Just as Sophie Mercer has come to accept her extraordinary magical powers as a demon, the Prodigium Council strips them away. Now Sophie is defenseless, alone, and at the mercy of her sworn enemies—the Brannicks, a family of warrior women who hunt down the Prodigium. Or at least that’s what Sophie thinks, until she makes a surprising discovery. The Brannicks know an epic war is coming, and they believe Sophie is the only one powerful enough to stop the world from ending. But without her magic, Sophie isn’t as confident. Sophie’s bound for one hell of a ride—can she get her powers back before it’s too late?
Spell Bound by Rachel HawkinsMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
This series has been quite forgettable for me. I finished this book last week and just didn't care enough to write a review until now.
The last book ended with a huge fire at Thorne Abby, Sophie went into the portal. You didn't know if people died or not. My assumption was that no one died. I just couldn't see the author killing off pretty much all the characters. So I waited to see when people would show back up. Turns out Sophie is a Brannick, let's just add more confusion to this poor girl, shall we? 'Sophie you're a witch! No you're not, you're a demon! Oh by the way you're mom is a Brannick! You know, those women who kill Prodigium?' Anyway, Sophies powers are locked down in her body. Her dad and Cal show up at the Brannicks but she still doesn't know if Archer or Jenna are alive. The youngest Brannick girl, Izzy, gives Sophie a picture of Jenna in London. She she knows she's safe. I can't seem to remember how, but Archer chatter with her and let her know that he was safe and with the Eye in Italy. They start planning how to take down the army of demons that the Casnoffs have been raising. The plan was to get demonglass from hell. SO they had to go to Ireland to do that. Just as they are getting ready to do that, She gets zapped back to Hex Hall, along with every other person that was enrolled there the year before. That means Jenna, Archer and Cal all get zapped back there too.
Both Casnoffs are there and they tell everyone that they cannot use magic or leave the island. One kid tries and gets killed by the fog that surrounds the island the school is on. They also tell the kids their plan to make them 'stronger'. What they were leaving out was the fact that they would be made into demons. Sophie realizes that she can get her powers back if she touches a certain spell in the grimoire that the Casnoffs have. They go searching for the book and find it a little too easily. Lara tells Sophie that since her father made her bloodline, that she can control Sophie if she had her powers back. So now it seems she wants her to have them back. Sophie tries to resist but eventually gives in and touches the spell and gets her powers back. Jenna tells her that she could possibly fight the control of Lara since she's such a strong demon. So Lara tries to control her and she fights it off.
They're all off the island back in Ireland where they plan on getting the demonglass. They all go in and get it. While down there they all get scenes of horrible events from their life. Archer finds out that his parents were killed by demons, one of which was pregnant. That's when they reveal that Nick (The demonboy) is actually Archers cousin. Truth be told, I was waiting for the reveal that Nick and Archer were related somehow. She gave that away in the last book. They all head to Hex Hall and find that every single kid has been turned into a demon and more are being made. Sophie doesn't want to kill these kids so she wanted to find a way to save them all. The only way to save these kids is to kill the people who raised them but it had to be done in the spot where the demons have been raised and the maker had to be holding the ritual while Sophie read a different ritual. she was successful but she almost died and to my surprise, Cal died. I guess that was the authors best way of solving the love triangle. I was totally Team Cal.
All the kids went back to normal and Sophie was asked to become head of the Council. She agreed under one condition, they reopen Hex Hall, not as it was before but as an actual school for the Prodigium, she could attend the school until she graduates, goes to college. Jenna and Archer agree to stay at the school with her as well.
As for Elodie, She asked Sophie if she could bind her to the school instead of staying with her. She agreed. That's when you find Cal, a ghost, tending to the land at the school. He is bound to the land.
So I guess everyone lived happily ever after, including Sophies parents, who totally got together in the end.
Overall, the story was okay, it was forgettable. perfect for young teens though.
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