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sloan_emmi92 's review for:
Powerless
by Lauren Roberts
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
(FIRST OF ALL- LAUREN IF YOURE READING THIS I LOVE YOU IVE BEEN FOLLOWING YOU SINCE YOU FIRST STARTED POSTING YOUR LITTLE “BEDTIME STORIES” OF KAI AND PAEDYN. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS PERFECTION OF A BOOK. I WANT TO GIVE YOU A HUG NOW AFTER READING THE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS🥲) …I have something extremely important to say… I HAVE OFFICIALLY FOUND MY NEW FAVORITE BOOK OF ALL TIME. NO QUESTIONING IT. DO YOU KNOW HOW DIFFICULT THAT IS AND HOW RARE THAT IS TO FIND A NEW FAVORITE BOOK, CONSIDERING THE AMAZING BOOKS THAT I LOVE SO MUCH??? Like- I’m talking Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom. Well- okay I think Powerless has now officially tied with the Six of Crows duology. DO YOU HAVE ANY CLUE HOW MUCH I LOVED THOSE BOOKS???? If you wanna know go read my reviews on them.
Anyways to actually reviewing the book- this has the most beautiful, exquisite writing I’ve ever experienced. I had the privilege of following Lauren Roberts through her journey, and I’m so grateful that I did, because I remember in like 2021 I believe, finding a TikTok on my “for you page” of Lauren reading a little “bedtime story” and it was a little snippet of Kai Azer describing Paedyn Gray. At that moment was when I had the realization that I wanted to read fantasy books. And now I’m here after watching her publish her book and seeing it go on the New York Times and Barnes & Noble bestselling charts. I’d like to say, thank you so much Lauren. You have now written one of my favorite books of all time and I’m so so so grateful for every time I laughed, giggled, cursed, gasped, and even sobbed at this book- because every moment was memorable.
Im always looking for books that will make me absolutely love the characters, and this book did just that. Paedyn Gray, Kai Azer, Jax Azer, literally all of them i absolutely fell in love with ESPECIALLY PAEDYN. Her fearlessness and the absolute badass moments she had, but she also was so kindhearted and sympathetic and, honestly, she’s one of my new favorite characters of all time.
Okay I’m done ranting about how freakishly amazing this book was, even though I could talk about this book forever. This book was way more than just 5 stars. And thank you Lauren for not only making me cry during the actual book, but also in the acknowledgments. <3
Anyways to actually reviewing the book- this has the most beautiful, exquisite writing I’ve ever experienced. I had the privilege of following Lauren Roberts through her journey, and I’m so grateful that I did, because I remember in like 2021 I believe, finding a TikTok on my “for you page” of Lauren reading a little “bedtime story” and it was a little snippet of Kai Azer describing Paedyn Gray. At that moment was when I had the realization that I wanted to read fantasy books. And now I’m here after watching her publish her book and seeing it go on the New York Times and Barnes & Noble bestselling charts. I’d like to say, thank you so much Lauren. You have now written one of my favorite books of all time and I’m so so so grateful for every time I laughed, giggled, cursed, gasped, and even sobbed at this book- because every moment was memorable.
Im always looking for books that will make me absolutely love the characters, and this book did just that. Paedyn Gray, Kai Azer, Jax Azer, literally all of them i absolutely fell in love with ESPECIALLY PAEDYN. Her fearlessness and the absolute badass moments she had, but she also was so kindhearted and sympathetic and, honestly, she’s one of my new favorite characters of all time.
Okay I’m done ranting about how freakishly amazing this book was, even though I could talk about this book forever. This book was way more than just 5 stars. And thank you Lauren for not only making me cry during the actual book, but also in the acknowledgments. <3
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Torture