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A review by bookcheshirecat
Amari and the Great Game by B.B. Alston
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
4.0
“Director Van Helsing’s face goes quickly from shock to disgust. He lifts his chin. “A magician is no daughter of mine.”
➽ Amari and the Great Game was an engaging sequel! It was great to be back in this world! Amari is having lots of problems as Director Van Helsing is introducing increasingly discriminatory practices against magicians in his hatred for them. She feels helpless as she is confronted with a hostile environment and prejudices just for being a magician. Finally being a Junior Agent isn't as good as she imagined it to be! Even worse is the announcement of the Great Game, a competition between her and Dylan in order to determine who is the next leader of Magicians. Amari doesn't want to be their leader, but she can't let Dylan take the position without a fight!
➽ I felt so bad for her, as she's got a lot to deal with and is put in a difficult situation when she's still so young. She's trying to improve her magic in order to stand against Dylan, but she's still hurt at his betrayal and the kind of magician he chooses to be! I still love her friendship with Elsie and it's much needed because there are lots of people in the Bureau who can't see past her magic. Others are either hoping to use her or control her!
Graphic: Bullying, Racism, Violence, War, and Deportation