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priya_amrev's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting. Reminds me of another hero series I read this year. Interesting enough to continue but I already have other books so it’s a little bit too much work to borrow the next one.
Spoilers:
The relationship is a bit too much instant love tho
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The relationship is a bit too much instant love tho
izzys_internet_bookshelf's review against another edition
3.0
3/5
I have to admit the first half of the book was slow but once you got to the second act it was so worth it. I first was a little bored with the book but like most things, I gave it time and it ended up making me excited to read he next book. There were some things that were predictable, and I do feel like the team calling themselves villains is... weird, because there are obviously worse people doing worse things, I guess it's just what the public has decided to call them, so they just stick with it.
I have to admit the first half of the book was slow but once you got to the second act it was so worth it. I first was a little bored with the book but like most things, I gave it time and it ended up making me excited to read he next book. There were some things that were predictable, and I do feel like the team calling themselves villains is... weird, because there are obviously worse people doing worse things, I guess it's just what the public has decided to call them, so they just stick with it.
ambeesbookishpages's review against another edition
4.0
The full review can be found at The Book Bratz!
This book was so much fun! Superheros? That is some what new to me. It was an interesting concept that I wasn't 100% sure about, but by the end of the story I knew that this series is going to be amazing. Growing up my favorite movie was Sky High (The one about the superhero teenagers that go to a superhero high school along with children of Villains) and this book reminded me of that. Though this book was much better.
Kenna's world was always black and white. Heroes are good and Villains are bad. That is until the day three villains break into the lab she works at, claiming to be rescuing Deacon, a villain who is being hidden on sub level three. Only Kenna is pretty sure there is no sub level three, she practically lives at that lab. She would have known. But as secrets come to light and Kenna's mom is kidnapped, she teams up with her sworn enemies to stop the heroes and their twisted games and to find her mother.
In Kenna's society, everyone has a power. Except her. She is powerless. That doesn't stop her though. While her mother works on serums to help other heroes Kenna is working on her own, to make her a superhero. Kenna is one of the most determined female heroines that I have read about in a long time. It was easy to forget at some points that she didn't have a power. Besides Kenna you have a cast of villains and heroes who are on the run, wanting to rescue Deacon, and Kenna's mother but also stop the heroes and their twisted forms of torture. The banter between this group was awesome. There were many moments when I laughed out loud at something that was said. There was a bit of romance in Powerless. I think that Kenna's feelings for Draven (a villain) really showed her that not every villain is bad as society has told her they are.
There were a few things that I did have issues with though. The difference between heroes and villain wasn't touched up much, you catch something about a marker here and there but what makes them what they are? Also, is the whole world a hero or villain or are they a secret society? There were a few things that weren't talked about that I hope are expended upon in the next book.
Overall I really did enjoy Powerless. It was a fun read, that I'm going to recommend to all superhero junkies. This is my first run with Tera Lynn Childs & Tracy Deebs, so it is safe to say that I will be reading more from them soon.
This book was so much fun! Superheros? That is some what new to me. It was an interesting concept that I wasn't 100% sure about, but by the end of the story I knew that this series is going to be amazing. Growing up my favorite movie was Sky High (The one about the superhero teenagers that go to a superhero high school along with children of Villains) and this book reminded me of that. Though this book was much better.
Kenna's world was always black and white. Heroes are good and Villains are bad. That is until the day three villains break into the lab she works at, claiming to be rescuing Deacon, a villain who is being hidden on sub level three. Only Kenna is pretty sure there is no sub level three, she practically lives at that lab. She would have known. But as secrets come to light and Kenna's mom is kidnapped, she teams up with her sworn enemies to stop the heroes and their twisted games and to find her mother.
