Jinnie
12 journalers for this copy...
Bought for Into-the-blue's ABC Bookspiral
ETA 22.10.11
This is the third book I have read by Joesephine Cox. I do like her stories so far. I was once a big fan of Catherine Cookson but after reading a dozen or so of her books started to know how it would end. Perhaps it won't be long before I will for Josephine's book s too. Set in Blackburn this book tells you an intriguing story of two families who are linked by a double murder. With a few twist and turns the ending is no surprise :)
Journal Entry
2 by
Diane-Fraser at
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear United Kingdom on Saturday, October 22, 2011
Released 12 yrs ago (10/24/2011 UTC) at Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear United Kingdom
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
being posted this week. Enjoy :)
Released for the ABC International Book Roundabout. Also fits in with Never Judge a Book by its Cover Release Challenge week 43 - photos of people
Journal Entry
3 by
ahabraken at
Innsbruck, Tirol Austria on Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Received and I am intregued by the story. Will read it soon!
Journal Entry
4 by
ahabraken at
Innsbruck, Tirol Austria on Monday, November 21, 2011
Read this book for the letter round robin. To be honest, not the kind of book I prefer. I could not really relate to the characters and I didn´t think the story was very convincing or well written. And the ending indeed wasn´t very surprising ;) Not even when you have never read a book by Josephine Cox before! I also wonder if the other book that is mentioned on the book, The woman who left, tells the story before this one and should be read before reading this book. Will send it on to the next person on the list!
Journal Entry
5 by
trik at
Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Monday, December 5, 2011
I received this book today as part of the International Roundabout - will read it as soon as possible to let it travel again :)
01.01.2012
I just finished reading this book a few minutes ago in order to post it tomorrow so that it won't arrive much to late to the next participant of the intl ABC book roundabout.
Honestly, I would never have chosen this book by myself, it's not the type of books I read in general. But that's BC: you read books you most probably would never read otherwise.
The story of two families linked by a double murder was not invented badly, but from the beginning it's very clear what will happen - eventhough there are some smaller twists to make the stoy more interesting.
I think it's hard to write more without telling the next readers too much of the story, so for now I will close with the remark, that - freom my personal point of view - this book fulfills all the clichés one expects, including a swearing parrot ;)
Journal Entry
6 by
trik at
Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Sunday, January 1, 2012
Released 12 yrs ago (1/2/2012 UTC) at Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
Off it goes to the next participant of the Intl ABC Roundabout.
Have fun!
Happy new year!
Journal Entry
7 by
elstaplador at
Woking, Surrey United Kingdom on Thursday, January 5, 2012
The next book in the ABC roundabout...
Journal Entry
8 by
elstaplador at
Woking, Surrey United Kingdom on Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Not the type of thing I'd usually pick up. Having read this... still not the type of thing I'd usually pick up. (Come to think of it, I do have another Josephine Cox lurking somewhere in Mount TBR. I don't think I'll bother.)
This is one of those Heartwarming Northern Family Sagas. Now, I have nothing against either family sagas or the North (even if I am more Yorks than Lancs); it's the Heartwarming part that gets me, particularly when, as here, it's manifested in a clumsy and transparent plot.
Summary, from the blurb: Jinnie is the child from a one-night liaison between Louise Hunter's husband, Ben, and Louise's sister, Susan. When Ben takes his own life, and Susan deserts her newborn child, Louise puts aside her own heartache and adopts little Jinnie as her own. Louise's solace down the years is little Jinnie, and their close relationship. But what will happen when Jinnie finds out the truth? And then, one day, a letter arrives from Susan, saying she intends to get Jinnie back.
It only gets more confusing from there. A convoluted and unconvincing plot, peopled by pantomime villains, the sort who kick puppies rob defenseless old men just to prove how villainous they are. The goodies are not well-characterised, either (notable exception for Hannah, who is slightly more than a cardboard cut-out). I found Jinnie herself uninteresting, the relationship between her and Adam creepy in the extreme (seven years is a huge age gap when one of you is ten, FFS!) and Susan's motivations unconvincing.
I was also disturbed by the misogynistic note - in that the only woman with a sex life was the villain. And the overarching black-and-white morality was generally off-putting. No, I won't be reading the other Cox.
Journal Entry
9 by
elstaplador at
A BookCrosser, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Thursday, January 12, 2012
Released 12 yrs ago (1/12/2012 UTC) at A BookCrosser, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
Sending on to the next reader in the ring.
Journal Entry
10 by
mafarrimond at
Hawarden, Wales United Kingdom on Saturday, January 21, 2012
The book has arrived safely. I will read asap.
Journal Entry
11 by
mafarrimond at
Hawarden, Wales United Kingdom on Saturday, February 18, 2012
Not something I would choose to read but that's why I enjoy bookcrossing so much. It introduces you to authors and genres, you would otherwise not experience.
A light easy read.
Journal Entry
12 by
mafarrimond at
Hawarden, Wales United Kingdom on Saturday, February 18, 2012
Released 12 yrs ago (2/18/2012 UTC) at Hawarden, Wales United Kingdom
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
Posted on
Journal Entry
13 by
disneyfreaksam at
Warminster, Wiltshire United Kingdom on Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Arrived today. I will get onto this as soon as I have finished my current TBR book. Many thanks.
