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Average rating: 3.88 · 22,091 ratings · 4,381 reviews · 15 distinct works • Similar authors

	Not Your Sidekick (Sidekick Squad, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 8,731 ratings — published 2016 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Not Your Villain (Sidekick Squad, #2) 3.85 avg rating — 2,718 ratings — published 2017 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Clash of Steel: A Treasure Island Remix 3.99 avg rating — 2,349 ratings — published 2021	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Not Your Backup (Sidekick Squad, #3) 3.88 avg rating — 1,049 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe 3.95 avg rating — 620 ratings — published 2025 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Seven Tears at High Tide 4.03 avg rating — 598 ratings — published 2015 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Minecraft: The Shipwreck (Official Minecraft Novels, #6) 4.39 avg rating — 490 ratings — published 2020 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ben 10 Vol. 1: The Truth is Out There 4.25 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Not Your Hero (Sidekick Squad, #4) 4.16 avg rating — 25 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ben 10 Vol. 4: The Manchester Mystery 3.95 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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You’re not the same person you were when you first started writing your novel. I’m certainly not—I think back when I first started working on Not Your Hero and it feels like a completely different era. As a mom, my priorities are all about my family and have been for the past few years. There’s certainly a balance between being a parent and navigating your career, and I’ve just started to rebuild

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C.B. Lee answered Marissa's question: Will Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe be a stand alone? Hello! Yes, it is currently a standalone. However there is an extra digital short available if you preorder and submit info before July 1- tomorrow! I may return to this universe in the future but for now it's a standalone! https://linktr.ee/cblee_cbl See Full Answer
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C.B. Lee rated a book it was amazing The Lone Wolf Café (Mainely Magic, #1) by Sydney Wilder (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Absolutely adorable, Lone Wolf Cafe is a sweet romance filled with adventure and magic. Wilder spins a detailed world of witches and werewolves, with small town dessert and drama packed into a rich, complex bite of a story.
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C.B. Lee wants to read The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water by Zen Cho (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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C.B. Lee answered K Wheeler's question: Is there an audiobook for "Not Your Backup" in the works? I really want to be able to access this book. The series has meant a lot to me so far and I'm anxiously waiting to be able to read (listen to) it. Hello! Thank you so much for reaching out. At this time there is not an audiobook for Not Your Backup; the decision of the audiobook production is up to the publisher. I would love for there to be an audiobook and if there is any news for it in the f See Full Answer
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C.B. Lee and 9 other people liked Mariana ✨'s review of Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe: "we all love coffeeshop AUs and now we're getting coffeeshop IN an AU?????????? " Read more of this review »
Apr 03, 2025 03:14PM · see review
C.B. Lee rated a book really liked it He Bears the Cape of Stars by Nina Waters (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Love the masquerade theme for these stories, and enjoyed this collection of complex and compelling queer anthology with a range of genre, exploration and more. Favorites include Tris Lawrence's secret identity trans romance of discovering one self, a ...more
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“The only time she's come close to being "known" was when she accidentally came out as bisexual during sophomore English class while talking about her favorite poem.”
― C.B. Lee, Not Your Sidekick

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“We can't just sit on our asses and not live our lives while we're trying to expose a corrupt government.”
― C.B. Lee, Not Your Sidekick

tags: abby-jones, bicurious-characters, butt, cb-lee, corruption, cursing, fight-the-power, lgbtqia-characters, not-your-sidekick

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“She's given up trying to stand out.”
― C.B. Lee, Not Your Sidekick

tags: asian-characters, bisexual-characters, cb-lee, giving-up, introverted, jess-tran, lgbtqia-characters, not-your-sidekick, shyness, standing-out, superhero-fiction

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Which book should the YA LGBT Books Group choose for our October Book of the Month with LBTQ+ main characters?

Not Your Sidekick

by C.B. Lee

29 votes 50.9%

Golden Boy

by Abigail Tarttelin (note trigger warnings)

28 votes 49.1%

57 total votes

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