We absolutely love when we get an alert that a book that we love has been optioned for development to a movie or a television show. Sometimes books are so powerful or so life changing that you want to see the characters come to life.
Seeing the characters the you love come to life is one of the joys of reading. Well, sometimes it is a nightmare, but we’re trying to be positive here.
One book that we’ve read lately and loved was Powerless by Lauren Roberts. We are obsessed with romantasy lately and this book is delivers.
The book was optioned by (and is in development from) Lyrical Media and “Anyone But You” filmmaker Will Gluck. Now, loving the movie Anyone But You, we are really excited about that.
If you haven’t read Powerless, it is definitely a book that you should pick up. The synopsis of the book is what caught us, “Only the extraordinary belong in the kingdom of Ilya—the exceptional, the empowered, the Elites.”
It continues, “The powers these Elites have possessed for decades were graciously gifted to them by the Plague, though not all were fortunate enough to both survive the sickness and reap the reward. Those born Ordinary are just that—ordinary. And when the king decreed that all Ordinaries be banished in order to preserve his Elite society, lacking an ability suddenly became a crime—making Paedyn Gray a felon by fate and a thief by necessity.
Surviving in the slums as an Ordinary is no simple task, and Paedyn knows this better than most. Having been trained by her father to be overly observant since she was a child, Paedyn poses as a Psychic in the crowded city, blending in with the Elites as best she can in order to stay alive and out of trouble. Easier said than done.
When Paeydn unsuspectingly saves one of Ilyas princes, she finds herself thrown into the Purging Trials. The brutal competition exists to showcase the Elites’ powers—the very thing Paedyn lacks. If the Trials and the opponents within them don’t kill her, the prince she’s fighting feelings for certainly will if he discovers what she is—completely Ordinary.”
We’re going to be all over paying attention to the development of this book and the movie or television show. Whatever it ends up being, we’re definitely going to be waiting and watching.
We’re excited. Have you read Powerless? What do you think of the book? Are you excited for the adaptation?
