Hex Hall (Hex Hall, #1) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

May 11, 2020 Kaitlynne rated it liked it

So apparently I read this forever ago? I don't really remember it, but then again, maybe that's why I had some deja vu moments? I don't know. It was okay. A little predictable at times, but I definitely think I will read the next one to see how things turn out. ...more

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May 30, 2010 Brandi ;) rated it really liked it

Shelves: fairies-witches-vampires-and-were, 2010, i-dont-wanna-grow-up-ya-read-as-ad

Well, I'll admit, I was so hesitant to read this book because of fear of a House of Night or Vampire Academy knock off. BOY was I wrong, wrong, WRONG! This book grabbed me from the beginning, it sunk it's teeth in and refused to let go. It is in no way a knock off, it is a story all it's own. I loved Sophie's witt, her way of handling snotty chicks but basically, she was just down right funny.
One scene has Sophie and her mom walking up to Hecate Hall and Sophie is bantering on in her head about ...more

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Jun 18, 2010 Mette rated it really liked it

Shelves: favorite-books

I have always enjoyed reading about witches since I was little. There has always been something really intriguing about them and I was jealous of how they could cast a spell and make things easier.

I remember the first time I watched Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Willow almost instantly became my favourite character because of who she was. A little shy but a very good friend and she always had the best intentions even though she made mistakes sometimes.
Sophie the main character in Hex Hall reminds m ...more

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Jul 23, 2010 Mariya rated it really liked it

Shelves: young-adult, magic-users

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I have been holding off on this book for so long and I don't know why, but it was amazing. I haven't read that many witch books, because I had this strange feeling that they would not be as good as the vampire and shifters books, but boy was I wrong, you learn plenty about how complicated it is to be a witch, just ask Sophie. So girl does wacked up spell that gets human yelling, "WITCH! WITCH!", and then girl gets transferred to school where ever Published on my blog:Mystifying Paranormal Reviews

I have been holding off on this book for so long and I don't know why, but it was amazing. I haven't read that many witch books, because I had this strange feeling that they would not be as good as the vampire and shifters books, but boy was I wrong, you learn plenty about how complicated it is to be a witch, just ask Sophie. So girl does wacked up spell that gets human yelling, "WITCH! WITCH!", and then girl gets transferred to school where everyones is different exactly like her. Sound familiar? It is familar to other books I have read, but that is where the similarity ends. This book was so very orginal.

Sophie was an interesting character, very ordinary and normal, but in the witch world she is very known because of her father. Sophie is smart and though she didn't know much about being a witch she is learning more and more throughout the book and I believe one day that she will become one of the strongest. Sophie's love interest, Archer is just too wonderful. He is one of those guys that you hate but at the same time love. By the end of the book, I wonder about Archer, because we don't really know anything about this guy and you just need to know more. I think almost every book has the "mean girls", the girls that you just want to slap across the face and I wanted to do so much more than just slap them across the face. I think that they are important and they make the book what it is and they show redemptation towards the end a little bit.

Sophie also has a best friend, Jenna who I love and hope that we get a little inside look at her a little bit in the next book. And there is just somethin I love about a vampire who is obsessed with pink. Cool. Mom and dad. I am kind of mad at her parents, I mean if you are a teenager and do not know a thing about yourself, what you are, where you come from, you would think your parents would have the decentcey to fill you in, "well, I was just waiting for the right moment", right moment? right moment? When is the right moment, when she's 30! I think this occurs a lot in young adult books, but I always feel the parent are so irresponsible with this. I think that first of all, Sophie should know all about who her father is, and what she is. Hiding it is not the right way to go. And it is not nice to know that the whole school nows except you, which after the ending the next book should be pretty interesting.

We hear so much about her father and I really want to know about this guy, who is he and what happened with him and Sophie's mother. Sophie has never met her father, because her parents are divorced. There are so many questions that need answers and I hope we get a lot of them answered in book 2, Demonglass. Overall, this book was outstanding. It was a real page-turner and I could not put this book down. We have a cliffhanger that leaves you hungry for the next book and I really want to continue on this journey with Sophie to find out how to handles what is thrown at her next. =D ...more

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Jan 23, 2011 Rachel-RN rated it liked it

Shelves: read-2011

Enjoyed the humor in this one. Sophie had a lot of great lines. 3.5 stars.

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Apr 19, 2011 Suzanne rated it really liked it

Shelves: tower-teams-read-2013, library-overdrive-e-book, library-overdrive-audiobook, read-in-2014, bookriot-ya-books-about-witches

I didn't think I was going to like this book when I first started reading it. The general theme of the book reminds me of Mean Girls at Hogwarts. I thought it was going to be predictable but when it got the end I was pleasantly surprised. I will definitely be reading the next one in the series! ...more

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May 31, 2010 Melissa rated it did not like it

Shelves: ya, magic, did-not-finish

I did not finish this book. The one type of paranormal i won't read is stuff about demons. The girl is one. So didn't finish. From what i heard i'm not missing out on anything but not doing so. ...more

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Nov 22, 2010 Mark Almighty rated it it was amazing

It was surprisingly good.

It has the usual supernatural YA elements, and the female narrator is only quite annoying.

I like the whole supernatural-demon thing goin' on, though. ...more

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