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somewheregirl7 's review for:
Jinx
by Meg Cabot
Jean Honeychurch, also known as Jinx thanks to her rotten luck, has just moved in with her Aunt & Uncle in New York. From small town preacher's daughter to the big-city and the luxury of having her own room and living in the lap of luxury at first things seem perfect. Then Jean discovers that her cousin Tory has developed a few quirks since they met last - like deciding to become a practicing witch and leading her own coven. When Tory decides Jean is a witch too and possibly more powerful, she makes Jean's life miserable with their escalating rivalry.
The book started out with promise and nose-dived quickly. Jean is too good to be true and damn annoying as well. Her continual need to blame herself for everything, her pessimism and utter cluelessness when it comes to Zach, the proverbial gorgeous guy next door, all combine to form a flat one-dimensional character that I have no sympathy for. The action and plot are predictable with far too many pop-culture references thrown in to make it hip, which fails miserably. Cabot's dialogue and description are fine, although she has a tendency to use cliches. The prose overall isn't bad. The basic story and characterization, however are inately flawed. Not something I'll ever be tempted to pick up again or would recommend.
The book started out with promise and nose-dived quickly. Jean is too good to be true and damn annoying as well. Her continual need to blame herself for everything, her pessimism and utter cluelessness when it comes to Zach, the proverbial gorgeous guy next door, all combine to form a flat one-dimensional character that I have no sympathy for. The action and plot are predictable with far too many pop-culture references thrown in to make it hip, which fails miserably. Cabot's dialogue and description are fine, although she has a tendency to use cliches. The prose overall isn't bad. The basic story and characterization, however are inately flawed. Not something I'll ever be tempted to pick up again or would recommend.