Carrie Vaughn
Hardcover | Pages: 291 pages Rating: 3.42 | 5855 Users | 768 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Steel |
| ISBN: | 0061547913 (ISBN13: 9780061547911) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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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.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.
This was the tip of a rapier.
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.
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| Title | : | Steel |
| Author | : | Carrie Vaughn |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 291 pages |
| Published | : | March 15th 2011 by HarperTeen (first published February 25th 2011) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Science Fiction. Time Travel. Historical. Historical Fiction. Adventure. Pirates |
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Ratings: 3.42 From 5855 Users | 768 ReviewsWrite Up Epithetical Books Steel
I didnt think I'd enjoy a story about a girl and pirates, but I did. The story just works. A little bit of magic and a lot of adventure and this outlandish tale of a girl finding herself in place unknown was a fun read. From a romance angle, the story is kept relatively clean not many passionate embraces here! But thats OK, because it's a story driven by and steeped in adventure. The hints of magic didn't hurt either. And while I wanted the magical part explored a bit, as it stands I amWhat a great YA book for fans of pirates!A co-worker said this was her favorite stand alone of Carrie Vaughn's & I have to agree. It took a chapter or two to get going, but once in, I really enjoyed it. I loved the pirate lore - she has a short explanation in the back about what is real history and what is embellished...there's some sailing 101 mixed into the story, as well.She makes the main character's progression believable, especially the change from fencing to fighting for "real." I
Im not gonna lie, I find swords to be pretty badass weapons. Fencing is a beautiful sport, evoking that scene in The Princess Bride when Wesley and Inigo Montoya are fighting. In Steel by Carrie Vaughn, swords and fencing take center stage.Read the rest of my review here
2.5 stars.I read this so long ago I cant remember much about this so Im going to apologize in advance. This review is probably going to be very short and not very thorough like my others.You see that cover? Awesomeness, right? Then you read the premise pirates, time travelling, and sword fights! Its a freaking bonanza of awesome! Until you start readingThis girl is one whiny brat. Just because she lost a match she gets all habut (local slang, sorry) or maybe in other words, salty balls. Sure it
I think I am going to be kinder in this review then I want to be for two reasons mostly.I read this book after reading a fantastic novel with pirates, seafaring terms and a cast of brilliant characters.I really, really loved the cover. It's gorgeous.In Steel, Carrie Vaughn sets up a story about Jill, a fencing student who just barely falls short of making the mark. The chapter titles are fencing terms, which is interesting in itself and sets the mood for each chapter well.However, it also means
Unfortunately, this was a huge disappointment. I stopped reading at about 75 pages, simply because I was overcome with how heinous this all was. And my reading resolution for 2015 is to not waste time on books that I do not enjoy. Trust me, I did not remotely enjoy this one.With that being said, en garde to the reasons I detested this novel.1. The watered down plot:When I think of pirates, I want the gritty, dangerous, and driven by greed variety. Something along the lines of Pirates of the
Rating: 4.5/5Jill is in love with fencing but after losing a very important game she retreats in the Bahamas with her family. There she finds a tip of a broken rapier in the sand and realizes it's a 300 year old piece of history so of course she holds on to it. After an accident, involving a boat and some crazy waves, she ends up on board a pirate ship, at the time where the rapier tip came from. All aboard!This is the perfect read for people like me that love pirates and good swordfights. Jill
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