Curse of the Blue Tattoo

from librarybrandy

I wasn't sure about this going in--after all, a book about an uncultured girl being thrown into finishing school? How many of these awkward fish-out-of-water stories do we need?I should have trusted. This isn't any girl, this is Jacky Faber, who gets herself into any number of delightful scraps a...

from DeltaQueen50

Although I personally didn't enjoy The Curse of the Blue Tattoo as much as the first Jacky Faber book, I have no doubt that if I was eleven or twelve, I would be totally swept away by this book. Even at my advanced age, I was quite taken with Jacky and her trials. After being discovered to be a g...

from cindywho

This audiobook was a great antidote to a bad mood. It's only the second book which I'd read before, but this one had Jackie running all over old Boston. It's fun to imagine the familiar streets in a difference era. The series has gone on a bit too long, but these early ones are still fun.

from okmliteracy7

Just as good as the first, this Bloody Jack adventure has plenty of twists and turns. Of course Jacky runs into trouble. How could Jacky Faber, street girl and midshipman, adjust to life in a finishing school? So far that idea seems pretty impossible. (she's already been arrested for...) Shannon E.

from Jessica_Brianne

Very good sequel. Jacky's adventures are, as ever, exciting and fun. Despite her setbacks at becoming a "fine lady" she perseveres, making friends and narrowly escaping wild debacles. Meyer does a great job with his endings -- the story feels complete, the reader is satisfied, but we know that th...