Review: It isnt just another biker story.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 19, 2014
Lux' “Steel My Heart” isn’t just another story about a biker and his motor cycle club. It is one of the few stories I read about an Afro-American male protagonist that issues race and racism in the US. I really liked the context of the story and the balance between the single storyline and the different background stories. Lux doesn’t stress one issue over the top. While Emmy has to deal with an abusive relationship, J has to handle his life after jail and probation. Lux' writing style is detailed and vivid. Her choice of narration is special. While Emmy tells the story in first-person narrative, J's point of view is written in third-person, authorial perspective. Different from other stories their narrations don’t alternate from chapter to chapter. The chapters with J's narratives are rare but placed very smart.