The Fiddler's Gun

A rollicking historical tale, headed up by a truly wonderful young female character.

The storyline occasionally moved a bit slowly, but ultimately I think that only added to my enjoyment of the rich setting and characters. Particularly Fin Button, the tough, headstrong, sometimes ruthless tomboy who did what she needed to survive–even if that meant leaving everything she'd ever known to become a pirate.

Also, Fin's relationship with her love interest was a fun gender-swapped twist on the “young man leaves behind faithful girlfriend to go on a quest” trope.

Fiction categorized as “Christian” is all too often preachy, shallow, and about as subtle as an anvil. This book was a refreshing change. The tale was built on bones of faith, but there was little preaching, and no trite easy answers. More like this, please.