A New Series from Rachel Hawkins!!!

I was so thrilled to see School Spirits on netgalley.com.  Hex Hall was one of my most favorite series.  I read every book in one sitting and laughed and loved all three.  It was so sad to see the series end with just three books, but maybe it's brevity kept the whole thing fresh.  School Spirits is a spin-off series, if you will, taking characters we met briefly in the HH series and giving them their own life.  The Brannicks, especially teen monster-hunter Izzy is the focus of this first book.  She and her mom are that last of a powerful family of folks who keep wayward monsters inline.  While Izzy's life is anything but typical, having to banish vampires, werewolves and other creepers, she has to go to high school now, to track down an evil ghost of a former student.  Izzy is a great main character, easy to love.  So are all of her companions.  I can't wait to recommend this book!  It will so easy to do!!!  I can't wait for the next one!

Great Ending to the Trilogy

The wait for this book was so long! Spell Bound is the third and, sadly, final book in the Hex Hall series by Rachel Hawkins. It picks up right where Demonglass left off and does a nice job recapping the events of Demonglass without overdoing it. Still, you definitely want to read these books in order. Sophie Mercer is the coolest demon ever. There are many things to like about her, from her strength to her sense of humor. I also like that she really isn't into looks, is clumsy and says the wrong thing sometimes. She's, you know, normal! I mean not that it isn't normal to care about looks...I just mean that she isn't totally obsessed and she doesn't mind getting a little dirty when she is fighting werewovles, other demons or evil witches. Especially evil witches who want to take over the world. The ending is very satisfying and it was even more satisfying to read on Rachel Hawkins' FB page that she has a new series coming out that, while it won't be Sophie's story, it will take place within the Hex Hall world, which I have come to love. Hooray for this series!