About The Book
Title: Powerless
Series: The Powerless Trilogy #1
Author: Lauren Roberts
Pages: 523
Genre: Fantasy Romance
She is the very thing he’s spent his whole life hunting.
He is the very thing she’s spent her whole life pretending to be.
Only the extraordinary belong in the kingdom of Ilya—the exceptional, the empowered, the Elites.
The powers these Elites have possessed for decades were graciously gifted to them by the Plague, though not all were fortunate enough to both survive the sickness and reap the reward. Those born Ordinary are just that—ordinary. And when the king decreed that all Ordinaries be banished in order to preserve his Elite society, lacking an ability suddenly became a crime—making Paedyn Gray a felon by fate and a thief by necessity.
Surviving in the slums as an Ordinary is no simple task, and Paedyn knows this better than most. Having been trained by her father to be overly observant since she was a child, Paedyn poses as a Psychic in the crowded city, blending in with the Elites as best she can in order to stay alive and out of trouble. Easier said than done.
When Paeydn unsuspectingly saves one of Ilyas princes, she finds herself thrown into the Purging Trials. The brutal competition exists to showcase the Elites’ powers—the very thing Paedyn lacks. If the Trials and the opponents within them don’t kill her, the prince she’s fighting feelings for certainly will if he discovers what she is—completely Ordinary.
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My Review
I went into this book expecting to absolutely hate it, thinking it was just a mashup of The Hunger Games, Red Queen, and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. But surprisingly, I ended up enjoying it!In Powerless, we meet Paedyn, an ordinary in a world where those without powers face deadly consequences. To survive, she pretends to have psychic abilities.
Enter Kai, the enforcer responsible for hunting down ordinaries. In a twist of fate, Paedyn robs him, and when he’s attacked, she saves his life—drawing the attention of the kingdom in the process.
The city hosts brutal trials reminiscent of The Hunger Games, where randomly selected participants must fight to the death for glory. Naturally, Paedyn and Kai find themselves thrust into these trials, leading to a gripping story.
I was hooked! The writing flowed effortlessly, and that cliffhanger has left me eagerly anticipating the next installment. I really enjoyed the chemistry between the main characters and can’t wait to see what challenges await them in the sequel.
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