Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins

Series: Hex Hall (#1)

Format: 323 pages, Paperback

Published: February 1, 2011 by Hyperion Book CH

YA paranormal/own

I have had this one forever. So finally I just went for it

Sophie is a half witch who gets sent to boarding school cos we cant let the normies know there are things that go bump in the night.

A hot guy. A coven of mean girl witches. A vampire bestie. Teachers who are strict, and not knowing of your own blood line.

There the usual teen drama. It was an amusing read

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 exile to Hex Hall, an isolated reform school for wayward Prodigium, a.k.a. witches, faeries, and shapeshifters.

By the end of her first day among fellow freak-teens, Sophie has quite a three powerful enemies who look like supermodels, a futile crush on a gorgeous warlock, a creepy tagalong ghost, and a new roommate who happens to be the most hated person and only vampire on campus. Worse, Sophie soon learns that a mysterious predator has been attacking students, and her only friend is the number-one suspect.

As a series of blood-curdling mysteries starts to converge, Sophie prepares for the biggest threat of an ancient secret society determined to destroy all Prodigium, especially her.

Audio: A gentleman´s pursuit by Amy Dorazio

Narrated by: Simon Alison

Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins

Release date: 04-10-26

Publisher: Quills & Quartos Publishing

Pride and prejudice variation/audible

Another PP book, surprise! Oh they are so fun.

Here Mr Bennet is dead and they now live in London and are poor. But Lizzy and Darcy does meet, but no names. He still manages to get into Mr Bingley´s business too.

The story takes a turn as Lizzy is hired as Anne de Burghs´s friend as she makes her debut into society. Oh and Darcy is on the outs with his family.

I liked how they eventually find each other here, and slowly fall in love. And as always it is fun to see what a difference a few things can make.

Great narration too

After an anonymous encounter at a Hertfordshire assembly, Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet conduct a secret courtship without knowing each other's identities—unaware that she is the paid companion to the cousin he jilted and that their families' intertwined fates will force them to choose between love and duty.

Best of September

 

Later September! Hellooooo October.

Here are our faves for last month.

Best Book of the Month:

Blodeuedd - Itch! by Gemma Amor

"Going with Itch for best book because it was weird and creepy."

Carole -  An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed by Helene Tursten

"So fun!!"

Best Movie of the Month:

Carole -  The Odyssey (2026)

"Fabulous and just so good."

Blodeuedd - The Last House (2026)

"I watched The Last house and was first meh, but then I could not stop watching 😉"

Best TV show of the Month:

Blodeuedd - Party Down (s1) & Bones (s1)

"I watched s1 of Party Down, and Bones s1. Going for oldies." 

Carole - Monk (s1 - 3)

"Started rewatching this in August and have been slowly making our way through it. It's still holds up!"

Best Cover of the Month:

The Women by Kristin Hannah

Format: Paperback, 476 pages

Published: May 1, 2026 by Pan Books

Historical fiction/own

I liked that I read this one, but at the same time I do not think I will read any more of her books. It felt simplistic. It felt like one of those translated books where you feel something was lost.

Still good though! It made me cry! It made me MAD!

Frances signs up to be a nurse in Nam. Her brother is killed. War is hell! She finds good friends. She lives her life the best she can. And she realise she is good at this.

But that was war. This is also about coming home and this is what made me mad. Yes the war was bad, but people spitting on her!? She was trying to save lives! And that is not the worst part. She has some serious ptsd. But there were no women in Vietnam so she is fine. Arghh!

I liked this book. It was an easy read about a difficult subject.

Their friendship changed lives. Their bravery changed history.

'Women can be heroes, too'. When twenty-year-old nursing student, Frances "Frankie" McGrath, hears these unexpected words, it is a revelation. Raised on California's idyllic Coronado Island and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing, being a good girl. But in 1965 the world is changing, and she suddenly imagines a different path for her life. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she impulsively joins the Army Nurses Corps and follows his path.

As green and inexperienced as the young men sent to Vietnam to fight, Frankie is overwhelmed by the chaos and destruction of war, as well as the unexpected trauma of coming home to a changed America. Frankie will also discover the true value of female friendship and the heartbreak that love can cause.