And really, each one is better than the last.Īnd the Odyssey folks were right – the narration is superb. The story moves right along and in each book there are new plot twists I couldn’t have predicted. Of course, life aboard a ship isn’t all fun and games, especially when you’re trying desperately to disguise the fact that you’re not, in fact, a boy. But when the leader of the group, Rooster Charlie, is killed, she takes his clothes, renames herself “Jacky” and gets herself a position as a ship’s boy on the HMS Dolphin, where the food is plentiful and there’s somewhere warm-ish to sleep. She’s only about 10 or so, and she joins a little street gang in London to keep herself fed and alive. The first one, called Bloody Jack, begins with the death of Mary Faber’s parents. I finished that one last week and am now mourning that the fourth one hasn’t arrived on hold for me yet. Then, the second one was available to download to my iPod through the library website, and by the time I was done with that one, I couldn’t get the third one fast enough. I liked it quite a bit, but I didn’t know that I’d go on to the rest of the series. I’ll admit that the first book in the Bloody Jack series wasn’t the greatest thing ever. Then one of my readers, Chelsea, recommended them several times for Tell Me What to Read and I finally got around to requesting one. I first heard about these books when I was looking at the Odyssey Awards which are given for the best audio books for children and teens each year and every year one of this series has been honored. Romance, adventure, drama, and a heroine that makes you alternately cheer and wish to throttle her. 9 of 10: The Bloody Jack series by LA Meyer is good as a series gets.

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