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Powerless: Special Edition by Elsie Silver

39 reviews

kaelireads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Sexual content, and Car accident

Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Minor: Eating disorder, Misogyny, and Suicidal thoughts

lallagray's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

kaelielily's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Powerless is the third book in Elsie Silver's Chestnut Springs series, following a friends-to-lovers storyline between Jasper and Sloane. The first half of the book is relatively slow-paced, and while Silver’s writing is familiar, it can feel a bit formulaic, which may come across as repetitive.

I found it challenging to connect with Jasper and Sloane as much as with the main characters from the previous books; they sometimes felt a bit one-dimensional. However, I did appreciate Sloane’s character growth, as well as the subplot involving her mother finally standing up for herself.

Despite its flaws, the book remained entertaining, delivering the kind of spicy romance that’s sometimes just what you need. I plan to continue with the series, eager to read about Winter's story next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Misogyny and Car accident

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

smartcookiesca's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Classism

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

dlsmk's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

meganxstones's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

So good if you can look past that one icky detail.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment

mabellene's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, and Abandonment

Moderate: Infidelity, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Pregnancy, and War

beebowbabe's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Child death, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, and Pregnancy

rhymesandprose's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Abandonment

Minor: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts

luna_98's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

this book hit home in a lot of ways. sloane’s people pleasing tendency was so relatable and the daddy issues on top of that? girl, same. and then jasper’s depression was relatable too. together, they were probably my fave chestnut springs couple so far, jasper is def my fave man. 
this book started out super fast paced, the middle felt a little slow to me and then the end picked up again and i was left swooning. another solid installment in this small town series :) i was glad for another view of the eatons with them being jasper’s found family

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child death, Suicidal thoughts, and Abandonment