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11th out of 60 books
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Jinx
by
Meg Cabot (Goodreads Author)
It's not easy being Jinx.
The only thing Jean Honeychurch hates more than her boring name (not Jean Marie, or Jeanette, just...Jean) is her all-too-appropriate nickname, Jinx. Misfortune seems to follow her everywhere she goes—which is why she's thrilled to be moving in with her aunt and uncle in New York City. Maybe when she's halfway across the country, Jinx can finally o...more
The only thing Jean Honeychurch hates more than her boring name (not Jean Marie, or Jeanette, just...Jean) is her all-too-appropriate nickname, Jinx. Misfortune seems to follow her everywhere she goes—which is why she's thrilled to be moving in with her aunt and uncle in New York City. Maybe when she's halfway across the country, Jinx can finally o...more
Hardcover, 262 pages
Published
August 1st 2007
by Harper Teen
(first published July 31st 2007)
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Oh, Meg Cabot. One day you will write a book featuring a main character that is not completely stunted in the romantic awareness department. One who can look at the boy who is suddenly spending lots of time with her, in spite of her new country/super secret powers/general likability, and realize that maybe he, you know, has the hots for her.
On that day, I will likely propose to you on the spot.
Until then, well... It was cute. Teen Idol was better. Try not to make Mia too annoying in the next Pri...more
On that day, I will likely propose to you on the spot.
Until then, well... It was cute. Teen Idol was better. Try not to make Mia too annoying in the next Pri...more
Meg Cabot is the author of the wildly popular "Princess Diaries" series (adapted into two Disney movies starring Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews), the "1-800-Where-R-You" books (loosely adapted into a short-lived series on Lifetime), "The Mediator" books (not yet adapted into anything), among a variety of other books for teens and adults.
"Jinx" is Cabot's latest standalone teen novel.
As her nickname might suggest, it is not easy being Jinx. Jean Honeychurch has been unlucky since the day she was...more
"Jinx" is Cabot's latest standalone teen novel.
As her nickname might suggest, it is not easy being Jinx. Jean Honeychurch has been unlucky since the day she was...more
Jinx starts out just about the same as any Meg Cabot book. Girl has hidden problem alluded to but not openly discussed, girl sees hot guy who makes her insides melt but doesn't know how to get him to notice her, girl makes a fool of herself trying to get said cute guy. But before too long, you find out that Jean is anything but a normal Cabot heroine.
Jean Honeychurch arrives in New York City thinking that her life can only get better after a stocker forces her to move from her small hometown in...more
Jean Honeychurch arrives in New York City thinking that her life can only get better after a stocker forces her to move from her small hometown in...more
So much potential, so little was it lived up to. The bones of the story are good. It features a girl running away from her little town in Iowa to the big city (New York) to get away from a stalker. I liked that part. But that is where the like ended. The story was full of repeated sentiments and no emotional turmoil. If a girl's gotta run away from a stalker, she may be bit I don't know, scared, lonely, mistrustful, depressed. Nope, she's just a well adjusted country girl who's also a witch. The...more
Jean has an issue with luck. Actually they avoid each other entirely! Jean has such bad luck that her family had nicknamed her Jinx.
Jinx has decided to try and put all of her bad luck behind her when she moves to Manhattan to live with her Aunt and Uncle. Unfortunately Jinx doesn’t quite fit in with her trendy cousin Tory and her friends.
Tory has been practicing witchcraft with a small coven of her friends ever since she heard the story of the families "possession" of the craft. Once Tory realiz...more
Jinx has decided to try and put all of her bad luck behind her when she moves to Manhattan to live with her Aunt and Uncle. Unfortunately Jinx doesn’t quite fit in with her trendy cousin Tory and her friends.
Tory has been practicing witchcraft with a small coven of her friends ever since she heard the story of the families "possession" of the craft. Once Tory realiz...more
Nov 06, 2012
Jennifer Wardrip
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Shelves:
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Reviewed by Taylor Rector for TeensReadToo.com
Jean, aka Jinx, is the most unlucky person ever to live. Jinx says this about herself: "If I didn't have bad luck, I wouldn't have any luck at all."
