moxskeleton 's review for:

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

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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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What a marvelous book! An excellent synthesis of the grand swashbuckling misadventures in books like The Lies of Locke Lamora with the folklore and aesthetics of The Thousand and One Nights. This novel was historically believable with a dash of the fantastic and divine, and led by a terribly real female protagonist. It is rare to find adventure stories that are so well constructed and written.