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Aug 15, 2015goddessbeth rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Demonglass is the second book in the Hex Hall series, and surprisingly not a sophomoric attempt to hold tension until the finale (like many other YA trilogies). It doesn't suffer from pacing flops, or lack of motivating conflict. If anything, it takes all the angst issues of book 1 and heaps more kindling on that fire. It's a fun read, like the first was. Sophie is snarky but not cruel, which is a fine line to walk, and her greatest strength is definitely her loyalty and commitment to the truth (she's a Gryffindor if ever there was one!). She's smart, and while there's less of the side characters in this story, the tension still holds. I wish Nick and Daisy had been a bit more developed (maybe in the next book?) and that Cal got more time in the sun (Team Nice Guy!), and that the villains weren't so recklessly stupid (but then, fear of the enemy makes you do stupid things, so it's realistic). But overall, I enjoyed this, and read it in a week, and immediately went to the library for the third book. I recommend it for fans of book 1. And I recommend the trilogy for fans of YA (especially contemporary supernatural), magic (including shapeshifters, witches, faeries, demons, etc.), female protagonists who are snarky and smart, sizzling PG romance and action. Oh, and manor houses.