Review: Demonglass by Rachel Hawkins

Sep 12, 2010 by shanyn

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Book Summary:
Sophie Mercer thought she was a witch.

That was the whole reason she was sent to Hex Hall, a reform school for delinquent Prodigium (aka witches, shapeshifters, and fairies). But that was before she discovered the family secret, and that her hot crush, Archer Cross, is an agent for The Eye, a group bent on wiping Prodigium off the face of the earth.

Turns out, Sophie’s a demon, one of only two in the world—the other being her father. What’s worse, she has powers that threaten the lives of everyone she loves. Which is precisely why Sophie decides she must go to London for the Removal, a dangerous procedure that will destroy her powers.

But once Sophie arrives she makes a shocking discovery. Her new friends? They’re demons too. Meaning someone is raising them in secret with creepy plans to use their powers, and probably not for good. Meanwhile, The Eye is set on hunting Sophie down, and they’re using Archer to do it. But it’s not like she has feelings for him anymore. Does she?

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Review:
If you thought Hex Hall was good, you’re in for a treat with Demonglass.

I will admit, when starting this book I couldn’t remember the fine details of Hex Hall, but the author does a nice job of recapping events as they come up in the context of Demonglass. This leaves Hex Hall #2 at a perfect place to expand upon what we know, what we remember, and even the small nuances we may have forgotten.

The story of Demonglass is quite a bit more complex than Hex Hall, as it should be. We pick up pretty much exactly where Hex Hall left off-Sophie waiting for her dad. Rachel Hawkins is the self proclaimed queen of cliffhanger endings for chapters (as she declared on Twitter, to which I wholeheartedly agree), which means you’ll be telling yourself ‘just one more chapter’ many times throughout, right up until the action hits you and you’re unable to stop reading, cliffhangers or not.

Many events in Demonglass are unexpected, which will keep you on your toes as a reader. Just when I thought we were on one path, Hawkins would flip and get Sophie, Cal, and the rest of the crew in another situation entirely. If I had written my predictions as to how the book would go after I had read a few chapters, I would not have been even remotely close to where we ended up – which, unfortunately, is another cliffhanger.

I am now dying to read Hex Hall 3, which you will be too. Demonglass was even better than Hex Hall, and I am hoping Hex Hall 3 delivers as well. This is a book I highly suggest pre-ordering via your favorite book outlet – it’s one you won’t want to miss!

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