Shadows

Hex #2

by Rhiannon Lassiter

Raven and Wraith have rescued their broken, captive sister, Revenge, from the top-secret government facility where she was tested, tortured and torn apart for her Hex powers. Now there are outlaws, on the run from a government bent on the destruction of the Hex gene.

Genres: Science Fiction, Young Adult, Fiction, Dystopia, Fantasy, Cyberpunk, Childrens

256 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

Rhiannon Lassiter began writing when she was still at school. The first agent to see her work encouraged her to finish Hex, which was accepted when she was nineteen by the first publisher to read it (Macmillan).

Rhiannon graduated from Oxford University and has written eight best selling novels, several short stories and one non-fiction title for children and teenagers. She has edited an anthology of poetry and prose. Alongside her writing she works with her mother, the well known author Mary Hoffman, editing the children's review magazine, Armadillo.

Reviews

[Amy Webster-Bo · Rating 5 out of 5]

good second book glad i got the 3 book set

[Alison · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m loving this little series! Raven is a badass

[Ariel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wasn't as good as the first one , but still pretty great ! There needs to be an element of romance in these books that's the only thing missing . I still loved it though , everyone should read these !

[Madeline · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great sequel to Hex, I read it in about ten hours over the span of a day! Raven as amazing as ever, and we finally get to see more of her weakness! I loved the bang of an ending.
I must admit, I also am loving Lassiter for NOT having cliff-hanger endings, that's how everyone should write.

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this book more than the first in the series. I'm still not sure what to think of Raven, but I think that's how we're meant to feel given that it's how all the other characters seem to feel about her!

[Briana Grenert · Rating 5 out of 5]

After I read Hex I jumkped onto my library's website and despretly requested the book. It took to long to come, but it was well worth the agonizeing wait.

[Morgan · Rating 5 out of 5]

The fact that Raven gets captured and Ali and the other hexes have to take a stand and help Raven makes the book better than the first one.

[Carolina Nazario · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this book a LOT more than the original. I understood it more. The characters were a lot more enjoyable and I am excited to read the next.

[Lucille Benton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Recommended if you like:
Sci-fi
Genius FMC
Dystopian
Overthrowing government
Found family

My thoughts:
Love, love, loved it. It was a bit short and cannot be read as a standalone, however, there was one big story-point that came to a nice and satisfying conclusion, but also left enough untied strings that make me wish to get to the last book of the trilogy and see what happens to Raven and her newfound group.

[Sierra · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful couplet to "Hex"!!!

[Diane Adam · Rating 3 out of 5]

This second instalment in the trilogy lacks some of the pace of the first novel, but the new characters add interest and I’m looking forward to seeing how it all finishes up in number 3.

[Bluegravity · Rating 4 out of 5]

Alright, yes I really really liked this story, even though I was quite upset at being unable to find the first book in the tilogy. It upset me so much that I had been putting off reading it at the library, though my fingers itched to bring it home, and when I did I also procrastinated there even though my eyes itched to read it. When I did read it, the storyline and ideas were very original, and I must say I was reminded of Joan Vinge since she as well was a very original writer. That aside, what truly bothered and rubbed at me was the fact that this book wasn't well read by the publisher or editor because there was a great deal of grammatical errors that were too prevalent to merely brush aside. the use of "form" instead of from "Kalden" instead of "Ken", "to" twice when it should be there only once (trust me, it was a mistake), and so on. The only reason I write of this occurrence is because such mistakes should not be in such a great book! I mean, a bad one that one can hardly stand to pick up, yeah, but this book? I think that whoever got their hands on this story didn't deserve it for all the care they DIDN'T put into it (I am not speaking of the author- I am speaking of the people that are supposed to be looking out for such mistakes before publication) Okay, I have spent too much time on this fact, so once more I loved the story- it was easy to get into and carried away with! I wished there had been more pages to read, it was so good, and therefore I would recommend this to others!

[Joyce Ann Quezada · Rating 3 out of 5]

It wasn't as good as the first book, or maybe it was that I was a bit disappointed nothing new or more exciting happened. After reading it, I kind of realized that the author wrote it with the same formula she used with the first, and that I think was a total let down for a reader who have truly enjoyed the first book and was expecting for more in the second book. The plot and pattern of events were very similar to the first, and half-way through it I already knew what was coming and how it was going to end. I am gonna put off reading the last book of the trilogy. I feel like I need a break from the author's formulaic ways. But I am still giving this a three because one, the theme of the whole series is very original and the whole set-up and foundation, intriguing; two, I totally love the characters and i like how they complement each other (especially Raven, Ali, and the newest member of the Hex group, Avalon); and three the ending leaves a lot of room for the last book and it just makes me wonder what's gonna happen next and how it'll all end.

[Anne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Holy Typos, Batman!
Wow. The story was good, but I can't give it four stars. All of the errors made it hard to concentrate. I'm not normally a picky person about this kind of thing, but there must have been at least 30 typos in the edition that I read. Sometimes it was just a spelling error, but there were also times that the wrong person's name was used. Did they not hire an editor? Ok. Enough complaining.
I liked it, and I am interested enough to read the next book, Ghost. Hopefully, someone proof-read it before it was published.

[Blu · Rating 3 out of 5]

Though not as boring, still on the same level as the first book: Hex. I can honestly say, the characters make some of the most unheard of, idiotic decisions anyone could possibly make in any situation. I'm surprised I finished it.

[Kate · Rating 1 out of 5]

These books are truly atrocious. No character development, very little plot or suspense and all simple statements on the part of the narrator. If I hadn't bought a pack with all three I wouldn't bother to finish. Save your time and read something else that's more worthy of it.

[Tori · Rating 4 out of 5]

These books aren't so much dystopias as set in a vaguely depressing future. Which is basically the same thing. Not really, though.

[The Third Place A Teen Library]

F LAS bk.2

science fiction

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not quite as gripping as the first, but maybe expectations were too high