Powerless
by Lauren Roberts
Book Overview
In a kingdom that worships power, Paedyn Gray hides in plain sight—an Ordinary thief posing as a Psychic to escape a death sentence. A charged collision with Prince Kai Azer, the kingdom’s future Enforcer sworn to purge her kind, drags her into his notice and his hunt. When the Purging Trials seize her name, Paedyn enters an arena of lethal Elites—Kai included—armed only with wit, nerve, and lies. Each bout narrows the gap between her mask and the scaffold: exposure means execution, desire risks treason, and mercy could spark revolt. As the competition brutalizes the realm and their pull intensifies, Paedyn tests whether power lives in gifts or in the courage to defy a rigged world.
This guide delivers sharp chapter summaries, focused character analyses, and thematic breakdowns—power, prejudice, identity, loyalty—plus a curated set of standout quotes with context. It equips you to track the plot with ease, read the characters more closely, and ignite meaningful discussion of Lauren Roberts’s Powerless.