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Review by my thirteen-year old son, dictated to me ... Sidekick had me holding on until the end of the book, waiting to see what would befall The Scarlet Knight. I like that while it kept the plot moving, it was also very humorous. All of the sequences are full of action. If you like any type of action/adventure book, you would love this.


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Sidekick Misadventures of the New Scarlet Knight Pab Sungenis Books Reviews

A fun read!
***Review posted on The Eater of Books! blog***

Sidekick The Misadventures of the New Scarlet Knight by Pab Sungenis
Publisher Month9Books
Publication Date March 12, 2013
Rating 4 stars
Source eARC provided by the publisher

Summary (from Goodreads)

Bobby Baines is in high school, which is bad enough. When his hero, Scarlet Knight, dies, Bobby is forced to take up his mantel. Only Scarlet Knight never had to deal with eking out a passing grade in math, keeping his fellow sidekicks in check, or stopping a giant squid from bearing down on his school and crushing everyone inside. After all, Bobby Baines is no super hero, he's a Sidekick!

What I Liked

When I finished this book, I could only think of how extraordinarily fun and action-packed this book was! I really liked the balance of lighthearted humor and scene-to-scene action. The cast of characters is diverse and numerous, but I found that all of the characters had a good amount of depth.

Bobby is our protagonist, and what an interesting protagonist he is! After the tragic death of his "Uncle" or foster father, the former Scarlet Knight, Bobby finds himself stepping back into the world of superheroes, and into his foster father's old shoes. It's not easy, going from sidekick to hero, especially when Bobby stopped being a sidekick for quite some time to focus on his schoolwork.

Nevertheless, I found that Bobby did an excellent job becoming the new Scarlet Knight. He made mistakes - several of them - but he handled himself well in most situations. His thinking was clear and easy to follow, and it was always fun to see what he would do in the next adventurous outing.

Speaking of adventure - there was plenty of it! I loved the amount of action there was in this book. It felt like every time a new scene opened, someone was going to die, or Bobby would be chasing after someone. I loved this! Nonstop action for the win!

The rest of the characters were extremely likable, and added to the dimensions of the plot. When I say this, I mean that each character had a specific role to play in this book, and I feel like each character played their role well. It was easy to tell who meant the most to Bobby, who was kind of sketchy, and oddly enough, who the real villain was. I knew almost from the start. This isn't a bad thing, but, well, I knew.

No love triangle! Woohoo! And, I can happily say that in terms of the romance, all's well that ends well. Sort of. The overall ending? Well, you'll just have to read this book to know. *winks*

What I Did Not Like

There wasn't much that I didn't like about this book, but I think that some of the "telling" scenes, in which the reader gets a ton of information dumped on him/her, could have broken up into shorter sections, and the information could have been introduced at other times. Because sometimes, I was either a little overwhelmed by those scenes, or a little bored. Or a little of both.

Would I Recommend It

YES! What a fun book. Anyone can read this book and probably enjoy it. Don't let the cover fool you - this is a very quick, fun, and enjoyable read.

Rating

4 stars. I know my dislikes section didn't seem very large, but to me, this book felt like a 4-star book. It didn't completely wow me, but I really enjoyed it.
Love the story. The humor is clever and well done. I really got lost in the atmosphere Sungenis created. If you like superhero books, this is one for you. If you like comic books, I'd say give this a try.
Mr. Sungenis tackles the superhero genre, subverting some of the tropes that have gotten stale of late.
What does a superhero's sidekick do in his spare time? Would he even HAVE spare time? And what if he's still in high school when his rich superhero uncle bites the dust? Does a loyal sidekick quit the biz so he can concentrate on his homework and prep for college, or does he don the way-cool high-tech armor and helmet of his genius benefactor, the Scarlet Knight, and take on Harbor City's villains, like the giant telepathic squid who's set on swallowing the school whole? Or the mysterious villain who comes and goes in a puff of smoke and is somehow in possession of one of the Scarlet Knight's most treasured weapons? Hint go with the extracurricular stuff. Any self-respecting sidekick isn't going to let the killer of the man -- who took him under his wing when he needed it most -- get away with it.

Marred only by a slow start, the story picks up the pace as soon as the giant squid rises from the ocean, going from a 4-star to 5-star read with superhero speed. It would work well as a graphic novel and I look forward to the sequel hinted at in the book. Fans of King Dork should pick this one up because it's written just as cleverly.
I am not going to write a summary of the book, because the previous reviewer has done so.
I was hesitant to pick up this book because I am not the traditional comic book fan. Growing up, I had a friend who had stacks of them for all of the Superheroes and I admit loving them back then. (I always liked the odd-ball ones like Superdog)

I picked up this book because I had read and thoroughly enjoyed two of the author's previous books Go To Hell and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Columbine and I liked his sense of humor.

In Sidekick the author's wit and humor is much more subtle and I loved those parts. One of my favorites was the depressed Sidekick talking of returning to his "Fortress of Suckitude". This was a much more serious book than the previous two and it really delved into the pain and angst of this "Sidekick" Superhero. The character of Bobby became as real to me as no comic book character could. I felt all the frustrations of this very intelligent, quick thinking teenager who has to cope with things like depression, worrying about college searches, grieving over the death of his mentor/legal guardian, and noticing girls.
Towards the end I was getting disappointed and was sure I wasn't going to like the ending until I hit the author's reminder of what I was reading when I read the intro to the sequel with Bobby's comment ... "... Then I open my eyes and have to deal with the fact that this isn't a comic book. People don't just come back from the dead. Especially the good ones..." At that point I realized what a wonderful job the author had done of blending fantasy and reality so well. That's when I understood why I loved the book so much. I am greatly looking forward to the author continuing with the Sidekick in the sequel "Brothers in Arms".
Review by my thirteen-year old son, dictated to me ... Sidekick had me holding on until the end of the book, waiting to see what would befall The Scarlet Knight. I like that while it kept the plot moving, it was also very humorous. All of the sequences are full of action. If you like any type of action/adventure book, you would love this.