Just because we are dealing with a supernatural world/problems doesn’t mean that the themes in it aren’t relatable! The author handled everything beautifully and seamlessly, making Amari a female main character that I can be proud to call a favourite. She’s brave even when she’s scared, she does the right thing even when it’s hard. You read about her choices, making you feel even more connected to the character. She faces judgement and prejudices and she makes mistakes along the way: making her even more loveable and relatable in my eyes. Fans of the first book will jump at the opportunity to immerse themselves once again in the delights and surprises of this magical world, filled with equal parts wonder and suspense." — School Library Journal the cast of characters is just as wonderful as ever, but for most of the novel, they all act independently from one another with only Amari as the connecting piece. once these characters all come together around that 80% mark, wonderful things happen, but the waiting period to get to an exciting part of the story is such a huge contrast to the incredible experience I had with the first novel in this series.

I’m oddly sad this is only going to be a trilogy and not a longer series because I’m so in love with the world the B.B. Alston created. BUT i’m so appreciative to have read this that I’ll take whatever I can get 😂. The world is so cool, I can’t even really. despite being titled "The Great Game," this plotline was the most inconsequential part of the story, and during the scenes actually featuring the Great Game, I felt none of the suspense or tension I was expecting considering the characters and stakes involved After finding her brother and saving the entire supernatural world, Amari Peters is convinced her first full summer as a Junior Agent will be a breeze. Praise for AMARI AND THE NIGHT BROTHERS: “A breath of fresh air in the normal-kid-finds-out-they’re-magic genre, with Amari’s snappy, no-nonsense narration, a mix of new, bizarre supernatural creatures and classic vampires and witches, and rich world building that reads as both familiar and fantastic…. Readers will no doubt cross their fingers for more of Amari’s adventures.” — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books Amari hat mir als Prota wieder sehr gut gefallen. Sie ist selbstsicherer geworden und steht mehr für sich ein, obwohl sie aufgrund ihrer Fähigkeiten diskriminiert und schikaniert wird.An enchanting fantasy adventure filled with heart and soul. Amari is magical!” — Angie Thomas, #1 New York Times bestselling author of THE HATE U GIVE

Amari and the Great Game is a sequel we need to be talking about. It stands out for me because it’s so different than so many other sequels. I thought I knew what to expect going in and B.B. Alston said, “Nope, I’ve got something else in mind” and I LOVED that! With an evil magican 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. while by no means a bad read, this sequel far pales in comparison to the original, and that has disappointed me greatlyAlthough I didn’t end up enjoying this as much as I hoped, there were definitely some good things. I did really like B.B. Alston’s writing- it’s smooth and easy enough to read- and the characters were also pretty sweet, if a little underdeveloped. The mystery element of the plot was also nice, with a twist later on in the book that I didn’t expect. As in the first book, the worldbuilding was also great and the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs was a super cool setting. Die Story hat schnell Fahrt aufgenommen, ließ sich zügig lesen und hielt einige Rätsel und Überraschungen bereit, auch wenn ich mit vielen Dingen einfach schon gerechnet hatte, was aber nicht weiter schlimm war und dem Buch keinen Abbruch getan hat.