Salt - Danielle Ellison

"I think I found the demon."

"The demon that-"

"Ours. Mine. The one that took my power."

Summary: Penelope is a witch whose parents were murdered by demons. But the demons also stole her magic and she will do anything to get it back.

When I saw this book up for grabs on NetGalley, I was like "hm, I'll request it just for the heck of it because that cover is really pretty." (Purple is my favorite color!) I first thought that Salt was just going to be really cheesy and lame and just another book trying to do witches and demons but I was pleasantly surprised! The demons were a little hokey sometimes but overall I thought the action was great and Penelope was so fun! And how Carter was brought into the story was perfect! I loved Carter and Penelope's bantering so much! If a book has a boy and a girl who just keep bantering and are sarcastic with each other all of the time then I love it! I felt like the amount of background information we received was just the right amount and the story wasn't dragged out or anything! There was also a little twist with Carter that I was really surprised I didn't figure out sooner! Overall Salt was a fun read and I am so excited that Ellison is writing more! I really can't wait for the next one!

Rating: 8/10

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Hex Hall - Rachel Hawkins

"Now, Sophia, would you care to tell me why you're here by the pond instead of reporting to your next class?"

"I'm experiencing some teenage angst, Mrs. Casnoff," I answered. "I need to, like, write in my journal or something.”

Summary: After a spell goes wrong, witch Sophie Mercer is sent to Hex Hall - a place full of witches, fairies, shapeshifters and a vampire roommate who is being accused of attacking the other students.

I was worried I wouldn't like Hex Hall but I actually liked it quite a bit! I don't think I would've really cared for the book if it wasn't for the MC Sophie! She is so awesome and I want to be best friends with her! She is so funny and I was laughing so much! I love her attitude. I've seen some people are in love with Archer but I personally don't think he's all that great. He seemed kind of blah but at the same time I do like him and Sophie. There were a couple of semi surprising moments that I kind of called. I was disappointed with the multiple spelling errors I found. It didn't help that the book I got from the library was used by someone who literally circled every mistake so they were really easy to spot! I got book two from the library so I'm really excited to see what's going to happen based off one of the decisions Sophie made and I really hope she is even funnier!

Rating: 7.5/10

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