Jinx

By Meg Cabot

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060837667
• ISBN13: 9780060837662
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.2" x 7.9"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 and higher

Customer Reviews

Jinx

My daughter was done with this book in one day. As a Meg Cabot fan, she loved it.

great light read

I quite enjoyed this book. I wouldn't call it suspenseful but it was still a fun read. The main character was slightly awkward but still likable, not irritating or hapless. Though the book talks a good deal about magic and witchcraft, there is not so much that I would consider it to be a part of the fantasy genre. Most of the conflict is between person to person rather than person to supernatural. It was a nice balance and entertaining.

Highly recommended

A really good book. Extremely well written. Jinx is a very likeable character, someone that we can all relate to, at least on some level. Of course the fact that she's completely blind to the obvious will have you yelling at the book. Pretty much if you like anything else by Meg Cabot, you'll like this. It's written in her stlye; it has the same humor and charm of all her other books. The only complaint I have is that it's ridiculously short. I recived it in the mail this afternoon, and I've already finished it. It's also a bit predictable, but in the best kind of way. I'm sensing a sequel.... Or maybe that's just wishful thinking.

Jinx

This is one of Meg Cabot's best, in my opinion. It may be about witchcraft, but it wasn't overdone to unbelieveable extents. I enjoyed reading about Jinx and how she learned from her experiences. I guess I can call it a way lighter, fluffier version of The Craft. Plus, even though it happened to be about witches, I could actually relate really well to what was going on.

Courtesy of Teens Read Too

Jean, aka Jinx, is the most unlucky person ever to live. Jinx says this about herself: "If I didn't have bad luck, I wouldn't have any luck at all." And that only gets worse when she arrives in New York. After her ex-boyfriend begins stalking her, she moves from her little town in Iowa to New York City to live with her aunt and uncle. Her cousin, Tory, Jean quickly realizes, is not the same as she was five years ago, when they would climb trees together and swim in the river. On her first day in New York she sees Tory hanging out with her friends, drinking and doing drugs. What Jean doesn't realize at first is that Tory thinks she's a witch. So what was it that made Jean leave her home? What's up with Tory and this whole "witch" thing? JINX is Mrs. Cabot's best paranormal book yet! Jean is so funny, klutzy, and naive that it's impossible not to love her! I just could not put this book down after I turned the first page! I was even laughing when I read the first paragraph! Yet another great book from Meg Cabot, as expected! Reviewed by: Taylor Rector