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Powerful by Lauren Roberts
1.0
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

What the FUCK was that? I never believed the “it’s written by AI” allegations but that has converted me. Listen I liked Powerless fine, I went in knowing it was going to be the Disney Channel version of the Hunger Games so I made sure to keep my expectations low so I could still enjoy it. My expectations had never been lower than when I started this and it still managed to disappoint me! 

This books was literally so bad. The dialogue was awkward. The motivations of the characters were as strong as tissue paper. Nothing happens in this book. It’s entirely redundant and has no effect on the story at large. If homeboy doesn’t come back in the next book and actually DO something then I am going to be FURIOUS! This is genuinely the worst book I’ve read all year! Maybe EVER! 

There is not fucking way they literally had a moment where they told this man “hey I know that your cousin who you loved like a sister died because you were too busy thinking this random girl was hot, but that was a WEEK ago! Aren’t you over it yet!” And there is NO way that he said “you know what? You’re right, I do need to move on”
 
I can’t believe that they spent all this time being like “he has the same powers as Kai! Isn’t that so crazy?” Just for him to be literally USELESS!! I kept expecting him to jump into the arena during the chaos, steal a healing ability and save her at the very last second. Normally I hate fake out deaths like that but at least he would have DONE something? He literally sat there and WATCHED! Biggest let down I’ve ever read


Why yall were hyping this up I’ll never understand!