Read-alikes

Books Like Powerless

Powerless is enemies to lovers, slow burn & trials & tournaments — sweet (1/5), dual-person, ending on a cliffhanger. These 12 romantasy read-alikes are ranked by how much they share with it, closest first — each one explained.

In the kingdom of Ilya, Elites who wield supernatural powers are privileged citizens while powerless Ordinaries face persecution and death. Eighteen-year-old Paedyn Gray has survived the slums by passing herself off as a Psychic Elite — until a chance encounter forces her to save Prince Kai's life, landing her inside the deadly Purging Trials, an annual competition designed to root out the weak. Hiding her true nature while navigating lethal arena challenges, she finds herself drawn into a forbidden, slow-burning tension with the very prince tasked with hunting her kind.