The Jinny at Finmory series is one of my absolute favourite series of books but there are times that Jinny really irritates me: here are some examples:

-in A Devil to Ride, she thinks that Claire Burnley wants to be her friend when she is just using her. She stupidly tells Claire about the Ospreys nesting on the moor, so Claire then lures her away from the nest so that her c**t of a brother can steal the eggs.

in Ride Like the Wind, she thinks she can stop Ken from training pottery in Amsterdam. That’s really not fair, Ken made it his own choice to live with the Manders family, but it’s his choice what he chooses to do with his life

-in the Magic Pony, she insists on galloping and jumping Shantih around the moor in the half darkness and ending up laming her- she complains that she hasn’t been able to ride all weekend when told to do her homework because it was raining. Hate to sound like a responsible adult, but she could have done her homework while it was raining and she couldn’t ride 🙄

In Ride Like the Wind, she can’t accept that Easter the pony is at the end of her life and is ready to die. She insists on trying to prolong her life and eventually it is Ken who stays with Easter when the vet puts her toslee

In Jump for the Moon, I think Jinny grows a good bit as a person. She learns about Shantih’s past and finds out that she is really Wildfire of Talisker (a nod towards the Isle of Skye I feel, apparently Talisker House was an inspiration for Finmory). She knuckles down with her schoolwork and properly trains and schools Shantih for showjumping, to have a last hurrah before she has to give her up. In this book I love that while Jinny is heartbroken at giving Shantih back to her rightful owner, she accepts it and willingly hands over Shantih’s reins, only for Mrs. Raynor to gift Shantih to her, her aim only being to see that her horse was well looked after, and suitably impressed by the partnership between Jinny and Shantih “and Wildfire! I could hardly believe my eyes. She flew for you”

I would speculate how Jinny would get on later on in her life. She strikes me as someone who would love far too deeply and have her heart broken too easily.