Hexed (Hexed, #1)

by Michelle Krys

Indigo Blackwood has it made – 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?

But when a sexy stranger named Bishop enters Indie's world, she learns that the fate of every witch on the planet is in her hands. And that's seriously bad news for Indie, because according to Bishop, she's a witch too.

Forced into a centuries-old war between witches and sorcerers, Indie's life just got way more complicated.

• ISBN10: 0552571652
• ISBN13: 9780552571654
• Publish Date: 19 June 2014 (first published 1 January 1999)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
• Imprint: Corgi Childrens
• Format: Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
• Pages: 384
• Language: English

Reviews

[tweetybugshouse]

4 stars

Thanks to Yakima Valley Regional Library for having a copy to borrow.

I really liked this book it was unique and that it pits witches against sorcerers which they usually tend to kind of get lumped together. I also liked that i was shocked when death was dealt. Usually you can see it coming and expect that it going to happen. I also liked that Indigo is very unique in the way her characters handles everyday teenage situations in the book.

I did find a few things that where unbelievable like when she paid the cab driver 900.00 and she just happen to have it on her. I also think if her aunt is a witch that would of come in to play more then it did.

Otherwise a good book and i am intrigued enough that i want to read the other books.

[whisperingchapters]

HEXED is the first book in the Witch Hunter's duology. Indigo Blackwood has lived her life as a normal teenage girl, only having to worry about high school drama and her mom, who has The Black Cat, a witch store. Everything changes for Indie one night when she experiences a death of a stranger and the next day is being interrogated by sorcerers, who are the witches enemies. Want to know more? Read the book!

I expected more witchy stuff in this book but that's okay! The story stayed intense and intriguing until the end. There was never a dull moment. Either Indie was running for her life from sorcerers, dealing with "friend's" drama or learning how to channel her witch energy with the help of Bishop, a warlock who kept following Indie to check up on her and soon became a friend.

This story was so sad! Not all of it (has to do with Indie's family), but there were parts where I just wanted to cry because it was so sad and it is very understandable if you have read the book. Indie is a very strong girl for having gone through what she did. I would have probably stayed in bed until I had gray hair. Experiencing what she did just by reading it, had me with an ache-filled chest. Of course, Bishop was always there to help cheer Indie and distract her from what was going on, even if he was acting like a jerk.

I always like male characters that are jerks and Bishop is no different. He isn't really a jerk, but has his moments. He is very sweet when he wants to be. He wears a leather jacket which makes him even hotter! When Indie saw the tattoo he has on his neck, my jaw dropped when she mentioned what it was. I hope my boyfriend never does that or I will throw a fit, I swear.

I really wanted more witch craft and that's saying a lot because I'm not into witch stuff but this book was so good that had me wanting more! Thanks to this book, I will now be reading more witch books. I need CHARMED in my hands. I need that baby. I have to wait until next year (it sucks) to read what's going to happen next. It leaves a cliff hanger! Authors are conspiring against the reader, wanting to crush our feels. The epilogue confused me but its because its in another character's point of view; watch out for that so you don't get confused like I did.

All in all, AWESOME story! Go check it out and support Michelle so she keeps writing more books! We need more!

[Katie King]

**I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review**

**2 stars**

Our story begins with cheerleader Indigo ("Indie") and her frankly bitchy supposed best friend Bianca at cheer practice. If there were ever a name to give a mean girl in a young adult novel, it's 'Bianca.' For a best friend, this girl is seriously rude and mean-spirited. Anyways, en route to her mother's occult shop, the Black Cat, Bianca witnesses the death of a man in all black - who seemed to have dropped out of the sky. In his pocket lies a note with only the address of her mother's store. In a strange twist of events, Indie finds out that she is a witch battling against the sorcerers in the world that would love to kill her and every other witch. Thus launches an adventure filled with weird guys in black, petty high school drama, and magic.

Except this novel really relies more on the high school drama than anything else. There's flirting, cheaters, crumbling friendships, and jealousy. There's sport competitions, concerts, and wild parties. There's even conflict and death. But what there is not any of is magic. We don't receive any information on the supposed paranormal/fantasy style of this novel until about 35% in, and it's a Cliffsnotes-style rundown. Every time somebody uses magic, it comes across as dull and forced, like an afterthought.

Indie was possibly the dumbest character in the whole book. Numerous times people tried to give her solid advice and she was just like, "NOPE I'M DOING THIS MY POORLY THOUGHT OUT WAY." Having a plan to rescue her mom instead of busting in on powerful sorcerers while not knowing how to use your powers? SO CRAZY. Indie then gets frustrated and yells at Bishop for not having a plan after SHE was the one who decided it wasn't necessary. Leave behind Paige, a useless human that will only get in the way and possibly get hurt? AWFUL IDEA. Indie then tells Paige to run away for her own safety. Speaking of Paige, while Indie had her own problems, she also used Paige a lot. Paige gets treated like crap and she just takes it every single time. She always comes running when Indie deems her useful. The worst part is Indie knows how badly she treats Paige and doesn't do anything to try to fix it. At the end, Indie realizes she never answered Paige's frantic calls from the previous night...come to find out Paige has been kidnapped.

Bishop is by far the best character. He is sarcastic and inappropriate, in a charming way. Even he isn't safe from Indie, however. She demands he help her, save her, tell her things, take her places, and what does she do for him? She ignores his advice, pushes him away, complains, and criticizes him constantly. Their romance (but, of course) was better before the sexual tension was broken. After they kiss, it's all awkward and baseless. Indie never shuts up about how hot and/or sexy he was, and he never stops making sexual jokes about her.

Summary
A debut novel with a seriously annoying protagonist. Lacking on the magic, fantasy, or paranormal fronts, this novel reads more like a teen girl's diary of high school's ups and downs. Expanding the magic would have helped immensely. I really wanted to like this one, but several moments were too thin to hold this one together.