I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

There are so many aspects of this book to love. The adventure in these pages can only be summed up as exciting, my mind can’t think of a more appropriate word. There is something magical that made this impossible to put down and I honestly cannot think of a single negative comment.

I have always loved tales about pirates, sailing the seas on missions and fighting monsters and creating a family aboard their ship. This book delivers on every hope you could have and more, it warms and breaks your heart, makes you laugh and reminds you how fantastic books can be. The deeply rooted cultures explored with the characters, the discussions of Islam and Christianity all that time ago keeps you deep in thought, grounding the fantasy elements to stop it from being carried away.

I will be recommending this book to anyone and everyone who will listen to me and even to those who won’t.

Another incredible novel from this author, absolutely fantastic! This is set in the same world as the daevabad trilogy but hundreds of years before the events in those books. A certain character does make an appearance though!👀

It follows Amina as she gets her crew back together to try to find a kidnapped child and all the various adventures it takes them on. Loved the setting and you get a glimpse of the lush magical other world that the author creates and life of the seas.

I found it very refreshing for an adult fantasy novel to have the majority of the main characters to be 40+ and some of them parents. This was written beautifully.

Cannot recommend enough and looking forward the the future books in the series🥰

I first thing I have to say about this book is wow. What an amazon book.

From this Author I also read the The Daevabad Trilogy wish I also loved and to continue in that world with new and familiar characters is was an amazing experience.
Since starting this book i could nog put it down. The way that it starts and then the way the story slowly unfolds in a way i did not expect is amazing.

In some parts i had to check the books from the Daevedad trilogy to check i read something correct and check on characters.

When i finished this book i also felt i need to read it again and have the next book in the serie now.

So definitely a book i will recommend.

This was my most anticipated book of 2023 and Shannon Chakraborty has once again risen upto my expectations and gave me a thrilling seafaring adventure with a memorable cast of characters.This is a mini heist cum rescue mission cum coming of age Sinbadish adventure on the high seas with one of the bestest badassest funniest sarcastic 40 plus year old heroine and her equally crazy bunch of friends, crew and a himbo trickster demon! I had sooo much fun reading this book and just didn’t want it to end. Amina al sirafi would remain forever one of my favourite heroines!!! Subjectively it’s maybe around 4 stars but I keep thinking about them soo much afterwards that I had to give this book 5 stars!

3.75/5 stars! After hearing so much about this author's "City of Brass" series I think my expectations were different than what this book was. Although there are demons and a bit of magic, the story is more of a hijinks and heist epic adventure. It took me a bit to get into things but I enjoyed Amina and her journey. There were unexpected twists that kept me engaged and I'm eager to see what's next.

I received an advance review copy for free through NetGalley, and I am leaving this review voluntarily

My gratitude to NetGalley and Harper Collins Publishing for a free e-ARC of "The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi" by Sannon Chakroborty.
An Epic Fantasy full of adventure inspired by the "1001 Arabian Nights" with cultural and historical references to the early navigation of the Indian Ocean.
This was such a pleasant surprise that reminded me why I fell in love with reading.
The main character Amina, a strong legendary older pirate, a protective mother, ship owner with a thirst for exploration and adventure was a delight to experience.
Her diverse crew, the embodyment of found family that can love, apreciate an accept their differences in religious beliefs and practices made me fiercely desire this for the whole world.
I was swept away, fully invested and imersed into this exciting world full of magic and adventure.
A new favorite book I highly recommend to those who trully love magic, Fantasy and wish to broaden their horisons.

The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi is the first book in a trilogy set on the seas with pirates and magic. This is the first book in a trilogy and is completely different from The Daevabad trilogy. The story follows Amina who has lived a career of being a pirate. She is now living a life of motherhood after leaving behind the scandal of life on the high seas. Amina gets the chance to have one last adventure with her crew and can’t resist. However, there is more at stake in this last adventure and Amina’s last job could prove fatal. This was very well written and easy to follow for a fantasy. It was quite original and had a lot of new elements I haven’t read much of previously. However, I struggled to connect with this novel because I never felt as if I knew the characters. Unfortunately I had different expectations for this novel and it just wasn’t for me. I just didn’t enjoy this and I won’t be continuing on in the series. However I do think this is Brilliant if you love stories with pirates and seafaring. I also felt the cultural elements were well done. I would still recommend this simply because it’s so different from other fantasy books. 3.5 stars rounded up to a 4.