Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins

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....

Saturday Snapshots: False Dusk

Saturday SnapshotsHosted by Alyce at At Home With BooksMy regular camera hasn't been working lately so I've been reduced to using the camera on my phone, which sometimes results in some interesting pictures.It was actually the middle of the day, and quite bright outside, when I took this picture, and I was trying to capture the playground on the top of the hill. What I got instead was this really cool image of the sun's rays bursting through the...

Fool For Books Giveaway Hop

Wow, I can't believe it's April already. It's almost frightening how quickly this year has sped by. For me, the start of April also means that it's time to begin preparing for Passover, which is just around the corner. This involves getting into turbo-cleaning mode and scouring the house from top to bottom, getting rid of any crumbs of food that may be lurking.I usually begin by cleaning off my bookcases and so the Fool For Books Giveaway Hop, hosted...

Books That Kept Me Up All Night

It’s been a while since I read a book that captivated me so completely that I was unable to put it down; a book that kept me reading late into the night, until I reached the very last page. Well this turned out to be a lucky week for me because I ended up with two such books, both of which were completely worth the precious sleep that I gave up for them, as well as the bleary-eyed mornings that followed.The first of the books was Paranormalcy by...

New Scifi & Fantasy Releases: Week of March 28

If you've been following Jean M. Auel's Earth's Children series then undoubtedly you've been looking forward to this week, when the sixth book of the series will be released. Since I had gotten bored by book three, this doesn't apply to me (though I remember really enjoying books one and two) but there are some other books here that I an pretty eager to read, such as The Silent Land by Graham Joyce. Just reading the book blurb makes me desperately...