" I enjoyed listening to Bloody Jack which was a 2008 audio award winner, I found it enthralling to hear the tale from the charming cockney accent of Katherine Kellgren. This is the story of adventure on the high seas with the main character, a young girl, disguised as a boy. She was born of educated parents but due to unfortunate events, was orphaned at a young age. So, she was fighting for survival in the streets of London in the 1700's. She took the clothes of a chum who met his demise and decided that life might be better on a pirate ship. Life on the ship was full of risk and she experienced alot of loss there, too. One of her gifts which she learned from her Mum was reading. That set her aside from the others but she was not treated much better. My favorite part of the book was when she was cast off and landed on a island. As she looked back on life on the ship she mused about folly, deception, and sheer stupidity. Her resoucefulness was admirable--she taught herself to swim, hunt and to be gentle and accepting of herself. It was on this island that the reader sang a song " The water is wide....." Eventually, Jack is found on the island, discovered to be Jackie, a girl, and her love for her ship mate is scorned by the captain. She is destined to be sent to boarding school in Boston but the book leaves the reader somewhat in doubt which leads one on to another in the series. "
— Patience, 1/22/2014