L. A. Meyer's Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy is the beginning of a series of adventures of an orphaned street urchin, who is simply trying to survive. When the head of her street gang dies, Mary takes his clothing, disguises herself as a boy, and gets accepted on a British ship setting sail to hunt pirates.
Much of the book does a decent job of chronicling the life of a ship's boy. Frankly I found the main character annoying. One minutes she was being practical and solving a problem, and the next she was either letting her imagination run away with her or have a near emotional breakdown. I won't be continuing this series. 2 stars.
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