Mississippi Jack
Being an account of the further waterborne adventures of Jacky Faber, midshipman, fine lady and lily of the west

This is a review of the audio book. I usually listen to these in the car and as people drive past me, they see a crazy middle aged woman laughing her head off as she's driving. Really, if you are suffering from road rage, start listening to this series. You'll find all sorts of excuses to drive arou......more

Jacky Faber joins the cast of Big River! Seriously, though, this one was kind of a letdown. The book picks up right from the cliffhanger ending of the last book; faced with imminent capture by the British Royal Navy for piracy, Jacky is rescued at the last minute through the cunning schemes of her l......more

The charm of Jacky Faber is that she is intensely loyal, making friends everywhere she goes. Jacky doesn't have a moral framework or code that she works by, which is why she has such an easy time flauting the law and the rules; as she says she weren't brought up proper. Instead, her loyal heart, gen......more

When I first started reading this book, I wondered how Jacky was going to fare for an entire novel away from open water. However, I needn't have worried. Given a large body of water, (in this case the Mississippi River) Jacky soon has herself set up as the captain of a nice little river boat with a......more

I read over a quarter and I decided to skip this one and move on to number 6. Why? Getting way too predictable. Jacky is once again running from the Royal Navy and once again singing songs at taverns and once again stealing boats.. And once again, Jaimy is writing her these awful letters and he has......more