The Powerless Trilogy

By:

Lauren Roberts

Spice Scale

Number of books

5 Published

KU

✅

Audiobook

✅

Series Status

Complete

Interconnected

N/A

Overall Rating

Coming Soon

The Powerless Trilogy by Lauren Roberts unfolds in the kingdom of Ilya, where a plague has granted most citizens extraordinary powers, dividing society into Elites (the powered), Mundanes (those with abilities), and persecuted Ordinaries (the powerless) who face banishment or death under King Edric's brutal regime. The story centers on Paedyn Gray, a clever Ordinary thief scraping by in the slums of Loot, who pretends to be Mundane to survive and gets thrust into the deadly Purging Trials—a brutal competition pitting contestants against each other for glory and survival—after a chance encounter with enigmatic prince Kai Azer. Amid high-stakes challenges in forests, mazes, and palaces, Paedyn navigates tense enemies-to-lovers tension with Kai, intriguing dynamics with his brother Prince Kitt, whispers of a rebel Resistance fighting for Ordinaries, and her own hidden lineage, blending court intrigue, slow-burn romance, betrayal, and themes of identity, loyalty, and defiance across Powerless, Reckless, and Fearless.

Jamie’s review

When Fearless came out (book 3) I reread Powerless and Reckless and was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed them all. When I first read books 1&2 I was a little disappointed, I think because I went into it not realizing it was YA and unfinished. But the completed trilogy is *chef’s kiss* as long as you know what you’re getting going into it. I did read the Powerful novella as well and enjoyed it, but haven’t read the most recent novella, Fearful.

The Elites have magic and the Ordinaries do not. Paedyn is an Ordinary and hides this fact after they are all driven out of Ilya. Events lead to her saving the life of Prince Kai and everything unravels from there.

I LOVE the banter and the tension between Paedyn and Kai. I also just love a badass FMC and Paedyn is scrappy and resourceful 💪🏼

Lauren Roberts does a great job of weaving a web of lies and coverups so there are lots of twists and turns. I just wish things were higher on the spice scale but this is an excellent vibes read!

I LOVE the banter and the tension between Paedyn and Kai. I also just love a badass FMC and Paedyn is scrappy and resourceful 💪🏼

Lauren Roberts does a great job of weaving a web of lies and coverups so there are lots of twists and turns. I just wish things were higher on the spice scale but this is an excellent vibes read!