A review by thenextgenlibrarian
Amil and the After by Veera Hiranandani

emotional sad slow-paced

3.0

I started this book not knowing it was a companion novel to The Night Diary. Once I realized that, I couldn't help but wonder why this was a choice to write a sequel for. It really didn't add anything to the original story and I found myself not as engaged as I was with The Night Diary. The writing/story line seemed a bit forced, even though this book's topic is important and could potentially appeal to kids looking for more after reading The Night Diary.

CW: Racism, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Violence, Religious bigotry, War, Death of parent