Title: Spell Bound (Hex Hall #3)Genre: Fantasy, Faeries, Witches, Magic, Young Adult
Hailed as โimpossible to put down,โ the Hex Hall series has both critics and teens cheering. With a winning combination of romance, action, magic and humor, this third volume will leave readers enchanted.
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 enemiesโthe Brannicks, a family of warrior women who hunt down the Prodigium. Or at least thatโs 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 isnโt as confident.
Sophieโs bound for one hell of a rideโcan she get her powers back before itโs too late?
After all the mess back in Thorn Abbey in Demonglass, Sophie was back, still magic-less, and she woke up in the middle of the forest in an unknown location. This was after Cal told her in Demonglass to use the Itineris and go to the Brannicks.
Spell Bound focused on the extermination of the enemies (well, of course). There was not much story development as it got pretty predictable most of the time, but if it’s about character development, I’ll give the medal to Elodie. She became my favorite character, after Spell Bound.
And of course, talking about Sophie, I liked how she played her role as the champion against the enemies even though she’s well aware that she can’t use magic and she’s pretty much more like a normal human. As usual, it was her snarky and sarcastic remarks that made this whole reading experience much more fun. I just have to applaud Hawkins for her humor, it was totally effective.
For the romance, I have mentioned on my Demonglass review that I was growing to like Cal a lot more than Archer. Well, I’ve just changed my mind. I’m back to team Archer! But as much as I like Archer, I also like Cal. I knew he’ll never end up with Sophie, WE ALL KNOW this from the very beginning. I just feel so bad for him,
But in the end, I’m just okay with it. I liked how Hawkins closed the curtains for this story. It was a good conclusion for this spellbinding trilogy.
Erika is a freelance content writer and illustrator from the Philippines. Aside from her love of arts and reading, she loves taking photos, coffee, cats, and fairies. She’s into fantasy, historical fiction, and contemporary, and anything young adult genres.