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The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by S.A. Chakraborty

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kwthor's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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bookwitch's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark funny inspiring tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

WOW. I was not expecting to love this book quite as much as I did. It was also the first time I both listened and read physically. The audiobook is fantastic (for those who enjoy that medium). 

Amina is a badass woman, the captain of her crew and has been in hiding for the last ten years. Known on the seas as a force (and collecting enemies because of it), Amina has been trying to keep her daughter safe by "disappearing." When she is approached to take on "one more job," it is a payday that she absolutely cannot refuse. She rounds up what she can find of her aging misfits, and sets off on an impossible last adventure.

Feeling both historical and fantastical at the same time, this author really gives us such a rich story with vibrant characters that bounce off the page. And like I said, the audiobook really lends itself to this beautifully rich book. The properly accented pronunciations and audio quality are the added texture to make this one of the best reads I've had in a little while. 
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psitstorrie's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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tensiar's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.25

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lilletalks's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

I really liked how this book started out. Our Main Character Amina, a middle-aged, single mother, retired female pirate really intrigued me, because it is something you dont see that often. And the writing style paints great pictures and is very atmospheric. Her crew and their banter was also one of the points I really enjoyed.
However as much as I like the beginning, it really went downhill throughout the book (maybe because the start gave me higher expectations xD). Aminas choices made less and less sense to me and her success depended on too many coincidences. Some of the deeper conflicts (mainly the whole Asif-topic) got "solved" in a dissapointingly easy way, that felt a little bit shallow. 

Overall this was an okay read for me. I enjoyed the writing and the general idea behind most of the characters.

Just as an extra info. As a person that really doesnt like gore, I found some of the descriptions on the edge of being too much. But I recognize that i am probably a bit on the sensitive side when it comes to violence and gorey stuff xD
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sophiamoonlight's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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carolinejane's review against another edition

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adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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sophiesmallhands's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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nat20composure's review against another edition

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adventurous funny slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The book kicks off a little slow but is definitely worth the initial pacing. The cast was incredibly charming and I will be rotating them around in my brain for the foreseeable future!! I felt it was well structured and the prose for both casual and action packed scenes was very charming. 
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gleigh96's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

So much fun. I look forward to the sequel. Don’t mistake this for a children’s book, it has adult themes.
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