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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 topose as an American dancerbehind enemy lines in Paris, where she entices a French general into revealing military secrets?all to save her dear friends. Then, inintrepid Jacky Faber style, she dons male clothing and worms her way into a post as galloper with the French army, ultimately leading a team of men to fight alongside the great Napoleon.
In this sixth installment of the Bloody Jack Adventures series, love and war collide as the irrepressible Jacky Faber sets off on a daring adventure she vowed she?d never take.
a great wholesome read October 15, 2008 I've read the whole Jacky Faber series. I am an avid reader. That said I've found that a good writer is a good writer; but this series of books goes beyond that. It's a clever, it's imaginative, it's fun. Very few authors surprize me, cudos to Mr. L. A. Meyer. The Jacky Faber Books to my mind, uplift a persons morals. Parents your teens get a glimpse into past history without being bored. I highly recommend the whole series Lastly I've contacted the author the next is due out 8/09, I can't wait.
Boggled October 7, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As with some other reviewers, I was also baffled at some parts of the book.
*SPOILERS:Do Not Read Unless You Have Finished the Book*
For example, the part when she went off and made friends with her superior Baronet (I don't think it's spelt right), and then as their friendship progressed he became her protector and great friend. What confused me a lot was why the title of the book was dedicated to him. He was her Bonny Light Horseman. I suppose in a way it could be used interchangeably for her as she is also light and bonny and a horseman in this series. However it was clear that the title was meant for him, so was this book in dedication for this departed friend? It would be odd as Jacky has had a lot of adventures and has lost a lot of dear friends. Another thing that just boggled my mind...her love affair with Jean Paul. She had so many other little flings here and there...the one with Randall (which was pretty dam steamy if I do say so myself) and alll those other ones too. I just sat there, four hours after reading the book and, still now, wondering why out of all the men she has ever met and kissed, did she finally lose her emotional faithfulness to Jaimy over to Jean Paul? I mean Jaimy has always always been The One for Jacky, despite whatever happened. You read about her kissing him and that, but this is really and truly the first time her emotions have ever been swayed by any other guy. And then I realized maybe it was because Jean Paul was the only other man who was able to see Jaimy at a very vulnerable time and fully commit to her and love her for it. I suppose being tied to a chair and being tortured can also be incredibly vulnerable (if you don't remember that's where she and Randall have that steamy scene). Randall seemed to have respected and envied Jacky a lot, but I don't think he was ready to love her. He was more of an admirer. Oh and I just remembered...Jared was also there to hold her as she laid in a dark, wasteland of a prison...screaming out from nightmares. So what gives? If I were Jacky, I would've picked Jared pfft. :T. I guess Jared was more of a big brother and friend? They had too much past history? That one miffs me. There also aren't a lot of things that can knock Jacky down. Threatening her life is one thing, threatening her family, friends, and everything else she holds important...that is a completely different story. So there she was as a threatened spy and sort of hooker and there this french dude was. Young love with Jaimy versus new and mature love with Oolala Jean Paul. And if Jacky was like any other girl, after having learning her boyfriend Jaimy has given himself to another girl...I think that's enough to sway a little of her own feelings for him. I suppose this is just the point where their relationship is developing/maturing.
In the end, she never doubted that Jaimy was still The One for her. She also never doubted that she also now shared a piece of herself with Jean Paul. Oh yeah and when Jean Paul thanked her for letting him love her and that marriage for him was possible because he now knew what love was, and when even though they were to part, he would remember those days spent in the Paris cafe...that good bye just broke my own heart.
There were a lot of things I didn't understand in this book, but maybe it's because I need to read it twice or maybe even three times. I like to think that it's because as Jacky and the characters are maturing, so is the book. But no matter what happens, I will be the loyal reader that I am and follow the series to the end , because I'm very sure the author is capable enough :D. Thank you L.A. Meyer!
Jacky's Back!!!! October 5, 2008 Once again, Meyer's delivers a masterpiece in MY BONNY LIGHT HORSEMAN. If it's even possible, Jacky finds herself in even more action-packed trouble in the newest BLOODY JACK book of the series, which left me on the edge of my seat throughout the entire novel. I particularly loved the new characters and setting that Meyer's introduced to us in the newest adventures of Jacky Faber, where I could see exactly what was going on throughout the novel. He left me being able to picture parts of Europe that I one day want to visit myself, and I got to know so many new characters so well, and revisit some of my favorites from previous books.
I would recommend this book to anyone that loves to read a good action-packed, adventurous book that also enjoys learning about history. This is a must read for the entire family. Go out and buy it today!
My Bonny Light Horseman October 3, 2008
Wonderful, exciting, funny series for teens and adults as well. The whole Bloody Jack series is wonderful! Sure hope there is more coming.
Vive L'Empereur! Non. Vive Jacky Faber! Mais oui. October 1, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I finished reading MY BONNY LIGHT HORSEMAN, the sixth book in the "Bloody Jack" series, a few weeks ago and am just now getting around to commenting on it. The other reviewers here have basically written about the plot and characters, so I won't repeat what has already been said.
In this tale of the further adventures and misadventures of our dear Miss Jacky, she finds herself again at the mercy of the Royal Navy's Intelligence Department. She is to be sent to spy on the Grand Army of Napoleon in France. Posing as Mademoiselle Jacqueline Ophelia Bouvier (Jacqui O.? H'mmm That sounds familiar for some reason.) a dancer/seductress/spy with Madame Pelletier's troupe "Les Petites Gamines" in Paris, and then as a Cadet courier with Napoleon's Grand Army in France and Germany, charged with training a squad of raw enlistees knicknamed "The Clodhoppers," since they are all clumsy farmboys. She again involves herself in many dangers and narrow escapes...all exciting and great fun. Jacqui/Jacky still dreams about her true love Jaimy Fletcher back in London, but is also interested in a handsome young French officer named Jean-Paul de Valdon. One reviewer here was disappointed that Jacky was being unfaithful to Jaimy. Au contraire...Jacky was just being herself, a young lady who happens to like the company of handsome young men who are attracted to her. She was and always will be a fun-loving flirt. But, as always, she retains her virtue and deep love for Jaimy.
I've already given away some of the story and will leave it up to the reader of this excellent novel to enjoy the whole book for himself. This is a wonderful novel in a marvelous series and I recommend it highly. Vive Jacky! Vive L. A. Meyer!
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