Amari and the Great Game
(Supernatural Investigations #2)
by B.B. Alston
Published by Balzer + Bray
on August 30, 2022
Genre: Middle Grade, Fantasy, Mystery
Length: 400 pages
Ages: 10+ years
Grade level: 3 - 7th

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Literary Awards:
Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Middle Grade and Children's (2022)

Synopsis:
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? 


My Thoughts:

Amari Peters has joined the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs, a super secret organization where Amari must compete with peers and discover her own gifts as a Naturally Powerful Magician. With new leadership and new challenges added to the old, Amari continues to navigate the supernatural world and middle-school life while also taking on a secret competition that will decide the fate of magiciankind forever. 

This is such a fantastic series so far! I'm absolutely loving it! 
There's plenty of magic, mythical creatures & beings, mystery, friends & enemy dynamics, duels and dastardly deeds committed in secret, and more! 

Amari deals with a lot of heavy choices and responsibilities in this sequel. Being a naturally powerful magician puts her in a precarious situation with her peers and others in the supernatural world. Likewise, her involvement in the secret but pivotal 'Great Game' puts a strain on her relationships, but despite all the hardships, Amari sticks to her strengths and truths and ends up on top. 

Check out my review of the first book in this series, 
Amari and the Night Brothers.