Powerless

A bestselling young adult romantasy by Lauren Roberts and the first novel in the Powerless Trilogy. Set in the kingdom of Ilya, where only the magically gifted are valued, the story follows Paedyn Gray, an ordinary girl forced to hide her lack of powers to survive. After unexpectedly saving Prince Kai Azer, she is thrust into the dangerous Purging Trials—a deadly competition reserved for the kingdom's elite. As Paedyn fights for survival, she becomes entangled in political conspiracies and develops a complicated romance with Kai, forcing both to question the kingdom's rigid beliefs about power, privilege, and justice.