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

31 reviews

carolinejane's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Slavery, and Torture

Minor: Racism, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

hailstorm3812's review

adventurous emotional funny 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

4.5

This was super fun. I love Amina and the mythos and pirate vibes. I'm excited to see more, specifically in the relationship developments with her family. It was a great audiobook that made the reveal at the end have an extra layer. Though I kind of wish I can read it physically and likely will on the reread which may bump it up to 5 stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Transphobia and War

chloebrandon's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I really enjoyed the initial light-handedness of magic in this book and how historically believable the world building is (although I am very uninformed on the 12th century in the Indian Ocean, so take that with a big grain of salt). Although

the fantasy elements don't really pick up until the last hundred or so pages,

I enjoyed the purely historical fiction elements and clearly well-researched world building, based on Chakraborty's extensive further reading section. In retrospect I honestly think I would have enjoyed this book slightly more if it were purely historical fiction with no fantasy elements, which may be hypocritical of me to say because I likely would not have picked it up in the first place had it not been marked in the fantasy genre. The introduction of some of the fantasy elements felt slightly rushed and out of place which is the reason for the imperfect score. However, I enjoyed the themes of motherhood, parenting, long friendships,

the revelation of Jamal's part in the story as the scribe,

and just how kick-ass Amina and Dalila are.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, and Torture

Minor: Vomit, Trafficking, and Sexual harassment

mamaewalk's review

adventurous 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

Minor: Addiction, Confinement, Slavery, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and War

ooms's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Torture and Sexual harassment

celery's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

barda's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape and Sexual harassment

keelirae113's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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

The story has a slow start, but once I got past the world building I was hooked! A fantastic read for anyone who has ever been told there is a “respectable” life they need to fit themselves into. You aren’t too much and anyone who thinks you are can go find less. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Islamophobia, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria

Minor: Drug use, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Stalking, and Cultural appropriation

maryhungerford's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Minor: Sexual harassment

tabea1409's review against another edition

adventurous challenging inspiring mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism