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    The Wake of the Lorelei Lee: A Bloody Jack Adventure
    The Wake of the Lorelei Lee: A Bloody Jack Adventure
    The Wake of the Lorelei Lee: A Bloody Jack Adventure
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    The Wake of the Lorelei Lee: A Bloody Jack Adventure

    Written by L. A. Meyer

    Narrated by Katherine Kellgren

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Jacky Faber - rich from her exploits diving for Spanish gold - has purchased the Lorelei Lee to carry passengers across the Atlantic. Believing she has been absolved of past sins against the Crown, Jacky docks in London to take on her crew, but is instead arrested and sentenced to life in the newly formed penal colony in Australia. To add insult to injury, the Lorelei Lee is confiscated to carry Jacky and more than 200 female convicts to populate New South Wales.

    Not one to give in to self pity, Jacky rallies her sisters to "better" their position - resulting in wild escapades, brushes with danger, and much hilarity. Will Jacky find herself a founding mother of New South Wales, Australia? Not if she has anything to do about it!

    L. A. Meyer received a master of fine arts from Boston University, and is currently the curator and exhibitor at the Clair de Loon Gallery in Bar Harbor, Maine. He lives in Corea, Maine. Katherine Kellgren has recorded over 60 audio-books including Bloody Jack, which won an Audie Award, a Publishers Weekly Listen Up Award, and ForeWord magazine's Audio-book of the Year.

    Spend some more time with Bloody Jack.

    ©2011 L. A. Meyer (P)2011 Listen & Live Audio, Inc.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherListen & Live Audio
    Release dateJan 1, 2010
    ISBN9781593164867
    The Wake of the Lorelei Lee: A Bloody Jack Adventure
    Author

    L. A. Meyer

    L. A. Meyer (1942–2014) was the acclaimed writer of the Bloody Jack Adventure series, which follows the exploits of an impetuous heroine who has fought her way up from the squalid streets of London to become an adventurer of the highest order. Mr. Meyer was an art teacher, an illustrator, a designer, a naval officer, and a gallery owner. All of those experiences helped him in the writing of his curious tales of the beloved Jacky Faber. Visit www.jackyfaber.com for more information on the author and his books.  

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    Reviews for The Wake of the Lorelei Lee

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    • 4/5
      The fun continues - Jacky escapes the noose once again to be transported to Australia. Many unlikely coincidences and adventures happen before she gets there...
    • 5/5
      The Wake of the Lorelei Lee is the eighth book chronicling the adventures of Mary (aka Jacky) Faber, one-time London guttersnipe turned globetrotting sailor and adventuress. In this volume Jacky is arrested on (apparently) trumped-up charges and sentenced to transportation to Australia in the hold of what had previously been her own ship. I've read a good deal about the practice of transportation and it is apparent that author, L. A. Meyer has also. The characters, trials, sentences, treatment of prisoners and life aboard the transportation ships are all very consistent with actual events. These books really should be read in order starting from the beginning. I skipped from book one to this book and find there are several regular characters that first appeared at some point in the subsequent books and many references to events that I would much rather I had read about before now. I will definitely go back and read the ones I've missed as I have really enjoyed both of the books I've read.Warning: The Jacky Faber books are classified as young adult and their plots are pretty consistent with the genre. Nevertheless, these stories are about people who have chosen a life at sea and the language that is spoken by them is consistent with what one would expect from a sailor. On one occasion while I was listening to it in the car, my teenage daughter turned it off, saying that she was uncomfortable with the language.Listeners to the audio version of this book get a special treat in narrator Katherine Kellgren (one of my favorites). Not only is her voice perfect for the character of Jacky Faber but she sings beautifully and has gone to the trouble of learning the tunes that accompany all of the song lyrics in the book. I enjoyed them all so much I figure I'll allow the author his literary license and not suggest that some had not yet been written when the events in this book took place.*Quotations are cited from an advanced reading copy and may not be the same as appears in the final published edition. The review copy of this book was obtained from the publisher via the Amazon Vine Program.
    • 5/5
      Once again not allowed to marry Jamie because of certain scoundrels. But Jacky is a slippery one, as we do know from countless examples. I love the writing style as well as the plot. Worth it.
    • 4/5
      Readers of the Bloody Jack series love it for its humor, its unflinching danger, and its (at times) over-the-top adventures. How many times have readers said it? When will Jacky Faber finally get to be with her beloved James Emerson Fletcher, after seven novels of thwarted love?

