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Amari and the Night Brothers
by B.B. Alston
adventurous
funny
mysterious
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:
Complicated
This book is a perfect example for why I still love Middle Grade. This book is a mystery, an adventure, a coming of age story, and amazing character growth.
Amari starts this book very angry at her lot in life. Her brother is missing, and everybody around her is telling her that he's dead and likely got himself in trouble. But she knows her brother, and she is determined to find out what happened. I loved everything about this book, the characters, the setting, the magic system, the world. The pacing was a touch slow at times, but that's a preference.
Amari is a fantastic protagonist. She is determined to find out what happened to her brother, but she also has a reasonable amount of self-doubt. It's understandable, but she doesn't let that
get in her way. She makes two friends who help her reach her goals, though one friend is more faithful than the other, which was pretty tragic because I do think they cared about her, they just had something else that seemed more important to them in the moment. I hope they get a redemption arc later in the series, however many books it's going to be.
Amari starts this book very angry at her lot in life. Her brother is missing, and everybody around her is telling her that he's dead and likely got himself in trouble. But she knows her brother, and she is determined to find out what happened. I loved everything about this book, the characters, the setting, the magic system, the world. The pacing was a touch slow at times, but that's a preference.
Amari is a fantastic protagonist. She is determined to find out what happened to her brother, but she also has a reasonable amount of self-doubt. It's understandable, but she doesn't let that
get in her way. She makes two friends who help her reach her goals, though one friend is more faithful than the other, which was pretty tragic because I do think they cared about her, they just had something else that seemed more important to them in the moment. I hope they get a redemption arc later in the series, however many books it's going to be.
It's really hard for me to review this in way, since this book is mostly a mystery I feel like anything I have to say about it is a potential spoiler. All I know is this is a fantastic debut to a new series.I am really happy with all this variety of Middle Grade that's been coming out. I wish more books like this existed when I was a child.
I can't wait to read the sequel when it comes out later this year.