I finished this book, what seems like, months ago.   I’ve had a lot of things come up within the time since finishing it, (See my most recent blogpost if you’re curious) and writing this review had unfortunately been pushed to the back burner.   However, the plot of a book like this is not easily forgettable.  It’s one of those that you keep thinking about over and over.  I had no trouble recalling the way this book made me feel. What a terrifying thriller of exploitation and deceit.   Vicky Ball knocked it out the park with her debut novel, Powerless—a dark glimpse into a world that some may want to pretend doesn’t exist.   With every page, I cringed at the way each character was manipulated with promises of a life that was sure to never come.   I felt deeply for each one of them and squirmed at the thought of how easily something like this could happen in real life—and surely has.   Connecting with characters on this kind of level isn't easy, but Ball pulled it off wi

I feel like I have been on hiatus from reading and writing for weeks now.  My presence of social media has even waned so far that I’ve had a friend on twitter reach out via DM to make sure I was okay.  The truth is, I have been on hiatus.  There has been a lot of things going on in my personal life and I’m finding it extremely difficult to focus on writing.  Therefore, I decided it best to set my creative endeavors aside for a month or so till things level out.  I know I’m not the only would-be author out there who has had to take a break for real world priorities—but knowing that hasn’t exactly made this any easier.  Warning:  **This next paragraph is going to sound like a long-winded rant** So, what’s been going on?  You mean besides having to take care of my dad’s farm while he was hospitalized with Covid, (Thank God he’s home now and doing fine) and my wife’s grandparents who have unfortunately reached a point in their lives where they need extra care and can no longer take car