A review by catherinedsharp
Powerless by Lauren Roberts
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
I enjoyed this book however I also found it problematic and laughable in places.
Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed the reading experience and found it to be a combination of Red Queen and The Hunger Games but it wasn’t the best. It was very tropey with some really problematic relationships, repetitive description/events and some major plot holes. It just didn’t feel like it had been properly developed.
I don’t want to entirely criticise this book as it was kinda cool but just not what I thought it would be. I found myself laughing at points that were supposed to be tragic as I just didn’t care enough about the tragedy.
Overall I enjoyed it but it really wasn’t the greatest and I’m not sure if I’ll reread/continue with the series.
Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed the reading experience and found it to be a combination of Red Queen and The Hunger Games but it wasn’t the best. It was very tropey with some really problematic relationships, repetitive description/events and some major plot holes. It just didn’t feel like it had been properly developed.
I don’t want to entirely criticise this book as it was kinda cool but just not what I thought it would be. I found myself laughing at points that were supposed to be tragic as I just didn’t care enough about the tragedy.
Overall I enjoyed it but it really wasn’t the greatest and I’m not sure if I’ll reread/continue with the series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder