Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Powerful by Lauren Roberts

28 reviews

itsmemiana's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

5.0

it took me so so long to finish this book because I was trying to avoid the ending. everyone who's read powerless knows how this ends and I think all of you understand my pain. 

I still LOVED it so much. it made me cry and smile.

I hope Mak and Paedyn meet and become best friends in the future and bond over their love for Adena.

loved Adena (as before) and Mak so much. 

I love how I feel like I'm a mix of Paedyn and Adena.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder

lakinglaze's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

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

4.5

I enjoyed getting to know Adena more and see how she was spending her time during the trails. The chapters around her death were heartbreaking and beautiful. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

literary_laur's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, and Murder

readwithsophsx's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

alexlynx's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse

j_day's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

kendra_taylors_version's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Death of parent

jadehusdanhicks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.75

Having read and loved powerless, I was ready to dive right into this novella as the end of our first book left me on edge and boy did it not disappoint. 

Powerful gives us insight into paedyns partner in crime adena, and surprisingly to Hera (who is also in the trails) cousin Makoto and how his and adenas paths cross. 

Taking part during the period of the trails from start to end it is filled with beautiful connections and adenas care for others is truly poetic.  If you’ve read the first book you already know

adenas fate

but I felt this gave some beautiful closure and has made me even more ready for next book and the revenge needed for some people’s fates in the past book and novella. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Violence, Blood, and Murder