#sa chakraborty

[sherlock-and-his-hedgehog]

For the greatest crime of the poor in the eyes of the wealthy has always been to strike back. To fail to suffer in silence and instead disrupt their lives and their fantasies of a compassionate society that coincidentally set them on top. To say no.

Shannon Chakraborty, The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi

#amina al-sirafi #the adventures of amina al sirafi #shannon chakraborty #sa chakraborty #book quotes #literary quotes #literature

[ohwarnette]

Our hearts may be spoken for by those with sweet eyes, little smiles, and so very many needs, but that does not mean that which makes us us is gone. And I hope . . . part of me hopes anyway that in seeing me do this, Marjana knows more is possible. I would not want her to believe that because she was born a girl, she cannot dream.

#the adventures of amina al sirafi #sa chakraborty #booksociety #storyseekers #litedit #usercossette #userbie #enjoyed the fun adventure but the muslim rep was pretty disappointing honestly guess my expectations were too high #will probably read the sequel!! loved marjana hope we see more of her #highly recommend if you’re just looking for a fun pirate adventure with rich history and world building!! #**

[bookcub]

Book Rec of Djinn . . .Jinn. .. Jinni. . .

Rated on how likely the jinn would be my friend

The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah- Qadir is the jinn with the largest role and I cannot decide if he would find me mildly amusing or mildly annoying. Either way, he would probably not be talkative and not view me as a threat or a priority.

5/10

The Daevabad Trilogy by SA Chakraborty- While the term djinn is a controversial one in this world, there are plenty of djinn to choose from. Nahri might be my friend, if she didn't see me as an easy mark (which is very likely). I would very much enjoy her company if she didn't have her defenses up. Ali would probably find me interesting as a human and ask me a mixture of interesting and boring questions. Both would care if I died, unlike Dara, who wouldn't care if he accidentally caused my death.

6/10

A Master of Djinn by P Djeli Clark- I don't want to cause any spoilers but our main djinn would absolutely find me adorable, if not easily manipulated. We could definitely have a few fun nights for sure.

7/10

This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi- Alizah would 1000% defend me with her life and successfully save it, but I am uncertain how receptive she would be to friendship, considering how guarded she is. I, however, would absolutely put in the effort for her.

7.5/10

An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir- If I remember book two correctly, I would absolutely never become friends with this jinn. And I think they would actively want to kill me.

0/10

The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker - Ahmed would not be friends with me and be very very rude to me, although he would not kill me. I would rather be friends with Chava, the golem instead. We would be besties.

1/10

Nayra and the Djinn by Iasmin Omar Ata-

Majan is a delight and I think we are likely to get along fairly well, although certainly not to the extent Nayra and Marjan have bonded. But we could tell each other stories and reignite some of the spark in each other's lives, encouraging exploration and connection. A fun and emotional time!!

8/10

#the daevabad trilogy #the stardust thief #the golem and the jinni #nayra and the djinn #an ember in the ashes #this woven kingdom #a master of djinn #tahereh mafi #Chelsea abdullah #sabaa tahir #sa chakraborty #p djeli clark #helene wecker #iasmin omar ata #my book recs #djinn #jinni

[bibliophilecats]

27 September 2023: National Scarf Day

#book photo challenge #sa chakraborty #the empire of gold #fundaybpc #dragonbadgerchallenge

[tempestrune]

trying to get over my anxiety abt posting my art😵‍💫 here's nahri from the daevabad trilogy❤️

#i dont think her chador is accurately represented my apologies #nahri #nahri e nahid #the daevabad trilogy #sa chakraborty #my art

[inspiredbyabook]

lit meme: series or books [2/10] ↝ the daevabad trilogy by s.a. chakraborty

i do not believe ambitious men who say the only route to peace and prosperity lies in giving them more power—particularly when they do it with lands and people who are not theirs.

#the city of brass #the kingdom of copper #the empire of gold #the daevabad trilogy #s.a. chakraborty #sa chakraborty #shannon chakraborty #lit meme #litedit #bookedit #bookishedit #fantasyllitedit #fantasy literature #fantasy lit #fantasy books #mine #my edits #books #bookish #read #reader #reading #booklr #litblr

[sarahreesbrennan]

My Spanish language edition

I implore you, pick my Spanish cover! I am so thrilled to have sold the Spanish language rights for LONG LIVE EVIL in a pre-empt to Umbriel Editores/Urano,  who publish Jay Kristoff, Shelley Parker-Chan, Naomi Novik, Holly Black, Olivie Blake, CS Pacat, SA Chakraborty, VE Schwab, Zoraida Cordova, Justin Cronin… too many favourites to name. But before we villains can party in Spain, we love both my English language and my Dutch cover. Which would you like to see for my Spanish edition? 

