Farshore Amari and the Night Brothers

With Amari taking the MG world by storm, I don't need to say much about about the plot - anyone who stumbles upon my review will already know. The book is a real gem. Alston takes a minority character and treats her with respect and diligence. There will always be a weight of responsibility on a writer tackling inequality, and Amari is a bold, inspirational character. I felt the ending was a little swift, after such a strong build up, and that's really the only thing stopping it from being five stars. It really is a brilliant book, and one which is clearly going to become a modern classic.On a side note, the audio book is a curious affair and did impact on my enjoyment. Agent Fiona, for example, pronounces "you" as "ye", for no obvious reason. It's written as "you" in the book, and she manages to pronounce "your" and "you'll" just fine. Very odd. There were also several moments where the delivery felt like the narrator was working from an autocue showing one sentence at a time, leading to some very odd inflections. Not a huge deal, but jarring enough to notice.

My 7yr old was really looking forward to reading this, after seeing reviews in The Week Junior.She was disappointed enough to ask me to write this review on her behalf. “This book has way too much death in it and too much violence for my liking. Also the vocabulary was questionable - like the use of ‘bloody hell’.”For my daughter, death and violence overshadowed the plot sadly

Fantastic storyline and really whimsical. There were parts of this that gave me goosebumps and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The only thing that stopped me from giving it 5 stars was the fact it was poorly proofread. Upon gaining a new proofreader, I would increase this to a 5-star rating.

Loved this book but someone needs to fire the proof reader. So many mistakes that it became a running joke throughout the book.The story is gripping though a deffinate must read for children

We've had it two weeks and my kid is re reading it for the 3rd time. Instant favourite. Definitely recommend.