It is 1:35 a.m. and I'm completely blown away with this book! Holy crap I am seriously hooked! It's kind of funny because when I first started Steward, I had my doubts. The writing style took a little getting use to and Maggie seemed a little immature. Although as the book progressed, Maggie develops onto a strong and ingenious character. The plot thickens to a point were I could not stop (hence my 1:30 a.m. review). Oh, and I may have a new fictional character crush named Gavin! Yeah...so...I may have enjoyed this book a tiny bit. While I am still of the opinion that this book is overlong and needs editing, it did really pick up after the second trial. There were a couple things that were just to hard for me to get past. Aunt May's accent was written out phonetically and that drove me crazy. Say she has an accent, maybe give her a few key words, but there is no need to write her that way. Then, in the prologue, we were flat out told who the bad guy was, but then it seemed like it was a mystery... The made no sense from the reader's perspective. We either need to figure it out alongside the protagonist or, since we knew the whole time, been clued in on things that the protagonist doesn't get to see. There's also really no one to root for. The Fae are pretty much assholes and there doesn't seem to be any reason why Maggie should be on their side. It seems like a way better deal to just take off back to Florida. All in all, it ended up being okay, but I see no reason to go further.
What do You think about The Steward (2012)?
Loved this book! So well written and imaginative. Highly recommend for all ages.
—Nazy
Really creative. If I could pick one weakness it's character development.
—Sarakleu
Awful writing, I did not even bother to skim-read to the end.
—Krazi3
