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Powerless
by Elsie Silver
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Powerless (Chestnut Springs Book 3)(Reread)
Rating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.75
“You always look good to me. Concealer, no concealer. Fancy dress, Harvey’s sweat suit. Smooth hair”—his hand waves over me with a low chuckle—“whatever this is. It doesn’t matter. You’re you.”
I swallow and try my best not to melt onto the floor into a squishy pile of mush. “That’s probably what you tell all the girls, Gervais.”
“Nah, Sunny. You’re my only girl.”
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Tropes:
✨Age Gap
✨Friends to Lovers
✨Small Town
✨Hockey Player x Ballerina
✨Road Trip
✨Runaway Bride
Okay y'all! I enjoyed this book so much more the second time around! The first time... honestly I just didn't get the Jasper Gervais hype. But now? I definitely get the hype. This plot is definitely a little bit more on the heavy side emotionally, or should I say, it's deeper emotionally than the previous books.
Jasper Gervais is 🔥😍. This man was the perfect portrayal of an introverted hockey star. I felt so much more emotionally invested and attached to his character this read. Poor guy. He had rough past and had endured his fair share of trauma. But a man that can cowboy and play sports? He has my vote.
And Sloane? My goodness this girl. I was so proud of her character growth thorughout the novel. Proud of how she stood up for herself and went after what she wanted versus doing her "family duty". She was just "Sunny". I also loved her inner dialogue.
I loved these two together so much 🔥😍. Their banter was top tier! Sloane even had me cracking up a few times with her responses to Jasper. I loved that she never gave up on Jasper. She was always there as a supportive force for him. And Jasper? I loved how much he wanted her to succeed in her goals. How protective and supportive her was. How he allowed Sloane to stand up for herself when the time called for it instead of bulldozing in. They just fit together perfectly. The evolution of their relationship and story is so good. They have definitely moved up in the Elsie verse order!
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“Times have changed, Sloane. I’m not scared anymore. You’re not my f***ing friend. You’re just mine.”
⚠️Warning⚠️
Language, adult content, medium to high spice, cheating (off page), death (offpage), parental abandonment (offpage)
Rating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.75
“You always look good to me. Concealer, no concealer. Fancy dress, Harvey’s sweat suit. Smooth hair”—his hand waves over me with a low chuckle—“whatever this is. It doesn’t matter. You’re you.”
I swallow and try my best not to melt onto the floor into a squishy pile of mush. “That’s probably what you tell all the girls, Gervais.”
“Nah, Sunny. You’re my only girl.”
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Tropes:
✨Age Gap
✨Friends to Lovers
✨Small Town
✨Hockey Player x Ballerina
✨Road Trip
✨Runaway Bride
Okay y'all! I enjoyed this book so much more the second time around! The first time... honestly I just didn't get the Jasper Gervais hype. But now? I definitely get the hype. This plot is definitely a little bit more on the heavy side emotionally, or should I say, it's deeper emotionally than the previous books.
Jasper Gervais is 🔥😍. This man was the perfect portrayal of an introverted hockey star. I felt so much more emotionally invested and attached to his character this read. Poor guy. He had rough past and had endured his fair share of trauma. But a man that can cowboy and play sports? He has my vote.
And Sloane? My goodness this girl. I was so proud of her character growth thorughout the novel. Proud of how she stood up for herself and went after what she wanted versus doing her "family duty". She was just "Sunny". I also loved her inner dialogue.
I loved these two together so much 🔥😍. Their banter was top tier! Sloane even had me cracking up a few times with her responses to Jasper. I loved that she never gave up on Jasper. She was always there as a supportive force for him. And Jasper? I loved how much he wanted her to succeed in her goals. How protective and supportive her was. How he allowed Sloane to stand up for herself when the time called for it instead of bulldozing in. They just fit together perfectly. The evolution of their relationship and story is so good. They have definitely moved up in the Elsie verse order!
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“Times have changed, Sloane. I’m not scared anymore. You’re not my f***ing friend. You’re just mine.”
⚠️Warning⚠️
Language, adult content, medium to high spice, cheating (off page), death (offpage), parental abandonment (offpage)
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Sexual content, Abandonment