Amari and the Great Game: The magical sequel to the New York Times bestseller AMARI AND THE NIGHT BROTHERS, new for 2022!

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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. Direkt zu Beginn des Buchs wird Amari für ein Verbrechen verantwortlich gemacht, das sie nun heimlich aufzuklären versucht während die Oberbehörde ihr das Leben so schwer wie möglich macht. Und als ob das nicht schon reichen würde taucht auch noch die Magische Allianz auf und zwingt Amari in ein gefährliches Abenteuer, bei dem sie alles gewinnen oder alles verlieren könnte... Amari’s magical world is all make-believe. But what do you think about the idea of magic? Are there ways that “magic” might be seen as something bad? What about supernatural things? Are there supernatural things in our world? Amari Peters is everything. She is President. CEO. The speaker of the house. I'm obsessed with her. 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

Have you thought about what the Bible says about supernatural things? Take a look at Leviticus 19:31, Ephesians 6:12 and Psalms 91:11. What do you think these verses are telling us about the supernatural things in our world? 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?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.

OK, it was really cool for Amari to discover that she had, like, hidden-away magical powers last summer. Just the fact that there was this equally hidden-away supernatural world, right in the midst of her hometown, was a completely mind-blowing experience. And it was also awesome to somehow use her powers to beat a bad guy named Dylan Van Helsing and save her beloved brother, Quinton. I love the cast of characters, and their development in this book, especially the relationships between Amari and Elsie/Lara/Jayden/Dylan - essentially Amari’s relationship with anyone.

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And all throughout the adventure you get moments like this?! “I don’t say anything else in class. I just sit there, my whole body, tense with irritation. It’s so easy for some people to dismiss others’ experiences because they don’t have the same problems.”— 👏👏👏 Praise for AMARI AND THE NIGHT BROTHERS: “The story introduces a world of enchantment, danger, excitement, and humor. While many parallels can be drawn between the protagonist and a certain boy wizard, readers will root for Amari’s own unique determination and wit.” — Horn Book Magazine Amari interacts with two helpful senior Supernatural Investigations agents named Magnus and Fiona. They work tirelessly to aid Amari as best they can. The pair fall in love and marry later in the story.

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.One issue that I really did not like was how the author stereotyped certain characters. For example, the four (4) witches he described had green skin, long noses, and were gap-teethed. It would have been nice to see Alston using alternate descriptions rather than playing along with stereotypes. The friendship in this book is ELITE. UGH! I wanted to cry reading about how amazing of a friend Amari is. She put her friendships above all else. Which I know is easier to do as a child than it is when boyfriends and such become a factor. But I really don't think Amari will grow out of her loyalty for her friends. I think she depicts such an amazing girls-supporting-girls energy and I'm here for it. The author used the term ‘glamour’ when referring to the magic that others couldn’t see. When I read the first book, it seemed okay, but after having read the sequel, I think the author should use a *different* term because Riordan already used ‘glamour’ in his books. I’m not surprised that he did this, because throughout this book, he excessively borrows a lot from other writers. For example, Alston’s reference to orcs (Tolkien), and etc. Nachdem "Amari und die Nachtbrüder" mich so positiv überrascht hatte wollte ich unbedingt wissen, wie es mit Amari, Elsie und auch Dylan weitergehen würde. Although 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.

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! Since most of this story takes place in and around the supernatural world, we don’t see much of Amari’s mom. But the scenes we do see—including one with Amari’s brother, Quinton—point to them being a loving family. We also see how Quinton’s past encouragement of a young friend named Jayden has not only encouraged the teen to better things but helped draw out Jayden’s own special supernatural skills. How can you be loyal to a friend? How far does it go? Is it disloyal to reveal when a friend has done something wrong? What’s the best way to handle that kind of situation?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. But my disappointment with Amari and the Great Game can’t entirely be blamed on the book itself. I definitely went in with very high expectations, which were a bit TOO high, in retrospect. I also just think I read it at the wrong time- at the moment, I have to be in a very specific mood to enjoy middle grade. And I just wasn’t when I read this. I had just finished Empire of Storms, was suffering a MAJOR book hangover and just was in more of a YA mood. So maybe if I’d read this book at a better time, I would’ve enjoyed it more. The Great Game proclaims reliance on friends and family; the rewards of steadfast perseverance; and the advantages of bringing out the best in others, including your enemies. The book also points to the detrimental effects of prejudging people or setting them apart as a group of unwanted “others.”