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.

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Published Jul 2, 2024

400 pages

Average rating: 7.81

370 RATINGS

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Readers say *Reckless* delivers intense emotional tension, gripping cat-and-mouse suspense, and a compelling, fast-paced sequel to *Powerless*. Many p...

Sara0719
Sep 21, 2025
9/10 stars
I am not an emotional person, but this book has drawn emotions from me that I didn’t know I had!
fromlizaslibrary
Jul 16, 2025
9/10 stars
This was such an incredible sequel! I was so curious on how this book would pick up from the end of Powerless and I was not disappointed by the outcome. Powerless felt a bit slow to me at times and although Reckless was fitting to it’s title and sometimes a little chaotic, it was fast-paced and gripping. There was a lot of travelling around which kept me on my toes. I loved the banter and growing relationship between Kai & Paedyn. I was happy for the dual POV to be able to see what each of them were thinking and feeling. The cliff hanger on this one was somehow worse than the first so I can’t wait to get into book 3 (hopefully quicker than my gap between the first two haha)!
Zya The Book Dragon
May 11, 2025
8/10 stars
True enemies to lovers. and the banter in this book is fantastic. of course they had to wait till last minute to figure their crap out and by then it was too late. and as soon as the velvet box that kitt carries around was mentioned and what he should do for the kingdom, I knew he was going to propose to her. now I just need to find out how that's going to play out.
Cherrypop
Dec 26, 2025
9/10 stars
I liked the main plot of the story- it did not disappoint the first book. I felt too much of the plot was dedicated to poetry- but honestly, it sort of brought up a piece of Kai we didn't see in the first book. The poppy field is my favorite part, loved how it matched the cover of the book. This is like, the moment I realized how symbolic the flowers are in the cover.
JT Penguin
Dec 09, 2025
9/10 stars
Wow. This book. I was ambivalent about book 1 but this book pulled me hook, line and sinker. I'm all in on Kai and Pae. I kind of called what Kitt's plan was for Paedyn but my goodness I need to consume book 3 pronto!!

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