Review: Hexed by Michelle Krys

Publish Date: June 10, 2014
Publisher: Delacorte Press

Synopsis: A stolen book. A deadly plan. A destiny discovered.

If high school is all about social status, Indigo Blackwood has it made. Sure, her quirky mom owns an occult shop, and a nerd just won't stop trying to be her friend, but Indie is a popular cheerleader with a football-star boyfriend and a social circle powerful enough to ruin everyone at school. Who wouldn't want to be her?

Then a guy dies right before her eyes. And the dusty old family Bible her mom is freakishly possessive of is stolen. But when a frustratingly sexy stranger named Bishop enters Indie's world, she learns that her destiny involves a lot more than pom-poms and parties. If she doesn't get the Bible back, every witch on the planet will die. And that's seriously bad news for Indie, because according to Bishop, she's a witch too.

Suddenly forced into a centuries-old war between witches and sorcerers, Indie is about to uncover the many dark truths about her life—and a future unlike any she ever imagined on top of the cheer pyramid. (from goodreads.com)

Review: This book was essentially just as described. I have been seeing a lot of mixed reviews since its' release and it seems that the reasons that some people love this book are the same reasons that other people dislike it. For me, it took some looking past the high school drama occurring throughout the story to like the book.

The main characters of this book are teenagers. The main character, Indigo, is a senior in high school. Like a typical teenage girl, she is self-absorbed and a little whiny. Her biggest concerns, before the whole witch/sorcerer thing starts, are cheerleading and her social status. Will bringing a nerd to a party be social suicide?! Yeah...no. Bishop, though also an 18 year old, was less annoying to me. He seemed wiser beyond his years. Maybe it is because of his family situation, maybe because he's been doing this warlock thing for a while and understands the implications of being chased around by sorcerers. But either way, he didn't get under my skin too much. The third main character, Paige, is a nerdy girl who just wants to be friends with Indigo. She doesn't care about social status or what anyone thinks of her. I found myself relating with her throughout the story.

Indigo's mother owns an occult shop and has always wanted to be a witch. Though it seems that Indigo thinks it a bit strange, she goes with it. And she knows about the secret book that is stashed in the shop. Then Bishop comes along and says "Hey, you might be a witch. You will find out in a few days at the stroke of midnight." And everyone is cool with that. Indigo's mom arranges a seance type thing, Paige brings candles, and the three of them sit around waiting until midnight to see if she comes into her powers. This part of the book seemed to move fast for me- it was a matter of days until she found out and after she did, nobody seemed to think it was a big deal. That is, until the sorcerers start showing up more and more frequently. Indigo's teenage girl attitude really bugged me throughout this course. Who cares what you are wearing?! You are being chased, girl! By people that can kill you literally with the blink of an eye. Just shut up and run! 

The end of this book seemed to be wrapping up nicely. Knowing it was the first book in a series, it was wrapping up too nicely. I was thinking to myself "How is this going to continue on? Where's the cliffhanger?" And then...boom. There is was. Everyone breathing a sigh of relief that the situation is over until omg what happened to so-and-so? I can't get a hold of them on the phone, that's strange. Oh crap...*End of book* 

I will be picking up the second book when it is released to see what happens!

Recommended For: Fans of paranormal books, witch books. 

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

*Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher through Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.