A review by isabellaslittlelibrary
Powerless by Lauren Roberts

5.0

6/5

my chest feel like a cavern of emptiness. it’s been a while since I’ve been rendered speechless over a book. 

i knew it wouldn’t end with a happy ever after, okay. i KNEW. put the pain it caused, i was not ready. my oh my. (spoilers at the very end of review) 

firstly, powerless had every trope you could want and the book had the trope in it, the book wasn’t written around the trope which was so refreshing. it was the absolute perfect book to bring me back to my fantasy roots. kai and paedyn’s dynamic is one of my favourites ever. i loved how they understood eachother, i ADOREEDDDDD their banter, i loved the longing and pull they had. i just get giddy when I think about them. 

the trial elements were so much fun. it didn’t feel rushed or forced, the pace was really good and i LOVED it. 

kai was something else man 😮‍💨 the words coming out of this man’s mouth had me SWOONING. his backstory is so tragic and what he’s been forced into is horrifying and i am just going to hate what is to come 💔 pae was incredible. i love her so much. she was such a feisty character with such a big heart. she saw kai, she loves him and OH I JUST WANT TO SCREAM. their tension was phenomenal, the tend to wound scenes (BOTH TENDING TK EACHOTHER 😩), THE DANCING SCENES OH MYYYY. the knife to throats, the fact that he knew her capabilities and gave ‘that’s my girl’ vibes rather than forcing her to protection. I’m utterly obsessed with them. my heart ACHES. 

THE FACT THAT SHE BETRAYED HIM. HE WAS STANDING IN THE POURING RAIN OVER HIS DEAD FATHERS BODY AND GAVE HER A HEAD START BEFORE HE HUNTS HER DOWN. THE MIRRORING OF THEM KILLING THE OTHERS PARENTS. THE FACT KITT IS GOING TO TURN INTO A MANIC AND PROBABLY DESTROY HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH KAI. the scene when he refers to Kai as his ‘enforcer’ made me sick. their tender, soft, precious, funny, gentle moments are gone and they, oh my 😭 the angst is going to kill me in reckless