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Catherine Jinks

Författare till Evil Genius

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Catherine Jinks was born November 17, 1963 in Brisbane, Queensland. She received a degree in medieval history from the University of Sydney in 1986. After college, she worked as a journalist and editor before becoming a full-time writer. She has written more than 30 books for both children and visa mer adults including Pagan's Vows, Eye to Eye, Piggy in the Middle, The Reformed Vampire Support Group, and The Abused Werewolf Rescue Group. She is also the author of the Pagan Chronicles and Allie's Ghost Hunters series. She has won numerous awards including the Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award three times, the Victorian Premier's Literary Award, the Aurealis Award for Science Fiction, the Australian Ibby Award, and the Davitt Award for Crime Fiction. (Bowker Author Biography) visa färre

Inkluderar namnen: Catherine Jinks, Caeherine Jinks

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Verk av Catherine Jinks

Evil Genius (2005) 1,331 exemplar
Genius Squad (2008) 606 exemplar
Pagan's Crusade (1994) 363 exemplar
The Genius Wars (2009) 272 exemplar
How to Catch a Bogle (2013) 241 exemplar
Pagan in Exile (1994) 179 exemplar
Babylonne (2006) 161 exemplar
Pagan's Scribe (1996) 151 exemplar
Pagan's Vows (1995) 147 exemplar
Living Hell (2010) 129 exemplar
A Plague of Bogles (2013) 110 exemplar
The Inquisitor (1999) 102 exemplar
The Notary (2000) 61 exemplar
The Last Bogler (2014) 53 exemplar
Eglantine (2002) 53 exemplar
The Paradise Trap (2011) 46 exemplar
You'll Wake the Baby! (2000) 42 exemplar
Eye to Eye (1997) 41 exemplar
Eloise (2003) 37 exemplar
The Gentleman's Garden (2002) 36 exemplar
Saving Thanehaven (2013) 36 exemplar
To Die for (2000) 33 exemplar
Eustace (2003) 33 exemplar
The Road (2006) 32 exemplar
Elysium (2007) 29 exemplar
Spinning Around (2004) 28 exemplar
Little White Secrets (1997) 26 exemplar
The Secret Familiar (2006) 24 exemplar
The Rapture (2001) 22 exemplar
The Horrible Holiday (1998) 22 exemplar
Shelter (2021) 21 exemplar
The Future Trap (1993) 20 exemplar
Shepherd (2019) 19 exemplar
Witch Bank (1995) 17 exemplar
Piggy in the Middle (1998) 16 exemplar
Bella Vista (2001) 14 exemplar
Charlatan (2017) 14 exemplar
The Dark Mountain (2008) 13 exemplar
The Attack (2021) 11 exemplar
Daryl's Dinner (1600) 9 exemplar
The Stinking Great Lie (1999) 8 exemplar
Barney (2018) — Författare — 7 exemplar
An Evening with the Messiah (1996) 7 exemplar
Traced (2023) 4 exemplar
The Bone Quest saga (1997) 3 exemplar
This Way Out (1991) 2 exemplar
Agan's Crusade 1 exemplar
Freckles (2023) 1 exemplar
Mrs Koala's Beauty Parlour (2022) 1 exemplar

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I listened to the audiobook version of Evil Genius. It was almost halfway through this long book before things got to be really interesting to me. Were I doing a regular read, I'm not sure I would have stuck it through that long. I say that by way of encouraging others to keep on plugging.
The whole book seemed to be built on a premise like "what if Harry Potter had a much more ambiguous moral compass?" I did find myself frequently thinking, "would I really want young teens reading this?" It wasn't a question of sex or inappropriate language (there is none). Rather, it was just the fairly casual way that the lead character accepted and/or participated in hurtful, illegal actions with almost no qualms or reflection. When he does eventually come around to the "good" side, it isn't because of any great moral conviction but rather out of pique at his erstwhile companions. Not exactly the sort of reinforcement one hopes that young readers are receiving.
I will say that I appreciated the fact that the ending wasn't exactly a complete success for Cadel. Real life rarely has a neat wrap-up, and this story reflects that fact.
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Treebeard_404 | 73 andra recensioner | Jan 23, 2024 |
Jane is a Covid-19 contact tracer, one of those trying to prevent the virus becoming endemic in Australia. So far her work has preserved her anonymity, but then she comes across a victim of domestic violence who gives Jane enough clues as to the identity of her perpetrator, and to her horror, Jane knows him!

A very engrossing read.
½
 
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smik | 1 annan recension | Nov 1, 2023 |
I was under the impression that this was a whimsical, quirky book, but it turned out to be a dark thriller. I didn't care for it, and that's probably a big factor.
 
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Tom_Wright | 73 andra recensioner | Oct 11, 2023 |
Strongly recommended for a 9-12 yo reader who enjoys a bit of thrilling historical fantasy. Set in 1870s London, a plucky young apprentice monster hunter and her master trap and kill the child-eating "bogles" that infest dark places. This is a fun little adventure, with the pace and child well-pitched to the target audience. If read out loud, be sure to practise your best faux-Cockney accent.
 
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ropable | 17 andra recensioner | Aug 20, 2023 |

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Verk
56
Medlemmar
5,747
Popularitet
#4,292
Betyg
½ 3.6
Recensioner
318
ISBN
392
Språk
6
Favoritmärkt
10

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