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. Her non-gifted mother has been as supportive as possible, consulting Sophie's estranged father-an elusive European warlock-only when necessary. Three years ago, Sophie Mercer discovered that she was a witch. I found the light tone to be at odds with the teens-torturing-other-teens and death threats and the like, but overall I had a pleasant evening with Spell Bound.Hex Hall is the first novel in the Hex Hall series by Rachel Hawkins. Because of the less-than-stellar plotting Spell Bound is the weakest book in the Hex Hall series, I’m left with a general feeling of satisfaction.
Spell Bound is an easy read, and the final face-off between the evil enemies was fun. There were some touching moments between the two pairs, but not enough to make me root one way or another. It didn’t annoy me enough to make me feel irritated by the book, but it did seem unnecessary. There was some going back and forth that I found to be out of character. The love triangle between Sophia, Call, and Daniel that was introduced in Demonglass gains a resolution in Spell Bound. At one point, teens are forced to torture another teen, who is brought back to life again and again for more torture, yet this is brushed off as only merely being unpleasant. It’s only rarely that she has time to shine, and her humour often seems at odds with the darkness of the plot. I always liked Sophia in the other Hex Hall books, but her personality is lacking in Spell Bound. This also had repercussions for the characterisation.
The plot felt rather ill-paced, dwelling too long in some places, and not standing still long enough in others. However, neither did she manage to smooth out the story in such a way that it comfortably fits in the length of Spell Bound.
Ms Hawkins didn’t fall into the common trap of making the last book in the series a beast with double the word count of the other books in the series. There is a lot of ground to cover in Spell Bound, and plot developments are thrown at the reader rapidly. She teams up with unlikely allies, and together they fight to ensure safety for all Progidium. This series combines light-hearted humour with a fresh take on the magic boarding school trope.Īfter the happenings in Demonglass, Sophia needs some time to recuperate. Spell Bound is a decent ending to the Hex Hall trilogy. Published March 13th 2012 by Disney Hyperion
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