Jinx by Meg Cabot

Jinx by Meg Cabot

Jean Honeychurch hates her nickname “Jinx,” – though she does believe it is well deserved – remember the tornado that hit the day she was born. She moves to Manhattan to stay with relatives in order to get away from a “situation” that had developed back home in Iowa. At least she had been looking forward to seeing her cousin Tory. But the Tory she meets is far different than the fun-loving girl she remembers and it is very obvious that Tory does not want Jinx there.

Tory is playing a dangerous game with magic and seems to think that Jinx knows all about it and is in competition with her. Jinx tries to behave as if that is silly, but is it? Add the boy that they both have a crush on in the mix, and the competition really becomes fierce.

This is a suspenseful story that leaves you guessing until the end. Young adults will enjoy it.

Chick Lit

Do you believe in fairy tails? Do you believe in the happy ending? Well Meg Cabot sure does. She is the queen of the princess story and has branched out to be the queen of adult chick lit stories as well. I just finished her latest book, Queen of Babble in the Big City. It is the sequel to last year's Queen of Babble, picking up right where it left off, with Lizzie moving in with summer fling Luke (investment banker turned med student, and a real dethroned French prince) in his mother's 5th Avenue apartment. Lizzie, has weddings on the mind as she tried to reel Luke into a committment, works part time as the receptionist for a divorce and prenup lay firm, and attempts to enter her chosen field of bridal gown design and restoration. This is the perfect type of book to take to the beach, mindless and fun. Okay, I read it at the pool, watching my daughter take swimming lessons, but same idea. I've recommended Meg Cabot to several customers looking for this type of quick and easy read. And if they like it, the ending is an obvious set up for a future third book in the series.