#long live evil #sarah rees brennan #shelley parker chan #jay kristoff #naomi novik #holly black #cs pacat #sa chakraborty #ve schwab #zoraida cordova #justin cronin #villain representation #quite literally #Instagram

[doomsyra-the-destroyer]

Go read The Adventures of Amina Al Sirafi immediately

#my art #the adventures of amina al sirafi #sa chakraborty

[theinquisitxor]

Cover drop for SA Chakraborty’s new book!

It’s by the same person who designed the Priory of the Orange Tree cover and I think it’s gorgeous!

I’ve been following updates on this book for years- lady pirates, high seas adventures, medieval Middle East

#sa chakraborty #the adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi #i am very excited for this #fantasy books #new releases #the daevabad trilogy #bookblr #books

[fantasybooktournament]

#the night circus #erin morgenstern #the daevabad trilogy #sa chakraborty #city of brass #round 2 #polls #fantasy book tournament

[aurorawest]

Reading update

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers - 3.75/5 stars

I hate myself a little bit for using this word to describe this book, but it's a meditation on modern (western) culture, the drumbeat of living a purposeful life, and, imo, the millennial condition.

It also, separately from that, made me think of the song 'New Constellations' by Ryn Weaver: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13EX7qGdUGI

The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen by KJ Charles - 5/5 stars

This book features Gareth Inglis, a member of the gentry whose father shipped him off to his uncle when his mother died. Gareth never saw or heard from his father (who remarried and had another child) again, and no one knew he existed because his father was a piece of human garbage. Which meant I couldn't stop thinking about my former father-in-law, who had two sons from his first marriage whom he, as far as I could tell, never had any contact with after remarrying and having another child. Life imitates art?

Anyway, it's KJ Charles, so you pretty much can't go wrong. I saw someone refer to this as enemies-to-lovers and realized my toxic trait is railing against people who want to apply enemies-to-lovers to everything. Spoiler alert, this is not enemies-to-lovers. But it is lovely, and includes Gareth and Joss Doomsday (a smuggler) bonding over beetles.

The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by SA Chakraborty - 4.5/5 stars

It was no Daevabad Trilogy, but then again, I remember finishing City of Brass and being like, yeah, it was fine, I'll probably pick up the sequel at some point. It wasn't until Kingdom of Copper that I grew to really love the series, so I'm hoping the same happens with this. This book was a lot of fun, and the fact that all the characters were middle-aged was pretty delightful. I'm definitely excited to see where this series goes.

The Long Run by James Acker - 5/5 stars

Excellent YA book about two lonely jocks in New Jersey.

Feel the Fire by Annabeth Albert - 3.75/5 stars

His Accidental Cowboy by AM Arthur - 4/5 stars

Brida by Paul Coelho - 1/5 stars

One of the reviews for this book on Storygraph says it 'aged like milk' and I can't put it better than that. This is a soul mate AU where souls undergo cell division, essentially, and your soul mate is from your same base soul from before the soul split in half. Okay, great. Oh but wait, the soul always divides into male and female. And your soul mate is always someone of the opposite sex, even though that doesn't make sense because as souls divide again and again, that means there are a lot of people out there who came from the same original soul as you. Also, witchcraft? Also also, even though the book is called Brida and is ostensibly about the title character, her whole journey was really just to serve the unnamed male character, the Magus. This isn't implicit either, it's completely explicit. At the end it's like, 'sometimes young women come along to show men the way' (I'm paraphrasing but...not much).

This went straight to my give away pile, and I hated it so much that the rest of my Coelho books joined it (except The Alchemist).

Enlightened by Joanna Chambers - 5/5 stars

Or, For The Love Of God Please Give David Lauriston And Murdo Balfour A Break, And Preferably A Happy Ending.

They got one, btw.

Song of Silver, Flame Like Night by Amélie Wen Zhao - DNF

Honestly, the Mad Libs YA title should have warned me off of this one, but I always give my Illumicrate books a try. Cartoonish villains and protagonists I find myself liking less the more we get to know them. The prose is quite good but not enough to make up for the character deficiencies.

