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In the Belly of the Bloodhound: Being an Account of a Particularly Peculiar Adventure in the Life of Jacky Faber (Bloody Jack Adventures) Review

The fourth book in the best young adult series for adults since Harry Potter finds our audacious, wily heroine trying to behave herself (and save herself from a certain hanging at the hands of British authorities) by returning to Miss Pimm's school for girls. Adventure, though, finds Jacky as she and her schoolmates--young ladies of elegance and class and wealth--are kidnapped aboard a slaver and destined for the slave markets of Northern Africa. Jacky must lead the girls and somehow find their escape from the cruel slavers, refusing to be objectified and victimized because of their gender and upbringing. Even more difficult, Jacky must work with her archenemy, the snobbish Clarissa. Jacky forever belongs on the sea, and her classy girly friends forced into her world makes certainly for an exciting, interesting and dynamic adventure. And not in the least because Clarissa, a slaver owner, is treated like those she oppresses, and--even more so--because the girls a forced to see another side of life, a horrible version of what awaits them due to their position in society as pretty, well-behaved dolls set up for marriage. Amazing, amusing, exciting tale may not be the strongest in the series, but it is still a fantastically strong and unabashed (though dramatic and adventurous) look at the historical period (with sly contemporary literary references), bawdy, violent, threatening, baudy, dangerous, realistic, and with incredible characters; from the beloved, admirable, clever, and wonderful heroes to the dastardly, horrific villains, and all those in-between. Jacky is the perfect heroine for all women, and one of the greatest characters of all literature. Grade: A+

In the Belly of the Bloodhound: Being an Account of a Particularly Peculiar Adventure in the Life of Jacky Faber (Bloody Jack Adventures) Overview

The British crown has placed a price on Jacky's head, and so she returns to the Lawson Peabody School for Young Girls in Boston to lay low. But laying low isn't in the cards for a spunky lass who finds trouble even when she's not looking for it.

A school outing goes awry as Jacky and her classmates are abducted and forced into the hold of the Bloodhound, a ship bound for the slave markets on the Barbary Coast. All of Jacky's ingenuity, determination, and plain old good luck will be put to the test as she rallies her classmates to fight together to avoid being sold on the auction block in this new installment of the Bloody Jack Adventures.

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An enthralling saga of rising past societal expectations to meet a dire challenge - Midwest Book Review - Oregon, WI USA
A "Bloody Jack Adventure", In the Belly of the Bloodhound is the unabridged audiobook adaptation of a thrilling and empowering novel for young adults, especially young girls! Jacky Faber has been named a pirate by the King of England, and a price has been put on her head. She sought to hide amid the Lawson Peabody School for Young Girls in Boston, but during a class field trip to Boston Harbor, the ruthless crew of the slaver ship called the "Bloodhound" abducted the girls for auction into Arab harems. Jacky is ready to fight her captors, but the Lawson Peabody girls are out of their element - and in need of Jacky to show them the importance of finding one's courage! Only by relinquishing rigid adherence to propriety can they become their own rescuers from a desperate situation, in this enthralling saga of rising past societal expectations to meet a dire challenge. 13 CDs, 15 hours.

CAPTIVES!!! - A. Lee - L.A., CA USA
After the Battle of Trafalgar and with a huge bounty on her head as an accused Pirate, what's a girl to do? Well, if you're Jacky, you sail back to safer shores to the Lawson Peabody School for Young Girls in Boston. She is reunited to old friends and enemies, but it's a lot less hazardous than sailing the Seven Seas... or is it? Her relatively peaceful and land-bound school days are interrupted by a dastardly plot which finds Jacky and her classmates imprisoned in the hold of the slaver-ship, the Bloodhound and going out to sea on an unwilling voyage. Of course, Jacky is not only a survivor, but a planner and a leader of men (or girls), but can the girls overcome a crew of hardened slavers?

This is the fourth book in the Bloody Jack Adventures (1. BLOODY JACK, 2. CURSE OF THE BLUE TATTOO, 3. UNDER THE JOLLY ROGER), and it's best if you start from the beginning. Although Jacky is once more sailing, this adventure is not at all as wild and exciting as the last book, but it was a treat to see everyone work together in order to try and deal with their surprising situation. It certainly was a "Particularly Peculiar Adventure," definitely different for Jacky, and was a hard challenge to overcome. Definitely, another worthy addition to this series of adventures.

In the Belly of the Bloodhound - Stefanie M. Raines - Jacksonville, FL USA
I sbdolutely love this book!!! I am a 34 year old mom of 3. I would definately let my teenager read this book!!!

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