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Graphic: Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Drug use, Sexism, Alcohol, Sexual harassment
The book started with lots of description, but once the characters began speaking again, I was completely hooked and finished this in a couple of days. So much action, emotion, tension, and confusion. The enemies-to-lovers trope from Powerless 'resets' in Reckless for obvious reasons (if you've read Powerless), and I loved that the misunderstandings were not drawn out for ages (personally not a fan of the long-drawn-out-misunderstanding trope). Now I really need that third book. Clearly Lauren Roberts is masterful at her cliffhanger endings because I did not see that coming. I did feel that within the first 100ish pages, Reckless lacked the interactions and dialogue that fuelled the momentum of Powerless, which gave it a slow start, but once you get past that, it's an addictive read.
Reckless is ideal for romantasy lovers who enjoy the enemies-to-lovers trope (and who have already read Powerless).
Moderate: Death, Violence, Death of parent
Minor: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Torture, Grief, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Blood
Minor: Death of parent
This sequel to Powerless was a similarly fun read in the romantasy series, though I believe it suffered a bit from "second book syndrome."
The trials have ended, and Paedyn is running for her life. The princes who once considered themselves friends of Paedyn are now hunting her down. Kitt finds himself in charge of the kingdom and sends the Enforcer, his brother Kai, to find Paedyn and bring her to him alive.
Readers get a few small snippets from Kitt's perspective alongside Kai's and Paedyn's points of view. The game of cat-and-mouse between Paedyn and Kai plays out multiple times throughout this novel, and this does get old after a while. What doesn't get old is the romantic tension between the two. The banter and near misses are top notch.
Though Reckless wasn't a 5 star read for me, that ending left me reeling. I'm going to read the next book regardless, but I do hope to see more plot in the third installment of the trilogy.
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood
Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, Murder
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Sexual content, Torture
Moderate: Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child abuse, Cursing, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Torture, Vomit, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment
Moderate: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder
Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, War
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture
However, I loved the moments we saw with Kai and Pae that weren’t just them arguing and bickering. But actually communicating.
That ENDING
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Kidnapping, Death of parent
Minor: War