Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Powerless by Lauren Roberts

387 reviews

enzopudge's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

geebasreads's review against another edition

2.75

adventurous dark emotional funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Death of parent, Classism

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

cnannery19's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

backitupmoony's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood

Moderate: Torture, Grief, Death of parent

Minor: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol

sweetteaandfiction's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Powerless by @laurenrobertslibrary pulls inspiration from all those dystopian fantasies that got me through college and the epic fantasies that followed me into adulthood without losing its unique voice. 

Now, sometimes (basically all the time) five star reads for me are five stars because I love them. The story pulls me in to the world. I live amongst the pages for a little while. 

PROS: 
🗡️Hunger Game vibes 
🩸Divergent vibes 
🗡️TOG vibes 
🩸Unique Magic System
🗡️Found Family
🩸Star Crossed Loves 
🗡️Hiding in plain sight 
🩸Blood Sport 
🗡️Hunter becoming the hunted 
🩸Are you not entertained?!?!? 
🗡️Heartbreak
🩸Revenge

CONS: 
🗡️It is VERY much a YA novel. Not in a bad way. It is a story about kids fighting in an arena. There are bigger themes, but this is made for consumption by a younger audience. 
🩸The King 
🗡️Elitism 
🩸Caste System 
🗡️Rampant and Unchecked Poverty 
🩸Fear of the Other 
🗡️Abuse of Power 
🩸The King’s Hilter-ish Vibes 

🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️ out of 5 girl’s on the run 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent

kalefactory's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, Blood

Moderate: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, Abandonment, Alcohol

savannahrosema's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Classism

karydiazc's review against another edition

3.0

dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Are three stars of rating too high for this book?
Maybe...

I guess I'll collect  my thoughts and then proceed the rant...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Torture, Pandemic/Epidemic

natraf_reads's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A YA Romatasy that felt like a classic 2010s dystopian love triangle.. LOVE. Middle school me would’ve made this book my new obsession because adult me is in LOVE!!! 
The banter!!!! The enemies to friends /wanna be lovers ?!
The trials!!!! The love triangle!!!! The fucked up king with horrible genocidal views!!!! 
Everything. This book had me in so deep. Buying the second book asap.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Torture

amkleintje's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood

Moderate: Death of parent