A review by asipofcozy
Powerless by Lauren Roberts

adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I don't dole out 5 stars easily. In fact the last 5 stars I gave was well over a year ago. Is this a book that deserves a 5 stars because it's a masterpiece? A work of art? A book to be enjoyed by the masses and studied piece by piece? Not particularly. Many times I guessed where the plot was going. I have read plot lines similar in other books. I would even (sad to say) compare this exactly to the hunger games (I am not a fan of comparing books to past pieces of literature that formed large pop cultures and other books). 

However, this book is a 5 star for other reasons - reasons that may not make sense but make sense to me. It's a 5 star because the moment I picked Powerless up I was enraptured from start to finish. A 5 star because the action gripped me to where I was turning pages so fast I could barely read just as quickly. A 5 star for just the pure and utter enjoyment I got out of reading it. 

It's not a masterpiece, it's not like the classical literature I would read or the intricate fantasies I dive into. However, it doesn't need to be a masterpiece to bring me joy, to make me feel, to keep me wanting for more even after the last page has finished. A book that had me thinking about it even when I wasn't reading. A 5 star just because of the feelings it gave me. Sometimes a 5 star is as simple as that.
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