      ...Well it sure as hell isn't in this novel!

      This, along with the almost too fantastical situations, is a great frustration to fans of Bloody Jack. Jacky Faber has been in one too many crazy adventures it seems, and her luck can certainly stretch your patience. Oh sure--she's been tarred and feathered, had a cigar burned into her thigh, had friends die and suffer...but has SHE died? Been raped? Lost an arm or suffered some other injury? Been cast into destitution? Not really. No, our Jacky is like a cat with nine lives, and at this point, readers are almost hoping that the series will end at book numero nine, just so that things aren't stretched to their breaking point. After all, there is only so much one can take!

      But so far this review has been a bit...self-deprecating? Ironic? I say this because while I personally share in the frustrations faced by many long-time Bloody Jack readers, I have to say...I still love it!

      The characters are fresh and strong, and though the plot can be a bit much to take, it's still great fun to read. Isn't that the point of a book? To entertain? L.A. Meyer's eighth addition to the series is filled with laughs and thrills and fun new characters for the loyal reader to enjoy. Its play on history is not the worst I've seen--Mississipi Jack asked for a lot more in the way of suspension of disbelief than the Lorelei Lee--and its very much forgivable. I blasted through this, and was left hungry for more.

      So...Really, I don't see myself writing this rant for the sake of a new reader looking to get into Bloody Jack. In fact, I'd warn any new readers from starting here--that'd just be silly. Better to start at the beginning, to experience all the laughs, see where many of the characters come from, and share in us veteran readers everlasting lament!
    • 5/5
      I remember when i was in middle school and my mom made me read the first book in the Bloody Jack series. Back then i think there was only 4 books in the series. The Wake is now the eighth book in the series and is as spectacular and fantastic as all other seven books.
      Truly, this is one of my favourite series' ever. It's remarkable consistent. The books are pretty fast reads. The writing is excellent (any qualms taken against it should note that it is in character and hardly needs to be pristine.) Jacky Faber's adventures are truly a joy to read and I have enjoyed each and every instalment thus far.
      To be quite honest, i think this was my favourite one since Under the Jolly Rodger. (I'm kind of in love with pirates, you know. Kind of in love)
      Now, these books seem to have a rule. Something really really bad happens either in the beginning, or right at the very last few pages, or both. I'm not going to really divulge all about wherein these things take part in this particular book. However, once again, our dear Jacky does find herself arrested and nearly hanged. The girl has escaped the noose more times than Jack Sparrow, i swear.
      In this book we have a floating brothel, a whole lot of people arrested, transportation to Australia, Chinese pirates, a few certain characters FINALLY going pirate (FINALLY) and all of the usual beautiful raucous rampaging that the Bloody Jack books are known for.
      The thing i adore so much about these books are that not only are they fun to read and incredibly enjoyable, the characters are always consistent, (Jacky is simply one of the GREATEST female protagonists ever) the stories are always slightly outrageous, and yet they always retain their historic accuracy. L.A. Meyer is simply spot on with all the little intricate historic details that this book requires, from the events of the time period, to the parts of the ship. Really, this is one of the only books i've read where the parts of the ship are always called by their sea faring names because the author obviously knows what they are.
      I also love how these books are written. One could argue that the style is too simplistic, however they have such life in energy because they're written in Jacky's point of view. And really, if you know Jacky Faber's personality, the stories are written exactly the way she'd like them. Which is just showing how perfectly written they are, because they match the character narrating to a T. Everything in the book you can see Jacky writing down herself. Unlike some first person books where the writing style does not quite match with the character narrating, these books are always so Jacky, and Jacky is such a distinctive character that to write them any other way would be odd.
      I won't reveal what occurs on the romantic ends of this particular instalment, because anyone who has read any of the books is aware that they are a never ending story of Jacky and Jaimy ALMOST FINALLY being together and one of them gets arrested (well... that's usually how it happens...)
      Really though, this book was easily one of the best yet. Really, they just keep getting better and better. From the floating brothel that Jacky quickly charms her way to the highest points, to the Chinese pirates, who are an incredibly intriguing addition to the story and i am quite looking forward to what Meyer intends to do with them in the future, as by the title of the upcoming book it appears that they are definitely returning for another go. I'm so glad that this was an impulse buy for me. This series never disappoints and as always is an absolute pleasure to read.
    • 3/5
      Another fun instalment in the "Bloody Jack" series. This volume has Jacky captured and sentenced to life in the penal colony of Australia. Her beautiful new ship - the Lorelei Lee is taken from her, and by one of the wonderful coincidences that Jacky thrives on, becomes her new prison. What we then have is a high-skirted romp across the ocean, as the many captive ladies - destined to be breeders and many of them prostitutes, flaunt their wares and engage in the sport of bitchery. Meanwhile, captured and bound on another ship, her beloved Jaimy makes a journey of his own. Will they ever get together? Does Jacky even really want to marry him any more? By this point in the series, after watching the two chase each other over most of the world, a reader likely no longer cares. I know that it no longer bothers me.

