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Powerless
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Start date
August 1, 2024
Finish date
August 28, 2024

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Basmah ₊˚ෆ {FREE PALESTINE}

my first review !! ୭ ✧ ˚.

FIVE FREAKING STARS !!!! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

ok y'all this book has me SPEECHLESS. 😮

tropes:
⤷ sorta enemies to lovers
⤷ kinda forbidden romance
⤷ SLOW BURNNN
⤷ the "who did this to you?"
⤷ love triangle

🌷plot 🌷
basically the story is abt a girl named Paedyn. She lives in a world of elites that possess special skills and abilities. She is a powerless (as the title says). Ordinaries are left to die, left to be killed. Paedyn lives in the slums, and pretends to have special skills. She pretends
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stephhhhh
Nov 02, 2024 rated it it was ok
2.5 ⭑ ⭑.


“𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘢 𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨”
“𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘺”


whattt in the endinggg I wasn’t expecting that!!!!
Buttt while reading the book I’ve felt like I’ve read this same story before. It had zero originality, it was just a book with all the tropes that everybody loves, just for people to enjoy it. The main characters also had zero attachment and whatsoever they were so sad to see each other go. Just gonna say the plot twist, that later on in the thir
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olivia ♡
Apr 01, 2024 rated it it was amazing
“Mark my words, Prince, I will be your undoing.” I lean in, ignoring the knife against my throat as I murmur, “Oh, darling, I look forward to it.”

In a world of powerful humans who call themselves ‘Elites,’ Paedyn Gray is an Ordinary, a human with no power.
She gets chosen to participate in “The Hunger Games”-like trials and she has to try and survive, without anyone figuring out she is Powerless.

The tension and slow-burn in this book is amazing and the ending will leave you begging for the sequel
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Riley ☆Semi-Hiatus☆~Their little monster drinker~
Made me want to cry but also burn the book!
_blondebooknerd
Jul 15, 2024 rated it it was amazing
“Remind me to make you smile like that again, when you aren't dying, and I have all the time in the world to memorize it.”

LAUREN ROBERTS IS A LITTERARY GENIUS.

5 Star Read! Powerless is a MUST READ for 2024. It quickly became one of my favorite books of all time. I cannot believe that this is a DEBUT novel into the romantasy genre. It was beautifully
written. Add to you TBR right away!!

“She is the embodiment of a bad decision. The twin of danger and desire. The fine line between deadly and divi
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Charlize
Aug 15, 2024 rated it did not like it
TRASH
Isabella
Jul 20, 2024 rated it it was amazing
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zaria ( taylor’s ver ) 𝜗𝜚⋆₊˚
AHHH I LOVE THIS BOOK SO MUCK WOULD SELL MY FIRST BORN TO READ THE NEXT ONE 🤭🤭🤭
gigi
Apr 08, 2024 rated it really liked it
kind of a mix of everything ever done before lol but it's good in a it is what it claims to be, good read ...more
⋆˚࿔Elise ˚⋆
Jun 09, 2024 rated it it was amazing
❀ leah ❀
Feb 21, 2024 rated it really liked it
Bella ♡ ✧.*
Mar 12, 2024 marked it as to-read
Lamaᰔ
Mar 28, 2024 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Bellaaa !!
Mar 30, 2024 marked it as to-read
Sara
May 26, 2024 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Hailie m
Jun 25, 2024 rated it really liked it
purva ♡
May 18, 2024 marked it as to-read
Rylan
Mar 18, 2025 rated it it was amazing
Beatrice
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Oct 09, 2024 marked it as to-read