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kookykoi's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
marieintheraw's review against another edition
4.0
May 2022: Reread in hopes of continuing on in the series. Honestly, I had forget how much fun the whole experience was?
marvelousmooch's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
lunaballz's review against another edition
It just wasn't my thing. It felt like it was written for younger audiences that me, I couldn't really relate to the characters and never got very invested in the story. I put the book down and never picked it back up and admitted defeat after not touching it for 4 months.
Made it up to page 170
Made it up to page 170
laurenkara's review against another edition
4.0
This was the cutest superhero story I've ever witnessed. Whilst I struggled with the long chapters I absolutely flew threw the ending because it was so action packed. I loved how C.B. Lee took the ideas of "heroes and villains" and turned it on its head. I also love how this was like a "fun styled" superhero story and not all dark and gritty. It reminded me of Sky High haha!!! Jess and Abby are the cutesttt. And all the rep was so great!!
labunnywtf's review against another edition
3.0
Read for the Asian Readathon.
Dude.
Dude, this book is just not fair.
This is a super hero book. Last year, I got on a MASSIVE super power kick. Almost all of my favorite books from last year dealt with characters with super powers. Some villains, some heroes, all kick ass in different ways. AND I DUG IT.
And here we have another superhero book! People got super powers after The Disaster, where...um...a meteor hit? Or something exploded? I can't remember now, it's not important. But SO many people get super powers, they have classifications. Lifting bridges is A class, snapping your fingers and having a fantastic manicure is, like, F class. And there are MCU-style superheroes, who dress in costumes and fly and get cool cars. Secret identities, all that razza matazz.
Our main character, Jess, is a normie daughter of two superheroes. C class, but still awesome. AND they get a cool car. Jess is majorly disappointed that she didn't present with any super powers, especially since her sister is uber powerful and kind of snotty about it. But she's busy with school, her friends, and her crush, so she's nice and distracted. She gets an internship with a super secret lab in a big tech company, and life is fine.
Until she and the mysterious M blow open an enormous conspiracy that proves things are not quite what they have been led to believe.
I love this world. I love these characters. You're drowning in rep in this book, especially LGBT rep. It's exactly what I would want from a YA/Middle Grade superhero book.
Except holy sheep, the writing is. like. death..
I wouldn't even feel comfortable calling some of this stuff foreshadowing. Or hints. Calling them anvils would be unkind to every literary anvil I've ever been beaten over the head with.
I don't want to spoil anything, because this was an enjoyable read up until about halfway through when I couldn't handle it anymore. But some stuff is so painfully obvious, my 10-year old godson would pick up on it. Like, "Um, Nanny, isn't this ____?" Yes, sweetie. Yes, that's exactly what's happening here.
It's painful. So. bloody. painful.
This author seriously doesn't give enough credit to young readers.
I'm genuinely interested in moving onto the next book, which appears to be set from the perspective of Jess's best friend, Bells. I just really flipping hope we got all the hinty hinty business out of the way with this one.
Dude.
Dude, this book is just not fair.
This is a super hero book. Last year, I got on a MASSIVE super power kick. Almost all of my favorite books from last year dealt with characters with super powers. Some villains, some heroes, all kick ass in different ways. AND I DUG IT.
And here we have another superhero book! People got super powers after The Disaster, where...um...a meteor hit? Or something exploded? I can't remember now, it's not important. But SO many people get super powers, they have classifications. Lifting bridges is A class, snapping your fingers and having a fantastic manicure is, like, F class. And there are MCU-style superheroes, who dress in costumes and fly and get cool cars. Secret identities, all that razza matazz.
Our main character, Jess, is a normie daughter of two superheroes. C class, but still awesome. AND they get a cool car. Jess is majorly disappointed that she didn't present with any super powers, especially since her sister is uber powerful and kind of snotty about it. But she's busy with school, her friends, and her crush, so she's nice and distracted. She gets an internship with a super secret lab in a big tech company, and life is fine.
Until she and the mysterious M blow open an enormous conspiracy that proves things are not quite what they have been led to believe.
I love this world. I love these characters. You're drowning in rep in this book, especially LGBT rep. It's exactly what I would want from a YA/Middle Grade superhero book.
Except holy sheep, the writing is. like. death..
I wouldn't even feel comfortable calling some of this stuff foreshadowing. Or hints. Calling them anvils would be unkind to every literary anvil I've ever been beaten over the head with.
I don't want to spoil anything, because this was an enjoyable read up until about halfway through when I couldn't handle it anymore. But some stuff is so painfully obvious, my 10-year old godson would pick up on it. Like, "Um, Nanny, isn't this ____?" Yes, sweetie. Yes, that's exactly what's happening here.
It's painful. So. bloody. painful.
This author seriously doesn't give enough credit to young readers.
I'm genuinely interested in moving onto the next book, which appears to be set from the perspective of Jess's best friend, Bells. I just really flipping hope we got all the hinty hinty business out of the way with this one.
ck529's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
zluke's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
tiarala's review against another edition
4.0
This definitely leans toward the teen side of YA, but once I got sucked into the story I couldn't stop reading. Gender and sexuality are handled in a really cool way, and the struggles that protagonist Jess has when dealing with her crush are universal. While the mysteries are a little more predictable and tropey than I would've preferred, I don't know that most teen readers — the actual intended audience — would see the tropes so clearly. And tropes exist for a reason, right? It makes for a really fun story. Not Your Sidekick ended up charming me completely by the end and I look forward to reading #2.