Spell Bound(Hex Hall 3)Publisher: Hyperion Books, 2012Genre: YA Paranormal
Just as Sophie Mercer has come to accept her extraordinary magical powers as a demon, the Prodigium Council strips them away. Now Sophie is defenseless, alone, and at the mercy of her sworn enemies—the Brannicks, a family of warrior women who hunt down the Prodigium. Or at least that’s what Sophie thinks, until she makes a surprising discovery. The Brannicks know an epic war is coming, and they believe Sophie is the only one powerful enough to stop the world from ending. But without her magic, Sophie isn’t as confident.
Sophie’s bound for one hell of a ride—can she get her powers back before it’s too late?
Sophie barely escaped with her life after the events at Thorn Abbey. Alone and powerless she now has to face the Brannicks, a group of fierce warrior women who hunt Prodigium. Secrets will be revealed, and Sophie will find herself the center of everyone's plans for stopping the Castnoffs, but without her magic her chances are next to impossible. After deciding on a plan B to unlock her powers an unexpected turn will literally put Sophie in the center of it all! Spell Bound completed the spell that started back when I read book one. With more action, more romance, and more Sophie humor than ever, this last installment to the Hex Hall trilogy left me enchanted, teary eyed, and a little breathless.
It's really sad to see a favorite series come to an end, but at the same time I'm so happy at this conclusion to Hex Hall. It had twist, turns, drops, lifts, and a whole lot of awesomesauce. Sophie still babbles the most hilarious things when she's nervous, Archer still makes me laugh and swoon with his charm, Cal is still quiet and adorable, Jenna is still my BFBF (best fictional best friend), and Hex Hall is the second magical school I love most, after Hogwarts. I'll always remember the slobbering werewolves, Sophie's dress to the ball, demonglass, summer in England, and cellar duty with Archer Cross!
Like I've mentioned before, one of the things I loved most about this series (aside from Archer Cross) was the humor. The pop culture references just crack me up every time, and Sophie and Archer's wit together is unbelievable. Sophie's story is one that I'll be going back to read time and time again. Seriously, if you haven't read Hex Hall yet, then I urge you—nay—order you to go to your nearest bookstore or library and get a copy of it. If you've been following this series as fervently as I have, then you won't be disappointed with Spell Bound!
Favorite Quotes:
"Um…Mercer? Haven't seen you in nearly a month. I was expecting something like, 'Oh, Cross, love of my heart, fire of my loins, how I've longed—'"
"You're dead," I blurted out, pressing a hand against my stomach. "You're a ghost, and you think—"
All the humor disappeared from his face, and he held up both hands. "Whoa, whoa, whoa. Not dead. Promise."
Me heart was still hammering. "Then what the heck are you?"
Archer almost looked sheepish as he reached inside his shirt and pulled out some kind of amulet on a thin silver chain. "It's a speaking stone. Lets you appear to people kind of like a hologram. You know. 'Help me, Sophie-Wan Kenobi, you're my only hope.'"
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"We could go to Lough Bealach," Aislinn answered.
"Is that a place, or are you choking?" I asked, earning me a glare in return.
Dad made a strangled sound that might have been a laugh.
