3/5 stars
Hexed (Goodreads | Amazon) is a fairly cute read. In the vein of an ABC family drama, it follows a popular cheerleader Indigo who's quirky mother runs an occult shop in Los Angeles. Indigo tries to be normal, as normal as the teen daughter of a single-mother wannabe-witch can be. Then one day while driving to her mom's shop she witnesses a man die. That's when things start getting weird. Next thing she knows she's gone from cheerleader, to trying to find her mother's stolen witch Bible while running from sorcerers and trying to figure out if she might be a witch herself.
This book, with one HUGE exception, is lighthearted and silly. That's not a bad thing itself. I actually like the light tone and fluffy approach to paranormal that this book takes. What I don't like is the romance, which seems to move at hyper-speed with little development and the back-stabbing catty popular friend's that are just a little too cliche. Also, I don't like that Indigo walks all over her childhood best friend Paige. That whole part felt illogical. Indigo treats Paige like shit, Paige continues to be nice to Indigo and then sticks by her when no one else does. Let's be honest, there's no way Paige would've stuck around or risked her life for someone who treated her like Indigo did.
But here's the thing, despite the book's flaws I enjoyed myself while reading it, especially the beginning before any of the romance began. It's a quick read and if you like paranormals and don't mind silly teen romance then you might like this book.
I received an advance reading copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
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