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A review by el393way
The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by S.A. Chakraborty
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
I would like to start by saying this audiobook is one of the best I’ve every encountered. The style in which the narrator approaches the character to give Amina snark and sass and grit is engaging. And the production decision on how the breaks from Amina recounting to story in first person to speaking to Jamal in second person was so fun. I don’t know if this would be a near 5-star read for me without the narration. Also enjoyed the Easter eggs where the audio was changed a bit to account for someone listening over reading.
This adventure story was just an overall fun, get the team back together rescue mission. It had some really endearing characters and handled topics women have to deal with so well. It thoroughly captured the things women go through and the feelings they have in a sarcastic, no punches pulled way. There was no strong feminist words with a plot to undermine what was said. The book followed through with strong female characters who did not sacrifice their beliefs for the sake of an attractive narrative.
My only critique of this book is that is jumps from so many places all over and the characters do so much, but it somehow takes almost half the book to really feel like things get going. The assembling of the team was fun but also kept starting and stopping the pace of the book.
The magic and fantasy of this book was just what you could expect from something that is supposed to be rooted in real history. I would have liked to see more magic throughout than just here and there and then concentrated at the end but that’s more personal preference than any real fault to the book.
This adventure story was just an overall fun, get the team back together rescue mission. It had some really endearing characters and handled topics women have to deal with so well. It thoroughly captured the things women go through and the feelings they have in a sarcastic, no punches pulled way. There was no strong feminist words with a plot to undermine what was said. The book followed through with strong female characters who did not sacrifice their beliefs for the sake of an attractive narrative.
My only critique of this book is that is jumps from so many places all over and the characters do so much, but it somehow takes almost half the book to really feel like things get going. The assembling of the team was fun but also kept starting and stopping the pace of the book.
The magic and fantasy of this book was just what you could expect from something that is supposed to be rooted in real history. I would have liked to see more magic throughout than just here and there and then concentrated at the end but that’s more personal preference than any real fault to the book.