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New York : Tom Doherty Associates, 1991.
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Fay Harper looks like any other teenage girl--any other Queen Bee, that is. She's blond, and beautiful, and very, very popular--the kind of popular that attracts boys like honey. Fay and her gang take a lot of risks, but so far they've managed to get away with everything. It's as if they are magically protected. Summoned to Tulsa by an old friend whose son has fallen in with Fay's crowd, Diana Tregarde, practicing witch and successful romance novelist, quickly finds herself in hot water. The new girl at school, Monica Carlin, has come under sorcerous attack, but Diana cannot identify, or stop, the power-wielder. To make matters worse, there is an ancient being sleeping under Tulsa, a being who might be woken by the magic battles taking place in the city. What will happen then, even Diana cannot predict... in Mercedes Lackey'sJinx High.… (more)
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LibraryThing member bcquinnsmom
The third and final installment of the Diana Tregarde occult mystery series finds our heroine coming to Tulsa OK after a friend of hers, also a psi, feels that his son is being put into some kind of grave danger by an unnamed threat. Diana is there to sort of look out for him by whatever psychic &
Kind of slow moving really up until the end, but it was still okay. If you're going to read this one, I highly suggest that you read the first two in order before you do this one.
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occult means are necessary. But this time, she's battling a really evil enemy.Kind of slow moving really up until the end, but it was still okay. If you're going to read this one, I highly suggest that you read the first two in order before you do this one.
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LibraryThing member jjmcgaffey
The problem with this one is that I remember it too well. So I alert on all the comments about 'no teenager could have done this' - and there are a lot of them. And a lot of other assumptions...sigh. It's silly, since Di never stops and thinks "This person must be at least as old as I am!" in the
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other books...Still, there are some great scenes in here - Tannim, for one, though he doesn't show up until late. Di's Theory of Teenage Evolution, some of what she's teaching, some of Deke's assumptions about her and Larry... The cop drooling over her car. Lots of little and not-so-little bits that I love. Unfortunately, we spend an awful lot of time in the villain's mind - and it's a sewer in there. It's also interesting just how much of a teenager the villain is (not a spoiler, we the readers know within the first chapter who it is. It just takes Diana forever to figure it out). Hormone-driven? Drugs? Something. She's constantly acting on impulse and building up minor problems into Drama...you'd think she'd have learned something in all that time. Whatever. One bit I'd forgotten, or hadn't thought of - like Burning Water, here the real villain isn't fully dealt with. Di's really stacking up some enemies out there... Show Less
LibraryThing member jasmyn9
Diana Tregarde comes to the rescue again when her college buddy's son comes under supernatural threat. What she doesn't realize is how ancient the threat truly is. The book explores high school drama of the type I can still remember watching as I walked down the halls of my own high school 11 years
The main character of Deke, Alan, and Monica are incredible. They scream teen-age drama in just about everything you do which only draws the reader deeper into their lives as the author happily leads you to what could have been their doom.
The only draw back to this book is the lack of a sequel. The book resolves the story of the teen-agers, but leaves not just one, but two cliff-hangers on the last page that left me somewhat disappointed and looking for a next page/book that doesn't exist.
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ago. Throw in some sex Magick (no graphic details, more along the lines of they kissed.....and three hours later), a sorcerer that feeds on violence, all combined with high school puberty and hormones and you have quite a deadly mix as several nonmemorable character found out the hard way.The main character of Deke, Alan, and Monica are incredible. They scream teen-age drama in just about everything you do which only draws the reader deeper into their lives as the author happily leads you to what could have been their doom.
The only draw back to this book is the lack of a sequel. The book resolves the story of the teen-agers, but leaves not just one, but two cliff-hangers on the last page that left me somewhat disappointed and looking for a next page/book that doesn't exist.
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LibraryThing member LisaMaria_C
I love Lackey's Diana Tregarde books that chronologically start with Children of the Night and continues with Burning Water (which was published first). This is the last of them--I've read that they didn't sell well so Lackey won't be writing others, which I think is a shame, especially since the
This book is reminiscent of Buffy despite predating it given the high school setting and paranormal doings. I think Lackey draws the teenage dynamic well. Lackey clearly did her homework on Wicca and magical practice in a way that gives the ceremonial magic in the stories some verisimilitude. The Tregarde stories in general and Jinx High are entertaining reads, among Lackey's best, and I only hope someday we might see more.
