Jinx

i was kind of "meh" about it. i saw the love interest coming a mile away. and to me, it was obvious what jean had done that required her to get away. but i'm not 13 anymore. still love meg cabot.

Jean has always been know as Jinx since they day she was born, when a lightening bolt hit the hospital. Now she has been sent from her middle class Iowa family to live with weathly relatives in Manhattan. The change is a culture shock, and problems immediately ensue when her cousin, Torrence

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becomes jealous of Jinx's "powers". See there is a family legend that one girl will inherit the powers of the family witch who had died at the stake centuries before. Torrence thought it was her legacy until Jinx appears and starts to demonstrate her abilities. Jinx and Torrence both believe in magic but while Jinx thinks it is a bad thing, Torrence is all about it, right down to the Goth dress.

I am a bit perplexed by this book. Is there really magic going on, or is it all coincidence? I agree that the end is sort of odd. I hope there is a sequel because there was some nice character development and more questions raised than answered.

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Jinx has just moved in with her aunt, uncle and cousin because of an "incident" at her last school. She wants to avoid anything like that happening again, but her cousin is obsessed with being a witch and trying to get this one particular guy, who just so happens to like Jinx.

If it wasn't enough that Jean (aka Jinx) Honeychurch is an accident magnet, she was born in a thunderstorm, or that her mother is a pastor or that she's from Iowa, but she's had to leave home to go to New York because of a stalker. Her relatives are wealthy and live in a big house. They have a

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daughter about the same age as Jinx, Torrence (aka Tory, but she's trying to leave that nickname behind) who has fallen into some bad habits. Including black magic.

Jinx has to try to make new friends, work out what the gorgeous Zack wants, and try to stop her cousin from harming her, and everyone around her, that and try to work out how to use her own powers of witchcraft.

It's fun, light and a very quick read. Typical Meg Cabot fare.

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Jinx always has bad luck and it doesn't stop when she goes to live with her Aunt and Uncle in order to escape the attentions of a stalker. Now she has to contend with a cousin who believes herself to be a witch and practices black magic to gain popularity and status. Jinx knows that's bad news and

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tries to stop her, which only makes her declare war on Jinx. This is a fun, can't put it down kind of book.

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I would not recommend this one. The storyline is nonexistent and Meg goes into unchartered territory that she does not navigate well.

Another audiobook. It was an enjoyable ya book - typical teenagers who spend so much time worrying, that they have a hard time seeing what is really going on! Cabot is an entertaining author with a bit of whimsy in her tales.

Moving from a small town in Iowa to New York City was the best way Jean Honeychurch and her family could think of to handle the problem she was having with a boy. The problem wasn’t just the boy, Jean had been having bad luck all of her life starting with the day she was born. She even received

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the nickname of Jinx from her family at a young age, because of her constant string of mishaps. Meeting her cousins friends and finding out that some of them believed themselves to be witches and those witches, including her cousin Tory, believing that she was a witch and wanting her to join their coven, left Jinx scarred that the true reason for her troubles was about to come out.

What a fun story. Quick and fast paced, although it was predictable. The characters were great - a bunch of high school students, their dates, crushes and worries, popularity contests and all. I really liked Zach and Petra (one of the boys and the families au pair) they seemed to be great supporting characters for Jean. There is a point in the story were Jean is described as a good influence against the drugs, alcohol, smoking and witch craft but as Jean thinks about it - “God, no wonder she hated me so much! I hated me, hearing myself described in such a way.” Fun for young teens up. After finally trying a Meg Cabot book, maybe I will give one of her series a try.

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Sixteen-year-old Jean "Jinx" Honeychurch, the descendant of a witch, must leave Iowa to live with relatives in Manhattan after the first spell she casts goes awry, but she will have to improve her skills to stop her cousin from practicing black magic that endangers them and the boy they both like.

I felt like the story line in this novel was a bit overdramatic, however, keeping in mind that this book was written for a teenage audience (not the 30 something college student that I am). The plot was suspenseful from beginning to end and the romantic subplot was also interesting to follow. I

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would vote this as a great teen read.

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A story about a girl who found that the only thing holding you back is usually your self. Meg Cabot is an exceptional author who always seems to be able to connect the reader to the story. A wonderful portral of what real magick is and does not make it out to be some teen girls fantasy and way of

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getting what she wants.
The main character Jinx is from a small country town and moves to the big apple to live with rich realatives. Sounds like a lot of other books that have been done before so you figure on a Cinderella spin off. The twist is that Jinx is no reagular held down by evil stepparents but by her own bad luck.
Through the book out heroine learn to stand up and trust in herself and not to fear the gifts that she has been given.
In the end she achieves her happily ever after, gets the guy, stays at the school, and the evil pyscho cousin is sent away.

