A review by bookedwithbay
Powerless by Lauren Roberts

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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

𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐬

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.25

“𝙄𝙛 𝙄 𝙖𝙢 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙢𝙮, 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙚.”

I haven’t read a YA book in a very long time, but I’m glad I picked this one up. 

My favorite thing about the book? THE BANTER. The banter is so so so good and it fuels the tension between them. There is an instant attraction between the MC’s, but throughout the book the burn burns slowly. I love it! 

I started this book with the audio, but ran out of hours about halfway through. Luckily I had the physical copy on my shelf and was able to pick up where I left off quickly. I was curious to find out how the ending of book 1 would play out, and I was shocked.. with the ending of the book, I had an idea that that was going to happen, but after the final trial? Not who I was expecting. 

I‘ll definitely be reading the next book to get some much needed answers, as well as the novella that will be releasing soon. I’m curious to find out more about certain characters. 

My one complaint about this book is the over use of the word “𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘺.” It’s said so many times throughout the book to describe food, bl00d, clothing, sweat, etc.