Reckless (The Powerless Trilogy)
Paedyn and Kai battle with duty and desire in this highly anticipated second installment in the sizzling and epic romantic fantasy trilogy that’s packed with spicy tension and edge-of-your-seat betrayal.
The kingdom of Ilya is in turmoil…
After surviving the Purging Trials, Ordinary-born Paedyn Gray has killed the King and kickstarted a Resistance throughout the land. Now she’s running from the one person she had wanted to run to.
Kai Azer is now Ilya’s Enforcer, loyal to his brother Kitt, the new King. He has vowed to find Paedyn and bring her to justice.
Across the deadly Scorches, and deep into the hostile city of Dor, Kai pursues the one person he wishes he didn’t have to. But in a city without Elites, the balance between the hunter and hunted shifts—and the battle between duty and desire is deadly.
The kingdom of Ilya is in turmoil…
After surviving the Purging Trials, Ordinary-born Paedyn Gray has killed the King and kickstarted a Resistance throughout the land. Now she’s running from the one person she had wanted to run to.
Kai Azer is now Ilya’s Enforcer, loyal to his brother Kitt, the new King. He has vowed to find Paedyn and bring her to justice.
Across the deadly Scorches, and deep into the hostile city of Dor, Kai pursues the one person he wishes he didn’t have to. But in a city without Elites, the balance between the hunter and hunted shifts—and the battle between duty and desire is deadly.
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I liked this book much more than the first in this series. Expands on the world and characters, certain interactions still feel a bit forced, but enjoyed reading it overall.
7/10 I also wish this would’ve ended differently but the writing style and cliff hangers still had me. I finished this book in two days so it was still very good
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ .50
Reckless had me on edge from start to finish. The entire book was a ruthless game of cat and mouse, with danger lurking in every interaction and tension thick enough to cut with a knife. The stakes felt higher than ever, and the pacing made it impossible to put down. Every move, every decision felt like part of a larger game where no one could truly trust each other, and that constant sense of unpredictability kept me hooked.
The characters carried so much weight in this story. Paedyn was backed into a corner, constantly forced to outthink and outrun those who would see her fail. Kai was just as sharp, making every interaction between them electrically charged—whether through tension, mistrust, or something even more complicated. The power struggles, the shifting alliances, and the unspoken truths between them made every conversation feel like a battle in itself.
And that cliffhanger was brutal. I finished the last page and immediately needed more. The ending left everything hanging in the worst way, and now I’m desperate for the next book. Reckless delivered on tension, strategy, and emotional weight, making it a thrilling, fast-paced read that left me completely invested.
Goddamn Lauren you’ve done it again. Wow. This was such a good follow up to Powerless and the emotional tension was different but still so gravitating. Heart warming and heart breaking moments mixed throughout and the discussion of grief and trauma is so beautiful. And the ending? You play with our hearts once again but in a new and different way. I cannot wait to see how the trilogy finishes and where the characters go from here and how they have to grow (or not) to get there!
needed so much more - girl kills the king than flees princes loves her but needs to bring her back home to the new king his brother
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