Demonglass

Rachel Hawkins

2010 • 368 pages

Ratings63

Average rating3.8

Sophie Mercer thought she was a witch. That was the whole reason she was sent to Hex Hall, a reform school for delinquent Prodigium (a.k.a. witches, shape-shifters, and faeries). But then she discovered the family secret, and the fact 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 either destroy her powers for good-or kill her.

But once Sophie arrives, she makes a shocking discovery. Her new housemates? They're demons too. Meaning, someone is raising demons 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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4 primary books

#2 in Hex Hall

Hex Hall is a 4-book series with 4 released primary works first released in 2010 with contributions by Rachel Hawkins.

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jaymi elford

The Hex Hall series is quickly becoming one of my favorite YA series. The writing is crisp, the characters are snarky and realistic and the books are just fun to read. On the other hand... OMG... way to end this book on a cliff hanger. Hawkins, I hope you release the next book soon cos... darn it, I NEED to know how this ends.

May 6, 2011

Nichole

Well that was quite the cliffhanger. I definitely enjoyed this second book more than the first. We got to learn more about the Council and the world which was really interesting. Plus we got to meet Sophie's dad. At the end of the 1st book we were left with the cliffhanger of what Sophie was actually capable of and in this book we saw her learn more about her powers and how to control them.

However, this book added a love triangle. And I hate love triangles, they seem unnecessary in most books and I just don't see their value. I really dislike Archer and Cal seems like such a better guy for Sophie. But we still have a whole other book before we find out which guy Sophie ends up with.

This book definitely set up what is to come with the battle between the Prodigium and the Eye. And it definitely looks like the final book will be filled with lots of action and twists as the rest of the story unfolds.

December 1, 2014

Ashley

The ending should have been the middle of the book. I'm so happy I rented the third book otherwise I would be unhappy... Downgraded it by a star for it..

February 13, 2016