Item: Amari and the Night Brothers
Rating: 5
Author: Gina

Amari and the Night Brothers | Review

Join Amari Peters on the adventure of her young life as she discovers the magical realm where her brother was working before he went missing. Can she survive the tests in front of her and navigate this strange new world? Will she be able to locate and rescue her beloved brother? Grab a copy of this fantastic debut novel to find out.

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Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston | Review

Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston
Series: Supernatural Investigations #1
Published by Balzer + Bray on 01/19/2021
Genres: Adventure, African-American Literature, Fantasy, Fiction, Magical Realism, Middle-Grade
Format: Audiobook, eBook, Hardcover
Pages: 416

Quinton Peters was the golden boy of the Rosewood low-income housing projects, receiving full scholarship offers to two different Ivy League schools. When he mysteriously goes missing, his little sister, 13-year-old Amari Peters, can’t understand why it’s not a bigger deal. Why isn’t his story all over the news? And why do the police automatically assume he was into something illegal?

Then Amari discovers a ticking briefcase in her brother’s old closet. A briefcase meant for her eyes only. There was far more to Quinton; it seems, than she ever knew. He’s left her a nomination for a summer tryout at the secretive Bureau of Supernatural Affairs. Amari is certain the answer to finding out what happened to him lies somewhere inside; if only she can get her head around the idea of mermaids, dwarves, yetis, and magicians all being real things, something she has to instantly confront when she is given a weredragon as a roommate.

Amari must compete against some of the nation’s wealthiest kids—who’ve known about the supernatural world their whole lives and can easily answer questions like which two Great Beasts reside in the Atlantic Ocean and how old is Merlin? Just getting around the Bureau is a lesson alone for Amari with signs like ‘Department of Hidden Places this way, or is it?’ If that all wasn’t enough, every Bureau trainee has a talent enhanced to supernatural levels to help them do their jobs – but Amari is given an illegal ability. As if she needed something else to make her stand out.

With an evil magician threatening the whole supernatural world and her own classmates thinking she is an enemy, Amari has never felt more alone. But if she doesn’t pass the three tryouts, she may never find out what happened to Quinton.

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My thoughts on Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston

Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alson is my new standard for magical-realm fiction. B.B. Alston has taken the middle-grade and up fan-base by storm. A storm named Amari!

Join Amari as she enters a magical land of supernatural beings while searching for her missing brother. It turns out he was an agent working for the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs. He & his partner (a Van Helsing) vanish while pursuing the Night Brothers, dastardly magicians bent on evil-doing.

Amari appeals to every misfit that ever tried to fit in with a crowd. She struggles with acceptance because of her skin color, economic status, and general awkwardness. The author deals with all these issues without letting them become the focus of the story. Adventure is the key to this book.

If you or someone you purchase books for is looking for the next Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, or Tristan Strong, Amari Peters is your new hero. I found her refreshingly real and so easy to cheer for. Whether she’s losing her temper and suffering the consequences or showing her vulnerability, she will steal your heart. I can’t wait to read more Amari stories from this author.

The book has been optioned for a Universal Studios movie. Details are sparse at the moment, but I am hearing exciting whispers about the cast.