Flash Fire – Klune TJ (2022)

This explosive sequel to The Extraordinaries by USA Today bestselling author TJ Klune follows Nick after he wins the superhero boyfriend of his dreams. Through bravery, charm and an alarming amount of enthusiasm, Nick now gets to kiss him instead of merely writing stories about him, although having a superhero boyfriend is not everything he expected. He still struggles to make peace with his own lack of extraordinary powers. When new Extraordinaries arrive in Nova City, including siblings who can manipulate smoke and ice, a mysterious hero who can move objects with their mind, and a drag queen superhero with the finest name and most sequined costume imaginable, Nick and his friends Seth, Gibby and Jazz must determine who is virtuous and who is villainous. At the same time, long-held secrets and neglected truths come to light, challenging everything Nick knows about justice, family and being extraordinary. It is a lot to handle when he really just wants to finish his self-insert bakery AU fan fiction. The book is described by Sophie Gonzales as uproariously funny and by Mason Deaver as the most down-to-earth book about superheroes they have ever read.