      These books are a fun romp - there is not so much action in this one - less violence and rather more sex - albeit between the lines, although the language is not entirely suitable for the younger reader. One cannot help but feel slightly uncomfortable at the thought that the writer is a man, and one cannot help but wonder if he has a bit of a crush on his Jacky, for all her flirtateous foibles and seemingly loose morals (but not really, her vitue is still intact at the start of the voyage, you'll have to read it to find out if that is so by the end). It reminds me of Piers Anthony - this mild obsession with female undergarments and young ladies of a particularly uninhibited nature.

      In other things, the author relies a lot on coincedence with his plots - Jacky must surely led a charmed life - except obviously charmed by someone with a wry sense of humour. There are also some rather dark moments in this book. A lot of it does not come over as particularly credible and I suspect the historical accuracy is minimal. Then again, if you've got this far in the series, you will have come to the conclusion that historical accuracy is not the intent of the plot at all.
    • 4/5
      Once again, Jacky is arrested, this time for stealing gold from the British Crown during Rapture of the Deep. (Though does it really count as stealing from Britain if she was just skimming off the top while helping them steal from the Spanish??). She is tried, found guilty, and sent on a ship full of prostitutes (HER ship, in fact, which was sold by the British to the East India Company) to the British penal colony in Australia.This is where things start to get really weird. Jacky somehow ends up marrying her valet, John Higgins, so that he can save face in front of the rest of the crew. (Though they don't do anything since he is obviously gay.) The ship stops at many ports along the way, at which the prostitutes are allowed to ply their trade. That whole "sailing around the ENTIRE CONTINENT OF AFRICA" thing takes about half a chapter. They stop in India and are horribly insensitive to everyone. Then Jacky is captured by Chinese pirates and ends up as a "special friend" to a vicious lady pirate. But it's Jacky, and I love her, so it's all a good time. Plus, the author's note reveals that, in fact, a very large portion of the book is completely true. And that's always fun.
    • 4/5
      I'm giving this 4 stars because I do still love this series, and I love Jacky as a character--she's impulsive, and her adventures are exciting, often-hilarious romps through all kinds of danger and circumstance. But Meyer doesn't break a lot of new ground here, and the number of people from her past whom Jacky runs into, all over the world, is astonishing. There's so much coincidence in the people she encounters (the same officers turn up again and again, in different places), and I can only suspend my disbelief so far.

      More of the same, though this installment gives some new twists: Jacky finally gets married (and not to her beloved Jaimy!), and shares smooches with another someone who isn't Jaimy--and this time, it's a girl pirate! Jacky, you are so very hard on your friends!

