Now, perhaps you didn't read The Page Flipper last week. Or maybe you did, but still don't quite get the hang of it.
The Bloody Jack series is a series of books - duh - about this kick ass female named Jacky.
And no, she's nothing like Elizabeth Swann from Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, as much as I love those movies. She's no governor's daughter, prancing around in corsets and landing the boy of her dreams. She's more Elizabeth Swann, Pirate King (er, queen?) from Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.
Well, actually, her name is Mary Faber, but she disguises herself as a ship's boy - chops off her hair, wears boys clothes, et cetera - in the first book to escape the streets of London. Of course, this fails epically. She's on a ship full of men and is crushing on one of the other ship's boys.
Needless to say, it all works out, and it's more than entertaining in the end - after all, there are seven books, with the eighth one coming out in September.
They are, in order:
Bloody Jack
Curse of the Blue Tattoo
Under the Jolly Roger
In the Belly of the Bloodhound
Mississippi Jack
My Bonny Light Horseman
Rapture of the Deep
Wake of the Lorelei Lee
My personal favorite is Belly in the Bloodhound - y'all remember my post on Clarissa Worthington Howe that I did over at The Page Flipper? She has a very nice role in this book. Besides, it's fun to see Jacky get stuck in a terrible conversation and still kick some ass.
Needless to say, the series is absolutely fantasmagorical. And if you read WORD this week, you shall discover exactly WHY.
Posts from The Page Flipper:
Introduction
Pirates
Time Period
Clarissa Worthington Howe
My Posts:
Getting To Know The Series
Why I Love Jacky Faber
Waiting on Wednesday: The Wake of the Lorelei Lee
Guest Post: Chelsea Swiggett
Friday Fronts: Cover Analysis