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Kenna is tired of being "normal". The only thing special about her is that she isn't special at all. Which is frustrating in a world of absolutes. Villains, like the one who killed her father, are bad. Heroes, like her mother and best friend, are good. And Kenna, unlike everyone else around her, is completely ordinary— which she hates.
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Feb 17, 2016
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It’s every child’s fantasy to have a sort of super power, be a superhero. This fantasy is manifested in acting games children often play which usually have this plot: a bunch of superheroes have to save the day or save someone they love captured by the evil super villains and this is exactly the novel’s plot except the superheroes become the super villains. Kenna, the heroine and ironically a powerless girl in a world of supernatural powers is forced to see that not all heroes are good and not a ...more
(Source: I received a digital copy of this book for free on a read-to-review basis. Thanks to SOURCEBOOKS Fire and NetGalley.)
This was a YA sci-fi story about people with superpowers.
Kenna was quite a determined girl, but I could see why she felt powerless. Being surrounded with people with superpowers whilst she was totally normal wasn’t the best feeling for he ...more
“Mom might be working on a way to neutralize villain powers and amplify hero ones, but I’m working on a way to create them.”
This was a YA sci-fi story about people with superpowers.
Kenna was quite a determined girl, but I could see why she felt powerless. Being surrounded with people with superpowers whilst she was totally normal wasn’t the best feeling for he ...more
“It's not about who's got powers, morons. It's about who's not afraid. And who's going to do what has to be done.”
----Michael Grant, an American author
Tera Lynn Childs, an award-winning best-seller author and Tracy Deebs, pseudonym of Tracy Wolff, pens their new YA book, Powerless which is the first book in The Hero Agenda series, that is all about superheroes and their superpowers and it is mostly about those who don't belong in this lucky category or rather say someone who doesn't have any ...more
----Michael Grant, an American author
Tera Lynn Childs, an award-winning best-seller author and Tracy Deebs, pseudonym of Tracy Wolff, pens their new YA book, Powerless which is the first book in The Hero Agenda series, that is all about superheroes and their superpowers and it is mostly about those who don't belong in this lucky category or rather say someone who doesn't have any ...more
There isn’t much down time in Powerless. It starts with a bang and never really lets up.
The Good:
Kenna is tough and smart. She does spend too much time thinking of tall dark and villainy, but I still liked her. And there was a little sprinkled humor throughout the book, which I always appreciate.
The side characters were so good I kept wishing to hear from their point of view. I loved her best friend Rebel! I think she’d have made a great protagonist. She’s just so much fun! And maybe a villains ...more
The Good:
Kenna is tough and smart. She does spend too much time thinking of tall dark and villainy, but I still liked her. And there was a little sprinkled humor throughout the book, which I always appreciate.
The side characters were so good I kept wishing to hear from their point of view. I loved her best friend Rebel! I think she’d have made a great protagonist. She’s just so much fun! And maybe a villains ...more
Nov 04, 2015
Colleen Houck
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Really enjoyed this take on heroes vs villains. Love the name of the very good looking romantic interest. It's Draven. Isn't that a cool hero name? Glad that there is more to come. Actually really liked the ex-boyfriend as well. Girl has good taste. =)
actual rating: 4.5 ahhhhh it was so good I'm surprised this book shocked me on how much i loved and enjoyed it
Characters: The characters in this book felt real and not 2 dimensional they each had their own set roles and personalities and were each unique in their own way some of the dialogue and interaction between the characters were so endearing and funny they had me laughing out loud literally
Plot: The plot was very structural which i liked and seemed to have a set direction which i also enj ...more
Characters: The characters in this book felt real and not 2 dimensional they each had their own set roles and personalities and were each unique in their own way some of the dialogue and interaction between the characters were so endearing and funny they had me laughing out loud literally
Plot: The plot was very structural which i liked and seemed to have a set direction which i also enj ...more
Tera Lynn Childs and Tracy Deebs should collaborate more often because when they do, magic occurs! From word one to the final cliff-hanger ending, I could not tear my eyes from the page. Each character fully expressed unique emotions, and the scenes exploded (in an amazing way) because of it. Overall 5/5 stars; the wait for the next book is going to be excruciating!
Heroes vs. Villains
Good vs. Evil
White vs. Black
Who will win? Who has won?
