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lilhappyhermit's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Jasper and Sloane’s story from childhood until present day was so precious. They’ve always been there for one another, through all of the ups and downs of life and never once steered away from one another, always stuck in each other’s orbit. But finally, after Sloane’s wedding gone wrong, their worlds collide in the most beautiful way. Finally coming to terms with how they feel and have felt for one another all this time. This book was so precious.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Child death, Death, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
kristanjenkins's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
sad
slow-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
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Grief, Toxic relationship, Death, Sexual content, Car accident, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting
Minor: Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, and Abandonment
hapalyn's review against another edition
reflective
slow-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
5.0
This is my favorite in the Chestnut Springs series (but surprisingly most people don't like it ?!). I think the MMC is my favorite of the family, and I really do love the FMC too (Willa may top her though on my list!).
The mental health rep goes hard!! I love to see it, and it was deeply relatable. I thoroughly enjoyed every moment watching these two come undone. The miscommunication sucked, but it is what it is!
The mental health rep goes hard!! I love to see it, and it was deeply relatable. I thoroughly enjoyed every moment watching these two come undone. The miscommunication sucked, but it is what it is!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, Cursing, Misogyny, and Mental illness
Minor: Child death and Car accident
mortibella's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
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? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Grief, Emotional abuse, Death, Child death, and Toxic relationship
Minor: War, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury
chloehs2002's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!
I absolutely adore Sloane and Jasper! They are perfect and flawed.
Very spicy 🌶️
I absolutely adore Sloane and Jasper! They are perfect and flawed.
Very spicy 🌶️
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child death, and Sexual content
nicolecurlsuptoread's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Overall ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ [5/5]
Spicy! 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ [5/5]
Powerless is book 3 of 5 in the Chestnut Springs series.
📌 You’ll dig this if you like
» Road trip with only one bed 🛏️
» Pro hockey 🥅 + prima ballerina 🩰
» Slow burn feat. small town
» Grumpy cinnamon roll vs. sunshine
» Friends to lovers
» It’s always been you
Honestly, this story has all the tropes, and they were perfect. Powerless continues my obsession with the Chestnut Springs series and the entire Eaton clan.
Jasper was quiet in Flawless and Heartless so I didn’t know if I would connect with him, but holy heck are he and Sloane hot! 🔥 The moment I started to see Jasper’s perspective I was hooked and rooting for him.
Jasper saves Sloane from a marriage she doesn’t want, and they take off on a road trip to escape their problems for a while. Cue forced proximity and simmering attraction that has been brewing for decades.
The slow burn is f’ing delicious and when they do finally get together it is explosive! ❤️🔥 💥 🧨 🥵 😮💨 🫠
If it isn’t clear, I highly recommend Powerless. It’s no secret I love the whole Chestnut Springs series and I can’t recommend it enough; it lives rent-free in my mind and each book gets better. Elsie Silver is a master. 👑
📌 What stood out
» Harvey Eaton! Champion meddler and pot stirrer! 🏆😂🤣
» Sloane integrates seamlessly with Summer and Willa. The budding friendship is equally comforting and hilarious.
» Sloane’s potty 🚽 mouth when Jasper gets her going is fantastic, and he loves riling her up. His smug pleasure from it, knowing he can bring out the wild in her, made me root for him even harder. He wants her wild, and I love it! 👏
» I love seeing Willa and Summer again, and Willa’s fixation on knowing the size of Jasper’s 🍆 is hysterical.
📌 Moments
» That shower scene!!! Sloane finds out Jasper has a hidden tattoo and demands to see it, with steamy consequences. 🚿🧨😮💨🫠 IYKYK
I absently lick my lips and he groans. My gaze snaps up to those navy eyes I know so well. They hold me captive. They’re simmering with a heat I’ve never seen. He’s done a good job of looking at me like I’m a friend, but he isn’t right now.
He’s looking at me like I’m his.
Spicy! 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ [5/5]
Powerless is book 3 of 5 in the Chestnut Springs series.
📌 You’ll dig this if you like
» Road trip with only one bed 🛏️
» Pro hockey 🥅 + prima ballerina 🩰
» Slow burn feat. small town
» Grumpy cinnamon roll vs. sunshine
» Friends to lovers
» It’s always been you
Honestly, this story has all the tropes, and they were perfect. Powerless continues my obsession with the Chestnut Springs series and the entire Eaton clan.
Jasper was quiet in Flawless and Heartless so I didn’t know if I would connect with him, but holy heck are he and Sloane hot! 🔥 The moment I started to see Jasper’s perspective I was hooked and rooting for him.
Jasper saves Sloane from a marriage she doesn’t want, and they take off on a road trip to escape their problems for a while. Cue forced proximity and simmering attraction that has been brewing for decades.
The slow burn is f’ing delicious and when they do finally get together it is explosive! ❤️🔥 💥 🧨 🥵 😮💨 🫠
If it isn’t clear, I highly recommend Powerless. It’s no secret I love the whole Chestnut Springs series and I can’t recommend it enough; it lives rent-free in my mind and each book gets better. Elsie Silver is a master. 👑
📌 What stood out
» Harvey Eaton! Champion meddler and pot stirrer! 🏆😂🤣
» Sloane integrates seamlessly with Summer and Willa. The budding friendship is equally comforting and hilarious.
» Sloane’s potty 🚽 mouth when Jasper gets her going is fantastic, and he loves riling her up. His smug pleasure from it, knowing he can bring out the wild in her, made me root for him even harder. He wants her wild, and I love it! 👏
» I love seeing Willa and Summer again, and Willa’s fixation on knowing the size of Jasper’s 🍆 is hysterical.
📌 Moments
I absently lick my lips and he groans. My gaze snaps up to those navy eyes I know so well. They hold me captive. They’re simmering with a heat I’ve never seen. He’s done a good job of looking at me like I’m a friend, but he isn’t right now.
He’s looking at me like I’m his.
» The tie-in for the title made me want to jump up and down and happy scream.
🚫 Triggers: Anxiety, Military MIA, mention of SI, death of child sibling (past, off-page), alcohol consumption, abusive/controlling family dynamic, toxic romantic relationship (not between MCs). Please check warnings.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Cursing, Abandonment, Grief, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, and Child death
tannerlauren's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, and Child death
greenknightemrys's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death, Medical trauma, Child death, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, and Child abuse
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Classism
ynaiita_5896's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
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
4.25
🩰 Friends to lovers meets small town romance is a combination I adore. Sloane and Jasper make a very cute couple and their story has so much depth. Jasper is a very different mmc and his character growth is so satisfying to read. Sloane is a relatable fmc for so many women who try so hard for everyone else.
🩰 The slow-burn is so good and the plot was realistic as both mcs have so much trauma to acknowledge and address. The characters are lovable and relatable; their chemistry together is amazing. I don't want to compare this book to the others as these two characters are so different from the ones from the previous books, but I wasn't as hooked to this book as the others.
🩰 The slow-burn is so good and the plot was realistic as both mcs have so much trauma to acknowledge and address. The characters are lovable and relatable; their chemistry together is amazing. I don't want to compare this book to the others as these two characters are so different from the ones from the previous books, but I wasn't as hooked to this book as the others.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Infidelity, and Abandonment
saggyhips's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Minor: Child death