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Reckless (The Powerless Trilogy, #2)
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➙ minor spoilers ahead! ⋆ˎˊ˗
to say that i am disappointed would be an understatement.
my main question is, what happened to them being enemies?
it felt like Lauren Roberts forgot what happened in the previous book and just started writing random shit.
on top of that, the middle chunk was extremely repetitive. i felt like i was reading the same thing happen over and over again just in a slightly different setting. Kai and Paedyn were constantly flirting, contemplating whether they were ‘pretending’ or not, and mentioning horses.
instead of dealing with the consequences of what happened and was revealed in the previous book, they keep on bantering and acting as if their relationship isn’t completely ruined. it doesn’t seem like Kai feels any intense guilt or responsibility for his actions, and Paedyn doesn’t hold him accountable for them, either.
the ending was predictable, incredibly cliche, stupid, annoying, and i'm just simply furious.
Paedyn felt like she actually had a personality this time around. however, if i was her i’d never forgive someone for killing my innocent father, whatever the circumstances were.
Kai just as in the previous book had the personality of your classic ‘booktok book boyfriend’, which is fine, but i need something more in order to actually care about a MMC. additionally, his lack of taking responsibility for killing Paedyn’s dad irritated me so much.
Kitt pissed me off, as usual. his chapters were so pointless. all he was doing was being angry that Kai hadn’t come back and writing letters (?) to Paedyn. weird behavior, bro.
i’d say this is definitely a transition book, thats main purpose is to develop the characters, their relationships, and set up the plot for the finale. but, let’s be real, this could’ve been a novella, max 200 pages, as if i cut out the middle 200 of this book and gave you the remaining 200, the book would be exactly the same.
after this i do not care for Fearless, but i’ll probably read it anyways, as i’m just simply curious how Lauren will deal with this terrible ending and i’m just a nosy bitch.
sorry not sorry.
➙ minor spoilers ahead! ⋆ˎˊ˗
to say that i am disappointed would be an understatement.
my main question is, what happened to them being enemies?
it felt like Lauren Roberts forgot what happened in the previous book and just started writing random shit.
on top of that, the middle chunk was extremely repetitive. i felt like i was reading the same thing happen over and over again just in a slightly different setting. Kai and Paedyn were constantly flirting, contemplating whether they were ‘pretending’ or not, and mentioning horses.
instead of dealing with the consequences of what happened and was revealed in the previous book, they keep on bantering and acting as if their relationship isn’t completely ruined. it doesn’t seem like Kai feels any intense guilt or responsibility for his actions, and Paedyn doesn’t hold him accountable for them, either.
the ending was predictable, incredibly cliche, stupid, annoying, and i'm just simply furious.
Paedyn felt like she actually had a personality this time around. however, if i was her i’d never forgive someone for killing my innocent father, whatever the circumstances were.
Kai just as in the previous book had the personality of your classic ‘booktok book boyfriend’, which is fine, but i need something more in order to actually care about a MMC. additionally, his lack of taking responsibility for killing Paedyn’s dad irritated me so much.
Kitt pissed me off, as usual. his chapters were so pointless. all he was doing was being angry that Kai hadn’t come back and writing letters (?) to Paedyn. weird behavior, bro.
i’d say this is definitely a transition book, thats main purpose is to develop the characters, their relationships, and set up the plot for the finale. but, let’s be real, this could’ve been a novella, max 200 pages, as if i cut out the middle 200 of this book and gave you the remaining 200, the book would be exactly the same.
after this i do not care for Fearless, but i’ll probably read it anyways, as i’m just simply curious how Lauren will deal with this terrible ending and i’m just a nosy bitch.
sorry not sorry.
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Reading Progress
December 10, 2023
– Shelved
December 10, 2023
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December 10, 2023
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July 1, 2024
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2024
July 1, 2024
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"its officially july 2nd for me and im waiting for the epub to show up like 🧍🏼♀️"
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"GUYS!!!! i got the epub!
here you go my loves: https://libpub.net/reckless-by-lauren..."
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here you go my loves: https://libpub.net/reckless-by-lauren..."
July 2, 2024
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"“She is a vicious little thing.”
babe no please stop saying this it’s so cringy"
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babe no please stop saying this it’s so cringy"
July 2, 2024
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8.5%
"“Sleep is for the dead.” he scoffs. “Sorry,” he half laughs, shaking his head with what seems to be amusement. “Too soon?”
YEAH it’s been 3 days bro 💀"
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YEAH it’s been 3 days bro 💀"
July 2, 2024
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10.0%
"bro if you pull another love triangle plot i will do illegal things and rate this 1 star PLEASE don’t."
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July 2, 2024
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22.0%
"kitt has his own POV???
aw, cute… no, i do not care. he’s annoying the fuck out of me at all times. you guys can have him."
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aw, cute… no, i do not care. he’s annoying the fuck out of me at all times. you guys can have him."
