Hex Hall

Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins

I'm only starting with this book, not because it is a favorite, just because it is the last book I just read. I seem to have been reading a lot of YA paranormal fiction lately. Much of it has been only so-so at best, but Hex Hall was surprisingly fun. A quick, light read, clean with lots of fun twists. There was a bit of a cliffhanger at the end of the book, so make sure you read the sequel Demonglass (equally fun).

Here is the synopsis. Three years ago, Sophie Mercer discovered that she was a witch. It's gotten her into a few scrapes. Her non-gifted mother has been as supportive as possible, consulting Sophie's estranged father--an elusive European warlock--only when necessary. But when Sophie attracts too much human attention for a prom-night spell gone horribly wrong, it's her dad who decides her punishment: exile to Hex Hall, an isolated reform school for wayward Prodigium, a.k.a. witches, faeries, and shape-shifters.

By the end of her first day among fellow freak-teens, Sophie has quite a scorecard: three powerful enemies who look like supermodels, a futile crush on a gorgeous warlock, a creepy tag-along ghost, and a new roommate who happens to be the most hated person and only vampire student on campus. Worse, Sophie soon learns that a mysterious predator has been attacking students, and her only friend is the number-one suspect.