Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Wild Rover No More: Being the Last Recorded Account of the Life & Times of Jacky Faber by L.A. Meyer (Bloody Jack #12)

Just when it looks like Jacky Faber and her beloved Jaimy will finally find their romance, Jacky is accused of treason and must flee Boston while her friends attempt to clear her name. Of course that means wild adventures for our fun-loving heroine, who manages to secure a job as a governess…and run away with the circus. The highly anticipated grand finale of the Bloody Jack Adventures

The saddest thing is that this is only the last book because L.A. Meyer died last year. It's a small blessing to those who loved this series that he wrote the conclusion for Jacky. It also makes the ending sadder than you'd think.

Jacky is almost reunited with Jaimy when she is set up for charges of treason by an old enemy. So instead she is on the run first as a governess and then to the circus. Jacky, of course, is excellent at both as she always seems to be. I did enjoy the part where she was the governess and had to deal with a very spoiled little boy. 

I like the ending that Jacky got. It seemed right though I would have liked to see more of her and Jaimy together but then I think this series was about Jacky, growing and seeing the world. It had less to do with Jaimy, really in the end than I think Jacky would think. I do hope she continues to see the world and have many (tamer) adventures.

Monday, May 18, 2015

Weekly Round-Up 5/18

Weekly Round-Up is my wrap-up of last week's activities and includes what I'm reading this week, reviews I've posted, books in the mail and anything else of interest plus From the Library, my weekly listing of what I've checked out from the library.
I'm reading The Shadow Cabinet by Maureen Johnson. I'm listening to The Interrupted Tale by Maryrose Wood, read by Katharine Kellgren and, with my son, Peter and Secret of Rundoon by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, read by Jim Dale.

Monday, May 4, 2015

Weekly Round-Up 5/4

Weekly Round-Up is my wrap-up of last week's activities and includes what I'm reading this week, reviews I've posted, books in the mail and anything else of interest plus From the Library, my weekly listing of what I've checked out from the library.
I'm reading The Bride Wore Size 12 by Meg Cabot, the last book, I think, in the Heather Wells series. I'm listening to The Interrupted Tale by Maryrose Wood, read by Katharine Kellgren and, with my son, Peter and the Shadow Thieves by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson.

Last week I reviewed Boston Jacky by L.A. Meyer, read by Katherine Kellgren.