Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins

Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
"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 tagalong ghost, and a new roommate who happens to be the most hated person and only vampire 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."- summary from Amazon

I don't know why it took me so long to get to this book because I LOVE books about witches (in fact, I think I have several books with witches I have yet to read- must rectify that!). I love watching TV shows about witches- Bewitched, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Charmed. So a book all about a boarding school for witches and other paranormals? Right up my alley.

I flew through this book. Hawkins' prose is just so compelling and Sophie's voice was so good that I just didn't want to put it down. The mystery of the student attacker helped as well plus the romance in the story. The characters were wonderful and funny and I really liked hanging out with them. It makes me want the sequel so badly!!

Overall, an awesome, funny paranormal debut and Hawkins has a fan for life.

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