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First of all I have to note that this review is for the unabridged audio book and I really do think listening to books is a bit different than reading them. In this case it is even more important to note this as I think I might have enjoyed the story a little more had I read it.

Jean Honeychurch has

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been known as "Jinx" for most all of her life. Even at the time of her birth lightning had struck the hospital causing a major evacuation of patients. Since that time her luck hasn't improved very much. Now Jean has moved from her native Iowa to her aunt and uncle's in NYC for reasons she'd rather not discuss. Reasons that unknown to anyone else, she feels completely responsible for.

Despite her resolution to leave "Jinx" behind it seems like her luck isn't going to change just with her location and soon Jean is embroiled in even more trouble thanks to her cousin Torrance.

This story was okay, but for some reason didn't seem to have the same appeal to me as some of Cabot's other work. It might have had to do with Jean, who I really did find kind of annoying, with her defeatist attitude and obtuseness when it came to witchy powers, relationships and her friendship with Zach. The words, "too stupid to live" actually entered my head more than once during the last few chapters. Or, my dissatisfaction could have been because of the reader. For whatever reason I seem to like male readers much more then female ones, but this one was even worse than most. When I started listening I actually cringed through the first chapter and thought about not finishing. I did finally adapt to the narrative, but I can't say that ever grew to really enjoy it. This is probably all personal preference and I wouldn't discourage anyone from listening to the audio book just because of my own reaction. Although I think this book could have been better all the way around, it is one that I had wanted to read for a while and I am glad I finally got the chance to, if not actually read, listen to the story.

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Jean Honeychurch comes to New York to get away from a boy who has a crush on her. She stays with her cousin Torry and her family. Unfortunately, Zach, a boy that Tory likes, is attracted to Jean, although Jean is oblivious to his interest. I found her cluelessness to be quite annoying, given that

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she seems to figure other things out quite easily. Jean is known as Jinx because bad luck follows her around. Tory is convinced that she and Jinx are witches. The story is revealed in bits, leaving it to the reader to put all the pieces together. I can't tell you more without spoiling the book. This book is another that will be embraced by Cabot fans, and is a fun, fast read. Many girls go through a phase when they think about love spells and bewitching someone and being a witch. For anyone at that stage in their life, this is the perfect book.

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Although the undertones of magic filled the story, it was your typical story of a girl who has everything she wants but doesn't know it. She thinks she's Jinxed, but her cousin knows better and tries to destroy her new life because of it. This book was one you could easily get wrapped up into - a

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good mixture of teenage drama, witchcraft, and blooming love.

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Jean “Jinx” moves in with her aunt and uncle after an incident back home. Upon arrival, she learns her cousin Tory (now refers to be called Torrance) thinks she is a witch. Tory reminds Jean that their great-great-great-grandmother was also a practicing witch and stated that one of her

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descendants will also be a witch. Naturally Tory believes it’s her, until Jean saves Zach’s, Tory’s neighbor and crush, life.

Having read most of Ms. Cabot’s young adult novels last year, I was looking forward to reading Jinx. Unfortunately, this book didn’t grab me as her previous novels did. The mystery behind Jean’s move to live with her aunt is obvious as is the reason her family calls her Jinx.

What really stood out to me was how similar the characters are with the characters from The Princess Diaries series. For instance, Jean reminded me of Princess Mia; Zach was a good guy like Michael; Tory was mean like Lana. At one point, I actually started seeing the Princess Diaries characters instead of these main characters. From this, I thought the plot seemed “a bit familiar” and too formula-based.

Jean, the protagonist, came across as boring and naive. I often found myself wanting to shake her and say “Can’t you see what’s going on here?” It was so frustrating to see Tory repeatedly take advantage of her and for Jean to remain passive so she wouldn’t hurt Tory’s feelings.

Although Jinx is not a favorite of mine by Ms. Cabot, I still plan to read my way through her young adult collection.

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This book was a page turner seeing the life of Jean who's appropriately nicknamed "Jinx" because of her perpetual bad luck. Throughout the book, she starts to discover that her bad luck is caused by her fear and learns to overcome her fear and empower herself; making life better than it has ever

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been before.

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The story was fine... cute, fun, etc. I liked the main male character and the au pair quite a lot... it's just that the main character was so dumb sometimes. She made a few really ridiculous mistakes that really made you want to smack her... and really made the story feel a little more unrealistic.

