Spell Bound (Hex Hall, #3) in End of the Series Reading Challenge

Jan 18, 2012 Rachel rated it really liked it

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There is nothing like the feeling after you finished a book where you feel at ease and amazed. Where, although the ending is not happily ever after, its real, special and memorable. Where you wish there could be one more page of the glorious book you just read.

I am feeling all of that right now and more. I just finished the last book in the Hex Hall Trilogy, Spell Bound by Rache More fantastic reviews at http;//unforgetablebooks.blogspot.com

May contain spoilers! (Sorry I loved this book too much)

There is nothing like the feeling after you finished a book where you feel at ease and amazed. Where, although the ending is not happily ever after, its real, special and memorable. Where you wish there could be one more page of the glorious book you just read.

I am feeling all of that right now and more. I just finished the last book in the Hex Hall Trilogy, Spell Bound by Rachel Hawkins. Spell Bound was a grand finale that I will remember for years to come! It was not perfect but it was excellent. There were several memorable lines. My favorite is the line on top of my review!

From the moment I startted the book, I was engrossed in the book's tale.The dedication to my favorite heroine, Holly Short, was a phenomenal and surprising beginning. The quotes from Alice in Wonderland coincided with the story nicely. I liked how creative Hawkins became as she was perfecting this finale. I liked how satisfying these incorporations were because they made me feel more connected to the author.

What I love most about this book is how connected I was too the characters and how the story was action packed with exciting mysterious revealed. I enjoyed the imaginative and detailed descriptions of the settings and events. Hawkins writing made me scared at certain points and caused me to care about her characters profoundly.

I am so sad about a certain character's death. I was not expecting this person to die because I thought no main character was going to die. The way Hawkins wrote the death scene and Sophie's reaction after it was awe-aspiring.

My favorite chapter was Chapter 23 because what Elodie did in this chapter was hilarious and memorable. I really loved Cal in this scene. This scene was so exciting and full of tension and well-written. I have now read it five times and still am not bored of the sweet scene.

There are one part of the book that caused me to remove a star. One, I disliked how Sophie and her talented friends did not specifically outsmart the villain but the villain put herself unrealistically in the exact place that Sophie wanted her to be. I disliked how easy and short the concluding fight scene was.

Still, the characters were as hilarious as ever. Sophie told hundreds of jokes and was a very mature leader. Jenna was so sweet and cute. Archer was smart and brave. Cal was so self-less and Elodie was the most amazing ghost ever.

I felt happy when I was right that Sophie's mother was a member of the red-headed-league. I usually would love to be surprised, but this circumstance made the book awesome. I loved learning the Bradnick's side of the story and meeting Sophie's mother's family members. I really like Izzy, Aislinn and Torrin. They were great new characters and marvelous fighters. I loved reading the fight scene at the beginning of this book between Izzy and Sophie. Also, there is nothing like a magic mirror who can tell prophecies.

Overall, I loved the book and hope everyone buys the Hex Hall series sometime in their life!
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Jul 09, 2011 Jen rated it it was amazing

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Two years ago, I fell in love with the world Rachel Hawkins created in Hex Hall. One year ago, my jaw dropped open with the epic cliffhanger that was also known as Demonglass' ending.

By now, I had forgotten what had happened in the Hex Hall world, so I thought that I couldn't just read Spell Bound right away. I needed to reread the entire series.

So I did.

And honestly, I love it even more the second time around.

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Apr 03, 2011 Katie rated it really liked it

So, when reading the last book of a series I find that I refuse to read the last half of the book. Like if I don't read it then it wont end, right? So finally after a couple OF weeks of being 52% (according to kenny, my kindle) of the way through the book I decided to pick it back up and finish it. The third book is good, not my favorite. But oh how I love this series. Thanks Hex Hall for being great and making me laugh. ...more

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