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3.95 AVERAGE
3.95 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
You can see the exact point where Roberts decides she can't be bothered to write this book anymore.
The first half of the book was so promising, only to be rushed near the end.
The entire Powerless trilogy puts so much focus on Kai and Pae (which I admittedly loved) at the expense of the plot and side characters. This results in a rushed ending where, all of a sudden, the side characters matter (who weren't memorable enough in the first place) and a whole bunch of unnecessary plot twists. There is only one secondary character who was kind of fleshed out, and he was ruined—again, unnecessary.
However, the first half of the book was great; hence the 3.75 stars.
The first half of the book was so promising, only to be rushed near the end.
The entire Powerless trilogy puts so much focus on Kai and Pae (which I admittedly loved) at the expense of the plot and side characters. This results in a rushed ending where, all of a sudden, the side characters matter (who weren't memorable enough in the first place) and a whole bunch of unnecessary plot twists. There is only one secondary character who was kind of fleshed out, and he was ruined—again, unnecessary.
However, the first half of the book was great; hence the 3.75 stars.
adventurous
sad
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
I mean I LOVE Kai as per usual... but the whole lost princess/sister plot felt unnecessary
adventurous
slow-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
slow-paced
I actually rolled my eyes a few times. How many times can the author say “formidable,” “inevitable,” and “reverence”. This was better than reckless, but that’s a low bar. The pacing was off and the writing was repetitive. I wanted to finish the story, and some of the plot was okay, but I couldn’t get past the writing. Also, kitt changing at the end made no sense because we have been IN HIS POV and he didn’t say that stuff (make it make sense!!!) Anyway, I don’t think I’ll be reading more from Lauren Roberts—I just wanted to finish this series.
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
adventurous
challenging
inspiring
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
I’ve been trying to gather my thoughts before reviewing this book because I had so many mixed feelings. I don’t think it was a bad book; some things were done so poorly, but others were done so well. After Reckless, my expectations were low, but I was pleasantly surprised. I really didn’t enjoy the first part with all the back-and-forth. My favorite part was the middle and the relationship building. I did feel like the pacing at the end was off?? some parts had me hooked, while others made me want to skip ahead. Overall, it was wayyy better than Reckless but nowhere close to Powerful.
adventurous
challenging
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes