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Hex Hall was fun. That's really the best word to describe it, since I had a good time reading it, but I suspect it won't be very memorable. Sophie is a witch, but she doesn't have a good grasp on her powers, since she was raised by her human mother. She screws up big time at a school dance, and that's the final straw. Now she's the newest student at Hecate Hall, a kind of reform school for wayward magical beings.

Of course, there's a lot of similarities between Hex Hall and Harry Potter, but I won't get into that. I'm sure you can imagine what those are (in fact, Hagrid was mentioned once). But I did still like the world-building for the most part, since special schools are one of my favorite settings. I really liked how each group was distinct yet connected. There is a kind of strange history of magical beings, which seems...well, strange. I don't really have an opinion on it other than strange. Other than that, I still enjoyed the school setting a lot.

The plot of Hex Hall is pretty typical. New girl arrives at strange school, weird things happen, but no one does anything about it except for said new girl. New girl saves the day with her limited knowledge of the magical world! Hooray! There was a death before Sophie arrived, and while she's there two more girls are attacked and left for dead. Everyone suspects her vampire roommate, since all the girls had two puncture wounds on their neck. It's not as simple as that though. I totally didn't see the twist coming, but it also didn't really surprise me either. Nothing about the near-murders had me on the edge of my seat, so I was just reading to be reading and not fully engaged.

I still liked Hex Hall a lot. It's not too original or exciting, but like I said, it was fun. That's enough to make me curious about what's to come now that Sophie knows the truth.


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Hex Hall A Hex Hall Novel Rachel Hawkins Books Reviews

For once, a fresh and ORIGINAL take on teen witches and how they came to be, how they must answer to the Council, and how they make their way in the world. This is not another rubberstamped entry into the field. It reminds me of Diana Wynne Jones and Jane Yolen, with a witty narrator and fun turns of phrase. If you mess up and risk revealing your powers to humans, you'll get sentenced to Hecate Hall, also known as Hex Hall, a reform school for magical beings that have accidentally or on purpose done just one too many spells that could "out" them. Here we find not only witches, but shapeshifters, weres, and faeries--and, new this year, vampires. And demons? Hmmm.

I would have rated this five stars, but towards the end things took a very, very dark turn, and it disturbed me. The rest of the series probably pivots on this revelation, so I don't know if I will read the rest of the series . . . I probably will, but I"ll wait a while. Anyway, I think we should reward someone who does an ORIGINAL take like this! This is really about the power of women as much as it is about "magic" or "paranormal events." You could read some of it as an allegory. (But then most good books can be.)

If you enjoyed this, try DULCINEA or APRIL, MAYBE JUNE, which are not nearly as dark but are also original takes on girls with unusual power.
It's not easy being a witch, especially when you're raised by your human mother. Sophie Mercer knows this all too well, and it doesn't help that every time she tries to use her magic, it goes wrong and other humans notice. Meaning she and her mom have to move ... again.

Now she's been sentenced to Hecate Hall, also known as Hex Hall, a last chance reform school for magical beings that have defied the Council. Her classmates are witches, weres, faeries ... and her roommate is a vampire.

And here Sophie thought her last high school was hell. At least there, you didn't run the risk of literally meeting a demon.

Hex Hall is a fun, laugh-out-loud read, with plenty of action, some mystery, and a teeny bit of drama thrown in. I immediately fell in love with the main character, Sophie. She's so sassy and real - I swear, she has some of the wittiest lines in the entire book. Who wouldn't love a girl who screams 'Bad dog!' at an attacking werewolf? And that's just one of my favorites - seriously, the entire first chapter detailing how Sophie wrecks prom is a GEM. I can't even quote it, because I wouldn't want to ruin the humor by pulling lines out of context, but let me tell you that it is absolutely hilarious.

I also love that I didn't see some of the twists and turns coming in the story. I read so much that many times I can vaguely predict where the story is going - not so with Hex Hall. I adore being surprised by writers, and Rachel Hawkins did a fantastic job of adding in plenty of surprises. There were two huge plot twists I didn't see coming ... and I'm not all that sure I'm thrilled with how the romance turned out. Mostly, I'm still confused and in a little shock much like Sophie.

I would heartily recommend this book to fans of paranormal fantasy, the young adult genre, or to anyone who likes a little snark in their heroines. Or a lot of snark, as this case my be.

I don't have much in the way of disclaimers, except there is a vampire, so there's some mention of blood and death.

Oh, and I'm pretty sure you can get an eBook copy for $2.99 until Halloween. Go grab one! Here are the links for kindle and nook.
Hex Hall was fun. That's really the best word to describe it, since I had a good time reading it, but I suspect it won't be very memorable. Sophie is a witch, but she doesn't have a good grasp on her powers, since she was raised by her human mother. She screws up big time at a school dance, and that's the final straw. Now she's the newest student at Hecate Hall, a kind of reform school for wayward magical beings.

Of course, there's a lot of similarities between Hex Hall and Harry Potter, but I won't get into that. I'm sure you can imagine what those are (in fact, Hagrid was mentioned once). But I did still like the world-building for the most part, since special schools are one of my favorite settings. I really liked how each group was distinct yet connected. There is a kind of strange history of magical beings, which seems...well, strange. I don't really have an opinion on it other than strange. Other than that, I still enjoyed the school setting a lot.

The plot of Hex Hall is pretty typical. New girl arrives at strange school, weird things happen, but no one does anything about it except for said new girl. New girl saves the day with her limited knowledge of the magical world! Hooray! There was a death before Sophie arrived, and while she's there two more girls are attacked and left for dead. Everyone suspects her vampire roommate, since all the girls had two puncture wounds on their neck. It's not as simple as that though. I totally didn't see the twist coming, but it also didn't really surprise me either. Nothing about the near-murders had me on the edge of my seat, so I was just reading to be reading and not fully engaged.

I still liked Hex Hall a lot. It's not too original or exciting, but like I said, it was fun. That's enough to make me curious about what's to come now that Sophie knows the truth.