Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Powerless by Elsie Silver

34 reviews

oliviastewart716's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Strong character development? No

3.0

3⭐️This should’ve been the best book in the series thus far. As a friends-to lovers story, it should’ve had the emotional development/connection that the previous books lacked. Instead it was the opposite. Both of the characters spend hundreds of pages in their heads thinking “Oh I am like madly in love with this person but there’s no way they’ll reciprocate. I can’t ruin this/lose them.” Yet you still don’t really know why they love each other so much. They drag on like this for a LONG time. It became very repetitive and by the end I wasn’t a fan of either of the characters. Also the storyline with the mmc’s brother was such an unnecessary downer. This book wasn’t the worst, but it sure wasn’t for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Infidelity and Child death

Minor: Eating disorder and Suicidal thoughts

cassiereadsbooks_'s review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

taylormshipley's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Child death, Emotional abuse, and Infidelity

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

dianaschmidty's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Sexual content, Abandonment, Infidelity, Classism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, and Fatphobia

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

theblacklodgebookshelf's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.5

 

I was a little hesitant going into this one, only because we didn’t know much about Sloane. But this third book was as enjoyable as its predecessors. While not my favourite FMC (it’s going to be hard to beat Willa) I really appreciated the journey Sloane went on in this book, with regards to her self-worth and the relationship with her father. 

Jasper reminds me of the saying “it’s always the quiet ones”. I was not expecting just how much he needed & liked control ;) 

This is such a consistently good series that gives a fantastic blend of angst, plot & spice with some really funny family antics thrown in. 

4.5 stars 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Sexual content, and Abandonment

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Infidelity

rosereadsalot's review against another edition

funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, Infidelity, Medical content, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

apolen's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Misogyny, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Grief, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Car accident, Infidelity, Abandonment, and Alcoholism

alybeth's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abandonment, Car accident, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Infidelity, Animal death, and Pregnancy

sizzlesteaks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Abandonment, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Death, Car accident, and Child death

sami_leigh's review against another edition

5.0

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟/5

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️/5

I’m going to get comfortable disappointing other people to avoid disappointing myself.

Because I’ve been staring at Jasper Gervais since I was ten years old, and suddenly . . . he’s staring back.

🌄 First person dual POV

🌄 Runaway bride (Arranged marriage of sorts, no cheating trope 👌🏻)

🌄 Childhood crush

🌄 Friends to lovers

🌄 Age gap (not much)

🌄 Hockey player & Ballet dancer

🌄 Country boy/City girl

🌄 Forced proximity

🌄 One Bed

🌄 Nickname!

🌄 Protective MMC

🌄 Small town vibes

🌄 Well established secondary characters; Daddy Eaton (of course), Rhett & Summer, Willa & Cade, Winter 😍

🌄 ‘touch her and I’ll kill you’ vibes

🌄 Banter 👌🏻

🌄 Text messages

🌄 Tension & spice 🥵 (“Lose that f**king ring and crawl”)

🌄 MC growth: overcoming trauma, issues with self worth, communication, 

🌄 Consent & Sex Positivity

🌄 Epilogue

🌄 One of my favourite dedication pages 🙌🏻 

🌄 Book # 4 coming in June 2023!

Available on Kindle, Audible, and paperback in stores & online.

⚠️ Death of a child (in past, recounted on page), pregnancy, military personnel M.I.A., injury detail (brief, not MC), infidelity (not MC), parental abandonment, gaslighting, misogyny.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Misogyny, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Sexism

Minor: Death, Child death, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Car accident