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A review by kaitlynnnng
Powerless by Lauren Roberts
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
sad
tense
fast-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
4.5
Wow. I really enjoyed this book. Sure, parts of it were very similar to other books/stories, but that didn’t make it bad or unlikeable.
Kai was one of my favorite book men, rivaling Rhysand and Jameson IYKYK, so the ending shook me, and now I don’t know what to do with myself.
I liked that there wasn’t spice, but it still had me giggling and kicking my feet! The banter and tension was excellent, and I know it’s going to be way more intense in the next book…which, by the way, I need, like…yesterday.
For ME, this book was the perfect balance of a lot of things. The romance and the plot were interconnected, and I didn’t feel like one overpowered the other. I’m a fantasy girlie who doesn’t enjoy reading about fighting or war for extended periods of time, and I liked how things were broken up in this book. It was enough to help the plot, but not too much to bore me.
Kai was one of my favorite book men, rivaling Rhysand and Jameson IYKYK, so the ending shook me, and now I don’t know what to do with myself.
I liked that there wasn’t spice, but it still had me giggling and kicking my feet! The banter and tension was excellent, and I know it’s going to be way more intense in the next book…which, by the way, I need, like…yesterday.
For ME, this book was the perfect balance of a lot of things. The romance and the plot were interconnected, and I didn’t feel like one overpowered the other. I’m a fantasy girlie who doesn’t enjoy reading about fighting or war for extended periods of time, and I liked how things were broken up in this book. It was enough to help the plot, but not too much to bore me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Genocide, Hate crime, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, and Torture