Jet Owens Character Analysis: The Eldest Owens Sister's Final Days in The Book of Magic

Overview of Jet Owens in The Book of Magic (2021) by Alice Hoffman — Character Analysis of the Eldest Owens Sister's Final Days and Legacy in the Practical Magic Series Finale. Jet Owens is the eldest of the Owens sisters in Alice Hoffman's The Book of Magic, the fourth novel in the Practical Magic series. The novel opens with Jet learning she has seven days to live after seeing her own death in a mirror at the Owens Library. Rather than succumbing to fear, Jet uses her final week to prepare her family, visit the people she loves, and secretly position The Book of the Raven so that a future generation can break the Owens curse. Her death on March 21—Franny's birthday—becomes the catalyst for the novel's central quest, and her posthumous influence shapes nearly every major decision that follows. This analysis traces Jet's arc from her vision to her burial and beyond, examining her motivations, relationships, key decisions, and thematic significance. For a broader view of the novel's structure, see the book overview.