A world where one believed two things: a world where people are ultimately good and another where people are spawn from the devil. But what about the in between? Can one only be good or evil, hero or villain? What about a boy born into a villain family, but his only intention is to be good and save the people he cares for? What about a girl raised into a family of heroes, but sides with the villains when the good guys tak ...more
Good vs. Evil
White vs. Black
Who will win? Who has won?
A world where one believed two things: a world where people are ultimately good and another where people are spawn from the devil. But what about the in between? Can one only be good or evil, hero or villain? What about a boy born into a villain family, but his only intention is to be good and save the people he cares for? What about a girl raised into a family of heroes, but sides with the villains when the good guys tak ...more
This book is perfect. Absolutely and positively PERFECT! I was SO excited to read it, and it didn't disappoint!
There's enough real-life drama to appeal to contemporary readers-can you say swoony love interest? Sci-fi readers will love the superhero aspect, and the main character who is strong and brave enough to stand up to the bad guys.
Are heroes always the good guys? And are villians always bad? That's what Kenna's going to have to decide when everything she's been told unravels before her eye ...more
There's enough real-life drama to appeal to contemporary readers-can you say swoony love interest? Sci-fi readers will love the superhero aspect, and the main character who is strong and brave enough to stand up to the bad guys.
Are heroes always the good guys? And are villians always bad? That's what Kenna's going to have to decide when everything she's been told unravels before her eye ...more
Oh, this was a really fantasti book! Loved reading it, loved Kenna's voice, it was so awesome, and I can't wait for the sequel! There's just so many things to be fixed! And things to learn!
If we ignore this horrible cover that looks like a combination of every sci-fi/ dystopian book cover ever, this book was pretty great *u* To me personally, the best thing about this book is Kenna. SHE'S FREAKING BADASS.
10 reasons why Kenna is awesome:
- she's a scientist and hella smart
- she doesn't have powers but she still kicks ass and can defend herself
- she didn't just fall for pretty eyes and a killer jawline
- even though she's "just an ordinary person" she didn't give up, instead she decid ...more
10 reasons why Kenna is awesome:
- she's a scientist and hella smart
- she doesn't have powers but she still kicks ass and can defend herself
- she didn't just fall for pretty eyes and a killer jawline
- even though she's "just an ordinary person" she didn't give up, instead she decid ...more
Guys, I've found the Fight Book of the Year. At this rate I'm actually wondering if there's such a thing as a Blogger's Choice Awards so I can actually nominate this.
(If there is one, point me there NOW. I'll love you forever. :p)
In a world with heroes and villains, Kenna Swift works as an intern in a lab. While working in the lab one night, Kenna gets attacked by villains and is even saved by one of them. Being saved by a villain causes her to think about what a hero or a villain really is, and ...more
(If there is one, point me there NOW. I'll love you forever. :p)
In a world with heroes and villains, Kenna Swift works as an intern in a lab. While working in the lab one night, Kenna gets attacked by villains and is even saved by one of them. Being saved by a villain causes her to think about what a hero or a villain really is, and ...more
Jun 02, 2020
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Dante cracks his neck. “Let’s show these heroes what villains can do.”
“Villains and heroes,” Jeremy corrects.
When you start to read, everything is happening really upbeat and fast. Then it started to slow down, around the middle.
I found I had more questions than answers.
Powerless showed that heroes can be villains and villains can be heroes.
Now I have to get my hands on the next book, to get my answers.
3/5 stars
“Villains and heroes,” Jeremy corrects.
When you start to read, everything is happening really upbeat and fast. Then it started to slow down, around the middle.
I found I had more questions than answers.
Powerless showed that heroes can be villains and villains can be heroes.
Now I have to get my hands on the next book, to get my answers.
3/5 stars
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love the idea of a superhero YA book, except with the exception of a few of them, they usually don’t work. Unfortunately, Powerless falls in this trend.
I really don’t know why it’s that difficult to pull off a superhero type book. Because there’s so many directions you can go. From over the top campy, to dark and gritty, you can essentially do anything with superheroes. Unfortunately, Powerless did nothing with its world. Really, nothing. ...more
love the idea of a superhero YA book, except with the exception of a few of them, they usually don’t work. Unfortunately, Powerless falls in this trend.
I really don’t know why it’s that difficult to pull off a superhero type book. Because there’s so many directions you can go. From over the top campy, to dark and gritty, you can essentially do anything with superheroes. Unfortunately, Powerless did nothing with its world. Really, nothing. ...more
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This book was so much fun! Superheros? That is some what new to me. It was an interesting concept that I wasn't 100% sure about, but by the end of the story I knew that this series is going to be amazing. Growing up my favorite movie was Sky High (The one about the superhero teenagers that go to a superhero high school along with children of Villains) and this book reminded me of that. Though this book was much better.