And that only gets worse when she arrives in New York.
After her ex-boyfriend begins stalking her, she moves from her little town in Iowa to New York City to live with her aunt and uncle. Her cousin, Tory, Jean quickly realizes, is not the same as she was five years ago, when they would climb trees toget...more
Jean, aka Jinx, is the most unlucky person ever to live. Jinx says this about herself: "If I didn't have bad luck, I wouldn't have any luck at all."
And that only gets worse when she arrives in New York.
After her ex-boyfriend begins stalking her, she moves from her little town in Iowa to New York City to live with her aunt and uncle. Her cousin, Tory, Jean quickly realizes, is not the same as she was five years ago, when they would climb trees toget...more
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, s...more
Sep 22, 2007
Namratha Kumar
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
teens
Shelves:
urban-fantasy,
ya-lit
16-year old Jean Honeychurch has had a life-time of bad-luck……so much so, that she’s been lumped with the unflattering nickname – JINX. To escape yet another unfortunate situation (involving a stalker)...she is parceled off to live with her aunt in Manhattan...at their up-market, East-Side townhouse.
Jinx’s encounters with her über-chic cousin, Tory leave much to be desired. Tory’s antagonism is blatantly obvious and she never fails to make Jinx feel like a klutzy, unwanted country cousin. Jinx,...more
Jinx’s encounters with her über-chic cousin, Tory leave much to be desired. Tory’s antagonism is blatantly obvious and she never fails to make Jinx feel like a klutzy, unwanted country cousin. Jinx,...more
Jun 19, 2007
Miss Kitty
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Cabotphiles and people who love YA supernatural reads
Shelves:
fluffygirlstuff
Poor Jean! She’s had bad luck since the day she was born and a lightning storm shut down all the lights in the hospital. Fast-forward to high school and Jean, who her family has rechristened Jinx, leaves her native Iowa under mysterious circumstances. Destination: New York City to live with her mom’s sister and her family. Jinx arrives and immediately solidifies her reputation as hick cousin from Iowa when she’s offered a Long Island Ice Tea (“I’ve never been to Long Island,” says Jean). When sh...more
To avoid an unpleasant ex-boyfriend, Jean moves from her small town to stay with her aunt and uncle in NYC. There, she's surprised at the dark changes her cousin Tory has undergone, but not surprised to learn that she's just as unlucky as ever. To protect herself from Tory's malign influence, Jinx slowly delves into her magical heritage, all the while unsure whether magic is real or not. The conflict was interesting; the romance was not. Jinx has a smart, common-sense approach to everything else...more
This is the first book I've read by Meg Cabot, so I probably started off on the wrong foot with her. I've heard so many wonderful things about her Princess books, and this cover caught my eye. But as they say, you can't judge a book...
I found Jinx to be predictable and a little tiresome. The main character (from my beloved Hawkeye state) was so naive and trusting that she made me cringe. The plot didn't have anything really new to it -- girl meets boy, girls crushes on boy, girl gets boy, with a...more
I found Jinx to be predictable and a little tiresome. The main character (from my beloved Hawkeye state) was so naive and trusting that she made me cringe. The plot didn't have anything really new to it -- girl meets boy, girls crushes on boy, girl gets boy, with a...more
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Books “KUTUKAN SIAL”
Judul Asli : JINX
Copyright © 2007 by Meggin Cabot
Penerbit : Gramedia Pustaka Utama
Alih Bahasa : Caecilia Dian Pratiwi
Editor : Yani Lestari
Cover by Nesia Anindita
Cetakan I : Maret 2013 ; 248 hlm
Rate : 3,5 of 5
Jean Honeychurch – namanya saat dilahirkan, namun hampir seluruh keluarga mengenalnya dengan panggilan ‘Jinx’ yang bisa diartikan ‘kutukan sial’ ... sebuah gurauan saat ia kecil yang membayangi kehidupan gadis ini sepanjang waktu hingga remaja. Permasalahan ini juga berd...more
Znam Panią Cabot z serii Pamiętnik Księżniczki, ale dopiero w tej książce "odkryłam" wspaniałość jej twórczości. Powieść jest krótka i lekko się ją czyta. Jest przyjemna i ciekawa. Akcja jest prawie cały czas, więc czytelnik nie może narzekać na nudę. Co według mnie jest ważne w takiego typu książkach.
