Jinx
Ratings17
Average rating3.3
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.
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I really liked, this one. I don't always like Meg Cabot's books because they are a little too romantic for me, but this one had just a little. I could totally identify with the main character.
I seem to always enjoy Meg Cabot's books. I'm not quite as holy-cow-this-is-AWESOME about this one as I have been about some of the others, but I did enjoy it very much. And as far as YA books involving witchcraft, this is by far among the best I've read. Once I figured out what it was about, I expected the usual cliches that always seem to fall into these things. I was happily surprised - if there were any cliches, I didn't notice it because they were well written enough that they didn't feel like cliches.
The main thing: I'd recommend this book. I enjoyed it.
To be totally honest, I picked this up it realizing at first that it was YA! But still, it was a fun break with some interesting characters. I adored the love interest, especially for being so perceptive. ;) There were some interesting things happening with the narrator that kept me guessing. An absorbing magical tale!
