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    My Bonny Light Horseman: A Bloody Jack Adventure
    My Bonny Light Horseman: A Bloody Jack Adventure
    My Bonny Light Horseman: A Bloody Jack Adventure
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    My Bonny Light Horseman: A Bloody Jack Adventure

    Written by L. A. Meyer

    Narrated by Katherine Kellgren

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    About this audiobook

    In My Bonny Light Horseman, the infamous pirate, riverboat seductress, master of disguise, and street-urchin-turned-sailor Jacky Faber has been captured by the French and beheaded in full view of her friends and crew.

    Inconceivable?

    Yes! The truth is she's secretly forced to pose as an American dancer behind enemy lines in Paris, where she entices a French general into revealing military secrets - all to save her dear friends. Then, in intrepid Jack Faber style, she dons male clothing and worms her way into a post as a gallop-er with the French army, ultimately leading a team of men to fight alongside the great Napoleon.

    In this sixth installment of the Bloody Jack series, love and war collide as the irrepressible Jacky Faber sets off on a daring adventure she vowed she'd never take!

    Set sail again and again with Bloody Jack.

    ©2009 L.A. Meyer; (P)2009 Listen & Live Audio, Inc.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherListen & Live Audio
    Release dateJan 1, 2008
    ISBN9781593164485
    My Bonny Light Horseman: A Bloody Jack Adventure
    Author

    L. A. Meyer

    L. A. Meyer (1942–2014) was the acclaimed writer of the Bloody Jack Adventure series, which follows the exploits of an impetuous heroine who has fought her way up from the squalid streets of London to become an adventurer of the highest order. Mr. Meyer was an art teacher, an illustrator, a designer, a naval officer, and a gallery owner. All of those experiences helped him in the writing of his curious tales of the beloved Jacky Faber. Visit www.jackyfaber.com for more information on the author and his books.  

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    • 4/5
      Another installment of Jacky faber's adventures. In this one, she has finally been captured by British Intelligence, and is sent to France as a spy against Napoleon.
    • 3/5
      I love this series, but the main character has a habit of loving and making out with men everywhere she goes, whilst pledging her lifelong loyalty to Jaimy all the while. This one was the worst in that regard, as she does it of her own free will with no remorse. Still going to listen to the next book, hoping she has a change of heart and stays faithful from now on.
    • 4/5
      Charming to step back into this world after so many years.
    • 3/5
      More over-the-top adventures of Jacky Faber. She is thrown into the thick of one of Napoleon's campaigns by way of the British Intelligence. Usually I don't mind the anachronistic flow of narrative, but did she say "suck it up"? - Hmmmph. Also I was a little creeped out when one character lingered on the description of her tiny waist, enhanced by the fact that she'd had some ribs broken in the past. Sorry to complain - I did enjoy it quite a lot, though it was not one of my favorite Jacky stories.
    • 4/5
      Another fun adventure in the Jacky Faber series. Jacky is over the top, but that's what makes her fun. This one required more stretches of the imagination, but I enjoyed reading how she managed to get herself entangled in the Napoleonic War. I'm looking forward to the next episode.
    • 4/5
      Jacky gets tangled up in the Napoleonic Wars. The British government want her to spy on the French and Jacky learns of the brutal inhumanity of war. Characters are further developed and Jacky gets to meet Napoleon, so I would suggest reading it.
    • 3/5
      Not my favorite one but not horrible. I'm learning a lot about this time period from these books though.
    • 4/5
      Jacky's adventures continue to get less and less believable, but they're still so exciting and she's still so engaging that I love them anyway.