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ending leaves some loose ends. I like Diana and the other characters here, and find her as much or more an appealing Urban Fantasy heroine than many on the bestseller lists. This book is reminiscent of Buffy despite predating it given the high school setting and paranormal doings. I think Lackey draws the teenage dynamic well. Lackey clearly did her homework on Wicca and magical practice in a way that gives the ceremonial magic in the stories some verisimilitude. The Tregarde stories in general and Jinx High are entertaining reads, among Lackey's best, and I only hope someday we might see more.
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LibraryThing member dswaddell
An ok read. Diana goes after an evil sorcerous who is preying upon high school kids.
LibraryThing member dragonasbreath
Diane Tregarde and her group are pure fun from start to finish. Just wish someone hadn't destroyed the fun by insisting they had to be allowed to join the Watchers so Mercedes just dropped the series on us.
Spoilsports ruined it for everyone.
Spoilsports ruined it for everyone.
LibraryThing member EmScape
Diana Tregarde is a Guardian. She's an incredibly powerful person who is basically obligated to protect innocent people from bad supernatural creatures. Her old buddy's son, Deke, seems to be on the radar of ... something....that's bad and out to get him. Deke is a powerful talent, but doesn't know
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about that, because his parents kept him shielded and don't really use their own powers much anymore. The reader is privy, almost right away, to who the big powerful evil is and it's suspenseful to read, inwardly urging Diana to notice this or that clue that would lead her to the one we know is behind this. A very satisfying book with great characters. I wish Lackey had written more featuring Tregard. All three in the series have been wildly different but all really great. Show Less
LibraryThing member KevinRubin
I just caught up with the third book in Mercedes Lackey’s Diana Tregarde series, “Jinx High”.
In this one Diana Tregarde catches up with an old college buddy, Larry, in Jenks, Oklahoma, who has a teenage son, Deke, with some psychic abilities, but who’s been shielded by him in order to avoid
Since Diana is traveling around on a book tour, and not far from Jenks, she drives over to help out. While there, she agrees to work with Deke’s high school English teacher on teaching the students how to become professional writers.
It’s revealed quite early that the magic troublemaker is Deke’s classmate and girlfriend, Fay Harper, who is actually sorcerer several hundred years old, masquerading as a high school student, and quite enjoying the updates to life in the late 20th century, the fast cars, the drugs, etc.
And there’s also Monica, an actual teenager who recently moved to Jenks and has some psychic abilities, but doesn’t know anything about them and hasn’t been trained in any way to use them.
And “something big” sleeping under Jenks, dreaming.
The story was pretty good most of the way through. The high school drama was a bit clumsy.
The last act was wrapped up a bit too fast. Some potential plot lines weren’t followed, like training Monica a bit more and using her to help. Once Diana Tregarde figured out Fay was the villain, Fay also figured out Diana was her enemy, but the story didn’t go too far into her taking advantage of that, planning to, but not doing it. And Fay’s “mother” in the mental hospital could’ve perhaps played a part as well.
The ending also leaves a clear opening for a sequel.
Overall, I enjoyed the book, but feel the ending needed some work.
In this one Diana Tregarde catches up with an old college buddy, Larry, in Jenks, Oklahoma, who has a teenage son, Deke, with some psychic abilities, but who’s been shielded by him in order to avoid
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teaching him all the magic stuff. Only, at the time of the story, there’s some other magic stuff going on and Larry is becoming worried that Deke is a target.Since Diana is traveling around on a book tour, and not far from Jenks, she drives over to help out. While there, she agrees to work with Deke’s high school English teacher on teaching the students how to become professional writers.
It’s revealed quite early that the magic troublemaker is Deke’s classmate and girlfriend, Fay Harper, who is actually sorcerer several hundred years old, masquerading as a high school student, and quite enjoying the updates to life in the late 20th century, the fast cars, the drugs, etc.
