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Title: Amari and the Great Game
Author: B. B. Alston
Narrator: Imani Parks
Series: Supernatural Investigations
Series Number: 2
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure
Audience: Middle Grade
Format: Audiobook
My Review:
This series is still a lot of fun but it feels a little too directly derived from Harry Potter. There’s a game between magicians, a character who is very reminiscent of Dolores Umbridge, and more that I won’t mention because of spoilers. I’m trying to convince myself that a lot of these are just tropes of fantasy writing and Rowling tapped into them too but I’m only partially buying it.
I love that Amari starts mentoring another kid in her neighborhood and giving back. She is still young though and, like all of us, has things to learn. Forgiveness and teamwork are at the top of the list in this installment.
I love Amari and her world and highly recommend this series but I hope for a little more originality in the plot of the next book.
Synopsis from GoodReads:
Sequel to the New York Times bestseller Amari and the Night Brothers!
Artemis Fowl meets Men in Black in this magical second book in the New York Times and Indie bestselling Supernatural Investigations trilogy—perfect for fans of Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky, the Percy Jackson series, and Nevermoor.
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.
But between the fearsome new Head Minister’s strict anti-magician agenda, fierce Junior Agent rivalries, and her brother Quinton’s curse steadily worsening, Amari’s plate is full. So when the secretive League of Magicians offers her a chance to stand up for magiciankind as its new leader, she declines. She’s got enough to worry about!
But her refusal allows someone else to step forward, a magician with dangerous plans for the League. This challenge sparks the start of the Great Game, a competition to decide who will become the Night Brothers’ successor and determine the future of magiciankind.
The Great Game is both mysterious and deadly, but among the winner’s magical rewards is Quinton’s last hope—so how can Amari refuse?
Similar Books:
If you liked Amari and the Great Game, you might also like my reviews of
- Amari and the Night Brothers (Supernatural Investigations #1) by B. B. Alston, read by Imani Parks
- Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky (Tristan Strong #1) by Kwame Mbalia, read by Amir Abdullah
- The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1) by Rick Riordan
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