      I think I'm now caught up to current, and the new book doesn't have an audio released yet. Oh no!
    • 4/5
      - Audiobook - Jacky actually spends a few peaceful months shuttling cargo (legally!) between Boston and the Caribbean while her beloved Jaimy is on a Naval mission. Jacky's life is never boring for long, though, and she ends up captured by a Naval ship just outside of Jamaica. Jacky's new prison heads quickly back to London, but ends up captured by the French. She becomes a spy for British Intelligence in Paris, where she poses as a ballet dancer who is rather friendly with the local military officers. Somehow she later ends up in the French army (I'm still not totally clear how . . .) and of course becomes BFFs with Napoleon himself.Each of these books is less realistic than the last, but that doesn't make them any less enjoyable.
    • 5/5
      Well, I just stayed up until 4:30 in the morning to finish this book, so I guess that pretty much explains how much I loved it. I just can't get enough of this series/these characters. There are so many people from Jacky's past that she runs into again in this book. I just love how this beggar orphan girl either has or creates allies wherever she finds herself. I think I'm in love with all of her admirers. (Especially Joseph Jared; I can't keep the smile off my face when he's around.) Basically, I never want this series to end.Once again Katherine Kellgren is incredible as the voice of Jacky. I could (and did) listen to her all day.
    • 4/5
      Once again Jacky Faber is in big trouble and separated from her dear Jamie. This time she ends up in France working as a spy, or should I say supposed to be working as a spy, while everyone she loves thinks she's been beheaded. Of course Jacky has ways of letting people know the truth and is never one to follow orders.This one bogged down just a bit in the middle but was still a great addition to the series. You just have to love Jacky she's so spirited and resourceful. And she makes me laugh!If you haven't read this series I think it is a must read for young adults and adults alike!I listened to this on audio and Katherine Kellgren does the most perfect job Ever! She is the exact voice of Jacky I heard in my head just wonderful!
    • 4/5
      Jacky becomes a spy for England in order to save her neck. She ends up in France where through the usual misadventure and cunning she becomes a Lieutenant in Napoleon's Army.
    • 4/5
      Another installment of Jacky faber's adventures. In this one, she has finally been captured by British Intelligence, and is sent to France as a spy against Napoleon.
    • 5/5
      I love the Bloody Jack series to pieces. Even my least-favorite of the books is ranked higher on my list of favorites than most of my other favorite books. My Bonny Light Horseman, as it happens, is my least-favorite of the six books currently out. I first read it in 2008, pretty much the moment I pulled it out of the shipping box, and felt that while it is a great book, the last half was a little disappointing. After reading it a year later, to refresh my memory in preparation for the release of the seventh book, I feel pretty much the same. It's a fantastic book and really fun to read, but the second half wasn't quite what I wanted from a Bloody Jack novel.Like all the Jacky books, this one is split into parts, each of which encompasses a movement or mood, like the acts of a play. The first two parts of My Bonny Light Horseman take place at sea, first where Jacky's doing shipping runs between Boston and the Caribbean on the Nancy B., and then on the HMS Dauntless after she has finally been captured by the British and is being transported back to London. The third part sees Jacky in London and then in Paris, working for the British Intelligence. The fourth and fifth parts have her installed as a member of the French army and working as a messenger for Napoleon Bonaparte himself, of all people.Also like all Jacky books, My Bonny Light Horseman doesn't shy away from the tropes previously established in the series. Jacky is still able to charm her way out of tight spots and wrap men around her little finger. She still insists that she's madly in love with Jaimy Fletcher, but manages to make exceptions for kissing other men. She crossdresses on a regular basis and doesn't think twice about getting naked (or nearly so) in front of other people. She also continues to have a theatrical, show-off nature and never backs down from a performance opportunity. These are all things I love about Jacky, no matter how tiresome other people might find them.What sets My Bonny Light Horseman apart, I think, is that Jacky is actually captured by the British in the opening scenes and has no way out. So, already, the established way of doing things, where Jacky always manages to escape, has been upturned. Happily, for me at least, the frigate she lands on has both Davy (of the Brotherhood of the Dolphin) and Joseph Jared (of the HMS Wolverine) as members of the crew. But even they can't do anything to help her escape, and the entire ship is taken captive by the French — again, another change to what usually seems to happen.Things continue to seem hopeless when everyone from the Dauntless are stuck in a French prison, until Jacky gets bought back by the British and sent to London to receive her fate. As it happens, the First Lord will have her act as a ballet dancer in Paris (at a time when ballet dancers were little more than prostitutes, note) in order to gather information from French soldiers, and in return for her obedience, he will save her imprisoned friends.This first half, as I've listed the plot points here, still follows the usual Jacky tropes, but because of the variation on what usually happens to her, it feels different and exciting. Or, perhaps, "different" is the wrong word, but I really enjoyed the first half, both times I read it.The second half keep Jacky on land. Not at all pleased that she's expected to actually prostitute herself in order to get information (or, alternately, work as a laundress, which is pretty much the same thing), she kits herself out as a cadet from America who has come to aid the French army. This works and she gets assigned to the Sixteenth Fusiliers as a messenger. Now, this part actually is different. Jacky has never before been involved with the military in a land campaign, though she has dressed as a boy and taken part in battles on sea.But even though Jacky is in an entirely new situation, this second half of the story feels overdone and repetitive. Even more, though, it's like there are too many coincidences and the bow tying it all together is just a little too perfect. She disguises herself and obtains a position as messenger effortlessly, managing to turn a ragtag bunch of farmers into a decent military unit in the space of a couple weeks, as well. And then there's the way, in the course of her messenger work, she gets captured by a Prussian, only to escape and nab some maps and plans for her own commanders, which result in a successful battle at Jena and Jacky riding in the carriage with Napoleon himself (whereupon she receives the very first Legion of Honor medal). Some of the other events, which I shan't describe, in order to keep at least a little of the book from being spoiled, increased the eye-rolling at how easily everything went for her. I don't know if maybe my disappointment in the second half of the book is because it really is a flat-out retread of others (particularly parts of Under the Jolly Roger), or if it just fizzles in comparison to the first half. Maybe I just don't care for Jacky on land as much as Jacky at sea. Maybe it's the moralizing that goes on, about how nasty war is and how a seeming enemy could be a friend — very true things, and not necessarily new to the series, but perhaps a little too blunt for me.Nonetheless, as I mentioned above, despite my disappointment with the second half of the book, I still love the whole thing, and I love reading about Jacky. Now that my memory of her adventures is fresh, I'm very eager to get my hands on the seventh book to start reading. My Bonny Light Horseman ends with Jacky meeting up with the Nancy B. off the coast of France, and several of her old friends have joined the crew. I'm looking forward to seeing what happens next!
    • 5/5
      Bloody Jack Faber is on another breathless adventure, this time as a spy in France. She begins as a dancing girl in fashionable Paris, until she once again disguises herself as a boy and winds up in the thick of Emperor Napoleons army as they battle Prussian forces. A great and wild adventure, and a thoughtful look at the ugliness of battle and the complexity of defining who one's enemies truly are.
    • 5/5
      I can never get enough of young Jacky Faber and in this third installment we find her once again captured by the British for piracy, then she ends up in the hands of the French and even ends up a dancer for some bit of her travels. This girl has no end to male friends vying for her affection and her insistence on keeping her maidenhood until she marries her betrothed, one young Jaimy Fletcher, whom she rarely runs into. I love the spirit and endless energy of dear Jacky (along with her devious ways to maintain her maidenhood and still swoon some men into her company). I do hope this series never ends.
    • 5/5
      What a brilliant rolicking adventure! There is so much packed into this book. I could not put it down, and could not help but become as smitten with Jacky as so many of the poor boys she encounters.