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A review by lookingforwonder
Jinx by Meg Cabot
3.0
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Jinx by Meg Cabot is about a sixteen-year-old named Jean, or "Jinx," called by that nickname because of the bad luck that seems to follow her. Jean moves to live with her rich aunt and uncle in New York to escape from a stalker. There her cousin Tory becomes convinced that she and Jean are witches, but as boys and conflicting morals come up between them, they end up enemies.
This book has tension and an engaging plot. The idea of it is interesting, and there's a desire to find out exactly what went down with Jean's stalker. However, Jean's character is difficult to like. She complains a lot about "bad luck" when she does actually give us examples, it's things such as her name is a guy's name in France. It's hard to be sympathetic through her whining. Also, the writing...was bad. Let's just say...Cabot should learn that...ellipses are something that should...be used sparingly. Even...in dialogue...when most people do pause. Authors also should NOT feel the need to CAPITALIZE everything that they think should be EMPHASIZED. Smart readers can tell what's important WITHOUT capitalizing so much. Because there's mention of drugs, drinking, and passing reference to sex, this book is best for mid to older teens, and will appeal mostly to girls.
Jinx by Meg Cabot is about a sixteen-year-old named Jean, or "Jinx," called by that nickname because of the bad luck that seems to follow her. Jean moves to live with her rich aunt and uncle in New York to escape from a stalker. There her cousin Tory becomes convinced that she and Jean are witches, but as boys and conflicting morals come up between them, they end up enemies.
This book has tension and an engaging plot. The idea of it is interesting, and there's a desire to find out exactly what went down with Jean's stalker. However, Jean's character is difficult to like. She complains a lot about "bad luck" when she does actually give us examples, it's things such as her name is a guy's name in France. It's hard to be sympathetic through her whining. Also, the writing...was bad. Let's just say...Cabot should learn that...ellipses are something that should...be used sparingly. Even...in dialogue...when most people do pause. Authors also should NOT feel the need to CAPITALIZE everything that they think should be EMPHASIZED. Smart readers can tell what's important WITHOUT capitalizing so much. Because there's mention of drugs, drinking, and passing reference to sex, this book is best for mid to older teens, and will appeal mostly to girls.