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School Spirits
by Rachel Hawkins
School Spirits takes place a few years after the events in the main series as Sophie’s cousin, Izzy is now 16. The relationship Izzy has with her mom seems to have taken a major hit. This is most likely due to the eldest Brannick daughter disappearing on the job. That backdrop sets up a story where Izzy is pretty independent from her mom.
The romantic element in this book was...scattered. There was interest from a boy named Adam that wasn’t involved with anything supernatural (50/50 on whether I liked that). Then, it seemed to be setting up another love triangle with a boy that really read more like a friend for Izzy. It didn’t quite get there as Adam dropped off as the story progressed, but then there were also hints that Torin - the wizard stuck in her mirror - could also be a romantic partner? It was really all over the place and I would have preferred if that whole angle had been left out.
School Spirits was just as enjoyable to read as the main Hex Hall series, and even had a better plot. There were some edges I would have smoothed over had I been the editor. Still, I loved Hawkins’ writing style. I smell a spin-off series given the still open matter of Finn’s disappearance, but jury’s out on if I’ll make a point to pick up those future novels or wait for them to crop up on their own.
The romantic element in this book was...scattered. There was interest from a boy named Adam that wasn’t involved with anything supernatural (50/50 on whether I liked that). Then, it seemed to be setting up another love triangle with a boy that really read more like a friend for Izzy. It didn’t quite get there as Adam dropped off as the story progressed, but then there were also hints that Torin - the wizard stuck in her mirror - could also be a romantic partner? It was really all over the place and I would have preferred if that whole angle had been left out.
School Spirits was just as enjoyable to read as the main Hex Hall series, and even had a better plot. There were some edges I would have smoothed over had I been the editor. Still, I loved Hawkins’ writing style. I smell a spin-off series given the still open matter of Finn’s disappearance, but jury’s out on if I’ll make a point to pick up those future novels or wait for them to crop up on their own.