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A review by anna4
Powerless by Lauren Roberts
adventurous
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
In Germany we say: Das war ein bisschen wie ein Unfall.
There was absolutely no reason for this book to be 500 pages long.
500 PAGES ?? HELLOOO?
After 50pages I kinda knew this wasn't good and yet I kept on reading, hoping something would change my mind.
Spoiler: it just got worse.
The world building was so clumsy done that I didn't understand anything. Imperials? Elites? No idea.
The characters were kinda dumb. Couldn't stand anyone.
Why Kai (MMC; I think he was supposed to be hot) kept on using "darling" was beyond my comprehension. It was so out of place and ruined the vibe and most dialgues.
The suggested, but not really acted on, love triangle was also a choice.
The plot...I heard about the Red Queen controversy, but I haven't read the series and don't plan on reading it, so I can't say anything in that regards but loooooord, this was a lot of copy & pasting from the Hunger Games (trials are in a "Bowl", which is some sort of arena-like place; there people called Sights, who more or less discretely following everyone and take notes; there were interviews being done before the trials for a chance to win over the general public; there was some sort of points system; a forest where main girl can showcase her archery skills; the rebels that suddenly invaded the trials; etc).
I have yet to understand way Paedyn (FMC) participated in the trials in the first place.
The writing ???? Help. Where was the editor? This book has, at the very least, 100 pages worth of content that needed to be edited out before going to the printers. And the rest needs to be (heavily) revised. Why was there so much repetition of the same thoughts and mantras ("play the part")??
The first couple of times of pov-change, the scenes were overlapping and I was forced to read the last scene from the previous chapter from the new pov, before something new happened and I don't want to read scenes twice.
The pacing throughout and especially towards the end was just all over the pace. Still don't really get how we end one chapter with a fancy ball and then start the next chapter with a trial.
I think I can see how people who usually don't read fantasy or romantasy might like this.
If you are a seasoned fantasy/romantasy reader and liked this, then: how?
Will (very obviously) not continue this series.
There was absolutely no reason for this book to be 500 pages long.
500 PAGES ?? HELLOOO?
After 50pages I kinda knew this wasn't good and yet I kept on reading, hoping something would change my mind.
Spoiler: it just got worse.
The world building was so clumsy done that I didn't understand anything. Imperials? Elites? No idea.
The characters were kinda dumb. Couldn't stand anyone.
Why Kai (MMC; I think he was supposed to be hot) kept on using "darling" was beyond my comprehension. It was so out of place and ruined the vibe and most dialgues.
The suggested, but not really acted on, love triangle was also a choice.
The plot...I heard about the Red Queen controversy, but I haven't read the series and don't plan on reading it, so I can't say anything in that regards but loooooord, this was a lot of copy & pasting from the Hunger Games (trials are in a "Bowl", which is some sort of arena-like place; there people called Sights, who more or less discretely following everyone and take notes; there were interviews being done before the trials for a chance to win over the general public; there was some sort of points system; a forest where main girl can showcase her archery skills; the rebels that suddenly invaded the trials; etc).
I have yet to understand way Paedyn (FMC) participated in the trials in the first place.
The writing ???? Help. Where was the editor? This book has, at the very least, 100 pages worth of content that needed to be edited out before going to the printers. And the rest needs to be (heavily) revised. Why was there so much repetition of the same thoughts and mantras ("play the part")??
The first couple of times of pov-change, the scenes were overlapping and I was forced to read the last scene from the previous chapter from the new pov, before something new happened and I don't want to read scenes twice.
The pacing throughout and especially towards the end was just all over the pace. Still don't really get how we end one chapter with a fancy ball and then start the next chapter with a trial.
I think I can see how people who usually don't read fantasy or romantasy might like this.
If you are a seasoned fantasy/romantasy reader and liked this, then: how?
Will (very obviously) not continue this series.