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Powerless (The Powerless Trilogy)

Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, this young adult fantasy follows the forbidden romance between a powerful prince and an ordinary girl as they try to survive their kingdom's grueling laws pitting them against each other.

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Published Nov 7, 2023

528 pages

Average rating: 7.54

950 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

BreakdownsInMotion
May 31, 2025
8/10 stars
It’s unrealistic to expect every book to have 100% unique ideas, plots, etc., so of course there are similarities between this and others in the genre.
“Vicious little thing” is very reminiscent of Fourth Wing’s “violent little thing,” but so TF what? It’s an entertaining read.
However…I am so sick of hearing the FMC shirts called a tank. We get it, it’s a tank top.
The trials are lacking. I’m still not sure what their purpose is—only that they are different this time due to the (well one of) MMC’s entry. We hear a lot about how the MMC is a monster but see very little evidence of it.
There were some minor editing issues that didn’t impact the story for me.
The last bit of the book wrecked me, ugly crying and all.
Sadiya777
May 18, 2025
8/10 stars
This romantasy is about a young girl named Paedyn who possesses no powers in a world of people with amazing powers. Through a series of events she’s competing with several powerful individuals in a set of deadly games, the Purging Trials. Kai is her love interest in the book and his role in Ilya is to kill anyone without powers. Paedyn poses as a psychic to try and survive the trials and keep her life. This high stakes novel is fast paced and keeps you engaged throughout. I did find it a little long for my liking but it still had me turning pages for the most part. The characters are little cliche but you can expect that with a young adult fiction so I wasn’t too bothered by it. I liked all the scenes they all had something to contribute to the novel (lack of filler! Yay!!) so all in all I gave it pretty high score!
Talleygirl
May 05, 2025
8/10 stars
Clean. I loved it. Hunger games meets X-men in a fantasy setting. Good
B78
May 04, 2025
8/10 stars
Good book. A bit repetitive
b_marie
May 01, 2025
8/10 stars
4.7 Loved this and not just because of the dirty talking. Jasper and Sloane are just meant to be, and you can feel that while reading the book. Heartless is still my fave of the series but Powerless put up a good fight.

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