Saturday, March 31, 2012

Short and Simple: Spell Bound by Rachel Hawkins

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Spell Bound - Rachel Hawkins

This book is the last in a trilogy, Hex Hall. I just LOVED the first two books, so I couldn't wait for this one! But, it unfortunately disappointed me... :(

My Review: 
This book was pretty good! I found this book to be a tad disappointing though.
Firstly, real teens do not talk like Jenna and Sophie. I should know since I am one! We don't joke around at every second. We can be deep. So, I felt the dialogue in this book was forced. :/ Plus, the humor just wasn't hilarious anymore. :(
Second, the writing seemed a little amateur-ish. Maybe it's because I've been reading mature books, but it seemed like this book was for children. That's how bad it got. (Even though there were some cuss words in there and suggestive stuff...)
The love triangle in this one was disappointment. (Seems to be a recurring word!) Let's be honest- Cal never stood a chance. I hate pointless love triangles so much!!! :( I felt Rachel Hawkins took the easy way out too... and I'd love to explain how but it's a major spoiler. Let's just say that I felt no need to do that and there could've been a better solution.
I also found myself easily distracted from this book. It took me FIVE days to finish... that's saying something! The ending didn't tie up all of the loose strings unfortunately so it left unsatisfied.
The action was pretty well done and the twists were nice as well :)
DESPITE all of my complaints, it is a good book and it's worth reading!

RATING: 3.5 STARS!

xx Jennifer

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