Poprzednia powieść o magii mnie zniechęciła do tego tematu, a ta znowu do niego przekonała. W tej książce było coś innego, coś specjalnego co sprawiło, że była inna, wyjątkowa. Bardzo mi się podob...more
Poprzednia powieść o magii mnie zniechęciła do tego tematu, a ta znowu do niego przekonała. W tej książce było coś innego, coś specjalnego co sprawiło, że była inna, wyjątkowa. Bardzo mi się podob...more
Rating: 3
The Low Down: Jean Honeychurch is going to finish out her sophomore year in New York City, living with her aunt, uncle and three cousins. She’s leaving Hancock, Iowa, glad to be getting away from the small house, large family, shared bathroom and one boy. A boy that Jean liked, a lot, but stopped liking once he became too possessive. Not that it was 100% his fault...
Jean is known as Jinx in the family, because bad luck seems to follow her around. And it looks like it followed her to the...more
The Low Down: Jean Honeychurch is going to finish out her sophomore year in New York City, living with her aunt, uncle and three cousins. She’s leaving Hancock, Iowa, glad to be getting away from the small house, large family, shared bathroom and one boy. A boy that Jean liked, a lot, but stopped liking once he became too possessive. Not that it was 100% his fault...
Jean is known as Jinx in the family, because bad luck seems to follow her around. And it looks like it followed her to the...more
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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 fi...more
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 fi...more
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Tory’s secret wasn’t what I was expecting it to be, and neither was the book really, but not in a bad way. This story was a quick, enjoyable read; it would make a good book to sit and read in a day.
Jean (or Jinx) is a nice character, but she was a bit too naive when it came to some things. Even if she was raised in a completely different state, she would have to be blind not to see some of the things going on. Zach was a really good character, very laid...more
Tory’s secret wasn’t what I was expecting it to be, and neither was the book really, but not in a bad way. This story was a quick, enjoyable read; it would make a good book to sit and read in a day.
Jean (or Jinx) is a nice character, but she was a bit too naive when it came to some things. Even if she was raised in a completely different state, she would have to be blind not to see some of the things going on. Zach was a really good character, very laid...more
The book starts out with Jean a.k.a Jinx moving to Manhattan to live with her aunt and uncle. Upon arrival she meats her new and "improved" cousin tori, spits a long island ice tea on a very hot guy and almost gets killed by a bike messenger. This it seems is a fairly normal day for Jinx and the book continues from there with jinx acclimating in a new school and going head to head with her slightly insane cousin named tori. Throughout the novel Jinx has to deal with fact that she may be a witch...more
(Three and a half stars)
What can I say? I'm a sucker for Meg Cabot. Jinx is a very like-able and solid venture into chick lit, familiar territory for Cabot. Heck, she's the queen of fluffy chick lit, with just enough substance to not feel completely vapid, which is what we all need every now and then.
One of the most admirable aspects of Jinx is something that's not even a part of the story: It's a stand-alone. In the YA publishing world, everything is a series. There are always sequels and conti...more
What can I say? I'm a sucker for Meg Cabot. Jinx is a very like-able and solid venture into chick lit, familiar territory for Cabot. Heck, she's the queen of fluffy chick lit, with just enough substance to not feel completely vapid, which is what we all need every now and then.
One of the most admirable aspects of Jinx is something that's not even a part of the story: It's a stand-alone. In the YA publishing world, everything is a series. There are always sequels and conti...more
Jinx is a novel, written by Meg Cabot. Meg Cabot usually writes stories, which, feature a chic girl but this novel has an extra something, she has added a little bit of witchcraft to it. Jinx is about a girl called Jean Honeychurch whose family has a bloodline of witchcraft. Since there is a boy who stalks her in Iowa (her home), she has to move to her cousins house in New York.
