Spell Bound is the third book in Rachel Hawkins' Hex Hall series. The book picks up not long after the exciting cliff hanger end to Demonglass, where Cal tells Sophie that her mom is with the Brannick's, and she needs to go to her.
Sophie finds herself in a dark wood, and disorientated when she is attacked by a red head, meaning she is a Brannick, who much to her embarrassment is just a girl. The girl and her sister take her back to their home, where Sophie learns some unsettling things, like her mother is a Brannick, and she has been missing for three weeks. Of course, she lets the Brannicks, Aislinn her aunt and her two daughters Finely and Izzy, know that she can no longer access her power, much to their disappointment. Especially since the warlock, Torin, they have trapped in the mirror has said that Sophie will be the one to destroy the Casnoffs.
Cal soon shows up with Sophie's father in tow, but before they can get down to some planning on what to do about the Casnoffs, Sophie finds herself back at Hecate Hall magically. No for real all the students are back there, including Archer and Jenna, and they cannot leave. Sophie knows that Lara Casnoff has big plans, she just needs to find a way to stop her and save the other students.
I found this a very fitting ending to the Hex Hall series. Sophie really comes into herself, and her powers as the book progresses. She does very well at making the hard decisions, and placing the welfare of others above herself thus showing the signs of becoming a great leader.
Ms. Hawkins goes a great job of tying up her lose ends, like Sophie's parents, where Archer and Nick came from, and why Lara Casnoff did what she did. She does, however have a spinoff series starring Izzy, which from the hints Torin was giving about her future, sounds like it could be just as good as Hex Hall. It will be going on my to be read list.
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Infinityglass
by Myra McEntire
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