A. S. Peterson

I won this from a goodreads giveaway.
The back of the book had a short summary that I almost wish I hadn't read. I think it would have been more enjoyable going in with no ideas about the characters.

This is part one of a two book series basically about the Revolutionary War, Piracy, Love, Sin, and Redemption.

The main character Fin Button is left at an orphanage for not being a boy, and thereby begins her journey through life of not fitting in. She lives life by her own rules. There are only two people who ever seem to accept her the way she is: The orphanage cook with a mysterious past and her best friend/love Peter.
It took a few chapters for me to like Fin and be able to fully understand her. Looking back, I don't think the beginning was too slow, its more that the book was like a snowball rolling and it took time to gain momentum. The writing throughout was so beautiful. The author definitely has a gift with words. I thought the book was very exciting, sad in parts, and completely realistic, although I usually don't read pirate books. Probably the weakest part for me was the romance and strangely that only effected how much I liked the book a little bit. I thought the plot was well planned out and executed nicely with a few twists and turns that kept me reading way too late into the night. I would like to read the sequel.… (mere)