Amari thrives in that challenging environment, despite being ostracized by almost all her peers. She figures the position is her best chance at finding her brother but also wants to prove that she is more than what her detractors assume her to be and more than deserving of this coveted position at the Bureau. Elsie, in particular, stood out to me not just as a loyal friend to Amari but a brilliant, brave, and kind person in her own right.Īt the Bureau, Amari tries out for junior agent, the position her brother held at the Bureau. The other characters we meet are just as well-developed and interesting, from Amari’s mother to the friends and foes she finds at the Bureau. It is a joy to watch her hone her talents, outperform all those who doubt her, and grow more confident in herself.
I felt Amari’s fury at the injustices she faced, her grief over her missing brother, and her love for her friends and family.
Amari is a brilliant, headstrong, and lovable character. In the face of danger and prejudice, and with the help of a few good friends, Amari is determined to find her missing brother and to prove everyone who ever dismissed, belittled, and underestimated her wrong.Īmari and the Night Brothers is an engaging read from the very first page. The contents of that briefcase are Amari’s ticket to the strange, fantastical world hidden just beneath the surface of her old reality, and her best shot at bringing Quinton home.Īmari quickly realizes that the supernatural world, magical as it is, is not so different from the world she left. Then, a mysterious briefcase shows up in Quentin’s closet, addressed to her and containing a note from Quentin himself, along with an invitation to a magical summer camp at the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs. She is convinced that his disappearance has something to do with the top-secret job he took right out of high school, a job that the police don’t believe even exists.
The kids at Amari’s private school, who relentlessly bully her, joke that he is dead, and when Amari stands up to them, the school revokes her scholarship.īut Amari refuses to give up hope that her brother is out there, waiting to be found. Six months later, the police have stopped looking and just assume that Quinton, a kid from the projects, disappeared because he was involved in something illegal. Amari Peters’s life was upended when her older brother, Quinton, went missing.
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