#1) Not Your Sidekick ★★★★☆
#2) Not Your Villain ★★☆☆☆

quick thoughts:

• i really adore this cast of characters, but especially the main Sidekick Squad
• lee's writing is so addictive. it's fast-paced and action-packed. i marathoned this series v easily
• idk what it is about the world-building but i find it almost impossible to visualise the settings and fight scenes
• this had the most incredible discussions about aromanticism and queerplatonic relationships
• i have a terrible feeling jess & abby's timeline was kept purposefully vague because the fourth book is going to be from abby's pov and it'll backtrack like the second book
• this series is just so much fun. i have no regrets

➸ Trigger warnings for

internalised amisia & aromisia, coming out themes, nightmares, drugged w/o consent recounted, mild gore depiction, scars mentioned, nonconsensual human experimentation mentioned, explosion, kidnapping, imprisonment, disappearance of a loved one, car crash, and fire

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▷ Representation: Emma (mc) is Latinx, questioning aroace & has two mums; Bells (li) is a (bi?) Black trans boy; Jess (sc) is bisexual & Chinese-Vietnamese; Abby (sc) is a lesbian; Brendan (sc) is gay (?) & Chinese-Vietnamese; Sean (sc) is Black, ace & demiromantic; queer, hijabi, & bipoc scs.

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