I've decided to take a break from trying to beat all the levels of LocoRoco to bring you this opinion. I hope you're happy. :P
In the Belly of the Bloodhound: Being an Account of a Particularly Peculiar Adventure in the Life of Jacky Faber by L.A. Meyer
Rating: ****(1/2)
This is the fourth installment of the previously mentioned Bloody Jack adventure novels, based around main character Mary 'Jacky' Faber. In the last book, we saw Jacky declared a pirate by the British Navy and escaping in the aftermath of a bloody battle between the French and the British Navies. This book picks up Jacky as she is ashore in Boston, once again attending finishing school for ladies, and trying to find a way to fight the charges laid against her. However, her situation goes from bad to worse when all the schoolgirls are kidnapped and put aboard a slaver. Jacky, now 16, is as spunky and mischievous as ever, and is ready to take on this challenge of escape. A strong, admirable female lead, she helps transform the proper ladies of her school into a scheming crew, helped by her nemesis, the wealthy and beautiful Clarissa Howe. The tale turns into a suspenseful tale of womanhood and survival. One of the most touching parts of this novel is when Jacky tells her schoolmates "bedtime stories", stories of life as a street rat in London. This novel fleshes out characters from previous novels, and the historical background with the swashbuckling story really makes for an excellent read. I would declare this my favorite of the series so far.
Enjoy your reading!
-Care
Upcoming reviews:
'salem's Lot by Stephen King
We Don't Live Here Anymore by Andre Dubus
The Oracle's Queen by Lynn Flewelling
The Woad to Wuin by Peter A. David
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and some guy
Hope's War by Stephen Chambers
City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
(You may have noticed by now that occasionally books will be reviewed not on the list... don't worry your pretty little heads about it. I just have literary ADD. And regular ADD, really.)
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