Where has Meg Cabot been all of my reading years? This is my first book by her and I could not put it down. I did very little house work yesterday because I kept thinking about this book.
It starts off with Jean (Jinx) moving in with her Aunt and Uncle because of something that happened back Iowa

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where she lives. Jean is happy to be moving in with her Aunt and Uncle for a while. She hasn't seen her cousin Tory in a long time, she was thinking things would pick up where they left them years ago. But when she gets to her Aunt and Uncle's house Tory, now known as Torrence, has changed. Gone is her blonde hair and pretty clothes, instead they are replaced by dark hair and black clothes. Jean soon finds out that Tory knows about her being a witch and Tory wants her to join her coven. But when Jean declines it makes Tory mad and sets her on a mission to destroy Jean. But it gets worse when Jean falls for Tory's secret crush, Zach.
This book was an amazing read. I have always liked reading about the Salem Witch Trials. So this book had witches, romance, and teen fun. Highly recommend this book!

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Not as predictable as other Cabot novels. A quick enjoyable read.

The only luck Jean has ever had in her life is bad luck, hence her nickname Jinx. Jean has been sent to her aunt and uncle's in New York to get away from the culmination of her bad luck back home in Iowa. But Jean's bad luck sticks with her bringing conflict with her cousin Tory who is convinced

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that one of them is to inherit the strong magical powers that run in their family line. Now Jean must decide whether to embrace her potential magic powers to keep Tory from harming others, particularly their adorable neighbour Zach, on whom Jean has a massive crush.

I'm a long time Meg Cabot fan but this novel fell short for me. While Jean was perfectly adorable and her flirtation with Zach as full of charm as Cabot is always capable of, I felt like the constant hinting around the bad thing that happened back in Iowa was dragged out too long. Also, as naive as Jean is, I had serious doubts that she'd be quite so obtuse. A quick read but not up to the standard I expect from Cabot.

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The book Jinx is about a girl whose real name is Jean. Her family calls her Jinx because if anything bad is going to happen, it will most definitely happen to Jinx. To get rid of her ex boyfriend, Jean moves to New York with her aunt and uncle. Jean was looking forward to spending time with her

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cousin Tori, until she sees how much Tori has changed. What Jean doesn't realize is that Tori hates Jean so much, she tries to take away her "witch" powers which could have killed her.
I love Meg Cabot's books. This book was great to read. I love the suspense in it and the humor. What I do wish Meg Cabot would do is try to write in 3rd person. I would love to see how the book turns out.

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I love Meg Cabot. I want to be Meg Cabot (or, at least, her BFF. We'd make awesome BFFs. We could go get slushie drinks and chat about books and writing. It'd be fabulous.). She's an incredibly prolific writer who knows her audience like the back of her hand. Her books are all enjoyable reads and

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JINX is no exception.

I picked this book up from the bargain shelf at Books-A-Million (Boy-howdy I love this shelf. Pair it with my teacher discount and I can walk out of there with a huge pile of books for my classroom that my kids are interested in reading. Yahoo.) and decided to make sure I read it myself. It was a quick and easy read, with fun (and nasty) characters that were easy to get behind and root for--and against.

Poor Jinx (Jean) is sure she's cursed: she's a terrible klutz, always crashing into things and breaking stuff. Her first day in NYC and her aunt and uncle have forgotten her at the airport, no one is home at their house to greet her except for the nanny, and, when her cousin finally gets home, Jinx is completely embarrassed in front of her cousin's friends AND a super-cute guy (how else would you feel if your cousin announced to everyone you had to leave home because you were being stalked?).

Tory, Jinx's cousin, is a great bad girl. She's evilly snarky, mean, back-biting...I just wanted to smack the black eyeliner right off her face (exactly the way I think you should feel about a bad girl!).

Zack is a really sweet guy--the perfect foil for Jinx. Too bad she thinks he's in love with Petra, the nanny. But he shows her the town and she's happy to just be friends with him. He's actually a bit too sweet for my tastes. I like a little more bad boy to temper that sweetness.

There were parts of the book when I was worried Jinx wouldn't get a stronger backbone and stand up for herself. However, she performs admirably when she has to (though I was reminded a bit of that movie THE CRAFT. Remember that one? With the group of witches and the crazy chick? Yeah, that.). All in all, JINX is a fun read. Go Meg, my new BFF!

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Jinx is hard to put down once started. It's very fun and entertaining, with action and a bit of romance.

Just finished this book. I really enjoyed it. I liked the main character Jean and The whole concept of the book. A good read. : )