I AM SO JINXED!

Author: Naomi Nash ISBN: 0843954051 2/2006 YOUNG ADULT Publisher: DORCHESTER/Smooch

Vick Marotti has stopped pretending to cast hexes on her classmates for a relationship with super-adorable Gio Carson. Yet there's one thing she never expected to stand between her and her guy: popularity. Her high school might be the same, but a changed Vick finds herself now facing a whole host of fresh horrors—party invitations, the A-list crowd at her lunch table, and imitators determined to copy her unique style! Added to Vick's already-confusing mix are suspicions that Gio may be cheating on her, problems at home, and a new Vice Principal determined to expose all Vick's secrets…as well as another boy who might challenge Gio's hold on her heart. What's a savvy street magician to do, except cast an enchantment all her own?

RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS:

Cute, funny, and melodramatic, I AM SO JINXED! is a good way to pass an afternoon. It's not very long and very easy to get into, but still has some depth and character.

Picking up where YOU ARE SO CURSED left off, JINXED takes you into the turbulent teen world with the same high school stuff most of us don't want to revisit—well, except in books like this one—but manages not to be too depressing while dealing with some serious issues. The heroine is edgy and cool, but manages to let her soft side shine through, at times. It's a cliffhanger book, too, so get ready to look for another one sometime soon. I know I am looking forward to it.

Shannon Johnson