Powerless
Lauren Roberts, 2023
Fantasy RomanceContemporary fictionYoung adult
A thief with a secret, a prince with too much power, and a romance built on danger: sharp, funny YA fantasy with tension on every page.
Feels like longing, tenderness and hope. About power and friendship.
A page from the book
The moment a colour stops being a colour and becomes a person.
I’d never thought about what my favorite color was before. It never seemed important.Not until I looked into a pair of ocean blue eyes and realized that perhaps drowning was a beautiful thing.Not until I looked into a pair of fiery blue eyes and realized that perhaps burning was a painless thing.Not until I looked into a pair of sky blue eyes and realized that perhaps falling was a peaceful thing.I’d never thought about what my favorite color was before because I hadn’t seen one that was worthy of the title. Until now, that is.“Blue,” I say, my voice low. Lauren Roberts.Powerless began as a self-published novel and built its readership on BookTok before a traditional publisher picked it up.
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Questions readers ask
- What is Powerless like?
- Feels like longing, tenderness and hope. About power and friendship.
- What should I read after Powerless?
- If you liked Powerless, try Beautiful Disaster (Jamie McGuire), Neon Gods (Katee Robert) and Haunting Adeline (H.D. Carlton).
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What it sounds like to be told you're the one thing someone got right.
You know why I want you? I didn’t know I was lost until you found me. I didn’t know what alone was until the first night I spent without you in my bed. You’re the one thing I’ve got right. You’re what I’ve been waiting for, Pigeon.
Beautiful Disaster · Jamie McGuire
What power looks like when it chooses to kneel.
I simply go to my knees before her. Her eyes go wide. “Hades, what are you doing?” For a moment, I can only stare up at her. Her dress spills over her legs and down to the floor, the dark throne behind her and careful lighting giving her blond hair a halo effect. Even with her makeup less than perfect, there’s no denying the power vibrating from every cell of her being. I thought she looked like a queen before, but I was fucking wrong. She’s a goddamn goddess.
Neon Gods · Katee Robert
The strange comfort of never being able to escape someone.
What you’re seeing now is what I see every day. No matter how far I run, how hard I try to escape you—you’re everywhere I go. You’re everything I see. Loving you is like being trapped in a house of mirrors, little mouse. And I’ve never felt so at home while being so lost inside you.
Haunting Adeline · H.D. Carlton
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