Book Review: Powerless, By: Vicky Ball

           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 with ease.  

The plot tackles a delicate topic for some, but one that needs to be talked about all the same.  Ball chose to tell the story from different points of view (love this by the way), so I got a clear perspective of why Beth and Abby reacted to certain situations the way they did, and their counteractions as well.  These characters didn’t make choices just to move the story along, they took actions that coincided with the nature of who they were and the life which they had been dealt.  It made them more real, and more believable.  Well done!

When you pick up this book, you’re going to have a hard time putting it down.  The flow kept my interest piqued the whole way through, and I wasn’t ready for the twist ending.  Suspense, thrills, mystery, tragedy—what more could you ask for?  I’ll be one of the first to grab a copy of Vicky Ball’s next book!

Powerless is enrolled in the Kindle Unlimited program, so if you’re a member, you can read it for free!  Available now on Amazon!