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A review by zaiphon
Powerful by Lauren Roberts
emotional
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
"See you in the sky"
I decided to wait and read this right before I was ready to begin Reckless. I think I made the right choice - because this short novella brought all the feels.
Dual POV between Adena (Paedyn's sweet and and energetic best friend) and a new character, Makoto (relation to a trial participant). The story gives us a little more perspective and insight on Adena and I am glad we did. With that being said, this does focus mostly on the pair's blossoming romance. At first, I felt it was rushed into with little to no context. However, as I got farther along, I ended up caring about and rooting fod these two. With knowing Adena's fate from powerless and all the little pieces I picked up in Powerful (bits of Adena and Makoto's past, their little quirks etc), it really added on to the emotions by the time I got to the end. It made me 10x more excited for Reckless and when we can hopefully see Makoto again.
While I wish the first part could have built us some more details on the characters foundation, the story still flowed perfectly for what it was. I highly recommend for all to read this (especially before book 2).
I decided to wait and read this right before I was ready to begin Reckless. I think I made the right choice - because this short novella brought all the feels.
Dual POV between Adena (Paedyn's sweet and and energetic best friend) and a new character, Makoto (relation to a trial participant). The story gives us a little more perspective and insight on Adena and I am glad we did. With that being said, this does focus mostly on the pair's blossoming romance. At first, I felt it was rushed into with little to no context. However, as I got farther along, I ended up caring about and rooting fod these two. With knowing Adena's fate from powerless and all the little pieces I picked up in Powerful (bits of Adena and Makoto's past, their little quirks etc), it really added on to the emotions by the time I got to the end. It made me 10x more excited for Reckless and when we can hopefully see Makoto again.
While I wish the first part could have built us some more details on the characters foundation, the story still flowed perfectly for what it was. I highly recommend for all to read this (especially before book 2).