The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi

A truly marvelous tale. A diverse crew, in ethnicity, sexuality, religion and gender, leading to the occasional important and thought provoking discussion amidst high action and intricate plot. Did not expect to laugh as often as I did. More supernatural elements than I expected which made me love it more. Love the interstitials between some chapters, different formats of epistolary or asides, used to provide background on certain characters. 

Amani is as much a mother as a captain, among other attributes, and the tension between roles needing to be fulfilled, and personal ambitions, priorities seemingly at odds, is given careful attention. I appreciate that Amani has a history of acknowledged mistakes and is only slightly wiser as a result, aka still human. 😉 Gleeful to discover it's going to be a series.

Transgender and queer rep.🙌🏻

⚠️Mention of SA, enslavement, some scenes get pretty violent/gross