Powerless

By: Lauren Roberts

Narrated by: Chase Brown, Cecily Bednar Schmidt

Length: 17 hrs and 28 mins

Publisher's summary

A New York Times bestseller!

This sparkling edition includes a special case stamping, bonus content, and a teaser to book two in this heart-pounding series!

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.

She is the very thing he’s spent his whole life hunting.
He is the very thing she’s spent her whole life pretending to be.

Only the extraordinary belong in the kingdom of Ilya—the exceptional, the empowered, the Elites. The powers these Elites have possessed for decades were graciously gifted to them by the Plague, though not all were fortunate enough to both survive the sickness and reap the reward. Those born Ordinary are just that—ordinary. And when the king decreed that all Ordinaries be banished to preserve his Elite society, lacking an ability suddenly became a crime—making Paedyn Gray a felon by fate and a thief by necessity.

Surviving in the slums as an Ordinary is no simple task, and Paedyn knows this better than most. Having been trained by her father to be keenly observant since she was a child, Paedyn poses as a Psychic in the crowded city, blending in with the Elites as best she can to stay alive and out of trouble…easier said than done.

When Paeydn unsuspectingly saves one of Ilya’s princes, she finds herself thrown into the Purging Trials. The brutal competition exists to showcase the Elites’ powers—the very thing Paedyn lacks. If the Trials and the opponents within them don’t kill her, the prince she’s fighting feelings for certainly will if he discovers what she is…completely Ordinary.

©2023 Lauren Roberts (P)2023 Simon & Schuster Audio

I need the second one now

I love the narrators. The characters and plot kept me interested the whole time. Their banter was absolutely hilarious.

Loved it but…

It’s was really hard to keep the male characters straight no change in the voice. Kinda hunger games ish but more banter which was so good loved the ending can’t wait for the next book

oh my god

lauren roberts you beautiful woman. i am in shambles. are you happy. is this what you wanted.

Need book 2 immediately

The fact that this book had no smut and I can’t even complain about it. It didn’t even need it. Loved it. I couldn’t stop listening. It gives me fantasy, little bit of action, slow burn romance, plot twist and more. The book was written perfectly and kept me super engaged. The perfect voices were used to read the books as well. Loved!

Great start to a trilogy!

This was an amazing book!!! Listen to it all in one day!! Great story, characters and world

One of my new favorite books!

This book pleasantly surprised me. I heard that this book is similar to The Hunger Games and Red Queen. Although it has aspects that are similar, it developed into some thing so much more than that. I truly enjoyed the main character and the love interest.  It has been a long time since I have read a slow burn romance book with a well developed plot. The writing is beautiful and sometimes reads as if the characters are speaking in poems. I placed this book on my bookshelf, with a court of thorns and roses and throne of glass. That should tell you how much I enjoyed Powerless. I can’t wait to see where Lauren will take us in the next book. Powerless is one of my favorite books that I have read this year.

OMG

This is literally the best book I have read/listened to in yearsssssss. I was hooked from the beginning. It occupied my mind for days.

I cannot recommend it enough. If you are a fan of (enemies to lovers), slow burn, and I really mean slow burn. Then this is for you. SUCH A GREAT BOOK. I cannot wait for the sequel.

So good

I loved it. Great narrators as well. Hunger games meets super powers. It is pretty awesome. Look forward to the next.

Engaging and intense

It reminded me a bit too closely of the hunger games at times. But by the time it finished it felt overall different and unique. Talk about enemies to lovers! The cliffhanger at the end left me anxious for book two, wondering how their romance could possibly overcome the emotional turmoil of their situation.

the world building

I love how the characters became their own. Kia and kit having such a bond . paydon, I enjoyed her not damsel in stress approach. she lives a hard life and she shows it.