Powerless by Lauren Roberts

About this episode

The episode discusses the book 'Powerless' by Lauren Roberts, highlighting its themes of lame powers and daddy issues.

This week we have a MASSIVE episode filled with lame powers, daddy issues, and a whole lotta YA yearning. This week we read Powerless by Lauren Roberts and despite it's best efforts, it's not The Hunger Games. Mean Book Club is four ladies (UCB, BuzzFeed, College Humor, Impractical Jokers) who read, discuss and whine about NYT bestselling books that have questionable literary merit. It's fun. It's cathartic. It's perfect for your commute. New podcast (almost) every Tuesday! Here’s the Season 21 reading list: Rose in Chains by Julie Soto Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo Powerless by Lauren Roberts The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney Quicksilver by Callie Hart Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mean-book-club--3199521/support .

Topics covered

• YA literature
• book discussion
• literary critique

Keywords

• Powerless
• Lauren Roberts
• The Hunger Games
• YA yearning

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Powerless by Lauren Roberts

Books & works: Powerless, The Hunger Games, Impractical Jokers, Rose in Chains, Heated Rivalry, Ninth House, Powerless by, The Secret of Secrets, Remarkably Bright Creatures, Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney

More episodes of Mean Book Club

• Quicksilver by Callie Hart · June 9, 2026 · 1h 28m
• Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney · May 26, 2026 · 1h 20m
• The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown (w/ Johnathan Fernandez) · May 12, 2026 · 2h 12m
• Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt · April 28, 2026 · 1h 21m
• Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo · March 31, 2026 · 1h 37m
• Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid w/ James Coker · March 17, 2026 · 1h 41m