So you want to fight crime? Save people from villains? Be the good guy? If the answer is yes to all these questions, then the life of a Sidekick just might be for you. Warning: Not responsible for potential death or dismemberment.
Davis might come to regret the day he decided to become a Sidekick, but now that he has already put in the time to complete the certification program, he was going to see it through. But first, he needs to survive in the wilds for a couple of weeks with his fellow wannabe sidekicks. Nothing like teen angst and drama to make a man feel his years.
If he succeeds and makes it as a sidekick, he gets to look forward to working with the cantankerous Hammer Jack, a hero of some repute. Though whether that is good or bad is yet to be determined. The time has come for Davis to embrace his new life and take his place on Planet Hero as a lowly sidekick.
Disclaimer: This is a LitRPG or GameLit novel containing video game elements and rules.
My Opinion: 253 pages, $2.99, Available On Kindle Unlimited
*Full disclosure: I received an advanced copy for review. I purchased a copy when it became available.
The 2nd entry into this super hero LitRPG series seems to draw on a popular animated superhero academy series in its first half with a group of teen superhero recruits and the main character (MC) testing to become sidekicks in a forest filled with monsters. The MC has a great power set which makes the fights good, but honestly, I really disliked all the new teen characters and would have been really ok with seeing them not survive the stupid situations they put themselves in. Thankfully, the 2nd half of the story was much better without them in much of it and there are some really good twists to how the MC resolves the last conflict.
I also liked the 2nd narrative story that flashed back to the start of the nano-apocalypse on earth that spawned both superheroes and all the monsters that would destroy the world as we know it. It was a really nice way to flesh out the history of the world and inject a little apocalyptic vibe to the story.
Overall, the story loses a little bit of enjoyment because of some of the characters that I just plainly disliked, but there is still some good stuff here if you’re into superheroes.
Score: 7.4 out of 10