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

4.0

3.5 stars rounded up. Really fun read. I get the criticisms about the second half of the book feeling completely different; the supernatural/fantasy elements don't really show themselves until the second half and the full extent f them aren't revealed right away either. I also agree that the writing does tend to feel more YA, but I think that's because the writing style and dialogue is very modern, and with the first-person narration it feels more like we are reading about a modern -day American than a centuries-past Indian pirate. But it's such a cool story that I didn't really care, and the second half of the book really flew by for me. Looking forward to future novels in this series.