The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi (Amina al-Sirafi, #1)

The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi (Amina al-Sirafi, #1)

Shannon Chakraborty

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Shannon Chakraborty, the bestselling author of The City of Brass, spins a new trilogy of magic and mayhem on the high seas in this tale of pirates and sorcerers, forbidden artifacts and ancient mysteries, in one woman’s determined quest to seize a final chance at glory—and write her own legend. Amina al-Sirafi should be content. After a storied and scandalous career as one of the Indian Ocean’s most notorious pirates, she’s survived backstabbing rogues, vengeful merchant princes, several husbands, and one actual demon to retire peacefully with her family to a life of piety, motherhood, and absolutely nothing that hints of the supernatural. But when she’s tracked down by the obscenely wealthy mother of a former crewman, she’s offered a job no bandit could refuse: retrieve her comrade’s kidnapped daughter for a kingly sum. The chance to have one last adventure with her crew, do right by an old friend, and win a fortune that will secure her family’s future forever? It seems like such an obvious choice that it must be God’s will. Yet the deeper Amina dives, the more it becomes alarmingly clear there’s more to this job, and the girl’s disappearance, than she was led to believe. For there’s always risk in wanting to become a legend, to seize one last chance at glory, to savor just a bit more power…and the price might be your very soul.


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    4.5 ⭐️ what an epic tale

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    women’s stories are expected to dissolve into a fog of domesticity … if they’re told at all.

    Amina’s story did not end.

    For when Amina chose to leave her home and return to a life at sea, she became more than a pirate. More than a witch. She became a legend.


    Rating: 4.75 stars

    Characters: 9/10
    Enjoyment: 9/10
    Plot: 10/10
    Worldbuilding: 10/10
    Writing: 10/10

    I truly do not have much to say, other than I had high expectations, and Chakraborty did not disappoint. This is what happens when I don't have anything to criticise. I just love her writing! This was amazing.

    The adventures of Amina al-Sirafi is a story about a fierce retired pirate, now mother. She is blackmailed into taking one last job: tracking down and rescuing Dunya, a rich woman's granddaughter, from a power-hungry Frank with access to horrifying magic. Together with old crewmates, she embarks on one more adventure.

    This book is set in the same universe as the Daevabad trilogy and occurs before it. If you don't want to commit to a series then you can read this as a standalone.

    Arc provided by publisher through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review

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