A review by kiiiaarraa_
Powerless by Lauren Roberts
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-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
4.5
I HAVE SO MANY MIXED FEELINGS OMFG.
Up till now I LOVE that the MC doesn't have powers. I love that even tho she's an 'Ordinary', she's still a badass. I also LOVE Malakai. My heart was really pining for him and everything that he had to go through just to fulfill a duty that was forced upon him. I also enjoyed the way we're left at the end of this book — its kinda very interesting.
My mixed feelings come in for a few reasons. Although the idea of the MC being powerless is so unique, a lot of the story was anything but. I saw A LOT of similarities from the Red Queen series. There were a lot of scenes that were basic asf and it really killed me! There was so much potential yet it fell flat.
Another thing is the cringy dialogue used. I almost died when Kai said he wants to call her 'mine' and unfortunately i mean that in a bad way. Also the nicknames were overused in the book to the point when I was just not feeling it and that says much considering my favourite nickname is Darling (thanks to Rhysand). Lastly, it was very predictable! Only one thing took me by surprise and that was who was the person they had to kill to win the trials. Know that brought me TRAUMA.
Up till now I LOVE that the MC doesn't have powers. I love that even tho she's an 'Ordinary', she's still a badass. I also LOVE Malakai. My heart was really pining for him and everything that he had to go through just to fulfill a duty that was forced upon him. I also enjoyed the way we're left at the end of this book — its kinda very interesting.
My mixed feelings come in for a few reasons. Although the idea of the MC being powerless is so unique, a lot of the story was anything but. I saw A LOT of similarities from the Red Queen series. There were a lot of scenes that were basic asf and it really killed me! There was so much potential yet it fell flat.
Another thing is the cringy dialogue used. I almost died when Kai said he wants to call her 'mine' and unfortunately i mean that in a bad way. Also the nicknames were overused in the book to the point when I was just not feeling it and that says much considering my favourite nickname is Darling (thanks to Rhysand). Lastly, it was very predictable! Only one thing took me by surprise and that was who was the person they had to kill to win the trials. Know that brought me TRAUMA.