Not Your Sidekick by C.B. Lee, 283 pages.
Generations ago a massive solar flare wiped caused a series of nuclear meltdowns and other disasters that led to a radical restructuring of the entire world. It also awakened a latent gene to grant some people superpowers. Although both of her parents are superheroes (and superpowers are genetic) Jess hasn't shown any signs of inheriting any powers, leaving her feeling aimless and insufficient. Which is why when it turns out the perfect internship she's been offered is actually for local supervillain (and her parents' nemesis) Master Mischief she decides to take it anyway. But soon Jess finds out that there's more going on beyond the black and white world of heroes and villains.
I liked this book, although it read as a little more juvenile than I was expecting. I thought Jess's relationship with her secret crush and fellow intern Abby was really cute, and the world building has me intrigued, even if it's not anything earth shattering.
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