Just to prove that all rules/pieces of advice are made to be broken/disobeyed, I picked up Hex Hall yesterday. It is, without a doubt, "read 200+ pages in a day and only stop because it's midnight and sleep is good before a day of reading manuscripts" friggin' awesome.
And its prologue/intro is excellent.
In fact, the whole book is highly recommended.
You know how a number of YA works have either the protag or her love interest be a new student? And then she and Mr. Love Interest get paired together as lab partners, study buddies, something like that and realize they like each other? Well, in this version, she gets paired with Mr. Lurve because he refused to beat up on her when the magic defense/PE teacher (who hates protag because of something she doesn't know about her father), and they get stuck cataloging magical items. Um--way more interesting.
And there are more and more layers as we go. How in the world there will be any sort of resolution in the remaining 100 pages, I've no idea.
Good thing it's a series!
According to the author's blog, Hex Hall Book II (currently working-titled Hex and the City) has been turned in to the editor, will be out March 2011.
6 comments:
It's SO damn good. I FREAKIN LOVE THIS BOOK. I can't say it enough. I love love love the story, I love the characters, I love the whole freakin' thing!!!
I will get an ARC, I will do whatever it takes to get one. Oh. Yes. I. Will.
Is it good enough to change your opinion of them, Gatekeeper?
Ooh, another to add to my to be read pile. None of your recommendations have disappointed me yet, I'm willing to bet this one won't either.
I first heard how great this book is back in September when I interviewed Becca Fitzpatrick for her book Hush Hush. I can't wait to read it!
Awesome. I read her first chapter when she posted it free online--very good! Then I sort of forgot about it.
Adding it to my bday list right now. And go figure, my whole bday list is books.
This is very high on my TBR list. I can't wait to read it! :-)
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