The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi: The epic first book in a swashbuckling new fantasy series from the bestselling author of THE CITY OF BRASS (Amina al-Sirafi, 1)

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Overall, The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi is another excellent addition from an excellent author, and I hope some movie studio somewhere is smart enough to option the rights and actually make a film out of it, because I would love to see the spectacles within brought to life via more than just my imagination. This is a book with heart, filled with fear and fun, and I really can’t recommend it enough. Fabienne Schwizer (23 Feb 2023). "Review: The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty". Grimdark Magazine . Retrieved 11 Sep 2023. Like the best fantasy tales of new and old—Amina Al-Sarafi is here now, and she's always been here and always will be here. Her tale is too rich to ignore. Unfortunately, the woman really leaves her without much of a choice and when riches beyond Amina's wildest imaginations are dangled in front of her, she agrees. One more mission.

Amina-Amina is a woman after my own heart! Immediately one of my favorite FMCs of all time, a woman who knows who she is and refuses to conform to anyone else's idea of what they think a woman's place in the world should be. She is unapologetic and shrewd while at the same time kind and fiercely loyal to those she loves. I love how her struggle to balance her two identities as a mother and a Nakhudha was highlighted. She is so refreshing as a female character, a mature woman, mother, and so REAL! I could not love her more!Chris Kluwe (Feb 2023). "Book Review: The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty". Lightspeed Magazine . Retrieved 11 Sep 2023. i’m usually fine with not understanding what’s not going on but because i didn’t understand the language it made it even harder, half the words i needed help with weren’t even in the glossary. in fact the glossary only had 9 words. i thought the premise was interesting and the characters were funny but idk i just spent more time trying to figure out what they were saying and maybe that’s my own ignorance Majed-The dad of the group and the voice of reason. He just makes everyone feel cozy but also super feisty.

i love that this is a fantasy novel that centers a sex-positive devout muslim woman in control of her own story. i don’t love that this is written like YA when it is marketed as adult. I really like it so far! I like how the past is peppered in and I have just enough questions that I want answers, but am still able to pay attention. However, heist books often lose me, and this is above all, a heist. Don't you Six of Crows me. Amina is hired by a woman who claims her granddaughter has been kidnapped by a Frank. Are these Germans? I'm not good with this time period. It doesn't matter.I am intrigued and curious to see where the story will take us. I also hadn’t expected Amina to be a mom, but I really like the idea that it isn’t a younger adult in her twenties who goes on these adventures. The sense of place Chakraborty has conjured is one of the novel’s signal achievements. Her research on the politics of the Indian Ocean in the 12th century is evident throughout, and there is plenty of adroit commentary on class conflict, piety, warfare and gender politics, particularly how these things are perpetuated through myth and storytelling. But there is also the fulfilled promise of a good time.