Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. May 07, 2012 in hex hall weve got a mysterious series of attacks on the kids at hecate hall. The hex hall series has to be one of the most fun paranormal ya reads, ive read in a while. I could feel mom stiffen beside me, and i knew jenna did too. Rachel hawkins is a 20something former teacher who left teaching to take a chance and get serious about finishing that book shed always wanted to write. Are the vampires really responsible for these attacks. Read hex hall by rachel hawkins available from rakuten kobo. Archer cross hes dating elodie and is one of the most poplular guys at the school. Ever since she started at hectate hex hall a school for gifted students sophie mercers life has been a.
Hex hall is a bestselling trilogy of young adult paranormal romance novels by american author rachel hawkins. Her nongifted mother has been as supportive as possible, consulting sophies estranged fatheran elusive european warlockonly when necessary. But then she discovered the family secret, and the fact that her hot crush, archer cross, is an agent for the eye, a group bent on wiping. From there, life only gets more intense for sophie, who discovers that her powers are \ stronger than any other prodigium the collective name for shapeshifters, witches, and faeries. I understand if the series is just a trilogy since all the questions have been answered already but i love the series so much. Tinged with mystery and romance, hex hall was hard to put down. It follows 16yearold sophie mercer, who is struggling to gain control of her powers as a witch, as she navigates a new school where she finds herself among others with supernatural powers. Despite its outward appearance, hex hall isnt your stereotypical paranormal romance. Nothing in the book is trashy, and hawkins stays true to herself, her characters, and her world. But when sophie attracts too much human attention for a promnight spell gone horribly wrong, its her dad who decides her punishment. Mom, i whispered, but jenna shook her head and said, no, maam. For a girl who just found out that shes a demon, in an arranged marriage to the hunky young grounds keeper and her bff is a young lesbian vampire.
There are a lot of twists and turns and revelations in the plot, and we get to be reunited with some old friends as well as meeting some new characters. Hex hall and demonglass, which came out on march 1st, 2011. Born in virginia and raised in alabama, rachel taught high school english for three years before becoming a fulltime writer. Hex hall book the seattle public library bibliocommons. I thought it was the next book in the series but have just found out when it arrived that it was the same book as raising demons in the hex hall series, but with different tital. Hex hall by rachel hawkins and cris dukehart scribd. She gets picked on, attacked, cursed, and tricked, and it all makes for an entertaining plot. The events in her stories move in logical order, and her books are easy to follow. Yes, there is currently a forth book to hex hall it is called, school spirits.
Hex hall, by rachel hawkins, follows 16yearold sophie mercer as she tries to find her way as a young witch. Even though it does contain some jokes in the book, they all failed on me. Rachel hawkins book lot of 4 hex hall demonglass spell. Shes even stronger than her father, the head of the prodigium and hex hall s benefactor. I had got demon glass for my daughter who is reading the hex hall series. Details about rachel hawkins book lot of 4 hex hall demonglass spell bound school sp 1hc 3pb. Spellbound by rachel hawkins available from rakuten kobo. Shes even stronger than her father, the head of the prodigium and hex halls benefactor. The trilogy is centered on sophie mercer, a sixteenyearold witch who is sent to hecate hall nicknamed hex hall, a boarding school for magical beings, after a string of disastrous spells gone wrong. But sophie has a lot to learn about who she can and cannot trust at hex. School spirits is extremely different from hex hall. A demon magically changes sophies khaki pants and tshirt into a white bunny outfit, and she fights back by quickly dressing the gentleman in a pink tutu. Shes a graduate of auburn university in alabama and lives with her husband and threeyearold son.
The main characters snarky first person point of view is amazingly funny and down to earth. It follows the story of a young girl and her adventures in the world of demons, witches, warlocks. While hh was a book that made me crack up constantly, ss was a book a lot more serious. Listen to hex hall by rachel hawkins available from rakuten kobo.
Im happy you asked this because i was going crazy trying not to ask it myself. Rachel hawkins started off with her first book hex hall, which she eventually turned into a series. After a promnight spell goes badly wrong, witch sophie mercer is exiled to an isolated reform school for wayward prodigium, supernaturally gifted teenagers, where she learns that an unknown predator has been attacking students. As a valentines day treat, please to enjoy a certain couple from the hex hall series enjoying their first valentines day. Hex hall book vancouver public library bibliocommons. Read online hex hall series by rachel hawkins in pdf.
Sophie is still the smartass that i absolutely love, after everything she has been though it has made her stronger and a little wiser. The book begins with a love spell gone wrong performed by our protagonist sophie mercer who is swiftly sent to hectate hall or as the students call it hex hall. The trilogy is centered on sophie mercer, a sixteenyearold witch who is sent. The characters shes created are flawed, but not bad. The first book of the hex hall series was published in march, the year two thousand and ten and introduced the readers to a girl named sophie mercer who discovers that she is a witch. Hex hall series, book 1 publishers summary on her 12th birthday, sophie mercer discovered that she was a witch. Download read hex hall 2010 by rachel hawkins in pdf. It was a full moon, so the shifters got free run of the grounds. With several twists embedded into the book, hex hall wasnt one of those books i was able to predict the outcome of the plot from the first few pages.
I knew it was her because in the three months id been going to green mountain high, id already seen felicia crying in the bathroom twice. Rather than dark and angsty, rachel hawkins went for a blend of light and funny in her debut novel. She came by my room the morning after the party to check on me, standing uncertainly in th. That was the whole reason she was sent to hex hall, a reform school for delinquent prodigium a. But laughing is exactly what i did hex hall, rachel hawkins initial thoughts. In addition to battles and romance, this installment features a fashion duel. The story picks up right where we left off in demonglass, with sophie trying to find her way to her mother. Along with other witches, faeries, shapeshifters and a lone vampire, she has been exiled to hex hall, a sort of reform school for young prodigium, but rather than fitting in, sophie inadvertently makes enemies immediately.
