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Powerless

The Powerless Trilogy, Book 1

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Powerless

By: Lauren Roberts
Narrated by: Chase Brown, Cecily Bednar Schmidt
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OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD! THE INSTANT NO. 1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING PHENOMENON.

‘Nothing short of epic’ Rosie Talbot, bestselling author of Sixteen Souls
‘A thrilling fantasy with the most delicious slow-burn romance’ M.A. Kuzniar, bestselling author of Midnight in Everwood
‘[A] titillating debut’ Publishers Weekly

Fourth Wing meets The Hunger Games in this sizzling fantasy romance not to be missed.

Only the extraordinary belong in the kingdom of Ilya . . . The exceptional. The Elites. The Elites have possessed powers for decades, gifted to them by the Plague, while those born Ordinary are just that, banished from the kingdom and shunned from society.

No one knows this better than Paedyn Gray, an Ordinary posing as an Elite. When she unsuspectingly saves one of Ilya’s princes, Kai Azer, she’s thrown into the Purging Trials, a brutal competition to showcase her ‘Elite’ powers.

If the Trials and the opponents don’t kill her, the prince she’s fighting feelings for will if he discovers what Paedyn really is . . . completely Ordinary.

Be swept away by the first in the smash hit, dagger-to-the-throat romantasy trilogy that's taken the world by storm.

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©2023 Lauren Roberts. All rights reserved (P)2023 Simon & Schuster, UK. All Rights Reserved. Death & Dying Difficult Situations Dystopian Fiction Literature & Fiction Romance Royalty Science Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Fantasy
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The female narators male impersonations are probably one of the worst I've heard. I think she was going for husky but sounded like he had smoked too many cigarettes. She also makes the males sound juvenile. Jax sounds like he is 8 not 15. The male was great except for the chef, he makes her sound like a Southpark character especially when she says kai.

I wish she used the Female narrator from powerful and the male narrator from this book. That would of been the dream combo

I also expected more with all the rave reviews but the story fell short especially during the first trial. I just found it anticlimactic

I expected more

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Great narrators, easy story to listen to. It reminds me a bit of the Hunger Games. I’ll definitely listen to the next book.

Easy to listen to

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This was an amazing listen, this audio was enthralling, addictive and mesmerising to listen to.

Great storytelling

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Similar vibe to the those books with a little extra romance. Great storyline, great plot twist. I bought the second book the moment I reached the epilogue. Highly Recommend!

You’ll enjoy it you like hunger games/ divergent

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Paedyn is an amazing female protagonist, from her skills to her personality and loyalty. And as a protagonist, she is not portrayed as perfect which helps even more to make her relatable. The narration of this on audible was absolutely amazing and has given me two new narrators to look out for when I look for my next audiobook. I got onto this book as a recommendation from a friend and am so glad that she introduced me to it! It is one of those books where despite it actually being a relatively long book, you hardly notice at all, and you are desperate to read more when you are done with it. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who thinks they might like it. I hope you find you love it just as much as I do! Enjoy!
Overall: 4.5/5
Spice: 2.5/5

This was an amazing audiobook!

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From the very beginning I was sucked into the story, needing to know more about Kai and Paedyn. Their stories full of anguish and horrors no one should live through. The chemistry between them is electrifying. Kai's honesty is raw and beautiful, the way he expresses himself had me swooning. Loved both narrators, did an excellent job.

Paedyn is an ordinary, powerless and poses a threat the kingdom of Ilya and therefore its people, especially the Elites, the extraordinary. The Elites were gifted with powers from the plague, anyone without a gift is destined for death, delivered by the future enforcer, the King's second son, Kai. Kai is confident, flirty and hides behind his many masks, that is until he meets Paedyn.

Paedyn hides her lack of gift with her unparalleled skills of perception and observation. She unwittingly saves Kai's life, earning a place in the Purging Trials, a deadly competition meant to showcase the Elite's powers, powers she doesn't have. She must play the part to survive, hardest of all she must stay away from Kai to keep her secret - easier said then done when her feelings get in the way.

Captivating

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Loved it so so much. I am So exited to listen to the next one. Would give it more than 5 stars if there was an option.

Ahhhhhhh loveeeee!!!!

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i lovvvvvveeeddd powerless my favourite book of 2024. especially the audiobook the performance was amazing with kai’s voice actor a definite stand out. without any spoilers kai is by far one of my most favourite book love interestsss, right up there with wes bennett in better than the movies. overall a great fantasy ya romance books, suitable for most ages. i couldn’t suggest this more 🩷

powerless 🗡️⚔️✨

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This was so good!
Lauren Roberts delivered on an immaculate writing style.
The dialogue between Paedyn and Kai was excruciatingly entertaining, the angst was top notch.
I feel like the action really amped up toward the latter half of the book leaving that cliff hanger with the sole intention of giving us a major heartache.

Side note: the voice actors did a fantastic job portraying the characters.
Special mention to Chase Brown who was the voice of Kai… *swoooooooon* 🫠

Immaculate

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To be entirely honest I didn’t really enjoy this book, it felt as if nothing was happening and I wasn’t engaged. It also had very little fantasy for a fantasy romance and focused more on the romance than it should’ve. The only reason why it is up to 3 stars is because the characters were well developed and the world it was placed in was intriguing.

3 stars all up

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