July 2, 2024
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22.5%
"“Her. I think about her more than I should. Write about her when my thoughts can no longer contain her”.
jobless behavior 🍅🍅🍅🍅"
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jobless behavior 🍅🍅🍅🍅"
July 2, 2024
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48.25%
"‘Little Psychic.’
immediately added to the list of the worst pet names to ever exist"
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immediately added to the list of the worst pet names to ever exist"
July 2, 2024
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56.25%
"we’re running around in circles at this point pls gimme something more 🙏🏻🙏🏻"
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"“The next letter is to her.
They usually are.
She makes for quite the muse.”
bro please stop embarrassing yourself"
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They usually are.
She makes for quite the muse.”
bro please stop embarrassing yourself"
July 2, 2024
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65.75%
"“How are you doing, Kitty?”
NEVER say that word again. immediate ick."
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NEVER say that word again. immediate ick."
July 2, 2024
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77.0%
"i love reading on my phone bc then i read so much faster! 100 pages to go and i am scared."
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July 2, 2024
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"every couple chapters we get kitt’s pov and he’s just pissed all the time, it’s hilarious, honestly. i can’t imagine being him while ur bro and his criminal gf are running around the city 💀"
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July 2, 2024
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"i am so fucking scared bc i’ve seen ppls reactions to the last chapter pls don’t do what i think you’re about to do"
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July 2, 2024
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"NO FUCK NO FUCK YOU BRO I KNEW THIS WAS GONNA HAPPEN NO FUCK YOU 1 STAR"
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July 2, 2024
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"i am so fucking angry bro. genuinely thinking whether i should rate this 1 star for that ending. go fuck yourself."
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July 2, 2024
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July 2, 2024
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Jul 02, 2024 10:44AM
oh man, im sorry. hope your next read is better! great review though <3
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three stars is very kind considering that bullshit ending 😭😭😭
I SO AGREE W THE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT THO
ALSO WHAT WAS RHE PURPOSE OF KITTS CHAPTERS IT WAS SO USELESS AND ANNOYING HELPFJDND
rhea ☆ wrote: "ALSO WHAT WAS RHE PURPOSE OF KITTS CHAPTERS IT WAS SO USELESS AND ANNOYING HELPFJDND"I KNOW I WAS LIKE UGH NOT THIS AGAIN😭 bro is the definition of a brooding teenager in the worst way possible
rhea ☆ wrote: "three stars is very kind considering that bullshit ending 😭😭😭"i know… i’m feeling nice rn but i genuinely might bump it down to 2 stars
hmmm first book was not the best imo im still debating whether reading this books will be worth it 😭😭😭 glad to see Paedyn actually developed a personality tho 🙏
ana maria wrote: "hmmm first book was not the best imo im still debating whether reading this books will be worth it 😭😭😭 glad to see Paedyn actually developed a personality tho 🙏"yeah, i rated the first book 3 stars. honestly, i would say it’s not worth it FOR NOW. i’d read it right before the last book comes out so you won’t be disappointed and pissed off by the ending without being able to go into the finale immediately.
ohhh so sorry to hear it, hope your next read will be better♡
This is exactly what I feared! I read powerless and I gave it a 3.8 just because the plot was not there, I only loved the banter between them two. So I rlly appreciate your review! I been wanting to read Reckless but idk now others said it’s very repetitive.
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Omg I was defs disappointed with this….. I’m still tryna figure out what I would rate it
it's the way no one is loving this book 💀
This book was a joke, and the ending a circus
shei ღ (semi - hiatus bc exams ) wrote: "This book was a joke, and the ending a circus"100% and jokes are supposed to be funny. this was just bad and infuriating.
the truth hurts ngl
STOP I'm so worried now 😩😩 (haven't even finished powerless). Hope your next read is better though 💕💕
help not everyone hating/disliking this 😭😭
Why is this the third 1 star I’ve seen😭😭
eedeeyuh wrote: "Why is this the third 1 star I’ve seen😭😭"😭 we're just all really disappointed i think
I agree it could’ve 100% been a novella 😭
Noooo I was so hoping this book would be good 😭😭
man, I've been counting down the days till i got to read this and then there was that godforsaken ending
I felt the same it should have been a novella!! Or honestly powerful and this could have been the second book. But this did not have to be this long and get no plot.
omg this is tragiccc im so sorry it didn’t hit
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hopefully fearless is much better than this for all of us <33
Aw I'm so sorry you didn't like this book I was excited to read it but now prob not
i’m scared to read this omg so sorry you didn’t enjoy love!
no because lauren have you FORGOTTEN what they endured in the last book?? why are we flirting in a lake rn and dancing around like your father isn’t dead because of him?? the whole middle part of this book is just copy and paste scenes from the last one and unnecessary stuff, why was majority of the book getting from one place to another?? and the ending… i need to know lauren’s thought process now, because why. i really wanted to love this book i’m so mad i didn’t
sorry about that rant wow
⋆˚࿔ 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝜗𝜚˚⋆ wrote: "no because lauren have you FORGOTTEN what they endured in the last book?? why are we flirting in a lake rn and dancing around like your father isn’t dead because of him?? the whole middle part of t..."EXACTLY like what the fuck was that bffr
this is exactly how i felt why was there such a disconnect to the first book!!!!!!! really did not enjoy this one at all and i was so excited for it
