Powerful

A Powerless Story

By: Lauren Roberts

Narrated by: N'Dea Miles, Kevin Shen

#1 New York Times Bestseller

Set during the events of the New York Times bestseller Powerless, this captivating novella gives fan-favorite Adena a story all her own as she attempts to survive on the streets of Loot…and falls for a mysterious—and dangerous—Elite.

Adena and Paedyn have always been inseparable. Fate brought them together when they were young, but friendship ensured they would always protect each other and the home they built in the slums of Loot. But now Paedyn—an Ordinary—has been selected for the Purging Trials, which means almost certain death.

Now alone in Loot, Adena must fend for herself. After attempting to steal, she’s rescued by a mysterious man from the market. Mak’s shadowy past and secretive power set him apart from the other low-level Elites of Loot. And as the pair team up to see their loved ones before the Trials, the quest tests their loyalty, their love, and their lives.

The emotion as the readers move through the story is absolutely impeccable!

showing a different storyline from the first one matching the events that unfold simultaneously having an entirely different experience even though the outcome is already known this only enhanced the story and the characters and their development absolutely loved it

Slightly disappointing

I liked how this book showed new sides of Adeena and it made her death more striking to me, however I had hoped that it would explain more as to why the king picked her to die, I had thought maybe she was involved in the resistance or something, and with the kings death we may never know why he did that. Also, it frustrates me that the “teaser chapter” for reckless was literally just the first chapter of Powerless, word for word. Anyone that is reading powerful has already read that, so it felt like I had been cheated 😂

Most boring readers

The book could be perfectly fine. I wouldn’t know because I couldn’t get through it with these readers. They’re so slow, monotone and boring they sound like they’re reading a children’s bedtime story. Adena is meant to be bubbly and energetic so the choice is even worse for her. Here’s to hoping now that Adena’s character is dead we won’t have these same readers again for future books

Great story, terrible narrator

Love the story (though not as much as Powerless), but the male narrator is painful to listen to. Just flat, monotone emotions and nothing like the male narrator in Powerless who just draws you into the emotion and the power of the story.

I like this book

I love that they made aedena (hope I spelled it right) more human in this book. The previous book, I felt , didn't do a great job with her death. where as this one made me feel far more for her. as well as Makoto. I enjoyed this book. really made me hate the king