Yey, someone else who doesn't think Amelia's parents got killed! I always thought of them as a proper, high class 18th-19th century family, her mother very ladylike and her father a proper, majestic spacer. Maybe her father got injured sometime, sometimes I imagine him with a sore leg, but nothing more. And I never quite thought of Amelia as having brothers. Two sisters, and she was the strongest with most stamina, and her father, wishing for at least one boy, raised somewhat like a boy, taught her some spacing, riding, swords and bow, but not overly so. Basics. And he would always care for her being a lady still. So he wouldn't be over-joyed when she says she wants to be a spacer ;) But that's just me. she would be inspired by her father, but even if he wouldn't be a spacer, she would've felt that she didn't want to a normal, ordinary lady such as her mother and sisters. But that's just me.
Lovely little fic, I enjoyed it very much.

i really liked this story alot.

You should write a second piece to this, after the movie, when she can show back up with her ship and Doppler tagging along. They'd both send those ladies into a whirl wouldn't they? Great story and I got a kick out of young Amelia and all of her odd behaviors and thought patterns. Very nice story...I like it alot!

This plot line... it kind of reminds me of a part in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird, concerning Scout and the Missionary Circle... did you get any of your inspiration from that?

Anyway it was a wonderful piece of fanfiction... it kept true to Amelia's character and was laced with wonderful description. Keep up the good work.

hey great story i love it. maby you should make another chapter where the 'event' that you described in the last paragraph actually happens. ither way i hope you update soon

please please space it out you need to keep the readers intrested i really got bord every other setence and this is my favorite character!

2/10

Samelia

Very nice. I for one would like to see this storyline continued. Perhaps through Amelia's Academy days? Or, if you've not the inclination for a story that long, write until she leaves for the Academy and then finish with a flash forward of her sailing into port escorting the Governor or something equally honourable. Oh, please do! It would be smashing with your excellent writing style.

Librephillic

You've captured Amelia's essence spot on. And I adore the Jane Austen-ian references, too. (Both the subtle and the obvious) I love your knowledge of social standards and decencies of the period, because this is precisely how life would have been/was for women with ambition. Rock on. :)

Wow what a story. I really liked it

Wow this is one of the most excellent pieces of work I have seen so far in this website. your writing style is excellent and your description of Captain Amelia is excellent. I am begininng to like your stories.

PS. Thanks for reviewing my stories! I apreciate it!

This story is one of the best I've read on this site-- no kidding!-- and that's something, because there are a lot of really good stories here! I've read your other story, and, I've gotta' say, you're a very talented writer. You write with a lot of maturity, not to mention you keep the characters! That's really important to stories, I think, especially in fanfictions. Please continue posting! A story of yours with chapters would be awesome to read.

Offhandedly witty, and threaded with subtle charm. Your writing reminds me very much of Jane Austen and Oscar Wilde, both. I think your view of Amelia at that age was smack on. I had a thought as I was reading, though -- that it might be interesting to have Mrs. Masters suggest a marriage between her son and Amelia to Amelia's mother, rather than to Amelia, herself. I pictured the two sort of talking over Amelia's head, making arrangements without consulting with the girl. That's just a thought, though. I thought you might be interested to hear it. My only real note on your writing in general is that you might try to avoid too many generalizations like "and things" or "lots of different things". Specifics, for me, make any story much richer. Well, all in all, a lovely take on Amelia's youth. Bravo.

UH-HUH, uh-huh, uh-huh! That's the Amelai we ALL know so well!

Good to see though that decorum has befitted her well in later life.

She thinks for herself. Which is absolutly smashing. By the way what has socirty ever done for you? Please update Soon.

This sounds exactly like Ameila! I like it a lot!