who can touch an amulet without combusting. Soli is that girl. Now they must quest to find three keys to join with the amulet in order to free the goddess. What follows is a tale of epic adventure, travel, and Soli and a prince starting to fall hard for one another.
This quest fantasy, of course, has the all-but-required oddball cast of characters traveling together. Their banter, camaraderie, and flirtation are all fun to witness. Each character has their quirks and their story. Soli is the most developed of the bunch, though, of course, as the story is told entirely in her first-person narration. I found her to be extremely relatable, as I’ve fought anxiety and depression for around half of my life now. She’s much more resilient than she gives herself credit for and possesses the same attitude I strive to embody every day.
Day uses clean, emotionally immersive prose that is fast-paced and highly bingeable. Her fantasy worldbuilding is accessible and woven naturally into the story; it’s very easy to place myself in the story and see the surroundings. She does a nice job of balancing cinematic quest energy with tender romantic moments. The reader gets ancient magic and goddess lore, dangerous travel and high stakes, found family dynamics, slow-burn romance, and maybe best of all, an underestimated heroine finding her strength. She does a good job of gradually building the drama during each chapter, many ending with a cliffhanger. And, while I think some transitions during the chapters could have been made more smoothly, I absolutely loved the blurbs from books and folklore of their culture that began each one.
Trigger warnings include portrayals of depression, references to abuse in childhood, violent battle scenes, and explicit consensual sex. While these triggers don’t occupy huge chunks of the story, readers should be aware of their existence.
Nobody’s Quest was such a fun romantasy to lose myself in for hours at a time. I would liken it to Mayhem and the Mortal and Rings of Fate. If you have read either of these or just love the genre like I do, this is a good book to spend a few days with.
Nerd Rating: 🤓🤓🤓🤓— a heroine worth cheering for
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I read a digital copy made available by Red Tower Books (Entangled Publishing) through NetGalley, and this review reflects my honest opinion.