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Powerless by Elsie Silver

11 reviews

abicaro17's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.5

Jasper and Sloane were adorable! Their will they won't they childhood love was super cute! I appreciate their communication about issues but my issues comes from something else. Although the "cousins" thing isn't my issue it is a tad weird. My issue comes from the sudden 180 Sloane has in regards to the wedding. In the beginning she is adamant on marriage and that her dad has her best interest at heart. All it takes is one video of Sterling fucking a stripper? It just feels like she'd go to her dad and not Jasper with all the backstory given on why she was getting married in the first place.

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madsmcw_reads's review against another edition

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emotional 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? Yes

3.75

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dianaschmidty's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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rosereadsalot's review against another edition

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funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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apolen's review against another edition

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5.0

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sami_leigh's review against another edition

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5.0

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟/5

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️/5

I’m going to get comfortable disappointing other people to avoid disappointing myself.

Because I’ve been staring at Jasper Gervais since I was ten years old, and suddenly . . . he’s staring back.

🌄 First person dual POV

🌄 Runaway bride (Arranged marriage of sorts, no cheating trope 👌🏻)

🌄 Childhood crush

🌄 Friends to lovers

🌄 Age gap (not much)

🌄 Hockey player & Ballet dancer

🌄 Country boy/City girl

🌄 Forced proximity

🌄 One Bed

🌄 Nickname!

🌄 Protective MMC

🌄 Small town vibes

🌄 Well established secondary characters; Daddy Eaton (of course), Rhett & Summer, Willa & Cade, Winter 😍

🌄 ‘touch her and I’ll kill you’ vibes

🌄 Banter 👌🏻

🌄 Text messages

🌄 Tension & spice 🥵 (“Lose that f**king ring and crawl”)

🌄 MC growth: overcoming trauma, issues with self worth, communication,

🌄 Consent & Sex Positivity

🌄 Epilogue

🌄 One of my favourite dedication pages 🙌🏻

🌄 Book # 4 coming in June 2023!

Available on Kindle, Audible, and paperback in stores & online.

⚠️ Death of a child (in past, recounted on page), pregnancy, military personnel M.I.A., injury detail (brief, not MC), infidelity (not MC), parental abandonment, gaslighting, misogyny.

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lilyemmaaa's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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kearstenkeepsreading's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

4.25

I just love this series so much! Seriously so damn good! Jasper and Sloane have this amazing friendship but also this sexual tension that just has you hoping it finally snaps but also goes on forever. The growth for both Jasper and Sloane is portrayed and written so beautifully and you just root for both of them. There were some truly beautiful moments and also moments I could not stop laughing. I love when a book can make me feel all of the feels and this book and series does that so well

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amanda_reads13's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted 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

4.5

Sloan's visits to her cousins ranch every summer are a welcome respite from the high demands of her father. For one month, she is carefree. When she is 10, there is a new face when she arrives to the ranch. After experiencing a life altering tragedy, Jasper was completely abandoned by his family. He is taken into the care of the Eaton family and treated as one of their own. Over the years, Sloan and Jasper's friendship grows.

Years later, Sloan, now a prima ballerina, is set to marry an asshole her father has chosen for her. Her dad is using her as a pawn to advance his business and treats her like his property. Jasper, now a professional goalie, has to sit back and watch his best friend make, what he believes to be, the biggest mistake of her life. He has spent years trying to get Sloan to see the truth about her father, but she refuses to see it.

Spoiler

On the day of her wedding, Sloan receives a video showing her fiance cheating on her. Jasper comes to her rescue and takes her to Chestnut Springs. They arrive only to be dealt another blow, Beau is MIA.

I adore Sloan and Jaspers relationship. Sloan has had feelings for Jasper since the day they met, but Jasper always brushed it off as a childhood crush. As children, they became incredibly close. Jasper had experienced so much trauma in his short life and was so quiet and closed off. He felt like he could talk about anything with Sloan and knew that she would never judge him. Jasper is highly anxious and Sloan is his safety net. She is always there to support him. As their relationship grows, he becomes more comfortable with himself and opens up more.

I feel like the conflict in the book is understandable.

Spoiler

Jasper has never felt that he was good enough for Sloan, he has had feelings for her for years but after the threat from her father, he felt he had to stay away. Yes her could have told her, but at that point she didn't see the truth about her father and she probably would have taken her father's side over Jasper's. He felt like he had something to prove and that he couldn't act upon his feelings until he had made something of himself. Then once Jasper decides to act on his feelings, Sloan has a hard time trusting that his feelings are true. She has loved him for years, so why is he reaiprocating them now after so long?

I feel like the Beau story line was unnecessary and was really pushed aside for most of the book.

I LOVE that the other family members were so present in this book! I love seeing how their relationships have grown and how close the family is.

Tropes: friends to lovers, small town

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chelsearose's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

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