HEX HALL is the tale of Sophie Mercer, a half breed (half human/half dark witch) and her troubling High School experiences keep piling up. 19 States in 16 years, has kept Sophie on her toes, but finally in once settling into a boarding school for witches, faeries, warlocks, vampires, werewolves, etc, she learns the truth about herself. With three Mean Girls watching her every step of the way, Sophie realizes that it's not just these girls who have it out for her - especially since her father is the Head of the Council (the board in which protects the magical species against their biggest enemies). Throughout this brilliantly fun YA novel, Sophie learns that gaining confidence really is a game changer and that her powers are much stronger than she initially believed.
While I felt HEX HALL consisted of a slightly derivative plot - I found it to be a truly delightful read. To start off, Rachel Hawkins has an amazing fresh voice and I loved reading every page of this book. And I am certain to watch out for every one of books to come. The only story complaints that I have are that two of the "Mean Girls" Anna and Chaston were a tab bit underdeveloped and there are three attacks before anything really is done about them. Otherwise, Rachel's debut novel is full of surprises, suspense and you really will be waiting for the next book in the series as soon as you're finished.
Check it out, on sale March 2, 2010.
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