Powerless

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It’s like the author took The Hunger Games, mixed in some other YA dystopian and romantasy tropes, and made a book. Maybe I’ll get tired of it someday, but not today. 🤷🏻‍♀️😆

The book was fast-paced, and the constant tension kept me hooked—I couldn’t stop reading.

All the male characters (especially Kai) being arrogant and flirty all the time got a bit annoying, though.

Also, I didn’t realize this was a Young Adult book (which I’m definitely not); I was expecting more development in the romantic relationship—maybe even some spice—so I was a bit disappointed when it didn’t go there.

I really disliked how the protagonist immediately offered her help to a group of people she didn’t know, without asking any questions about their methods or considering the potential consequences for the two princes—who she was supposedly befriending.

Despite its flaws, it was very entertaining and addictive. I’ll keep reading the series.

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a year ago

Powerful

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A cute small secondary novella about Adena and Mak. Mak isn’t mentioned in Powerless, so it felt like an afterthought, but I liked him and it was nice to see a different kind of romance for Paedyn’s best friend. They are the typical grumpy x sunshine type.

The story happens at the same time as Powerless, but from the point of view of these two characters.

I read the book in tandem with Powerless, following a guide I found online, and I wish I didn’t do it that way.

I do NOT recommend the tandem read. Why? The stories rarely intertwine, since most of the time the characters are in different places doing completely different things. It was very anticlimactic jumping between the two books, and the end makes you feel devastated if you don’t know what happens at the end of Powerless. Yes, I cried. More than once.

If you liked Powerless, just read it right after finishing it, while you have it fresh on your mind. It’s short and sweet so it won’t take you long. Reckless (the second book) can wait for a bit!

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a year ago

Powerless

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It’s like the author took the Hunger Games paired with some romantasy tropes and made a book. Well, it works 🤷🏻‍♀️ Maybe I’ll get tired some time, but not today 😆

This book was quite high paced and all the tension kept me interested so I couldn’t stop reading.

All the male characters (specially Kai) being arrogant and flirty all the time got a bit annoying though.

I quite hated how the protagonist immediately offered her help to this group of people she didn’t know and didn’t have any questions about their methods nor almost any second thoughts on what the consequences could be for the two princes, who supposedly she was befriending.

Despite its flaws, it was very entertaining and addictive. And I’ll keep reading the series.

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a year ago