Reviews

Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston

cemills's review against another edition

4.0

Everything about this was so good! B.B. Alston has really written a story for all ages. I'm excited to see how Dylan plays into the rest of the stories.

librarian_lee's review against another edition

4.0

Middle graders who desire to escape to a secret magical world full of supernatural creatures and an unlikely heroine will surely enjoy this book that seems like a cross between the Harry Potter and Artemis Fowl series.

sarahgehrke's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

htaylor34's review against another edition

5.0

It kept me on the edge of my seat is and ah-may-zing plot line is all will say for thoes who are looking into this book for any reason.

stephsfrancis's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

gillianalice's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted tense 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

4.25

This scratched that Harry Potter itch! Little kid from a non-magical world gets thrust into the magical world and winds up being a savior of sorts. However, this book had the added layer of Amari being a little black girl from the "bad" part of town. Viewing the prejudice against her in the Bureau through the lens of the racism that she's experienced in the non-magical world was pointed and poignant. 

I was really impressed by how invested I got in Amari herself. She was rarely in a super high stakes life or death situation, but I was ready to fight some children on her behalf. 

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My one issue with this was the audiobook narrator. She did really well 99% of the time, but she did Agent Fiona weird. I looked at the physical book, and I'm pretty sure Fiona is supposed to be Scottish. She uses "ye" a lot (as in "Quentin didn't nominate ye because he wanted ye to follow in his footsteps") but the narrator did no accent whatsoever and pronounced "ye" like "yee." I don't mind the lack of accent (Scottish can be hard), but the "yees" were so distracting. 

I've already put the next book on hold at my library. I can't wait to see where this series goes!

librarydancer's review against another edition

4.0

Excellent start to a fantasy series. Lots of potential, very engaging and readable. Dragged a bit for me about 1/3 of the way through, but enough quality to continue reading.

bookgirlchloe's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

lalatut's review against another edition

4.0

Great story for the upper elementary/middle school set.

wisteriamoon's review against another edition

4.0

Cute and fun and nostalgic! Love the messages and themes.