A review by kinshasa
Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is one of my favorite books of 2021 so far for a good reason! This was so solid for a middle grade book. I haven’t read many from that age range, but this almost read like a YA with no romance to me. Amari was an amazing, strong-willed female lead that was able to grow into herself by the end of the story. I honestly didn’t see the
plot twist with Dylan being a villain
coming. That twist made a really good ending where everything built up and had me at the edge of my seat for the last 20 pages. The plot was predictable, but that’s to be expected from a middle grade book. Read this book!!! It will take you for a ride that you won’t want to end. 4.5/5.

Second re-read in 2023 - This was a just as good the second time around! It's been a minute since I read it so the plot twist still took me by surprise. I also was able to reflect on more of the moments between characters and pick up on things I missed the first time. I also really loved the growth that Amari went through by the end and the moments between Amari and her mom were really sweet. It was good to read a book with younger characters where the parent is present and has a strong bond with the child and not an absent parent/parent only used as a plot device. I'm so excited to read the sequel, and I'm going to change my rating to 5.
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