Hex Hall

 Hex Hall

 Daisy F.

    "Hex Hall" by Rachel Hawkins was an outstanding!!! Once you start reading this book you will not be able to put the book down. What makes this book amazing is all the twists in the book. You believe it will end in one way but it will in a completely different way. You soon then feel a way towards the characters towards the book.
    The part everyone loves to know is what was the book about. In general, the book s about a 16 year old girl who has to transfer to a different school. When I mean different I mean completely different! That school is called Hecate Hall but they call it Hex Hall for short She is transferred to Hecate Hall which is filled with faeries, werewolves, witches, warlocks, shape shifters. Although there is a vampire at her school, whom she becomes friends with. She has been sent there because of a spell mishap. There she learns a few things along the way meanwhile she is at that school. 
    "Hex Hall" has a few main characters. The most important character would most definitely be a 16 year old girl named Sophie. She is also know as Sophia, either one goes. Then you have her friend named Jenna. Jenna is a vampire and there are not many of her kind in the school. You also have the coven of witches. In that coven there are three girls names Elodie, Anna, and Chaston. You also have Ms. Casnof who is the director/ principle of the school. Ms. Casnof is also a witch. Lastly, you have Archer. Archer is a warlock (male witch) and has an interesting part towards the end. You do also have some other characters along the way but they will be revealed throughout the book.
    "Hex Hall" is a fast read and I would really recommend it to anyone who likes to read. This is one of those book that will make you picture and image of what is happening throughout the book. I love the book and i believe that the author is going to make a series out of this book and I would most definitely read it. Do read this book it is amazing. Please comment if you have read the book or don't comment at all, either one is good!

Night

By Elie Wiesel

Review by Edan

            

            I have read many books in my life about the holocaust and have learned more than the average person about the subject. My grandfather is a holocaust survivor, and although I never got to meet him, I have learned his story. Most people do not have a clear understanding of the holocaust and we are losing the actual people who survived it. The only way to keep the information going around, and people seeing what happened to those who suffered is to publish books about them. Night is a story about an individual child who tells his story of survival in the holocaust. This book is an amazing and informative book which shows the hardships from the beginning.

            Elie is a young 13 year old boy who spent his childhood in the small town of Sighet in Transylvania. He is taken, along with his family, to concentration camp where he loses everything. The story catches everything a child would have gone through. All the catastrophic events that occurred to him vary from family, to labor, health, etc. This captures Elie’s story of the holocaust and has a true ending. Nothing was hidden about the holocaust in the book, such as the gruesome descriptions of the crematory, the screaming and smell of the camp.

            It is impossible to know the complete feeling that the Jews went through during the holocaust, and only those who have gone through the event can understand it. This book gives a clear explanation and has the many facts that occurred during the holocaust, whether it happened to him, or someone in his unit. No one can enjoy a book about on this topic, but I admit the book was interesting to read and made you feel like you were there. The book is descriptive, informative, and is meaningful. The book is an amazing capture of the story of a child through the holocaust and I highly recommend reading this book. 

The Book of Spells: A Private Prequel

Book Review of The Book of Spells: A Private Prequel

By: Ron

New York Times Bestselling author Kate Brian keeps you on the edge of your seat as she writes The Book of Spells: A Private Prequel. The book is a thrilling mystery novel of a girl who suddenly learns she has supernatural powers. The book follows Eliza and her friends through their lives at the Billings School for girls, an institution meant to prepare girls for the life they have ahead of themselves. Instead of another typically dull year, Eliza and her ten friends discover that magic is not just in fairy tales. With surprise endings, twists, and turns you will not want to put this book down, I certainly did not.

Eliza is a relatable character. Most of us know what it is like to be pressured by our parents. Imagine having so much pressure that you are forced to go to a school you hate and follow in your sister's footsteps.  This book also shows that ten completely different girls can get along. From rich families to girls who are athletic, it relates to real life and that sometimes we are put in situations that are not pleasant but we have to make the best of them. I enjoyed reading this book because it is relatable, but it is also unpredictable. The author shows us how history repeats itself in a tempting way that leaves you in awe. This book will keep you wanting more as well as waiting to find out how magic can take an unexpected toll on these character's lives.