Sidekick Showcase is a monthly bookish meme, hosted here by Jaclyn at JC's Book Haven. There are many secondary characters that are as great as the primaries. In some cases, the sidekicks actually steal the show and you like them better than the heroine or hero. Maybe they didn't have enough page time for how great they were. Anyone can play along! I will post my Sidekicks on the first Saturday of the month, then whichever day during the month that you would like to post yours, you can put your link in on my page. Just do the following:
• Share a picture (if you can) and information about the character
• Give the title and author of a book the character can be found in
• Please don't include too many spoilers when describing why the character is such a great sidekick
• The day of your post, click the 'Sidekicks' link in my header and enter the link for your post. Here, you can also see anyone else that posted during the month to visit their Sidekick Showcase's as well.
Topic ideas for February are: Favorite minority character, Favorite Couple or Favorite Smaller than average character.
Jack and George Drayton from Ilona Andrews' The Edge series are the best kid brother duo ever. They haven't had an easy life with their mom dying, their dad running out on them, and their reanimated dead grandpa living out back. They both have their magical troubles, but their older sister Rose brought them up with love and strength and a grandma who is the best curse caster in their realm. Jack and George are the stars of the show.
“Yes, I'm too mad to punish you right now. We'll talk about it when we get home. Go brush your teeth, comb your hair, put on dry clothes, and get the guns. We're going to Wal-Mart.”
― Ilona Andrews, On the Edge (Rose to the boys)
“Georgie, stop trying to resurrect the shoes. They were never alive in the first place.”
― Ilona Andrews, On the Edge
“Grandpa?" Declan raised his eyebrows.
"We keep him in the shed out back," Jack said helpfully. "So he doesn't eat dog brains.”
― Ilona Andrews, On the Edge
I haven't started this series yet, Robyn. I have at least the first book on my kindle, and I love Ilona Andrews' Kate Daniels series. I'm glad to know there are some cool sidekicks in this one, you know how I love those, right?
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Lexxie @ (un)Conventional Bookviews
Oh, you will absolutely love Jack and George, Rose too. Aren't you going to see team Andrews with Brandee at the big thingmabob? I remember something about that, but maybe just wishes that they would be there. I'm ready for the next Kate Daniels. Just am.
DeleteI freakin' love George and Jack!! And I'm so glad you do as well. Of course, it's Ilona Andrews...so GREATNESS. Reading those quotes made me wish I had time to re-read the series. But nope, no time for that. I need to come up with something for this by Saturday. Sometimes it's so hard! ;)
ReplyDeleteI wanted to pick up the series all over again, but I have to limit my re-reads. Or I say I have to limit them, but then I dive back into Rock Chick or Mercy Thompson for comfort. Team Andrews is greatness. I love them.
DeleteI have yet to read Ilona Andrews! I really need to get on that. I've seen this feature several times on your blog and I think it's so cool for you to Showcase Sidekicks because they are sometimes the basis for a good kickass novel!
ReplyDeleteI tap Ilona Andrews for Sidekick Showcase quite a bit, don't I? You really do have to dive into their books. The Kate Daniels series is still my favorite of their work, but The Edge is way more in the romance genre. You are so right about sidekicks and sometimes they do totally steal the show. Sometimes even in my own books I fall for the sidekicks more than the main characters. I feel like saying that is cheating on all my MC's.
DeleteI haven't read this one, but they sound wonderful! I love the quotes that you shared. I'm such an Ilona Andrews fan that I can promise I will most likely get to it before too long ;)
ReplyDeleteDo you remember me sending you the SOS email that I couldn't figure out what to read. You suggested Kate Daniels. You had to do it 2 times before I got with the program. Then I went on a bender. You'll love the Edge series. The kids and Rose, even the grandma, all great characters.
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