A reform school for magical beings.
Sophie Mercer is sixteen and a witch. When she sees a girl crying, because of having no date for prom, she wants to help her. However Sophie forgets that she has problem with controlling her powers and she is exposed as a witch. Since this was not the first time, that such accident happened, the Council sends her away to a special school, for cases like her. Hecate Hall, or Hex Hall, as the students nicknamed it, is to reform wayward supernatural beings. After her arrival, Sophie immediately gets into trouble and she knows, that her life will not be boring in her new school. She starts developing a crush on Archer Cross, who is not just handsome, but Elodie, one of the black witches from the coven Sophie not joined, already claimed him. And her new roommate is the outcast of the school, Jenna. The girl is the only vampire in Hex Hall and soon they became friends. Meantime this, someone attacks a student, who's wounds are like a vampire bite. Of course, this makes Jenna the prime suspect, what Sophie just can't believe. But if it was not Jenna, who was it?
A school for magical beings. Maybe the idea is already often used, but I can never get bored on it. Hex Hall also made me curious because of this. I really like the atmosphere of the book, a transfer student in a new school, where mysterious things start to happen. Magic, secrets and witches. The characters are also good, Jenna and Sophie are my favourites. The story kept me wanting to read more and more and the twists were also surprising. Even that the book has its cliches, it is fun to read and I am curious at the continuation.
To sum it, I really enjoyed Hex Hall. An interesting plot with a boarding school for magical beings, adventure and a little mystery, it is a great mix for me. I can recommend the novel to everyone, who likes young adult books.
ISBN number:
ISBN-13: 9781423121305
ISBN-10: 1423121309