Read the book on paper it is quite a powerful experience. Spell bound great mythical series with a magical twist. A third one will come out because the second one has an end that drops off. See the complete hex hall series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. I just finished the book, and as far as i can tell, if there isnt a fourth, the story line wont really be very satisfying. Even though i was embarrassed for her, i shared moms freakout. Truth be told, while some events fit the predictable cliches of todays ya books, there were certain ones i never saw coming. Rachel hawkins made her debut as a published author in 2010 with the novel hex hall. There was at least one laugh per page, a witty and selfdepreciating protagonist, a. There is a bit of mystery and the book never takes it self too seriously. There are a lot of ya books out that feature magical boarding schools, and sometimes when another one pops up, i think. Three bumpy years later, after a promnight spell gone horribly wrong, shes exiled to hex hall, an isolated reform school for wayward prodigium, a. No one is perfect, and the characters of the hex hall series have always felt real to me because of that. When one sees the two covers of hex hall and then reads the blurb, there is a certain alignment inside based on the promise made by the combination of the two.
Hex hall book king county library system bibliocommons. While there, she gets caught up in the ongoing war between the prodigium and the. Hex hall rachel hawkins page 10 read online free books. Three years ago, sophie mercer discovered that she was a witch.
Demonglass is darker than hex hall, but is every bit as witty and fun for tween readers. It is about when izzys sisterif her name is different then sorry i forgot itdisappears one night on potrol and her. On her twelfth birthday, sophie mercer discovered that she was a witch. Rachel hawkins is the author of rebel belle and the new york times bestselling series hex hall. Publishers weekly praise for hex hall opening hex hall was like opening a box of chocolatesno way could i exercise selfcontrol. Because of my love for rachel hawkins hex hall series, i dived into this book fully expecting to be blown away. When sophie attracts too much human attention for a promnight spell gone horribly wrong, she is exiled to hex hall, an isolated reform school for wayward prodigium, a. Spell bound hex hall book 3 kindle edition by hawkins, rachel. Hex hall was a book that at first glance had everything stacked against it.
Apr 01, 2010 hex hall is a beginning to a series of books i at first didnt know this until i finished reading it sophie is a witch with terrible amount f power and after making a love spell for a girl in her school that goes drastically wrong and nearly reveals her true nature to the talentless humans she is shipped off to hecate hall aka hex hall. There was one good thing that had come out of nearly being shish kebabbed. I rolled onto my stomach to grab a book from beside the bed. Three bumpy years later, after a promnight spell gone horribly wr. And from there on the story continues to get more dark magic with raising demons featuring literally demonic events and spell bound culminating in one last gruesome battle against the evil in the world, including mean teachers and demonic creatures from hell. Spell bound is the final book in the hex hall series by rachel hawkins and boy was it a doozy. Hex hall, imo, is probably one of the newest and freshest, and i believe that the series has full of promise. Page 1 prologue felicia miller was crying in the bathroom. I loved reading hex hall and the only complaint i can think up is its a bit short in my opinion. When someone tells you somebodys been murdered, laughing is probably not the best response. Mar 25, 2010 even though hex hall is ya, there are a lot of dark events that occur that gives it an edge, especially some scenes in which sophie learns about the eye of god.
In this book we finally get to meet the brannicks, and they are some awesome kickass females. It was all about sophie, a girl that has been sent to hex hall magical juvie. Below is a list of rachel hawkins books in order of when they were first released. She had a really distinctive sob, high and breathy like a l. There were a few surprising twists in it which is something i always appreciate. We soon lean that hex hall is a boarding school for prodigium witches, warlocks, faeries and shapeshifters who have performed magic that they shouldnt have as it could have exposed.
Rachel hawkins book lot of 4 hex hall demonglass spell bound. The young girls name is sophie mercer and she goes too a school for all mythical beings to learn to control there powers,so yup. Too often ya paranormal books are so angst ridden and weird you feel the need to take a shower afterward. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. That promise to me, was that hex hall was going to be a funny, light, mindless read. Although, i do remember reading something online when book three came out about the author getting bored. The book series includes hex hall and the spinoff novel school spirits. Jenna talbol not only is she the only vampire at hectate hall but she is also sophies best friend and her roommate. For a short while she is sent to be questioned by the prodigium council, after being suspected of murdering two classmates.
Hex hall is a beginning to a series of books i at first didnt know this until i finished reading it sophie is a witch with terrible amount f power and after making a love spell for a girl in her school that goes drastically wrong and nearly reveals her true nature to the talentless humans she is shipped off to hecate hall aka hex hall. Still giving the book a good reveiw as my daughter really likes the hex hall series. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. May 20, 2014 praise for hex hall hawkins entertaining debut is jampacked with magical creatures and mystery. It had the perfect mix of what makes for a cracking series. And even if archer is there, i seriously doubt hes anywhere near prodigium. If you like hex hall you might like similar books demonglass, spell bound, paranormalcy, unearthly, the goddess test.
Her first book, hex hall, was the result of that leap of faith. The complete series list for hex hall rachel hawkins. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading spell bound hex hall book 3. Hex hall is the first in a series of novels by author rachel hawkins. Rachel hawkins book lot of 4 hex hall demonglass spell bound school sp 1hc 3pb. Jenna said suddenly, sitting up so fast she knocked over her cup of pens. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Read online hex hall series by rachel hawkins in pdf, epub. Does the electronic version of the book completely replace the paper version. In fact, im not very keen on the uk cover as it gives the impression that its a light fluffy book, when in fact, its not.
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