My Bonny Light Horseman: Bloody Jack #6

As with some other reviewers, I was also baffled at some parts of the book.*SPOILERS:Do Not Read Unless You Have Finished the Book* For example, the part when she went off and made friends with her superior Baronet (I don't think it's spelt right), and then as their friendship progressed he became her protector and great friend. What confused me a lot was why the title of the book was dedicated to him. He was her Bonny Light Horseman. I suppose in a way it could be used interchangeably for her as she is also light and bonny and a horseman in this series. However it was clear that the title was meant for him, so was this book in dedication for this departed friend? It would be odd as Jacky has had a lot of adventures and has lost a lot of dear friends.Another thing that just boggled my mind...her love affair with Jean Paul. She had so many other little flings here and there...the one with Randall (which was pretty dam steamy if I do say so myself) and alll those other ones too. I just sat there, four hours after reading the book and, still now, wondering why out of all the men she has ever met and kissed, did she finally lose her emotional faithfulness to Jaimy over to Jean Paul? I mean Jaimy has always always been The One for Jacky, despite whatever happened. You read about her kissing him and that, but this is really and truly the first time her emotions have ever been swayed by any other guy.And then I realized maybe it was because Jean Paul was the only other man who was able to see Jaimy at a very vulnerable time and fully commit to her and love her for it. I suppose being tied to a chair and being tortured can also be incredibly vulnerable (if you don't remember that's where she and Randall have that steamy scene). Randall seemed to have respected and envied Jacky a lot, but I don't think he was ready to love her. He was more of an admirer. Oh and I just remembered...Jared was also there to hold her as she laid in a dark, wasteland of a prison...screaming out from nightmares. So what gives? If I were Jacky, I would've picked Jared pfft. :T. I guess Jared was more of a big brother and friend? They had too much past history? That one miffs me.There also aren't a lot of things that can knock Jacky down. Threatening her life is one thing, threatening her family, friends, and everything else she holds important...that is a completely different story. So there she was as a threatened spy and sort of hooker and there this french dude was. Young love with Jaimy versus new and mature love with Oolala Jean Paul.And if Jacky was like any other girl, after having learning her boyfriend Jaimy has given himself to another girl...I think that's enough to sway a little of her own feelings for him. I suppose this is just the point where their relationship is developing/maturing. In the end, she never doubted that Jaimy was still The One for her. She also never doubted that she also now shared a piece of herself with Jean Paul. Oh yeah and when Jean Paul thanked her for letting him love her and that marriage for him was possible because he now knew what love was, and when even though they were to part, he would remember those days spent in the Paris cafe...that good bye just broke my own heart.There were a lot of things I didn't understand in this book, but maybe it's because I need to read it twice or maybe even three times. I like to think that it's because as Jacky and the characters are maturing, so is the book. But no matter what happens, I will be the loyal reader that I am and follow the series to the end , because I'm very sure the author is capable enough :D. Thank you L.A. Meyer!

Such a wonderful series! Of course after book three the adventures are getting a bit wilder and more unbelievable but even so this is so much fun, I really enjoyed reading these stories and I wish it was like that, the world deserves a Jacky Faber, and if it's only as a fictional character so be it, just such a life story is a joy to read; this one was good the belly of the bloodhound is still my favorite, and under the Jolly Roger is a close second this one might be the fourth best which still makes it far better than most books I've read this month or this year. Ok have to read the next one Rapture of the Deep she finally is in the arms of her Love so it appears the formula of unrequited love with multiple men vying for her is about to change have to read the next book to see how that change happens somehow I know it's all going to go wrong before it somehow ends up all right in the end

I flew right through My Bonny Light Horseman, so quickly, I was truly sad to see it end. I've read all six books in the Bloody Jack series, and each one becomes my favorite as I read it, with this one being no different. From the start of the book, Jacky again finds herself in a many near-death situations, one that even forces her to become a spy for her country in a war against the French. Along with the usual main characters, Meyer introduces you to many new characters that you get acquainted with so quickly, it's as if you had been reading about them all along since the first Bloody Jack book. One new character that everyone should already be familiar with is the infamous French ruler, Napoleon, whom Jacky has a few important encounters with, one especially, that has a great impact with this book's outcome and the war of that time. Being a middle school language arts teacher, I would recommend this book to anyone that loves entertaining, historical, and even humorous books. If there is only one book that you buy a friend or loved one this year for the holidays, it has to be this one. It's a must read for the entire family.

It's been a while since I read this, but agree one of the posters that this wasn't the best of the series. It felt much more forced than previous books in the series.Just "happens" to meet Napoleon...etc. I don't mind the set up as a spy since most men wouldn't think of a woman as a spy, but find it hard-pressed that even the British would use a 16-year-old girl (albeit a pirate-girl who's eluded them at every turn) to use feminine wiles as way to get info.Yes, she's loved by all the men, and in the truest sense of the word hasn't cheated on Jaimy, although I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't end up with her based on everything he's been through to be with her and she thinks he's been uncaring.

While not my favorite of the series, this book had it's own character and was just as addictive as the rest! I am disappointed in Jacky's loose ways when the handsome, *loyal!* James Fletcher is waiting for her. She does make up for it with her selflessness in the beginning, somewhat. I hold out hope for her and James, that is if they still even really know each other by the next book, which I wait eagerly for. I can't see how this book couldn't be a must read for those reading the series, but if you are reading the Bloody Jack series, start from the first book.This book was just as fun to read as the rest and I laughed out loud many times. Read the series!