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Synopsis
All five books in the phenomenal #1 New York Times bestselling series about forbidden romance in a lush fantasy setting are now available together in one stunning and sizzling boxed set! She is the very thing he’s spent his whole life hunting. He is the very thing she’s spent her whole life pretending to be. And they are each other’s undoing. Only the extraordinary belong in the kingdom of Ilya—the exceptional, the empowered, the Elites. While those born Ordinary are just that—ordinary. Like Paedyn Gray--a felon by fate and a thief by necessity, who must survive living in the dangerous slums of Ilya. But when Paedyn unsuspectingly saves one of Ilya’s princes, the enforcer Kai, her life changes forever. Thrown into the Purging Trials, a brutal competition to showcase the Elites’ powers, Paedyn becomes entangled in the kingdom’s dangerous politics. She also discovers a once-in-a-lifetime love with Kai that is as forbidden as it impossible to resist. This destined love will lead Paedyn and Kai to face an uncertain future where they are forced to choose between duty and desire. In the ultimate battle of love and loyalty, who wins? This epic boxed set includes: Powerless Powerful Reckless Fearless Fearful
Is The Complete Powerless Collection (Boxed Set): Powerless, Powerful, Reckless, Fearless, Fearful (The Powerless Trilogy) appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
This romantasy series features brutal competition trials with moderate violence, a forbidden romance with steamy content including explicit intimate scenes, and strong themes of class inequality and political intrigue.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, steamy sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include death, violence, and class struggle (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens will be captivated by the forbidden romance between a powerless thief and a prince enforcer, set against dangerous trials and political machinations.