Powerless by Lauren Roberts follows Paedyn Gray, an Ordinary in the kingdom of Ilya, a land where the powerful Elites, gifted powers by a past plague, hunt and banish those without any abilities. Paedyn disguises herself as a powerful Elite to survive in the slums until she saves Prince Kai Azer, leading to her forced participation in the Purging Trials, a televised competition where Elites fight to the death. As Paedyn navigates the deadly trials and grows closer to Kai, her secret becomes increasingly dangerous, threatening to destroy her and expose a wider political conspiracy.