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Shannon Chakraborty: The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi (2023, HarperCollins Publishers) 4 stars

Amina al-Sirafi should be content. After a storied and scandalous career as one of the …

Once it got going, it was great

4 stars

It warms up slowly, but then it barrels along. This was fun. There aren't enough middle-aged women doing cool shit books, so that was a pleasure. Great rep. Wonderful to read a book that makes me miss evenings at the masjid. And the small twist for Dunya was also welcome and done well, imo. I look forward to reading the rest of the series.