Jinx
by Meg Cabot
Published by Harper Teen on January 1, 2007
Genres: YA Fantasy
Pages: 262
Format: Audible Audiobook, Audio CD, ebook, Hardcover, Kindle, Paperback
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It's not easy being Jinx.
Jean Honeychurch hates her boring name (not Jean Marie, or Jeanette, just . . . Jean). What's worse? Her all-too-appropriate nickname, Jinx. Misfortune seems to follow her everywhere she goes—even to New York City, where Jinx has moved to get away from the huge mess she caused in her small hometown. Her aunt and uncle welcome her to their Manhattan town house, but her beautiful cousin Tory isn't so thrilled. . . .
In fact, Tory is hiding a dangerous secret—one that could put them all in danger. Soon Jinx realizes it isn't just bad luck she's been running from . . . and that the curse she has lived under since the day she was born may be the only thing that can save her life.
Jinx by Meg Cabot follows Jena Honeychurch as she embarks on a new journey in New York City, living with her aunt and uncle in their brownstone.
Will Jean stop being called Jinx?
Jean “Jinx” Honeychurch
Jean is a sixteen-year-old girl moving from her hometown of Hancock, Iowa, to New York City. Her parents hoped that moving to the East Coast might be better than staying where her stalker could get to her. Jean starts off being shy but grows into a person I wouldn’t mind being friends with in high school. I wouldn’t have cared that she’s a preacher’s daughter. Jean believes that she is cursed forever with bad luck as things seem to go weird when she’s around.
The Story
Jean and Tory, her cousin, come from Branwen, a witch that is their great-great-great-great grandmother from Wales. Tory, aka Torrence, thinks that the witch their ancestor prophesied about is her despite what she initially thought about. It doesn’t seem like any of Tory’s spells are working…not quite like how they do for Jean. These two cousins have some major fighting happening, but will Tory win? Or is Jean?
Five Stars
I am giving five stars to Jinx by Meg Cabot, along with a recommendation to read it. Ms. Cabot has always captured me with her stories, and this one is no different. I loved all the characters, including the romance between Sam and Jean. Ms. Cabot perfectly brought to my imagination what life would be like being related to a witch and finding out that you may be a witch that she talked about before being burned at the stake.
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Happy Reading!
About Meg Cabot
Meg Cabot was born in Bloomington, Indiana, during the Chinese astrological year of the Fire Horse, a notoriously unlucky sign, but she learned at an early age that a good storyteller can always give herself a happy ending. Her 80+ books for both adults and tweens/teens have included multiple #1 New York Times bestsellers, selling over twenty-five million copies worldwide. Her Princess Diaries series has been published in more than 38 countries and was made into two hit films by Disney. Meg’s numerous other award-winning books include the Mediator series, the Heather Wells mystery series, and Avalon High, the latter of which was made into a film for Disney Channel. Meg Cabot (her last name rhymes with habit, as in “her books can be habit-forming”) currently lives in Key West with her husband and various cats.
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