Reviews

Powerless by Lauren Roberts

svannabergvins's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

josi16's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

eleana_m's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

daisykellygreen's review

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

I was excited to read Powerless and I expected a lot from it. I was interested right from the beginning, but I also began to notice some flaws right from the beginning.

There are a few things within the actual writing that got really annoying.
1) The constant repetition of absolutely everything. Words, tropes, descriptions, dialogue, etc.
2) 'Evident' and 'evidently' being used in the exact same sentence with the exact same context just a few words apart from each other ???
3) There was two or three times when I was confused who was speaking in dialogue sections.

However it was an enjoyable book to read and I’ll give the next book a go when it’s released. 

lildeeji's review against another edition

4.0

4.95 LOVEDDDDD, The twist at the end….. it might be a 5 stars for me, I have to see after reckless

solanee's review against another edition

1.0

dnf @ 30%
sorry i really don't like this so far and i'd rather spend my time reading stuff i enjoy :)

bratiani's review

adventurous dark 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

4.0

krobus's review against another edition

3.0

solid 3 stars!

some notes:

1. thievery as a means to survive is lame to me. ya i said it. paedyn is young, strong, skilled, and intelligent - THAT'S the best she could do for her life? smh.

2. i kept imagining kai & paedyn as the weird couple in the hallway at school, the way they were constantly close/touching each other without anyone saying anything to them ???

3. i get the hunger games comparison, sure, except the hunger games made wayyy more sense... let me explain: if the elites are so ...well, elite, why are they going into trials to potentially die?? & everyone seems super into them, so why is paedyn acting all high & mighty? wouldn't she see it as some sort of spectacle too, since she grew up in the kingdom (& never thought she'd qualify) ??

4. the chemistry between paedyn & kai felt forced to me; i am team kitt right now!

5. the ending was dope, i love the idea that she's an enemy of the kingdom now and can't wait to see how it plays out!!

miasxbookshelf's review

adventurous emotional medium-paced

5.0

martxi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0