      (The number of real-world characters included here reminds me of the sequel to Forrest Gump, where Forrest had his hands in everything from The Exxon-Valdez spill to New Coke.)
    • 3/5
      The best part was the end, when one of my favorite characters came back! I am not a big fan of Jaimy, but I guess he was okay in this book.
    • 4/5
      Jacky and Jaime are split up again, sentenced for treason, and sent on different prison ships bound for Botany Bay. Hilarity and disaster ensue, include a false marriage, Chinese pirate queens, and last minute rescues. Wonderfully read audiobook, as usual.
    • 4/5
      This was not my favorite book in the series. The writing was still good and the audio performance was exceptional as always, I just didn't enjoy the story as much.
    • 5/5
      Captured yet again, Jacky is convicted and sentenced to a life sentence at the penal colony in Australia. As a further insult, she is to be transported on her own ship, the Lorelei Lee, with about 250 other women. Jamie is convicted of assisting her in defrauding the crown, and is sentenced to Australia on a separate boat.
    • 4/5
      Summary: Jacky Faber is back in action, and with the gold that she, erm, misplaced during the salvage of the Santa Magdalena, she's bought herself a new ship, the Lorelei Lee, and is headed for London, where her beloved Jaimy is waiting. Unfortunately, a nasty plot cooked up by some old enemies is also waiting for her, and no sooner does she arrive in England than she is tried for treason (all that misplaced gold) and sentenced to be transported for life to the penal colony of Australia. And to make matters worse, the Crown has confiscated the Lorelei Lee, and Jacky will be traveling halfway around the world on her very own ship - but as a convict, rather than the captain. But, of course, the infamous Jacky Faber won't stay beaten for long...Review: The Bloody Jack books are 100% literary candy to me, and I devour them just as quickly. I love nautical stories, and these books manage to pack in more shipboard adventure than you can shake a sail at, and manage to combine it all with a lively, sassy, funny, independent narrator. Jacky's stayed much the same since the beginning of the series, and although I could easily see getting tired of her if I read too many of these books back to back, in individual doses, she's pretty irresistible, with her knack for trouble and her irrepressible joie de vivre. The books continue their habit of re-introducing minor characters from earlier in the series, which is not only difficult for readers with a leaky memory like mine, but also gives the impression that the Atlantic - and the Pacific, now, too - are populated only by people that Jacky already knows. Still, this volume seemed to be a lot more self-contained than previous ones, and thus I had a bit of an easier time of things - I couldn't remember the exact circumstances in which Jacky had previously met most of these characters, but it was summarized well enough that it didn't matter. Overall, another fun installment in the series, which hasn't gotten stale yet: I'll keep reading them if you keep writing them, Mr. Meyer. 4 out of 5 stars.Recommendation: This book could probably be read independently of the rest of the series, but if the idea of sassy female pirates appeals to you, then you may as well start with Bloody Jack.
    • 4/5
      L.A. Meyer does it again in the newest installment of the "Bloody Jack" saga. An exciting sea adventure, this time we find Jacky on prisoner transport ship filled with prostitutes and female criminals bound for the British penal colony on Australia. Jacky finally gets to travel around the Dark Continent to see her Bombay Rat and Cathay Cat, but will she ever manage to get some lovin' from her beloved Jaimy? (I'm not letting THAT cat outta the bag!) Swashbuckling, schemes, good guys and evil ones, along with some new and exotic locations. Many old characters resurface along with a few new faces as well; although Jacky doesn't get a chance to show off her sailing skills (which I missed) she does get to flex her tactical muscles. Formulaic, yes, but with enough new stuff to satisfy. Overall this is well-written, enjoyable addition to the Bloody Jack crew.
    • 5/5
      Captured yet again, Jacky is convicted and sentenced to a life sentence at the penal colony in Australia. As a further insult, she is to be transported on her own ship, the Lorelei Lee, with about 250 other women. Jamie is convicted of assisting her in defrauding the crown, and is sentenced to Australia on a separate boat.
    • 5/5
      Usually when you get to book #8 in a series the story has started to get a bit dull but this series is the exception to the rule I think this one is one of the best ones yet. Once again our Jacky gets herself in quite a jam leaving us to wonder just how she is going to get out of it this time. The adventures along the way will make you laugh and cry and wonder how she will explain these exploits to her fair Jaimy.I love Jacky she is so fun and spunky and can always worm her way out of just about anything, but I do wonder if her and Jaimy will ever get married and if they should. I look forward to the next book in this series.I listened to this on audio and as always Katherine Kellgren does a great job at the narration if you really want this series to come alive I highly recommend listening to these on audio the voices, the accents, the singing, Katherine Kellgren does it all with absolute perfection.4 ½ Stars