Review of Hex-Ed, by Sarina Dorie

Funny, sexy, scary, playful, childlike, and deep. 

I’m surprised how much I’m enjoying the series, especially since it’s outside of my usual Military Historical Fiction genre. I was originally drawn to the whimsical artwork on the covers. What’s inside did not disappoint me. Sarina Dorie is definitely writing her passion, and sometimes I wonder if she’s actually a witch herself.

I was surprised by this second Womby School for Wayward Witches novel, so much so that I had to check the genre. It is not Young Adult Fantasy, as I had assumed, but rather New Adult & College Fantasy, which makes a lot more sense to me now that I’ve read some of the more spicy scenes. They’re still tasteful, but whoa…! Dorie goes there, and it’s a lot of fun!

Hex-Ed picks up a few years after Tardy Bells and Witches’ Spells. Clarrisa Lawrence is all grown up now. She’s no longer a nerdy high schooler, but a college student trying to eke out a normal life after the tragic catastrophe at the end of the last book. She’s been convinced that magic isn’t real and that the things she’s seen and felt were nothing more than episodes of psychosis. 

But all the medication and gaslighting cannot keep the magic away, or the Witchkin and Evil Fae who either want to enslave her, drain her of her power, or destroy her altogether. Clarrisa needs to learn the nature of her strange talents and how to control them before the forces of evil have their way.

Hex-Ed is a fun, short read. The print length is listed at 172 pages. I read it in a week and thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it. Dorie is a funny, witty writer who knows how to build a scene that bubbles over into hilarious chaos. She expertly leads you along with teasing and foreshadowing, rendering this story a real page-turner.  I have the first eight books of the series. With two down, I’m excited to read on. 

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