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Powerless by Elsie Silver

19 reviews

moxiereads's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-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? Yes

4.0

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sweetlikesadia's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny hopeful tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I really enjoyed reading this book, the chemistry of the characters and even the build up of their relationship; I loved how you got the insight into the main leads backgrounds and how that interlinks with their decisions. 

However, this book did take me a really long time to finish. I feel like it didn't have to be that thick of a book, I had to take several breaks. 
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erinmd156's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense 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

4.0

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spellbindingtomes's review against another edition

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

2.0

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jayybear's review against another edition

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

4.5

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cortanasreadingnook's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

3.75

There’s a reason why I specifically love reading the bestfriends-to-lovers trope in romance because there’s some sort of familiarity with falling in love with a face you’ve known for a long time. Jasper and Sloane are so special to me, and this was the first time that I did not feel uncomfortable reading an age gap romance because it was just really well done. Mostly because it explained the boundaries that most age-gap relationships don’t tackle, especially when the characters have known each since childhood. If Sweet Nothing was a book, it’d be Jasper and Sloane. Powerless is a very endearing book about taking risks, literally just saying “fuck it” to everything, and the craziness adulthood can bring upon you. I expected to like this less, but I loved it more than I thought I would. 
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savvyrosereads's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Rating: 5/5 stars

Sloane Winthrop has loved Jasper Gervais from the moment she saw him, but he’s never felt the same…until now?

This book is absolutely the perfect friends-to-lovers story. The tension was top-tier, and I loved the simple beauty of a story about finding the person who will always accept you for exactly who you are. POWERLESS made me tear up multiple times, and while some aspects of the third-act conflict were frustrating (again, as per usual) the ending was absolutely pitch-perfect.

Also, the snippets/teasers for RECKLESS???? I am absolutely feral.

If you haven’t read this series yet, literally what are you waiting for? Here’s your sign to get started.

CW: Infidelity; mentions of death of child/grief; injury/danger of loved one; mental health; toxic parental relationship/emotional abuse
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zias's review against another edition

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

I didn’t think I’d enjoy the non-cowboy romance story in this series but I will always be a hockey romance gal at heart. Jasper offering to kick someone’s ass to make Sloane happy, peak fictional hockey romance MMC energy. 
I can’t wait to read about Winter shedding the dead weight creepo husband and Theo “mother of my child” Silva 😌
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mrspru's review against another edition

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emotional tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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caitlinspeachyreads's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

4.0

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