In Kenna's society, everyone has a power. Except her. She is powerless. That doesn't stop her though. While her mother works on serums to help other heroes Kenna is working on her own, to make her a superhero. Kenna is one of the most determined female heroines that I have read about in a long time. It was easy to forget at some points that she didn't have a power. Besides Kenna you have a cast of villains and heroes who are on the run, wanting to rescue Deacon, and Kenna's mother but also stop the heroes and their twisted forms of torture. The banter between this group was awesome. There were many moments when I laughed out loud at something that was said. There was a bit of romance in Powerless. I think that Kenna's feelings for Draven (a villain) really showed her that not every villain is bad as society has told her they are.
There were a few things that I did have issues with though. The difference between heroes and villain wasn't touched up much, you catch something about a marker here and there but what makes them what they are? Also, is the whole world a hero or villain or are they a secret society? There were a few things that weren't talked about that I hope are expended upon in the next book.
Overall I really did enjoy Powerless. It was a fun read, that I'm going to recommend to all superhero junkies. This is my first run with Tera Lynn Childs & Tracy Deebs, so it is safe to say that I will be reading more from them soon.
ms_chievous's review against another edition
4.0
3.75/5
Okay, here goes:
I'm a sucker for pretty much anything and everything superhero related. So, when I saw this, I snapped it up immediately. Now, while I really enjoyed it, it did leave me with some complaints and asking a couple questions.
One: The character development was like pulling teeth. Trying to get any background info on characters, powers, or world building was really kinda frustrating. For example: Kenna hugs her friend Rebel after being attacked and Rebel makes mention of a detail that she shouldn't know of the attack and this makes Kenna suspicious. Here's my problem: this is a super-freakin-hero book. I don't know what Rebel's powers are, how do I know she doesn't have some telepathic power like a kick-ass-punk-girl Dr. X?? We don't even find out her power in fact until later in the book! There are a couple of instances of this throughout the book that I'm too frazzled to remember. ALSO, how old are these kids? High School? College? If HS, why aren'y they in school?? (summer break? if so, TELL ME)
Two: Okay, so technically this fits into the first problem, and that is this whole deal with villain and hero "power signatures". Uhh, okay? Sooo how did this start? How did this whole thing get decided? Is it decided on power types? OR were they born with it in the beginning of time and said "welp, your marks' on the right, guess that means you're a villain forever #suckstobeyou mwahaha." Like....I DON'T UNDERSTAND!!! UHG. And this idea really actually fascinates me But I neeeeddddd mooooorrreeeee!!
Well, I thought I had more but I think I just word vomited it all out there in one go. But anywho, I really did like this book. It fascinated me, it was easy and engaging and I liked the characters pretty much (omg Nitro is my little psycho pyro fo-realsies). And I will probably be reading the second book, if nothing else but to hopefully find the answers to ALL MY BURNING QUESTIONS!
Okay, here goes:
I'm a sucker for pretty much anything and everything superhero related. So, when I saw this, I snapped it up immediately. Now, while I really enjoyed it, it did leave me with some complaints and asking a couple questions.
One: The character development was like pulling teeth. Trying to get any background info on characters, powers, or world building was really kinda frustrating. For example: Kenna hugs her friend Rebel after being attacked and Rebel makes mention of a detail that she shouldn't know of the attack and this makes Kenna suspicious. Here's my problem: this is a super-freakin-hero book. I don't know what Rebel's powers are, how do I know she doesn't have some telepathic power like a kick-ass-punk-girl Dr. X?? We don't even find out her power in fact until later in the book! There are a couple of instances of this throughout the book that I'm too frazzled to remember. ALSO, how old are these kids? High School? College? If HS, why aren'y they in school?? (summer break? if so, TELL ME)
Two: Okay, so technically this fits into the first problem, and that is this whole deal with villain and hero "power signatures". Uhh, okay? Sooo how did this start? How did this whole thing get decided? Is it decided on power types? OR were they born with it in the beginning of time and said "welp, your marks' on the right, guess that means you're a villain forever #suckstobeyou mwahaha." Like....I DON'T UNDERSTAND!!! UHG. And this idea really actually fascinates me But I neeeeddddd mooooorrreeeee!!
