Review: Steel

Title: Steel
Author: Carrie Vaughn
Publisher: Harper Teen
Release Date: March 15, 2011
Format: Hardcover
Source: Purchased
Rating: Acquire 
 

It was a slender length of rusted steel, tapered to a point at one end and jagged at the other, as if it had broken. A thousand people would step over it and think it trash, but not her.

This was the tip of a rapier.

Sixteen-year-old Jill has fought in dozens of fencing tournaments, but she has never held a sharpened blade. When she finds a corroded sword piece on a Caribbean beach, she is instantly intrigued and pockets it as her own personal treasure.

The broken tip holds secrets, though, and it transports Jill through time to the deck of a pirate ship. Stranded in the past and surrounded by strangers, she is forced to sign on as crew. But a pirate’s life is bloody and brief, and as Jill learns about the dark magic that brought her there, she forms a desperate scheme to get home—one that risks everything in a duel to the death with a villainous pirate captain.

Time travel, swordplay, and romance combine in an original high-seas adventure from New York Times bestseller Carrie Vaughn.

*My Review* 

Time travel and pirates. These are two words that I love to hear! I have always love time travel, and pirates have always interested me. So finding this book was like finding a buried treasure! ( why yes, that was super cheesy, but I couldn't resist!) In fact a book I am writing now has to do with time travel. :D hehe!

I haven't heard much about this book and haven't seen it on to many blogs, but when I saw it at the store I just HAD to get it! The beautiful cover called to me! :3 so I ended up getting it, and then it sat on my shelf for a few months. When I finally picked it up, I could not put it down! I was so captivated in the story line. (If you know me you know I love History!) 

The main character, Jill, was a difficult character for me at first. She can't let things go, she's a lot like me, and she lets it eat her up inside. Other then that I loved her characters. She's another kick-butt heroin. Henry was perfect thats all I'm going to say. :3 He makes me happy. The only thing I wanted was more of the lovey dovey stuff!

Carrie does a fantastic job of creating the setting. You feel as if you are right their with Jill as she is sailing, or sword fighting for her life. You also learn a thing or two about being a pirate and controlling a ship. 

Have you ever fenced? No, me either and in Steel there are a few fencing terms . The terminology in this book isn't really confusing, but do not fear! Carrie has been so kind to include a dictionary in the back of the book for your convenience. :)

Overall I loved the whole idea of the book. Time traveling by something I'm not going to say and landing on a ship with a very fine pirate named Henry. Hey! I want to go next. It also provides us another outlook on pirates. They're not all bad! 

*Key Points*

• A great setting. And very descriptive.
• Jill is a great heroin, and Henry is just perfect!
• Fencing is awesome!
• Provides us another outlook on pirates.
• TIME TRAVEL