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Catherine Jinks

Autor(a) de Evil Genius

56 Works 5,751 Membros 318 Reviews 10 Favorited

About the Author

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 mostrar mais 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) mostrar menos

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Obras de Catherine Jinks

Evil Genius (2005) 1,331 cópias
Genius Squad (2008) 607 cópias
Pagan's Crusade (1994) 363 cópias
The Genius Wars (2009) 272 cópias
How to Catch a Bogle (2013) 242 cópias
Pagan in Exile (1994) 179 cópias
Babylonne (2006) 161 cópias
Pagan's Scribe (1996) 151 cópias
Pagan's Vows (1995) 147 cópias
Living Hell (2010) 129 cópias
A Plague of Bogles (2013) 110 cópias
The Inquisitor (1999) 102 cópias
The Notary (2000) 61 cópias
The Last Bogler (2014) 53 cópias
Eglantine (2002) 53 cópias
The Paradise Trap (2011) 46 cópias
You'll Wake the Baby! (2000) 42 cópias
Eye to Eye (1997) 41 cópias
Eloise (2003) 37 cópias
The Gentleman's Garden (2002) 36 cópias
Saving Thanehaven (2013) 36 cópias
To Die for (2000) 33 cópias
Eustace (2003) 33 cópias
The Road (2006) 32 cópias
Elysium (2007) 29 cópias
Spinning Around (2004) 28 cópias
Little White Secrets (1997) 26 cópias
The Secret Familiar (2006) 24 cópias
The Rapture (2001) 22 cópias
The Horrible Holiday (1998) 22 cópias
Shelter (2021) 21 cópias
The Future Trap (1993) 20 cópias
Shepherd (2019) 19 cópias
Witch Bank (1995) 17 cópias
Piggy in the Middle (1998) 16 cópias
Bella Vista (2001) 14 cópias
Charlatan (2017) 14 cópias
The Dark Mountain (2008) 13 cópias
The Attack (2021) 12 cópias
Daryl's Dinner (1600) 9 cópias
The Stinking Great Lie (1999) 8 cópias
Barney (2018) — Autor — 7 cópias
An Evening with the Messiah (1996) 7 cópias
Traced (2023) 4 cópias
The Bone Quest saga (1997) 3 cópias
This Way Out (1991) 2 cópias
Agan's Crusade 1 exemplar(es)
Freckles (2023) 1 exemplar(es)
Mrs Koala's Beauty Parlour (2023) 1 exemplar(es)

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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 | outras 73 resenhas | 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 outra resenha | 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 | outras 73 resenhas | 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 | outras 17 resenhas | Aug 20, 2023 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
56
Membros
5,751
Popularidade
#4,288
Avaliação
½ 3.6
Resenhas
318
ISBNs
392
Idiomas
6
Favorito
10

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