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Not the best Meg Cabot I've read (the narrator is extraordinarily clueless/gullible, and most of the plot is predictable), but I enjoyed listening to it.
I like reading YA, especially since I teach middle school, but I wouldn’t recommend this one to my students or my niece. The book tried to have a positive message (embrace who you are), but there was too much emphasis on teenage love at first sight.
This book was great, and I still like Meg Cabot's books, even if her writing isn't the best.
The story was pretty good, but 100% predictable. If you like magic & love combined, you'll enjoy this reading.
The story was pretty good, but 100% predictable. If you like magic & love combined, you'll enjoy this reading.
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I enjoyed reading Jinx. It was really interesting and held my attention. I also have a weakness for "stand alone books" (aka books that I don't have to wait for the sequal) It was very unique, and not nearly as predictable as most YA chick lit books. Also, it was well written (let's face it, Meg Cabot is an amazing writer) but I didn't like it as much as I did the Airheadbooks. I think that her books get better each time so maybe going backwards (from the last books she wrote to this one) wasn't a very good idea. I just had REALLY high expectations after the Airhead series and wanted too much out of it. Now I feel bad. It was NOT a bad book I DID enjoy it and it only took me a day to read, it just wasn't her BEST book. I would put it on my summer reading list and reccomend it, but it's not a "Must Read Right Now" book.
~Kit
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I enjoyed reading Jinx. It was really interesting and held my attention. I also have a weakness for "stand alone books" (aka books that I don't have to wait for the sequal) It was very unique, and not nearly as predictable as most YA chick lit books. Also, it was well written (let's face it, Meg Cabot is an amazing writer) but I didn't like it as much as I did the Airheadbooks. I think that her books get better each time so maybe going backwards (from the last books she wrote to this one) wasn't a very good idea. I just had REALLY high expectations after the Airhead series and wanted too much out of it. Now I feel bad. It was NOT a bad book I DID enjoy it and it only took me a day to read, it just wasn't her BEST book. I would put it on my summer reading list and reccomend it, but it's not a "Must Read Right Now" book.
~Kit
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Y’all this was a fever dream from my childhood. I read this as a challenge to myself back in the day: Read every book on this romance shelf in the library. That I did and boy oh boy, were there some gems.
A pastors daughter moves in with her wealthy cousin, that just so happens to be a “edgy bad girl”, because of some obsessive ex boyfriend. Everybody falls in love with her and for some reason ends with her being trapped in this blood drinking ritual because her cousin is jealous of her(???).
Honestly, the story is a bit hazy. All I can say that it was a whirlwind.
A pastors daughter moves in with her wealthy cousin, that just so happens to be a “edgy bad girl”, because of some obsessive ex boyfriend. Everybody falls in love with her and for some reason ends with her being trapped in this blood drinking ritual because her cousin is jealous of her(???).
Honestly, the story is a bit hazy. All I can say that it was a whirlwind.
I decided to stay on my Meg Cabot audiobook binge and continue with Jinx. It was read by Amber Sealey and was 7 hours, 17 minutes long.
Likes:
The story was fun. I think witchcraft, witches, magic is always an intriguing topic. This combined with New York City and a fancy private school made a fun story to listen to.
I have another book boy crush on Zack. He was just so down to earth, had a great sense of humor and was normal. I liked him, more so, because there wasn’t anything that hugely stood out, just a plain ole good guy.
Jean (Jinx) is a redhead! I always love main characters with red hair! It is funny that there are only 2% of us in the world, but we are featured so often in YA books!
Jean’s cousins, aunt / uncle, and nanny were cute. They were fun additions to the story and interesting side characters!
Two of my favorite words – Slow Burn! I love me some good, realistic romance!
Gripes:
Although necessary in the storyline, Tory really drove me insane! Her and her friends did remind me of the Craft, which I do love, but still Tory, GROW UP!
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Likes:
The story was fun. I think witchcraft, witches, magic is always an intriguing topic. This combined with New York City and a fancy private school made a fun story to listen to.
I have another book boy crush on Zack. He was just so down to earth, had a great sense of humor and was normal. I liked him, more so, because there wasn’t anything that hugely stood out, just a plain ole good guy.
Jean (Jinx) is a redhead! I always love main characters with red hair! It is funny that there are only 2% of us in the world, but we are featured so often in YA books!
Jean’s cousins, aunt / uncle, and nanny were cute. They were fun additions to the story and interesting side characters!
Two of my favorite words – Slow Burn! I love me some good, realistic romance!
Gripes:
Although necessary in the storyline, Tory really drove me insane! Her and her friends did remind me of the Craft, which I do love, but still Tory, GROW UP!
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I was captured by the start of the book. I could not put this book down. I was so eager to finish the book as i enjoyed the story unfolding. To then find out it is a stand alone novel. To say i was a bit disappointed because this is not a series. One of my fav books.
Typical Meg Cabot. Good for a laugh and a few surprises, though the love interest was, as always, the story of a girl who refuses to believe that the boy she likes could possibly like her, and repeats over and over that she knows he likes her... as a friend. Though the reader is (again, as always) smarter than the narrator. But in general, and interesting modern take on witches and magic, done in a way that is not really the main point of the story, which was refreshing.