Kenna's world was always blac ...more
This book was so much fun! Superheros? That is some what new to me. It was an interesting concept that I wasn't 100% sure about, but by the end of the story I knew that this series is going to be amazing. Growing up my favorite movie was Sky High (The one about the superhero teenagers that go to a superhero high school along with children of Villains) and this book reminded me of that. Though this book was much better.
Kenna's world was always blac ...more
I couldn't resist reading POWERLESS. I like Tera Lynn Childs' Greek mythology-inspired series and Tracy Deebs' romance novels as Tracy Wolff. Plus, novels featuring superheroes are one of my favorite things. A topic I like by authors I enjoy? Yep, no way I could resist.
I'm glad I didn't. POWERLESS is a propulsive read that both tells an exciting story and sets up several future plotlines for a series. It all starts in a lab, where Kenna Swift is working late. Kenna is powerless, but she's also i ...more
I'm glad I didn't. POWERLESS is a propulsive read that both tells an exciting story and sets up several future plotlines for a series. It all starts in a lab, where Kenna Swift is working late. Kenna is powerless, but she's also i ...more
Jan 30, 2015
Bee
marked it as dnf
DNF @ 24%
Ugh, I just can't anymore. Kenna is so annoying! She's stupid, oblivious and more stupid. The book starts off with villains breaking into her lab. She's almost kidnapped and tortured (or so it seems), but the villains don't actually really harm her and one even helps her. Still she keeps to the mindset that society put on her. Villains are bad, heroes are good. Because the people upstairs say so and they MUST be right. Right? No. Then she's still thinking about the guy that almost saved ...more
3.75/5
Okay, here goes:
I'm a sucker for pretty much anything and everything superhero related. So, when I saw this, I snapped it up immediately. Now, while I really enjoyed it, it did leave me with some complaints and asking a couple questions.
One: The character development was like pulling teeth. Trying to get any background info on characters, powers, or world building was really kinda frustrating. For example: Kenna hugs her friend Rebel after being attacked and Rebel makes mention of a detail ...more
Okay, here goes:
I'm a sucker for pretty much anything and everything superhero related. So, when I saw this, I snapped it up immediately. Now, while I really enjoyed it, it did leave me with some complaints and asking a couple questions.
One: The character development was like pulling teeth. Trying to get any background info on characters, powers, or world building was really kinda frustrating. For example: Kenna hugs her friend Rebel after being attacked and Rebel makes mention of a detail ...more
((4.5 stars))
Powerless isn't what I expected at all. I thought I'd like the main character, but I expected her to be a lot more affected by her lack of powers. I thought maybe she'd whine a lot, worry about having no powers and nothing would get done, and I thought there'd be a whole lot of self pity. And I expected that to stunt my enjoyment. Boy was I wrong.
From the first page it's pretty clear Kenna is not a person to mess with. She may be powerless but she isn't helpless, not by half. She's ...more
Powerless isn't what I expected at all. I thought I'd like the main character, but I expected her to be a lot more affected by her lack of powers. I thought maybe she'd whine a lot, worry about having no powers and nothing would get done, and I thought there'd be a whole lot of self pity. And I expected that to stunt my enjoyment. Boy was I wrong.
From the first page it's pretty clear Kenna is not a person to mess with. She may be powerless but she isn't helpless, not by half. She's ...more
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Best book I've read in a while! It was so full-on all the time. I just loved every minute of it. I can't believe I have to wait like aaaages for the next book to come out. I don't know how I'm going to do it.
Thank You Netgalley for providing me with a free review copy
I don't remember when I've ever had this much fun reading a book before. I've had this dopey smile on my face since page one and I'm once again, very thankful for my habit to impulse request on Netgalley.
Powerless revolves around Kenna Swift, a powerless girl who's the daughter of a renowned scientist and a long-dead superhero. I really wish I could have seen the look on my face when I started reading and realized that Kenna was a sarca ...more
I don't remember when I've ever had this much fun reading a book before. I've had this dopey smile on my face since page one and I'm once again, very thankful for my habit to impulse request on Netgalley.
