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A review by kitvaria_sarene
The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by S.A. Chakraborty
4.5
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty is one delightful surprise.
Not only do we get an older, female pirate captain as a main character, it's also set outside the typical western scenery, with a majority of the world being Muslim.
I liked how this was in no way made an extra point, it's just the natural world of the story. I always enjoy having a fresh point of view, and this definitely is one perspective I am not used to!
There's much adventure going on, but my main draw was the tone and voice of the whole story.
The captain might be a Muslim, but pirates being pirates, she's fine with the occasional needed bottle of wine, and welcomes order religions in her crew, as long as they do their job well. This made for a divers cast which made it all the more engaging to me.
Not only do we get an older, female pirate captain as a main character, it's also set outside the typical western scenery, with a majority of the world being Muslim.
I liked how this was in no way made an extra point, it's just the natural world of the story. I always enjoy having a fresh point of view, and this definitely is one perspective I am not used to!
There's much adventure going on, but my main draw was the tone and voice of the whole story.
The captain might be a Muslim, but pirates being pirates, she's fine with the occasional needed bottle of wine, and welcomes order religions in her crew, as long as they do their job well. This made for a divers cast which made it all the more engaging to me.