Solomon's Crown by Natasha Siegel - 5/5 stars

Blurbed by no less than Tamora Pierce (Song of the Lioness supremacy!), Rainbow Rowell, Freya Marske, and CS Pacat. Did I go into this book with insanely high expectations? Yes. Did it mostly meet them? Yes! If you're a Captive Prince fan, this one's for you.

Siegel tells us up front, before the book even starts, that it's a romance and not historically accurate. So don't go into this expecting a historically accurate love story between King Richard of England and King Philip of France. It is, however, a gorgeous romance. The world-building is top notch. Even if it's not totally accurate to the High Middle Ages, it feels accurate, if that makes sense? Siegel really captures the feeling of being in a different world. Lush writing, amazing sexual/romantic tension, lovely sad boys. Highly, highly recommend.

Daniel Cabot Puts Down Roots by Cat Sebastian - 4.75/5 stars

I docked .25 stars because it bugged me that they didn't move in together at the end. Idk, just felt too 'look, I'm subverting romance conventions!' Still good, obviously.

Like Real People Do by EL Massey - 4/5 stars

A very wholesome and low stakes hockey romance. I found myself often thinking that the interactions of the men on the hockey teams seemed unrealistic, but it was charming and sweet enough that I didn't care.

The book reads like fanfiction, which is because it was fanfiction—but it's in a mostly good way, not a bad way (*cough* All The Way Happy *cough*). Apparently the original version was Check, Please! fanfiction, which I am vaguely familiar with as a thing that exists. Apparently it's a web comic? Anyway, I enjoyed the book enough to pick up the sequel.

#a psalm for the wild-built #becky chambers #monk and robot #the secret lives of country gentlemen #kj charles #reading tag #the adventures of amina al-sirafi #sa chakraborty #the long run #james acker #brida #paul coelho #enlightened #joanna chambers #song of silver flame like night #solomon's crown #natasha siegel #daniel cabot puts down roots #cat sebastian #like real people do #el massey

[libinih28]

"How much easier her life would be if she were rich. For while the pious claim money doesn't buy happiness, I can attest from personal experience that poverty buys nothing. It is a monster whose claws grow deeper and more difficult to escape with each passing season, with even the slightest misstep setting you back years, if not forever."

-- Shannon Chakraborty, The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi

#shannon chakraborty #sa chakraborty #the adventures of amina al-sirafi #taoaas

[thestarsandnightskies]

study tip!!

if you pretend to be nahri studying to be eventually a physician in egypt, or pretend you are studying your days away while alizayd teaches you, then u actually get alot more done ! :)

#sa chakraborty #nahri e nahid #alizayd al qahtani #city of brass #dara

[bookcub]

Book Review: The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty

@thisisyourbrainoncomics this is for you!!

okay so we all know this is about a retired pirate captain who is now a mother

she lives on a small island and does NOT want to go out again (welllll maybe a little bit but shhhhh)

a rich woman finds her and persuades (ie blackmails) her into finding her kidnapped granddaughter

amina goes and gets the band back together! her poisoner/chemist, her first mate, and her navigator (shenanigans ensue) (they have such hysterical dynamics, that feel effortlessly established from their introductions)

oh btw she is telling this story aloud to a scribe who occasionally interjects and the audiobook handles this masterfully (i highly recommend the audiobook for reading this, i think it sets the tone perfectly as well)

also it's pretty funny, which no one told me???

there is more and more magic steadily revealed as the story goes on

there is a slight daevabad crossover for fans of the series!

there are quite a few queer characters!!

i really enjoyed the conversations around religion, i thought they were very nuanced

i don't want to say more about the plot because SPOILERS

this was a five star experience but i definitely had some issues with the book but isnt that how it goes, ive never met a perfect book lol

if you love high fantasy, you need to try this book!!

#the adventures of amina al sirafi #shannon chakraborty #sa chakraborty #my book reviews #booklr #fantasy books

[bibliophilecats]

July 23 2023: Still not over this

#sa chakraborty #deavabard trilogy #book photo challenge #applies to whole series #justonemorepage

[leighthereader]

Currently getting though this brick

#empire of gold #booklr #reading #books #bookworm #sa chakraborty #city of brass #deavabad trilogy