In New York, she stays with her cousins and uncle and auntie. When she arrives in New York she notice that her cousin T...more
In New York, she stays with her cousins and uncle and auntie. When she arrives in New York she notice that her cousin T...more
Review from A Journey Through Pages
Meg Cabot and I… I have an interesting thought process whenever I see a Meg Cabot book, part of me wants to read it so bad and the other part wants me to avoid it at all costs. I cannot really explain it, but it might something to do with the fact that she usually tends to lean towards plots I have no interest in reading and plots that I find insanely interesting. Also I'm a huge fan of the Mediator series. So on a whim at the library (a thing that happens quit...more
Meg Cabot and I… I have an interesting thought process whenever I see a Meg Cabot book, part of me wants to read it so bad and the other part wants me to avoid it at all costs. I cannot really explain it, but it might something to do with the fact that she usually tends to lean towards plots I have no interest in reading and plots that I find insanely interesting. Also I'm a huge fan of the Mediator series. So on a whim at the library (a thing that happens quit...more
There's a recipe for Meg Cabot books:
1. Start with pretty, down-to-earth girl on the fringe of the social crowd.
2. Make sure she's socially awkward, but not to the point where she has no friends.
3. Add romantic interest of whose attentions the MC is completely oblivious.
4. Throw in archenemy who hates the MC for being completely adorkable and stealing her man.
5. Optional: magic!
Four parts Anne of Green Gables and Three parts The Craft, Jinx is about a girl named Jean Honeychurch who has come to...more
1. Start with pretty, down-to-earth girl on the fringe of the social crowd.
2. Make sure she's socially awkward, but not to the point where she has no friends.
3. Add romantic interest of whose attentions the MC is completely oblivious.
4. Throw in archenemy who hates the MC for being completely adorkable and stealing her man.
5. Optional: magic!
Four parts Anne of Green Gables and Three parts The Craft, Jinx is about a girl named Jean Honeychurch who has come to...more
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Dec 03, 2011
Caitlin W.
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Shelves:
witchcraft,
family,
moving,
new-school,
friendship,
love,
rivalry,
wicca,
si-624,
young-adult,
new-york,
manipulation,
female-protagonist,
teenaged-protagonist,
bad-luck,
grade-7,
grade-8,
high-school,
bullying
Have you ever had a day where nothing seemed to go right? You spilled your breakfast on your lap, had to change your clothes, ended up running late and just missing the bus, and tripped and fell as you were chasing after it-- and that was just the beginning. Now imagine every day going like that, and you might have a glimmering of an idea of what it's like to be Jean-- so unlucky that her family and friends took to calling her Jinx, which she hates. That nickname originated from the very day of...more
I ah-dored this book. If this book were dessert, it would be cream brûlée. The storyline was unbelievable - which is exactly why it was so much fun! - and had me GLUED to the book. A very fun, single-sitting read. Perfect if you're one of those people who's looking for a very beachy-type read.
Like every YA book, there's girl jealousy and drama. Except for one major twist, the story is pretty much...GUESSABLE[for the lack of a better word]. I love the way Meg writes - she has perfected the art o...more
Like every YA book, there's girl jealousy and drama. Except for one major twist, the story is pretty much...GUESSABLE[for the lack of a better word]. I love the way Meg writes - she has perfected the art o...more
Jean Honeychurch, hatte ihr leben lang nur Pech: An dem Tag als sie geboren wurde tobte ein Tornado und der Strom im Krankenhaus fiel aus. Sie hat einen Namen, den in Frankreich nur Jungen tragen. Sie ist Tochter einer Predigerin und alles was Jean anfasst geht schief. Dieses chronische Pech hat ihr den Spitznamen Jinx (Pechvogel/Unglücksbringer) beschert.
Ihr letzter großer Anflug von Pech sorgt dafür, dass sie zu ihrer Tante nach New York fliehen muss, aber auch da bricht die Kette unglückselig...more
Ihr letzter großer Anflug von Pech sorgt dafür, dass sie zu ihrer Tante nach New York fliehen muss, aber auch da bricht die Kette unglückselig...more
Okay, so I adore Meg Cabot. I love love LOVE contemporary YA chick-lit books. Meg Cabot has written a couple of my favorite series of all time. Jinx was good. It didn't have me laughing out loud like her other books, but I cracked a smile here and there and gushed over Zach, Jinx's love interest.
