meggiemeggie52 's review for:

The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty

4.25

adventurous 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

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I'm not usually a fantasy girlie, but I really enjoyed this! It was so descriptive and well-written, and I quickly grew to love the characters. Some parts got a little gory for my taste, but it really wasn't that often compared to the size of the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Violence, Blood, Murder

Moderate: Torture, Grief, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Gaslighting

There's not a LOT of the really graphic stuff until the last third of the book, I'd say, but even that isn't as high in quantity as one might expect from a pirate fantasy. But it does get quite descriptive and gave me the heebie jeebies a few times.