Journal Entry
14 by
disneyfreaksam at
Warminster, Wiltshire United Kingdom on Thursday, March 15, 2012
I have read it. That is the best I can.
Glib is the best word to describe it for me.
Journal Entry
15 by
disneyfreaksam at
Warminster, Wiltshire United Kingdom on Thursday, March 15, 2012
Released 12 yrs ago (3/15/2012 UTC) at Warminster, Wiltshire United Kingdom
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
Onto the next reader
Journal Entry
16 by
Snowboarderin at
Hückeswagen, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Sunday, March 25, 2012
Received it today.
Journal Entry
17 by
Snowboarderin at
Hückeswagen, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Tuesday, May 15, 2012
I read it for the ABC-roundabout. It's not the kind of book I would choose by myself. But I always like to try something new.
But to be honest... I didn't really like this book. It was okay but it was so predictable. The kids Jinny and Adam who fell in love when they saw each other the first time married in the end. No consequences for Susan, and suddenly she just abandoned her plan. And sure Louise and Eric are a happy couple in the end - how surprising.
But thanks for sending this book :)
Journal Entry
18 by
Snowboarderin at
Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Released 11 yrs ago (5/14/2012 UTC) at Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
It's travelling.
Journal Entry
19 by
grovalskii at
Zehlendorf, Berlin Germany on Saturday, May 19, 2012
received the book today. Hopefully, I can read the book before the end of the month so I can mail it out to the next reader in time.
Journal Entry
20 by
grovalskii at
Zehlendorf, Berlin Germany on Friday, June 1, 2012
sorry to say this was not my cup of tea. the book was too cheesy and predictable for my taste. But thank you for sharing anyway, it's good to read all kinds of different books to find out what I like and what I don't.
off to the next reader.
Journal Entry
21 by
Boekentrol at
Leeuwarden, Fryslân (Friesland) Netherlands on Tuesday, June 12, 2012
This book arrived safely at my home today. Thanks for sending, grovalskii and thank you for sharing, Diane-Fraser!
I can't recall having read a book by Josephine Cox before, I'm very curious!
Journal Entry
22 by
Boekentrol at
Leeuwarden, Fryslân (Friesland) Netherlands on Wednesday, September 12, 2012
I haven't read this book, so I'm not writing a review. This book has been sitting on my shelf way too long and now it is time to travel on to the next in line.
Journal Entry
23 by
Boekentrol at
Leeuwarden, Fryslân (Friesland) Netherlands on Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Released 11 yrs ago (9/13/2012 UTC) at Leeuwarden, Fryslân (Friesland) Netherlands
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
On its way to Into-the-Blue as the next reader in this roundabout. Safe travels little book, that travels with a few others from this roundabout.
Journal Entry
24 by
Into-the-Blue at
Stade, Niedersachsen Germany on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Today I received 4 books for the ABC roundabout (books J-M). I will read them eventually and send them on to the next reader at least 1 each month but not all at once so some might stay with me a little longer. Thanks for passing them on to me BoekenTrol.
Journal Entry
25 by
Into-the-Blue at
-- Per Post geschickt/ Persönlich weitergegeben --, Niedersachsen Germany on Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Released 11 yrs ago (10/16/2012 UTC) at -- Per Post geschickt/ Persönlich weitergegeben --, Niedersachsen Germany
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
Moving on to the next participant - Abibaigalit in Israel - now. I found the beginning of the book a bit slow but it got more interesting further on.
Journal Entry
26 by
ababaigalit at
MODIIN, Modiin Israel on Thursday, October 25, 2012
The ABC roundabout will continue it's Journey. Right now is here in Israel and I will read it asap.
05/01/2013:
===========
Well first of all I want to say "sorry" that it took me to read this book so long. I don't know what happened to me and I didn't have the mood to read any kind of books.
At lastI finished the book and it can continue it's journey.
This book offers two main story lines. I felt that it depicted life in the early 60's very effectively. The main character, Louise, is both endearing and frustrating. It is the first book that I read from this author, to tell you thr truth is that I will have never picked this book from the bookstore. Thanks for the oportunity to read something new.
Journal Entry
27 by
earthcaroleanne at
Falkirk, Scotland United Kingdom on Monday, February 18, 2013
This arrived with me at the weekend.
Journal Entry
28 by
earthcaroleanne at
Falkirk, Scotland United Kingdom on Wednesday, March 6, 2013
I think i's appropriate that this was first released in the Never Judge a Book by its Cover Challenge as it's not a book I would ever have picked up. I agree with most of what has been said already. It was a nice little story that rolled along. The Jinnie of the title was not really involved much, there were no consequences for Susan and the ending was predictable with one little twist. Won't be in a hurry to read any more by this author though.
Journal Entry
29 by
earthcaroleanne at
Biblos, Chambers Street in Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom on Thursday, March 7, 2013
Released 11 yrs ago (3/7/2013 UTC) at Biblos, Chambers Street in Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
Taking this to the monthly Edinburgh meetup.
Journal Entry
30 by
earthcaroleanne at
Residents Lounge in Falkirk, Scotland United Kingdom on Friday, May 3, 2013
Released 10 yrs ago (5/6/2013 UTC) at Residents Lounge in Falkirk, Scotland United Kingdom
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
This has sat too long in Biblos so taking it somewhere it's more likely to be read.