Book Review: Fearless by Lauren Roberts

Fearless by Lauren Roberts

Book 3 in the Powerless Trilogy

3 Stars

OK, let’s dive into the review! I have sat with this all day and I think I’m going to land on 3 stars for this one. Books 1 and 2 were solid 4 star reads for me, and while my experience reading book 3 felt like a 4-star moment....mainly because I was in that UNWELL STATUS and absolutely NEEDED to know what was happening....it didn’t quite hold up in the end.

You know those "drop everything and read" moments? That was ME! Her writing is great and addictive - but looking at the book itself, it felt a little all over the place.

The last 30% especially got kind of random and, at times, just plain ridiculous. I questioned some events going on that made me like...WAITTTT WHAT? HA! That said, I still had a blast with this series. It is definitely one that will stay close to my heart because I adored Kai and Paedyn so much. Love their romance and banter - it's what has made the trilogy for me honestly.

Kai really shines in some of his chapters here and as always, I loved their interactions and the romance between them.

As for where the plot went with the family dynamics.....NO spoilers.....it definitely took an unexpected turn. One character’s complete shift just didn’t sit right with me. It felt really out of character, random and kind of threw me off. HONESTLY, it also kind of felt like consistency was thrown out the window and she just started freestyling with the plot, lol. Like soooo much happened and I would like waitttt that doesn't feel right to the story. Or we had some plot holes of HEY what about this?! Without resolution.

I also didn't love some of the language throughout, a bit more than previous books. (2 F words I remember, even if one was very situational) and the Bas**** word was used wayyyy too much. Got on my nerves if I am honest.

Other content for consideration:
1 fade to black scene, heavy kisses - honestly the sexual content did not bother me at all, it was whatever. But adding note for readers who are interested. Still closed door on the romance side. The violence was a bit more intense as well, example: burns, blood, stabs etc., It didn't bother me personally BUT I can recognize it will be too much for some. Language - S, D, H, A, BAS, BIT, and 2 F words. Maybe more words I forgot, but that gives you the general consensus.

I liked seeing the ending with the epilogue but there was a second epilogue that confused me so much. It talked about the afterlife and whatnot that I didn't really understand what she was trying to do with that character after the events that occurred.

While I know I talked about mostly what I didn't love in this, I still have enjoyed this series and the experience while reading it with friends and sharing it with you guys too. If you want to read a YA angsty, dramatic fantasy romance series with closed door romance, and are ok with language and some violence, then this is one I would recommend looking into.

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