I started Reckless with the hopes and expectation of it being exactly like Powerless. Once I stopped with those expectations, (and once I got through the first quarter of the book) I began to truly enjoy Reckless. 

What drew me into Powerless was the characters, the ease of reading, the mix of loved YA fantasy tropes/settings, and importantly the banter and detail Roberts puts into her writing. Reckless does include the latter, however, the foundation of book 2 is a completely different setting than Powerless. What I found in this story was true to the title name, a reckless journey of two lovers who need to work through their pasts to accept the ability to love and be loved. 

We got banter, Kai being - well being Kai, anxiouness knowing a twist was coming, and a cliffhanger that accomplished the task of cliffhangers (was not expecting that at all). I have to wait until 2025 to find out what is next and so I can sit on this and theorize relentlessly 😭 

Reckless gave time to truly shape where this story could be heading and truly fed us plenty more of Kai and Paedyn. Personally, I enjoyed the topics tackled and I think as a reader we were supposed to get frustrated seeing these  characters battle internalized feelings and trauma. It gave a hurdle for me to read through and settle my thoughts about the characters. 

I am going to go crazy until book 3 - can't wait to see how all the characters and unanswered questions go from here.