Jinxed Books in Order

The Jinxed series is a middle-grade science-fiction adventure about Lacey Chu, a bright, determined girl who loves coding and engineering. In her world, people use bakus, customizable robotic pets that also work as phones, assistants, and constant companions. Lacey has big plans for her future in tech, even when the prestigious path she wants does not open easily.

Then she meets Jinx, a cat baku unlike any other.

In Jinxed, Lacey repairs him and finds that his abilities go far beyond normal programming. Jinx helps bring her into the orbit of Profectus, an elite technology academy, but he also carries secrets that connect to Moncha, the powerful company behind the baku system. What begins as a wish-fulfillment story about a kid and an amazing robot pet becomes a mystery about who controls technology, what it means to be alive, and how far a corporation will go to protect its interests.

Lacey is the series' anchor. She is clever and practical, but she is not instantly able to solve every problem. Her skills matter because she keeps testing, repairing, questioning, and trying again. Her friendships and family relationships matter too, particularly when the adults around her cannot see the danger that she can.

The second book, Unleashed, raises the pressure quickly. Lacey wakes in a hospital with no memory of how she got there, Jinx is missing, and Moncha's plans have become harder to ignore. She has to rely on her engineering knowledge, her friends, and whatever help she can find while facing a company with far more money and power.

It is a quick, high-stakes series, but it keeps its emotional focus close to Lacey and Jinx.

Readers can expect robot companions, school competition, coding, corporate secrets, and chase-driven suspense. The books also ask accessible questions about dependence on devices, privacy, and whether a created intelligence can deserve care and freedom. Start with Jinxed, since it establishes Lacey, the bakus, Profectus, and the mystery surrounding Jinx before Unleashed picks up the larger conflict.