When Jean, AKA Jinx, moves to NYC to escape a terrible situation of her past, she must try and get along with her manipulative cousin, Tory. But Tory knows something about Jinx and herself, something th...more
When Jean, AKA Jinx, moves to NYC to escape a terrible situation of her past, she must try and get along with her manipulative cousin, Tory. But Tory knows something about Jinx and herself, something th...more
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 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...more
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...more
Jean Honeychurch has very bad luck. In fact, it is so bad that her family calls her Jinx. BUt all that change when she moves to New York City to live with her cousin Tory's family. Jinx is happy to live there and so are her younger cousins, aunt and uncle. But, Tory isn't exactly happy. Once Jinx moves in, Tory accuses Jinx of stealing her friends-including her best friend, and her crush-Zack. Then, when Tory tells Jinx that both Jinx and her are witches, things start to get worse. Tory starts t...more
This book would make a great movie. I really want the movie people to start working on it.
"Jinx" is a nickname given to Jean, notorious for her numerous ill-fated experiences. Like some of Meg Cabot's other books, our heroine is a tiny-town girl moving into the big city. Her lack of experience is often helpful, as she doesn't know quite what she is getting into when she tackles trying to reform her cousin, Tory. Tory is a Valium-popping schemer with aspirations to be a witch. Actually, she is c...more
"Jinx" is a nickname given to Jean, notorious for her numerous ill-fated experiences. Like some of Meg Cabot's other books, our heroine is a tiny-town girl moving into the big city. Her lack of experience is often helpful, as she doesn't know quite what she is getting into when she tackles trying to reform her cousin, Tory. Tory is a Valium-popping schemer with aspirations to be a witch. Actually, she is c...more
From School Library Journal
Jean Honeychurch is so unlucky that even her family calls her Jinx. To escape an unpleasant situation with a boy who refuses to let her end their relationship, Jinx moves from Iowa to Manhattan to live with her aunt and her family in their swanky Upper East Side townhouse. It's no surprise that the klutzy, small-town 16-year-old doesn't fit in with über-chic cousin Tory and her friends, and she definitely doesn't share their fondness for drugs and alcohol. Tory, who ha...more
Jean Honeychurch is so unlucky that even her family calls her Jinx. To escape an unpleasant situation with a boy who refuses to let her end their relationship, Jinx moves from Iowa to Manhattan to live with her aunt and her family in their swanky Upper East Side townhouse. It's no surprise that the klutzy, small-town 16-year-old doesn't fit in with über-chic cousin Tory and her friends, and she definitely doesn't share their fondness for drugs and alcohol. Tory, who ha...more
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Librarian note: AKA Jenny Carroll (1-800-Where-R-You series), AKA Patricia Cabot (historical romance novels).
Meg Cabot was born on February 1, 1967, during the Chinese astrological year of the Fire Horse, a notoriously unlucky sign. Fortunately she grew up in Bloomington, Indiana, where few people were aware of the stigma of being a fire horse -- at least until Meg became a teenager, when she flun...more
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Meg Cabot was born on February 1, 1967, during the Chinese astrological year of the Fire Horse, a notoriously unlucky sign. Fortunately she grew up in Bloomington, Indiana, where few people were aware of the stigma of being a fire horse -- at least until Meg became a teenager, when she flun...more
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“I loved you way before you ever had a chance to put a spell on me. I loved you at 'I've never been to Long Island,'" Zach said.
I couldn't keep a big goofy grin from my face.
I loved you at 'I like seals,'" I admitted. He grinned back.”
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I couldn't keep a big goofy grin from my face.
I loved you at 'I like seals,'" I admitted. He grinned back.”
“See? Anger can be healthy. When the time comes–and it will come–remember that. And what I said. Embrace your powers–love yourself the way Nature made you, and you will prevail. Always.”
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