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Sloane and Jasper’s story is the ultimate slow burn, 18 years in the making, and the payoff is so worth it. From childhood friends to complicated adults with unresolved feelings, their dynamic is messy, tender, and incredibly raw. Sloane’s journey from being controlled by her high-powered father to reclaiming her freedom was deeply empowering. Watching her walk away from a cold, businesslike engagement to choose herself and eventually, Jasper, was such a “YES GIRL” moment.
Jasper? I’m obsessed. He’s the grumpy, rugged hockey player with a tortured soul and the softest heart, and when he finally lets himself feel? Absolute swoon. His quiet acts of love, rubbing Sloane’s feet, remembering the smallest details about her, the special tattoo, had me melting. Their road trip together was sexy, hilarious, and filled with so many little moments that made their bond feel unshakable. There’s just something about a man who takes charge but still worships the ground you walk on. And Jasper definitely worships Sloane.
Where the book lost a star for me is in the handling of Jasper’s past. His trauma, especially around his biological family, felt a little underexplored. It was a core part of who he is, and while it was touched on, it didn’t get the same emotional unpacking that Sloane’s relationship with her family did. I kept waiting for a deeper dive into that side of his story and felt like we didn’t quite get the resolution he deserved.
Still, this book hits with that classic Elsie Silver cowboy energy. Sloane and Jasper's story is filled with heartbreak, healing, spice, and hope and their HEA is hard-earned and utterly satisfying.
If you’re into emotional rollercoasters, men who fall hard but take their sweet time admitting it, and women who rise from the ashes to take their power back, Powerless is 100% for you. Would I reread? Yes. Would I marry Jasper Gervais in a heartbeat? Also yes.
Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Abandonment
Moderate: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse
Minor: Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Child death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Gaslighting
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content
Minor: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Gaslighting
I thought this was going to be my favourite book in the series, based on how the mmc had been described in previous books where he appeared as a side character. Unfortunately for me the author destroyed all she had built for the character, and to make matters worse, I hated the fmc. The "plot", if you can even call it that, was seriously just too stupid and unbelievable at times, and I found myself not caring about the situations the mcs got themselves into due to that. I couldn't even find it a fun read because I was just annoyed for most of it. The smut scenes also increase exponentially in this book. Lastly, from this point forward you start to realise the fmcs in particular start blurring all together and reading the exact same (
Graphic: Child death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Abandonment
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Car accident
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Abandonment
Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol
Minor: Infidelity, Pregnancy
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship
Moderate: Addiction, Death, Grief, Abandonment, Classism
Minor: Incest, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, War
Spicy. Check.
HEA. Check.
Perfect. Check.
Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident