Hex Hall (Hex Hall, book 1) by Rachel Hawkins
Genre: Paranormal Young Adult
Edition Reviewed: eBook
Amazon: Paperback | Kindle
Goodreads: Hex Hall (1)
Three years ago, Sophie Mercer discovered that she was a witch. It's gotten her into a few scrapes. Her non-gifted mother has been as supportive as possible, consulting Sophie's estranged father—an elusive European warlock—only when necessary. But when Sophie attracts too much human attention for a prom-night spell gone horribly wrong, it's her dad who decides her punishment: exile to Hex Hall, an isolated reform school for wayward Prodigium, a.k.a. witches, faeries, and shapeshifters.
By the end of her first day among fellow freak-teens, Sophie has quite a scorecard: three powerful enemies who look like supermodels, a futile crush on a gorgeous warlock, a creepy tag-along ghost, and a new roommate who happens to be the most hated person and only vampire student on campus. Worse, Sophie soon learns that a mysterious predator has been attacking students, and her only friend is the number-one suspect.
As a series of blood-curdling mysteries starts to converge, Sophie prepares for the biggest threat of all: an ancient secret society determined to destroy all Prodigium, especially her.
Review:
Wow! What a fun and fast read. Clamoring for dark and gritty paranormal reads is basically my thing. But even I need a nice fun read from time to time, with lot's of lightness to it. Which is exactly what Hex Hall is. Now to be fair, there are some dark elements here no doubt. Even some dark twists. Sadly if you read this genre “dark and gritty”, and “freaky scary” are some of the terms used fondly to describe a good read. So Hex Hall is like the cotton candy fix after being accustomed to the finest chocolates money can buy.
Hex Hall's plot is predictable. You can read it like an open book. (Yeah, I went there.) The dark twists were only surprising because they were a bit darker than the rest of the book, but not because readers can't see them coming. Hex Hall's real power to captivate readers comes from its quirky humor, and even quirkier characters. No really the cast of characters found in Hex Hall are awesome. Even the mean girls get some depth and when bad things start to happens you can feel for everyone. Even if they deserved it.
Warning! Total cliffhanger! And what a brave one at that. Things could get darker from here on out, but I don't think they will. In the end this Hex Hall is a fun read. Thankfully it's no Sabrina—some reviews were making comparisons—but as said before it's fun! The jokes are smart and the characters are very interesting. There's enough going on here that it isn't a fluff piece, but it is still a nice break from some of the darker reads that dominate—at least mine—TBR piles. So happy the rest of the series is already out as I will be moving on to the next book!
Sexual Content: Making out and sexual humor. Overall pretty clean.
3/5- Adored it, just a few minor details held it back.
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| Hex Hall (1) Demonglass (2) Spell Bound (3) | Hex Hall (1) Demonglass (2) Spell Bound (3) | Hex Hall (1) Demonglass (2) Spell Bound (3) |
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