And there’s also Monica, an actual teenager who recently moved to Jenks and has some psychic abilities, but doesn’t know anything about them and hasn’t been trained in any way to use them.
And “something big” sleeping under Jenks, dreaming.
The story was pretty good most of the way through. The high school drama was a bit clumsy.
The last act was wrapped up a bit too fast. Some potential plot lines weren’t followed, like training Monica a bit more and using her to help. Once Diana Tregarde figured out Fay was the villain, Fay also figured out Diana was her enemy, but the story didn’t go too far into her taking advantage of that, planning to, but not doing it. And Fay’s “mother” in the mental hospital could’ve perhaps played a part as well.
The ending also leaves a clear opening for a sequel.
Overall, I enjoyed the book, but feel the ending needed some work.
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LibraryThing member threadnsong
In this third book in the Diana Tregarde series, the events happen in and around the lives of rich teenagers in Jenks, outside of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Most of the book is told from their point of view: Deke, the son of one of Diana's former college friends; Fay, who is the most popular and the most
Diana is called in to help teach a class on writing and getting published, and thinking that there is nothing going on in the sleepy bit of the country still sees shielding of Deke and his home courtesy of his dad, Larry. When Diana comes and settles into the family home as a houseguest, the two adults go off into private space leaving Deke wondering if there is an affair in the making (mom being in Japan on business). Deke himself is involved with Fay in a creepy kind of way: every time he mopes to Monica how much he dislikes Fay, the minute Fay comes into his sight he forgets everything and follows her like an obedient puppy.
What surprised me and brought my review down to 3 stars was the lack of awareness that Diana, as a Guardian, has for what is going on in the high school. She senses that something may be amiss, but while the undercurrent of Fay's magic is pretty unmistakeable, Diana is clueless until Monica encounters a something of Fay's and Diana pulls the story out of her. There seems to be more story going on with the teenagers than there does of Diana's involvement, and it almost felt like the author wanted the story to go in one direction, the editors in another. Maybe that's the reason for the disconnect between supernatural events and the Guardian doing very little till the very end.
And the ending has such little build-up throughout the book that it seemed an ending because Lackey had to get the book to the publisher's by the deadline. Plus, the ending left the whole build-up flat, since the great Blow Up of the Evil did not conquer the evil. Not sure if there was supposed to be a sequel, or Lackey was trying to send a message, or she just needed to finish the book to get it out the door.
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ruthless girl in school; and Monica, Deke's maybe-girlfriend who is new to the area.Diana is called in to help teach a class on writing and getting published, and thinking that there is nothing going on in the sleepy bit of the country still sees shielding of Deke and his home courtesy of his dad, Larry. When Diana comes and settles into the family home as a houseguest, the two adults go off into private space leaving Deke wondering if there is an affair in the making (mom being in Japan on business). Deke himself is involved with Fay in a creepy kind of way: every time he mopes to Monica how much he dislikes Fay, the minute Fay comes into his sight he forgets everything and follows her like an obedient puppy.
What surprised me and brought my review down to 3 stars was the lack of awareness that Diana, as a Guardian, has for what is going on in the high school. She senses that something may be amiss, but while the undercurrent of Fay's magic is pretty unmistakeable, Diana is clueless until Monica encounters a something of Fay's and Diana pulls the story out of her. There seems to be more story going on with the teenagers than there does of Diana's involvement, and it almost felt like the author wanted the story to go in one direction, the editors in another. Maybe that's the reason for the disconnect between supernatural events and the Guardian doing very little till the very end.
And the ending has such little build-up throughout the book that it seemed an ending because Lackey had to get the book to the publisher's by the deadline. Plus, the ending left the whole build-up flat, since the great Blow Up of the Evil did not conquer the evil. Not sure if there was supposed to be a sequel, or Lackey was trying to send a message, or she just needed to finish the book to get it out the door.
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Original publication date
1991-10
Physical description
314 p.; 18 cm
ISBN
0812521145 / 9780812521146
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Good portrayals of magic, witchcraft, and occult investigation.