The facial features of the girl in the water are similar to the girl in the school uniform, but they don’t look exactly alike. One question–who is the girl in green on the front cover? Is it Alice (green dress on cover not as described in book) or is it Sophie at the dance (her peacock blue dress is described as much more elaborate). WHAT I DIDN’T LIKE: The only thing I can really criticize is the similarities to Harry Potter, but who cares? I loved it anyway. I look forward to reading Demonglass very, very soon (we have it my library, yeah!!!). Never predictable, Hex Hall kept me turning the pages, made me laugh, and gave me shivers. Other supporting characters (would-be boyfriend Archer, vampire roommate Jenna, toadies Anna and Chaston, and the ghost in the green dress) are variably kind, funny, vengeful, and self-serving. Yet at the same time, she clearly cares about Archer and her friends and has a major moment of redemption toward the end. As beautiful and powerful as she is, she also makes poor decisions and can be quite mean. Antagonist Elodie is likewise neither all-good or all-bad. Despite all that, readers will admire her spunk, loyalty, intelligence, and realism. Sophie is self-deprecating, unpopular, gets bullied, makes poor decisions, and is at times, vengeful and mean.
I love the character development and that no character is all good or all bad. With or without the cliff-hanger ending, I can’t wait to read Demonglass.
Hex has a healthy dose of romance and a certain creep-factor that I did not expect. I LOVED this story am really excited to recommend it to my middle school Harry Potter fans (particularly girls). All are very similar to Harry Potter.ĭespite the similarities, I am going to disagree with reviewers who say Hex Hall is too much like HP. You have a boarding school for witches, in a remote location, a protagonist unfamiliar with her own family history, mysterious attacks on students, faculty members who pooh-pooh student warnings of evil penetrating the school walls, ghosts interacting with students, a teacher who “has it in” for the protagonist, etc. That said, I am sure other reviewers have criticized Hex Hall for being too-similar to Harry Potter, and I can kind of see that argument. Other reviews could taint my opinion or make me think someone else’s opinion is my own.
WHAT I LIKED: As a rule, I do not read other reviews of a book until I write and publish my own review. When Sophie’s roommate is implicated in a series of attacks on students, Sophie is determined to find the true culprit. SUMMARY: After a spell on Prom night goes horribly wrong, teen witch Sophie Mercer is forced to attend Hecate, a school for delinquent witches, warlocks, shapeshifters, faeries, and vampires.
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