I enjoyed reading this book. Thought it might be a cheesy fantasy book, but it was very well written. ( )

This book just did not suck me in like I had hoped it would. It was interesting in the care the author took (in some cases) to relate how pirates might have actually lived, but quite a sanitized version. I never truly felt for any of the characters and the mechanics of the time travel piece didn't make much sense. ( )

For some reason, I was less enamored with this book as I am with Vaughn's others. The story had a really hard time holding my attention. The plot was interesting but the pacing seemed off. There wasn't enough action but lots of sailing around, Jill learning about life on a pirate ship and wishing she were home. Another flaw was that I never connected with Jill - her motivation throughout was the get home, but I never got a sense of her beyond that.

Fun little book. Wished there had been more substance. ( )

This was an excellent book. It had ADVENTURE- not the incidental kind you have when you're in love with someone you shouldn't be *ahem*twilight*ahem* or the kind that you get from doing stupid stuff *ahem*nickandnora's*ahem* but real adventure, with swords and pirates. An excellent read. ( )

Another time travel story but with a swashbuckling theme, Steel is the story of a young girl who is a competitive fencer who is at point where she doesn't know if she wants to continue her training. She ends up in the 18th century in the Bahamas on a pirate ship. It's a fun story that is a very easy and quick read. Try it! ( )