aseel_reads 's review for:

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

3.75

adventurous funny mysterious 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

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I thoroughly enjoyed most of this but then the pacing being so slow became a bore and annoyance. So I couldn't give it four stars. 

I really liked the whole

Jamal being the person who dunya feels the most like, that little reveal was very sweet and wholesome

I did enjoy this historic fantasy world and I do like Amina. I also appreciate the fact that the narrators could pronounce the Arabic works properly. Keen to read the next books in this world 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Minor: Rape, Sexual content, Alcohol, Dysphoria