In the wake of a love spell gone horribly wrong, Sophie Mercer, a sixteen-year-old witch, is shipped off to Hecate Hall, a boarding school for witches, shapeshifters and faeries. The traumas of mortal high school are nothing compared to the goings on at "Freak High." It's bad enough that she has to deal with a trio of mean girls led by the glamorous Elodie, but it's even worse when she begins to fall for Elodie's gorgeous boyfriend, Archer Cross, and frankly terrifying that the trio are an extremely powerful coven of dark witches. But when Sophie begins to learn the disturbing truth about her father, she is forced to face demons both metaphorical and real, and come to terms with her own growing power as a witch.
I had really high hopes for this book and for the most part they were fulfilled. It was fun and moved quickly (although perhaps too quickly; I didn't feel we got much character development in the first half and they all seemed pretty bland but thankfully this changed in the latter half). I thought I knew what was going to happen and I was right by on large, but then woah plot twists were thrown! Excuse me while I go read the second book. 3.5 stars.