Powerless revolves around Kenna Swift, a powerless girl who's the daughter of a renowned scientist and a long-dead superhero. I really wish I could have seen the look on my face when I started reading and realized that Kenna was a sarca ...more
I received an ARC from the author and yes, I assure you, this is an honest review.
I started this book at 1:30 am in the morning because I'm currently suffering from jetlag after my trip to China. Before I knew it, I finished the book and it was 4 am. Yeah, terrible for my jetlag, but I couldn't put the book down!
Fast-paced and exciting, Powerless is about a world where class hierarchy is divided into Ordinaries, Heroes, and Villains. Although the main character Kenna lives in the Heroes world, ...more
I started this book at 1:30 am in the morning because I'm currently suffering from jetlag after my trip to China. Before I knew it, I finished the book and it was 4 am. Yeah, terrible for my jetlag, but I couldn't put the book down!
Fast-paced and exciting, Powerless is about a world where class hierarchy is divided into Ordinaries, Heroes, and Villains. Although the main character Kenna lives in the Heroes world, ...more
I can't say I love this book but I have to say it was pure entertainment!
I don't think I've read a superheroes book before so this was initially what drew me in. And the fact that the blurb made the MC sound like a villain. Woah!
The blurb isn't telling all about this book. It is much more that it.
The MC is a normal girl meaning she have superheroes parents who are badass and smart and she doesn't have any power. For some reasons this ring a bell. This seems to be almost same theme for some YA ...more
I don't think I've read a superheroes book before so this was initially what drew me in. And the fact that the blurb made the MC sound like a villain. Woah!
The blurb isn't telling all about this book. It is much more that it.
The MC is a normal girl meaning she have superheroes parents who are badass and smart and she doesn't have any power. For some reasons this ring a bell. This seems to be almost same theme for some YA ...more
*Source* Library
*Genre* Young Adult, Science Fiction
*Rating* 3.5
*My Thoughts*
Powerless, by authors Tera Lynn Childs (Fins, Medusa Girls) and Tracy Deebs (Tempest), is the first installment in The Hero Agenda duology. The story is narrated by Kenna Swift, a teenager who is growing up among villains and superheroes. In fact, her own mother Jeanine is a famous scientist who has developed a slew of toys that superheroes use when fighting the bad guys, and her father was once one of the best superher ...more
*Genre* Young Adult, Science Fiction
*Rating* 3.5
*My Thoughts*
Powerless, by authors Tera Lynn Childs (Fins, Medusa Girls) and Tracy Deebs (Tempest), is the first installment in The Hero Agenda duology. The story is narrated by Kenna Swift, a teenager who is growing up among villains and superheroes. In fact, her own mother Jeanine is a famous scientist who has developed a slew of toys that superheroes use when fighting the bad guys, and her father was once one of the best superher ...more
Look I'm tired, cold and head achy so this won't be a pretty preliminary review. But I am SO not in love with how this book played out. Pacing problems, character motivation problems, deus ex machinations up to high hell...
I'm over it.
I'm over it.
You can read my full review on my blog: http://pitchblacksky.net/book-review-...
Overall: A fast-paced, entertaining YA sci-fi novel with lovable characters that is definitely worth your time, even if you're not into the superhero thing! ...more
Overall: A fast-paced, entertaining YA sci-fi novel with lovable characters that is definitely worth your time, even if you're not into the superhero thing! ...more
A fun and thought-provoking YA read with a huge twist on hero stereotypes.
To be honest here, even if I had not already read the blurb and fallen in love with the superhero idea, I would have requested to read this book from NetGalley anyways. Even without knowing a single thing about it. I'm a big fan of Tera Lynn Childs already. (I loved her greek mythology based series, rather enjoyed her mermaid one, and absolutely fell in love with her Darkly Fae series 1 /2. And that is just her YA stuff.) While I had never read anything by Tracy Deebs (Tracy Wolff) before, w ...more
It's a good book, but the really annoying part is that the protagonists just keep failing. It's basically about how Kenna is powerless in a world of superheroes and villains and she then happens to meet a villain that saves her life. She uncovers the truth and fights for justice and blah blah blah.
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Tera Lynn Childs is the award-winning YA author of the mythology-based Oh. My. Gods. series, the Forgive My Fins mermaid romance series, the kick-butt monster-hunting Sweet Venom trilogy, and the Darkly Fae series.
Her newest release is Myths and Mistletoe, a holiday story collection. She also wrote the City Chicks series and co-wrote the Hero Agenda and Creative HeArts ser ...more
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