But who is her co-worker who only appears in mechanical armor and wants to be referred to as ‘M’? And this internship means that Jess might be able to win over Abby. He’s more of a prankster than an actual villain. Master Mischief never does any serious harm. In addition, Jess’s crush, Abby, interns at the same company, and Abby offers to give Jess a ride to and from work every day after school. Jess gets an internship at a mysterious company that turns out to be run by Monroe Industries, which also employs Master Mischief – her parent’s nemesis.
Jess, a high school student with OK grades and no powers at all, feels totally ordinary and totally left out. Jess’s brother doesn’t have superpowers, but no one cares because he’s brilliant. Jess’s parents, who are Vietnamese and Chinese, are superheroes, and her older sister Claudia also has superpowers. One of the changes that has occurred as a result of the war is that many people have developed superpowers as a result of genetic mutations. The war has caused many drastic changes to the world, but it didn’t cause a complete apocalypse – Jess seems to live in a perfectly lovely suburb and she’s excited about trips to the big city. Not Your Sidekick is set in what’s left of the United States after World War III. For this reason, I wasn’t crazy about the plot of this book, but I did love the characters and concept. It’s also about mistaken identity – a common theme in superhero stories, but one that irritates me no end (as does the Big Misunderstanding trope, which have many similarities).
Not Your Sidekick is an adorable YA superhero romance with an Asian bisexual heroine, science fiction elements, and some cute robots. Genre: LGBTQIA, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult
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