This review was originally posted at The Children's Book and Media Review

Jinx can do magic, but that doesn’t mean that he understands it. When he is being stalked by a werewolf with a notebook, learns that the trees of the Urwald are being cut down, and is unable to convince Revan why saving the trees is important (and the Urwald really is its own country), he knows that he has to do something to fix it. Simon sends him to Samara to study at the Temple. Magic is illegal in Samara, but Jinx hopes that he’ll be able to find the answers he needs to defeat the Bonemaster for good and bring the Urwald together. His discoveries lead to a confrontation with the Bonemaster, but Jinx also learns how to use his magic in a way that could change the Urwald forever.

The second book of the Jinx series, Jinx’s Magic continues a delightful series. The world is unique in fantasy, but not so unique that it feels foreign. The political system and challenges of the Urwald being recognized as a country and left alone by its neighbors is intriguing. Jinx is a strong character. His mistakes are believable, and his determination to succeed at what is important to him is admirable. His interaction with Simon will be familiar to growing teens in their relationships with parents when their opinions are different. The new characters are as fun as the characters introduced in the first book. Fans of the series will enjoy the second book and look forward to reading the third book, Jinx’s Fire. ( )

Fun continuation of the story. Is definitely not a stand alone book though, it ends more like a chapter rather than resolving a small portion of the story. ( )

A terrific follow-up to the first one, and surprisingly epic in scope for something I initially saw as a Diana Wynne Jones-ish fun kid's fantasy. And rather than three separate stories, it's clear that each volume is part of one long tale--there are satisfying mini-resolutions at the end of each book, but much is left hanging for the subsequent one(s).

I'm assuming you've read the first (if not, read it--it's great!), and the second is just as good, with a deepening of the characterizations and an expanding of the mise-en-scène.

(Note: 5 stars = rare and amazing, 4 = quite good book, 3 = a decent read, 2 = disappointing, 1 = awful, just awful. There are a lot of 4s and 3s in the world!) ( )

A typical 2nd trilogy book, lots of action leading to the 3rd and final book. I liked learning about the other world that Jinx goes to school in and more about magic. ( )

Jinx is walking in the woods, and is caught by surprise when a werewolf, wearing spectacles, asks him if he knows who he is. But before Jinx can answer the werewolf says he must go, and Jinx feels another presence. Turning around, he finds himself face to face with two elves. They talk about him, but he can’t seem to remember, and they put a forgetting spell on him and Jinx starts forgetting everything slowly, and slowly getting tired, and falls asleep………
I was highly entertained by this action, adventure, and magical series where Jinx becomes the hero of the Urwald, and finds out who he is. The Urwald is in danger and the only person who can save it is Jinx. The Listener. ( )