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A review by beautyandthebookworms
Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston
4.0
4+ stars ⭐️
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💙first lemme say I cannot wait for this to be adapted to the screens! I know it’ll be a big hit & hopefully get more people talking about this series because it deserves it!
✨magic
✨Men-In-Black vibes
✨middle grade — enjoyable for all ages
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💙the book starts out with Amari (our FMC) really struggling—the kids at her school are bullying her & her brother has been missing for months. everyone is writing this off as “he just got mixed up with the wrong people” because of the neighborhood they come from
💙Amari knows better & never stops believing that her brother is out there & something is wrong. she is willing to (and does) everything it takes to get some answers & find him
💙Amari ends up discovering a suitcase that was left to her from her brother. the inside introduces that there is a magical world around her that she isn’t aware of—which her brother was very much a part of
💙the suitcase extends an invitation for Amari to attend a tryout for the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs where she can learn all about her brothers secret job, what sort of skills & magic others have, & what type of skills & magic she possesses herself. it also sets up an opportunity for her future & what roles she could be a part of with the Bureau herself
💙Amari comes to find out her brother was a member of the heroic, big-deal duo VanQuish—both of who went missing at the same time
💙Amari gets to investigate & unveil clues as to where her brother could be & what happened—she also learns the threats of the magical realm as a whole
💙throughout the whole book Amari deals with people trying to say she doesn’t belong in different settings, because of the color of her skin, because of where she comes from, & because of her magical abilities she was born with—but Amari is so resilient & won’t let anything stop her from finding her favorite person (her brother)
💙Amari makes some friendships & allies along the way—while also connecting with some mentors
💙Amari is such a strong, intelligent, & brave girl—I’m very happy I read her story
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💙I really don’t want to give too much away, but this is packed with mystery, adventure, exciting magic, & is so unique & fun.
💙it also demonstrates racism in the real & magical world, classism, bullying, etc.
💙I highly recommend this book & am so happy the author created such a knockout book series with diverse representation 💘
🎧PS—listened as an audiobook & highly recommend. the narrator was perfect.
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quotes::
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💙first lemme say I cannot wait for this to be adapted to the screens! I know it’ll be a big hit & hopefully get more people talking about this series because it deserves it!
✨magic
✨Men-In-Black vibes
✨middle grade — enjoyable for all ages
~
💙the book starts out with Amari (our FMC) really struggling—the kids at her school are bullying her & her brother has been missing for months. everyone is writing this off as “he just got mixed up with the wrong people” because of the neighborhood they come from
💙Amari knows better & never stops believing that her brother is out there & something is wrong. she is willing to (and does) everything it takes to get some answers & find him
💙Amari ends up discovering a suitcase that was left to her from her brother. the inside introduces that there is a magical world around her that she isn’t aware of—which her brother was very much a part of
💙the suitcase extends an invitation for Amari to attend a tryout for the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs where she can learn all about her brothers secret job, what sort of skills & magic others have, & what type of skills & magic she possesses herself. it also sets up an opportunity for her future & what roles she could be a part of with the Bureau herself
💙Amari comes to find out her brother was a member of the heroic, big-deal duo VanQuish—both of who went missing at the same time
💙Amari gets to investigate & unveil clues as to where her brother could be & what happened—she also learns the threats of the magical realm as a whole
💙throughout the whole book Amari deals with people trying to say she doesn’t belong in different settings, because of the color of her skin, because of where she comes from, & because of her magical abilities she was born with—but Amari is so resilient & won’t let anything stop her from finding her favorite person (her brother)
💙Amari makes some friendships & allies along the way—while also connecting with some mentors
💙Amari is such a strong, intelligent, & brave girl—I’m very happy I read her story
~
💙I really don’t want to give too much away, but this is packed with mystery, adventure, exciting magic, & is so unique & fun.
💙it also demonstrates racism in the real & magical world, classism, bullying, etc.
💙I highly recommend this book & am so happy the author created such a knockout book series with diverse representation 💘
🎧PS—listened as an audiobook & highly recommend. the narrator was perfect.
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quotes::
‘people assume stuff about you based on things you can’t change about yourself. so I just do my best to prove them wrong. to be the person they’re not expecting. Amari Peters, changing minds one person at a time.’
“keep that wild fire burning inside ye lass, and let all of their doubts become kerosene.”
“everyone wants to feel like they belong somewhere.”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying and Racism
Moderate: Classism