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Powerless

Elsie Silver

4.0 AVERAGE

isabellek8's review against another edition

3.0

emotional funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

aamaanddaa's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Jasper and Sloane, my new blueprint for friends-to-lovers. While not my all-time favourite Elsie Silver book, it was an enjoyable read! One thing to note is that it was very endearing to see the attention to detail that each of them has for each other, especially Sloane for Jasper. After seeing both Jasper and Sloane in the previous novels, it was lovely to read their story with so many good tropes sprinkled throughout their journey to being together (e.g.,

one bed trope

The reason why this rating is lower than others is that I wished we could delve into more of their traumas and family dynamics, as it felt a little incomplete or lacklustre.

marloesbtrs's review against another edition

4.0

A very cute friends-to-lovers romance with plenty of delicious tension that eventually built into some of the most intense smut I’ve read in a while. Sloane and Jasper stole my heart: the way they fit together and truly understood and complemented one another was so satisfying to read. The only thing that didn’t fully click for me was reconciling the Jasper we meet at the start with the Jasper in the later smut-heavy chapters, though that might just be me. The storyline itself was solid, nothing groundbreaking, but enjoyable, and I especially loved the use of text messages to open chapters, which got us more in touch with previous well-loved characters. Overall, a very enjoyable read, even if it didn’t quite become an all-time favorite.