Jinx

Absolutely recommended! Dare I say it? But I would recommend this to a similar crowd as to those that enjoyed Harry Potter with a trio of friends and a bit of magic. But it's an entirely different story with unique personalities unlike any I've ever read and yet it makes me want to go back for more [b:Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes 10806008 Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes Jonathan Auxier http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1353594747s/10806008.jpg 15719446] as well. [b:Jinx 15818254 Jinx Sage Blackwood http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1349997100s/15818254.jpg 19258981], himself is an interesting boy with a bit of mystery about him. He's an orphan in bitter circumstances that leads off on an expected adventure. Truly overall I find this book to be about fear, moving beyond the fear and learning not only to like yourself but those around you and realizing what you are made of and capable of in shaping your own life. I'm not sure if all of that was meant to be taken from the book, but that indeed is what I was able to glean. [a:Sage Blackwood 5833183 Sage Blackwood http://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1348860767p2/5833183.jpg] is an amazing voice that had me from the very beginning and I immediately was finding myself searching for more. At first I was very much saying alas as to this being the first one, but then discovered under a different name there are some historical fiction novels I can look for (by [a:Karen Schwabach 329086 Karen Schwabach http://www.goodreads.com/assets/nophoto/nophoto-U-50x66-251a730d696018971ef4a443cdeaae05.jpg]) and while usually historical fiction is my genre of choice, I'm so in love with this book that I really hope there will be more to the story. I was enraptured almost the entire way through, except for a lull I felt when Jinx's companions were being introduced. However I think that was due to the fact that they were not overly nice to him at first and I had become rather attached and protective of his character. I guess that says something about some good personality in the writing. :) Absolutely recommended. I read this as an Advanced Reader Copy and I definitely plan to add the real thing to my shelves. Thanks to HarperCollins for providing an ARC for review. scheduled: http://creativemadnessmama.com/blog/2013/01/08/jinx-by-sage-blackwood/

This is one of the most fun fantasy books I have ever read. Great for young readers and lovers of fairy tales. The magic system alone is worth the read and the characters are delightful