Audiobook-Bloody Jack by L.A. Meyers

Title: Bloody Jack

Author: L.A. Meyers

Paperback: 320 pages

Publisher: Harcourt Paperbacks (June 1, 2004)

Genre: Historical Fiction

Audiobook: narrated by Katherine Kellgren

Synopsis from Amazon:

The Jacky of the title was born Mary Faber, whose life turned upside down when a pestilence in 1797 left her orphaned and homeless. She turned to the streets, surviving for a few years by begging, brawling and occasionally stealing on the dirty streets of London. But she lost her taste for that life when her best mate was "done for" by a vile city grave robber, and with few options remaining she hacked away her hair, changed her name, lied about her age and secured a post as a ship's boy on HMS Dolphin.

My thoughts: this is a very interesting story that takes a lot of unexpected turns. L.A. Meyers is a good writer that likes to lead you one way then pull you into a completely different direction. Jacky knows that if her ship mates find out that she's not a boy, they will leave her at the nearest port, but Meyers is good at putting Jacky at the brink of danger, and then pulling her back. Jacky always seems to get into trouble, even when she tries not to, so that's what makes this book so exciting.

I actually listened to this and what I like about the narrator is that Katherine Kellgren does so many voices that it sounds like more than one person is telling the story.

SNAPS
Rating: ✭✭✭✭✭
Would I read it again? Yes
Would I read more from this author? YES!
Who should read this?: anyone interested in a historical fiction that tells about pirates and life on the sea

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