August 21, 2011

Demonglass by Rachel Hawkins

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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My Take: Whoa! That was one big bang of an ending. It was also an awfully amazing cliffhanger and I am SERIOUSLY craving for more. I can't even go to bed right now because my mind is still reeling. The ending pretty much felt like a major explosion of fireworks! You know, when you are watching the finale at the end of a firework show and it is so crazy that you almost feel like you can't handle it? Yeah, that is how it made me feel! I can still feel the high.

If you haven't read Hex Hall, then I want to warn you that there will be some spoilers of Hex Hall in this review.

Literally, right after I finished Hex Hall I picked up Demonglass. I was determined to find out if she was really going to have her powers stripped and what the heck happened with Archer! What a twist! Were Archer's feelings for Sophie real or was it an assignment?

Sophie's father takes Sophie, Jenna and Cal with him back to London. Ahhhh Cal...I ♥ him! And I am thrilled he is featured more in this book. But even though he is a hunk and I have the major hots for him, I found that one particular part in the book made him a little bit of a wuss. Seriously? He has this amazing power to heal and his obsession is to heal plants? There is a part in the book where he is holding a plant gingerly in his hands after trying to teach Sophie how to heal it and after the pot holding the plant broke. I'm sitting here thinking, "If you’ve got this amazing gift, wouldn't you be hanging out in some Prodigium hospital to cure some magical creatures? Why the heck are you so freakin' obsessed with plants? " But other than that, Cal is totally hot!

I loved in this book how truly powerful Sophie is and can be. I don't want to give up too much, but it was fabulous and the ending had some more freakin' crazy twists! I was thinking, "Where the heck is this heading?!?" And I am still thinking that!

I have only had this happen with one other book, but right before the crazy ending, I was thinking about how I would rate Demonglass. At that point I thought I would be giving it only 4 stars . . . but after THAT ending...I HAD to give it 5 stars! I highly recommend this series.

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Sorry for the intrusion (and for my bad English XD It is not my first language). I was looking for more information about Hex Hall series and found your blog. Compliments, it is really great, with a lot of interesting information about books <3

Talking about Demonglass, I enjoyed reading it more then I did with the first volume of Hex Hall. And I truly loved Cal <3 Indeed He is the main reason I liked more the second volume ;)
Well, I also find his love for plants a bit excessive XD But I still fell for him and for his taciturn, introvert and gentle nature, more then I did with Archer (and I like him too).
However I'm quite sure Sophia won't choose Cal, because these days is nearly a must for main female characters pair up with the male character (inevitably handsome, clever and funny) who makes them rage and/or suffer the most due to some plot complications or misunderstanding XD

I'm waiting for the next volume, hoping it proves me wrong. Or, at last, wishing to see more of Cal <3

ishhu said...

Good post thank you so much for sharing this post.The ending just about felt sort of a major explosion of fireworks! you recognize , once you are watching the finale at the top of a firework show and it's so crazy that you simply almost desire you cannot handle it? Yeah, that's how it made me feel! I can still feel the high. I even have the main hots for him, I found that one particular part within the book made him a touch little bit of a wuss. Seriously? He has this amazing power to heal and his obsession is to heal plants? there's a neighborhood within the book where he's holding a plant gingerly in his hands after trying

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