Cabot, M. (2007). Jinx. (p. 262). HarperTeen.
ISBN: 0060837640
Classification: book, fiction
Genre: fantasy
Age Level: 8th-11th grade
Subjects: fiction, magic, love story, family
Reader's Annotation: Jinx moves to New York in an attempt to outrun her notorious bad luck, but instead she finds a cousin determined to force her to use her magic powers for evil purposes.
Summary: Bad luck always seems to follow Jean Honeychurch, so much so that her family and friends call her "Jinx" instead of Jean. She hopes that when she moves from Iowa to New York to live with her aunt's family that she'll get a fresh start. Sadly, the bad luck follows her. Her ultra-hip cousin Tory pegs Jinx as a witch and invites her to join her coven. Jinx knows the story of her great-great-grandmother who supposedly passed supernatural powers to one of her offspring. She'd rather have nothing at all to do with witchcraft as her one previous attempts went disastrously wrong. When Jinx begins to understand how Tory would use magic powers, though, she has no choice but to get involved.
Reviews / Awards:
Common Sense Media ReviewMeg Cabot's Website
Potential Hotspots:
witchcraft, attempted suicide, attempted bloodletting, drugs and alcohol
Readalikes:
- A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
- Blue Bloods by Melissa de la Cruz
Meg Cabot is a YA staple, and this fun story, if not overly thought provoking, does ultimately convey a message to be true to your own talents and abilities.
Other:
A painless read that I would recommend to someone looking for a fun book.
Evaluation:
3 stars
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