Amari and the Night Brothers
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Quinton Peters was the golden boy of the Rosewood low-income housing projects, receiving full scholarship offers to two different Ivy League schools. When he mysteriously goes missing, his little sister, 13-year-old Amari Peters, can’t understand why it’s not a bigger deal. Why isn’t his story all over the news? And why do the police automatically assume he was into something illegal?
Then Amari discovers a ticking briefcase in her brother’s old closet. A briefcase meant for her eyes only. There was far more to Quinton, it seems, than she ever knew. He’s left her a nomination for a summer tryout at the secretive Bureau of Supernatural Affairs. Amari is certain the answer to finding out what happened to him lies somewhere inside, if only she can get her head around the idea of mermaids, dwarves, yetis and magicians all being real things, something she has to instantly confront when she is given a weredragon as a roommate.
Amari must compete against some of the nation’s wealthiest kids—who’ve known about the supernatural world their whole lives and are able to easily answer questions like which two Great Beasts reside in the Atlantic Ocean and how old is Merlin? Just getting around the Bureau is a lesson alone for Amari with signs like ‘Department of Hidden Places this way, or is it?’ If that all wasn’t enough, every Bureau trainee has a talent enhanced to supernatural levels to help them do their jobs – but Amari is given an illegal ability. As if she needed something else to make her stand out.
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.
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3 primary booksSupernatural Investigations
Supernatural Investigations is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2021 with contributions by B.B. Alston.
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I loved this! So incredibly fun, and every chapter left me desperate to keep reading. Can't wait for the next book!
I loved the book so much while I was reading it! I was thinking about it all night and stuff and I thought that it would be my favorite book of all time!!! But I was wrong... the ending shocked me... I really don't like those sorts of plot twists and cliffhangers. You know I loved Dylan's character soo much throughout the story. I thought he was such a great friend and I actually considered him being a born magician because he seemed to be soo good at magick but seriously... SpoilerHim being the bad guy??? I seriously don't think that fits him. He's soo good for that. Letting his anger define that... And I liked how the story wanted to go towards “not all magicians are bad” but the ending with Dylan suggested otherwise. As if only Amari is the good magician. I seriously am disappointed at the ending... I recommend it to those of you who love huge plot twists and cliffhangers but this was not for me... When the next book comes out I'm not sure if I'll read it... SpoilerI'll read it only if the author brings Dylan back and as a good guy that he and Amari become partners again otherwise... Just NO!!!
Edit: OK, so I am looking at my rating and changed it into a 4-star review... it was my emotions that made me mad, and gave it a 3 star because this book was written so well and got me so hooked to know the rest. The book cover is simply gorgeous too!!! You go read this one!!! And I may aswell read the rest of the books if/when they come out!!!
I like the magic system. I like that Amari's magic is not easy for her. I like that her roommate doesn't have it easy either. I like the way Amari is able to see that people with or without magic have the same hang ups. I like the family aspects in the book. There are a couple twists and I really like both of them.
This is a great book for middle grade or for adults!