Well, I thought I had more but I think I just word vomited it all out there in one go. But anywho, I really did like this book. It fascinated me, it was easy and engaging and I liked the characters pretty much (omg Nitro is my little psycho pyro fo-realsies). And I will probably be reading the second book, if nothing else but to hopefully find the answers to ALL MY BURNING QUESTIONS!
thebookhaze's review against another edition
2.0
So Kenna's supposed to be immune to superpowers, yet when Rebel used her telekinesis to lift Kenna off the ground, it worked and no one was surprised.
I finished up to 50% of the book, and initially I had really high hopes for it. I kept on reading even after some of the inconsistencies because sometimes inconsistencies are forgiveable as long as the story is well-written and believeable. There were also a lot of justification for parts where it seemed the author knew didn't make sense. I reached the point where Rebel, Kenna, Draven, Dante, Jeremy, and Nitro were all fighting each other and I just couldn't take it anymore. Oh well...
I finished up to 50% of the book, and initially I had really high hopes for it. I kept on reading even after some of the inconsistencies because sometimes inconsistencies are forgiveable as long as the story is well-written and believeable. There were also a lot of justification for parts where it seemed the author knew didn't make sense. I reached the point where Rebel, Kenna, Draven, Dante, Jeremy, and Nitro were all fighting each other and I just couldn't take it anymore. Oh well...
hon_no_mushi's review against another edition
3.0
*I won a copy of "Powerless" from the Fall 2015 YA Scavenger Hunt giveaway, and Tera Lynn Childs has been kind enough to send me an autographed copy of the book.
Rating: 3.5 / 5
The book was such an exhilarating read from start to finish. :)
Cons: Draven was too "GO AWAY I'M A BAD BOY" for me, but he grows on you. "Powerless" was way too short. I can't wait to start reading "Relentless!"
Pros: The plot twists, which I won't spoil for you. Well-rounded characters- I especially like Jeremy because he was funny, and it's so refreshing to read about an ex who remains on friendly terms with the protagonist.
Rating: 3.5 / 5
The book was such an exhilarating read from start to finish. :)
Cons: Draven was too "GO AWAY I'M A BAD BOY" for me, but he grows on you. "Powerless" was way too short. I can't wait to start reading "Relentless!"
Pros: The plot twists, which I won't spoil for you. Well-rounded characters- I especially like Jeremy because he was funny, and it's so refreshing to read about an ex who remains on friendly terms with the protagonist.
mollymortensen's review against another edition
4.0
There isn’t much down time in Powerless. It starts with a bang and never really lets up.
The Good:
Kenna is tough and smart. She does spend too much time thinking of tall dark and villainy, but I still liked her. And there was a little sprinkled humor throughout the book, which I always appreciate.
The side characters were so good I kept wishing to hear from their point of view. I loved her best friend Rebel! I think she’d have made a great protagonist. She’s just so much fun! And maybe a villains point of view too! (I know a book is good when I have a wish list for next time!)
Kenna and her potential love interest bicker almost constantly at first. I prefer banter, but they grew on me. Considering the book only takes place over three days their relationship didn’t feel too quick. (The intensity of her feelings by the end was a bit much for me though.)
We get minimal world building, mostly what we learn about super powered people is in the prologue. I wish there’d been a bit more, like why some people are born with hero powers and others villains and what makes them different.
The Bad:
It didn’t bother me but this is the sort of book where she rarely said says, but gushed, spit, etc. Kenna also has a habit of repeating herself. (Which did annoy me.)
There’s a plot hole near the end, where a previously strong character is suddenly exhausted despite not doing anything.
I also feel I should mention the amazing number of times our ‘heroes’ failed. And the partial cliffhanger ending. (I would’ve read the next book. You didn’t have to torture me like this!)
