A review by sweetteaandfiction
Powerful by Lauren Roberts

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Powerful by @laurenrobertslibrary had me screaming and crying and almost throwing my phone across the room. 

This novella manages to be darker and much more intense than Powerless. 

PROS: 
🪡The people who love the people in the arena 
🩸A different form of hiding in plain sight 
🪡Under appreciated talent 
🩸Power doesn’t save you from poverty 
🪡Enemies to Friends to Lovers 

CONS: 
🩸The King, but make my rage about 200X worse 
🪡Never getting to say goodbye 
🩸Love cut short 
🪡The fact I became so invested when I already knew what was coming. 

🥮🥮🥮🥮🥮 out of 5 sticky honey cakes 
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