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According to teenager Jean Honeychurch, she has been jinxed all her life, starting at birth when lightning caused a blackout at the hospital. Thus, her nickname, Jinx. Fleeing Hancock, Iowa because a former boyfriend is stalking her, she is living with her aunt and uncle in Manhattan. Her luck does not improve upon her arrival when no one meets her at the airport.

Her cousin Tory, who she last saw five years before was a beautiful, fun blond. Now her hair and clothes are black, shes surly, takes drugs, goes by the name of Torrence and is a self proclaimed witch. There is a family history of witchcraft, however. The girls great-great-great-great grandmother was burned at the stake for being a witch in Ireland generations earlier. She predicted that one of her descendants of Jinxs generation would inherit her powers and Torrence thinks she is the chosen one. She has a coven and casts spells, primarily to make next door neighbor, Zach, fall in love with her. However, Zach likes Jinx the minute he sees her, which makes Torrence seethe. She now sets her sights on making Jinxs life miserable, which she succeeds in doing.

But there is more than meets the eye with Jean. She knows a lot about witchcraft and apparently isnt above casting spells herself, although she proclaims she is not a witch. Also, she is not telling the entire truth about the cause of her exile to Manhattan. Random events occur that support the notion of Jinx being a witch, too. The questions are&Is Jinx a witch and who will win the war of magic spells?

The power struggle between Jinx and Torrence and the romance between Jinx and Zach make this book difficult to put down. The secondary characters including Torys coven and Jinxs other cousins are real people, ones you will want to read about. Torrences plots against Jinx are ingenious. However nervous and unlucky Jinx is, she seems to roll with the punches and never loses her identity. You are going to like every character in the book, even Torrence. You are going to want to know what happens. And you are going to come away with a smile on your face. Jinx by Meg Cabot will put a spell on you.