Overall: A fun book with good characters, though the plot was nothing special. (Almost all action)
Point of View: First present (Kenna)
Predictability: 4 out of 5 (Where 1 is totally unpredictable and 5 is I knew what was going to happen way ahead of time.)
The Good:
Kenna is tough and smart. She does spend too much time thinking of tall dark and villainy, but I still liked her. And there was a little sprinkled humor throughout the book, which I always appreciate.
The side characters were so good I kept wishing to hear from their point of view. I loved her best friend Rebel! I think she’d have made a great protagonist. She’s just so much fun! And maybe a villains point of view too! (I know a book is good when I have a wish list for next time!)
Kenna and her potential love interest bicker almost constantly at first. I prefer banter, but they grew on me. Considering the book only takes place over three days their relationship didn’t feel too quick. (The intensity of her feelings by the end was a bit much for me though.)
We get minimal world building, mostly what we learn about super powered people is in the prologue. I wish there’d been a bit more, like why some people are born with hero powers and others villains and what makes them different.
The Bad:
It didn’t bother me but this is the sort of book where she rarely said says, but gushed, spit, etc. Kenna also has a habit of repeating herself. (Which did annoy me.)
There’s a plot hole near the end, where a previously strong character is suddenly exhausted despite not doing anything.
I also feel I should mention the amazing number of times our ‘heroes’ failed. And the partial cliffhanger ending. (I would’ve read the next book. You didn’t have to torture me like this!)
Overall: A fun book with good characters, though the plot was nothing special. (Almost all action)
Point of View: First present (Kenna)
Predictability: 4 out of 5 (Where 1 is totally unpredictable and 5 is I knew what was going to happen way ahead of time.)
bluebeereads's review against another edition
DNF @ 24%
Ugh, I just can't anymore. Kenna is so annoying! She's stupid, oblivious and more stupid. The book starts off with villains breaking into her lab. She's almost kidnapped and tortured (or so it seems), but the villains don't actually really harm her and one even helps her. Still she keeps to the mindset that society put on her. Villains are bad, heroes are good. Because the people upstairs say so and they MUST be right. Right? No. Then she's still thinking about the guy that almost saved her while keeping to the stereotypes as she runs into her best friend who knows the name of one of the villains that just attacked the lab and of course Kenna believes the lame excuse her bf comes up with cause omg they're bff4ever blabla. But then she sees her bff kissing one of those guys and she describes how her mind is blowing up and stuff by this sudden and unexpected reveal that I totally saw coming. She won't even listen to the explanation her bff wants to give afterwards. Now she's suddenly the bad guy too. So she still has her stereotypes in her head but she still wants to go back to the lab and acts like a whining baby when her mom forbids her for her own safety. I JUST CAN'T ANYMORE. I hate this main character and it won't end well if I have to read through 300 pages with her leading the bunch.
I did like the banter between those villains though. If they were the MC's, I'd keep reading. Ah fiddlesticks... I hate this. I love superheroes and that stuff. Sigh. Monkeyfeathers. (if you get that reference, I will love you forever.)
lostinafairytale's review against another edition
4.0
I so, so wanted to enjoy this book but oh the cliches, the cliches! They drove me absolutely bonkers!
Also the amount of times someone called their significant other 'babe' made me want to throw up.
Seriously, no one uses the word babe that much unless they have a ton of side girls/guys and can't keep your name straight.
Still, the main character, Kenna, is actually a refreshing change from most female characters in that she actually knows how to protect herself and get out of dangerous situations in completely believable ways. Like for instance, kicking a guy in the nuts...twice.
Also the amount of times someone called their significant other 'babe' made me want to throw up.
Seriously, no one uses the word babe that much unless they have a ton of side girls/guys and can't keep your name straight.
Still, the main character, Kenna, is actually a refreshing change from most female characters in that she actually knows how to protect herself and get out of dangerous situations in completely believable ways. Like for instance, kicking a guy in the nuts...twice.