Unfortunately, the book had its drawbacks. She has clearly done her homework on fencing, using the terminology frequently, but not so much as to confuse the reader. I have to commend her for not trying to make this tale a sweeping romance with a lot of flowery scenery, which it could have easily been. Carrie Vaughn doesnt glamorize pirate life: its smelly, sweaty, and a lot of hard work for a few days of action. I was fascinated by how much I learned about piracy and sword fighting/fencing while reading.
It has the Bahamas, pirates, adventure at sea, and a decent female lead. Let me start by saying the cover is stunning breathtaking and while everyone knows not the judge a book by its cover, we all do it. I wasnt sure what exactly I was expecting when I started Steel, but I dont think it was this. I wouldn't necessarily recommend unless you are interested in learning a little bit about the history of Nassau (not much history but some). The story is very simple and predictable. However, mostly the story was forgettable. I liked Jill fine and thought some of the details in Nassau were interesting. Not a lot of complex sentences or description just very cut and dry. The writing was also very simple and written at a pretty simple reading level. At times though the story took a backseat to all historical descriptions. Jill is also a very good fencer so there is a lot about fencing. I liked that there is a lot of history about pirates in here. There really aren't any plot twists or unexpected turns in the story. The whole thing was incredibly predictable and could have been told in a paragraph. Jill struggles to find a way home while doing her best to survive both day to day pirate life and chilling battles. Jill ends up joining the crew (she doesn't have a lot of options) and finds out that the magic that brought her here is dark indeed.
When she wakes up she is in the past, on a genuine pirate ship. Then while on a touristy pirate cruise with her family a freak storm pops up and Jill ends up going overboard. While wandering the beach alone Jill finds the tip of an old rapier. Her family decides to go on vacation to Nassau in an effort to cheer everyone up. Jill is a champion fencer and is depressed after losing an important match. There honestly wasn't a lot to this story it was very simple and straight-forward and completely predictable. I have enjoyed a lot of Carrie Vaugh's books and have had this book on my shelf to read for a while.
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