biblionerdrflxn's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
abookwithreview's review against another edition
4.0
Amari and the night brothers is Percy Jackson with a vivacious BIPOC girl instead of a white boy, the FBI for the paranormal instead of demigod camp and all the better in my opinion. The bigotry and difficulties amari faces as an illusionist parallel her life in the regular world beautifully. My main reason for not giving this 5 stars are that I was able to guess the twists about 30% into the book.
literarysloth's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Absolutely loved this! It was pure magic and one of the best chosen one fantasies I’ve ever read. So excited to read the sequel!
aliceliddle1865's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.0
perusinghannah's review against another edition
4.0
(8/10) - ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Content warnings can be found here
Very rarely do I read middle grade novels these days, but Amari and the Night Brothers was definitely one I wanted to try - and I'm so glad I did!
This book was so much fun, kind of like Men in Black of the fantasy realm. I really love the world Alston created, and I found myself laughing out loud more than once. I think the plot fitted nicely within the parameters of this world, and while I did think the pacing could've been a little more even, I had an overall great time with the story.
And then there's Amari, who is just completely realistic, loveable, and so easy to root for. She's a friend I would've loved to have at that age, and I thought the way she interacted with her environments was very well done. Her decisions made perfect sense for the most part, and she was a great pillar to hang the story on.
All in all just a very good time, and I'll definitely pick up the sequel when it comes out!
Content warnings can be found here
Very rarely do I read middle grade novels these days, but Amari and the Night Brothers was definitely one I wanted to try - and I'm so glad I did!
This book was so much fun, kind of like Men in Black of the fantasy realm. I really love the world Alston created, and I found myself laughing out loud more than once. I think the plot fitted nicely within the parameters of this world, and while I did think the pacing could've been a little more even, I had an overall great time with the story.
And then there's Amari, who is just completely realistic, loveable, and so easy to root for. She's a friend I would've loved to have at that age, and I thought the way she interacted with her environments was very well done. Her decisions made perfect sense for the most part, and she was a great pillar to hang the story on.
All in all just a very good time, and I'll definitely pick up the sequel when it comes out!
selreadsbooks's review against another edition
I’m not sure I know how to rate middle grade fairly being a very grown adult so I’m not rating it. I’m glad this book is out there for kids to get into fantasy.
brandons078's review against another edition
4.0
This was a great book. Loved the magic and schooling to teach them about the paranormal. That was super cool! There was some situations that were handled a little to kiddie for me. But it ya so it's makes since. But the store was amazing! Defiantly gonna have to continue to book two!
annakim's review against another edition
4.0
I really like this story and it's a great option for students who also love Harry Potter, but want something more contemporary. My only quibble is that the story starts to drag a bit before becoming incredibly rushed towards the end.
camz's review against another edition
Hablar de libros infantiles se me hace muy difícil porque sé que no soy su público; que mucho de los problemas que tengo con la historia son debido a quién va dirigido y por tanto siento la necesidad de no ser tan crítica con ellos.
Pero por otro lado, el hecho que sea dirigido a niños me hace querer ser más critica de ciertos problemas porque los niños no lo van a notar, pero sí internacionalizarlo. Así que el ver perpetuados estereotipos como: niñas unidimensionales que son malas porque ¿Qué otra cosa podría ser una niña rica, sino superficial y básica? Me molesta mucho. Sobre todo si tienen una directa comparación con un niño que fue criado en las mismas condiciones, pero a él se le da el privilegio de tener más facetas, él no es definido por su entorno o su crianza, él tiene desarrollo.
Tampoco quiere dar la impresión que este libro es horrible o que no deberían leerlo, de hecho tiene muchas cosas buenas; Amari es una excelente protagonista, la magia suena interesante y tiene comentarios sobre la sociedad que son importantes que los niños lean.
Pero por otro lado, el hecho que sea dirigido a niños me hace querer ser más critica de ciertos problemas porque los niños no lo van a notar, pero sí internacionalizarlo. Así que el ver perpetuados estereotipos como: niñas unidimensionales que son malas porque ¿Qué otra cosa podría ser una niña rica, sino superficial y básica? Me molesta mucho. Sobre todo si tienen una directa comparación con un niño que fue criado en las mismas condiciones, pero a él se le da el privilegio de tener más facetas, él no es definido por su entorno o su crianza, él tiene desarrollo.
Tampoco quiere dar la impresión que este libro es horrible o que no deberían leerlo, de hecho tiene muchas cosas buenas; Amari es una excelente protagonista, la magia suena interesante y tiene comentarios sobre la sociedad que son importantes que los niños lean.