Hex Hall Books in Order
Part ofRachel Hawkins Books in OrderSee the Hex Hall books by Rachel Hawkins in order, with Sophie Mercer summaries, spin-off notes, series background, and where to start.
Last updated: June 7, 2026
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Publication Order
4 books
Hex Hall
by Rachel Hawkins
2010
After a prom-night spell exposes too much magic, teenage witch Sophie Mercer is sent to Hecate Hall, a reform school for Prodigium. New friends, attacks, and dangerous secrets make fitting in the least of her problems.
Demonglass
by Rachel Hawkins
2011
Sophie heads to London after learning her magic is far more dangerous than she thought. With the Removal looming and new demons nearby, she has to decide who to trust before old enemies close in.
Spell Bound
by Rachel Hawkins
2012
Stripped of power and surrounded by uneasy allies, Sophie faces a war that could shatter the Prodigium world. To stop it, she must reclaim her strength and confront the secrets behind Hex Hall.
School Spirits
by Rachel Hawkins
2013
Monster hunter Izzy Brannick is sent undercover at a normal high school after her sister disappears. Ghostly trouble, new friends, and one very confusing crush make normal life harder than any mission.
Series background & context
The Hex Hall series starts with Sophie Mercer, a teenage witch whose magic has always been a little too public for comfort. After one spell goes badly wrong at a school dance, Sophie is sent to Hecate Hall, nicknamed Hex Hall, a reform school for young Prodigium. That means witches, faeries, shapeshifters, vampires, and other magical kids who have caused enough trouble to need supervision.
It is not exactly the fresh start Sophie had in mind.
The first book, Hex Hall, has a boarding-school setup, but the tone is more snarky paranormal mystery than cozy campus story. Sophie is trying to learn the rules of a world she barely understands. Her roommate, Jenna, is a vampire who has already been marked as an outsider. Archer Cross, the attractive warlock with a habit of getting under Sophie's skin, makes life more complicated. And then students start getting attacked.
Across Demonglass and Spell Bound, the story grows past the school gates. Sophie's questions about her powers lead her into family history, Prodigium politics, secret societies, and a much bigger fight over who gets to control, use, or destroy magic. The books keep the humor and romance close, but the stakes rise quickly. Sophie is not just trying to survive classes. She is trying to understand what she is and what that means for everyone around her.
The setting matters because Hex Hall is both a refuge and a cage. It gives magical teens a place to hide from humans, but it also keeps them under the thumb of adults who are not always honest. That tension runs through the trilogy. Sophie wants answers, but almost every answer makes her world stranger.
School Spirits shifts the focus to Izzy Brannick, part of a family known for hunting monsters. After her sister disappears, Izzy is sent undercover at a normal high school and has to deal with ghosts, friendships, and teenage life from the other side of the supernatural divide. It works as a spin-off, with ties to the main trilogy but a new lead and a slightly different rhythm.
Read Hex Hall first. The series is built on Sophie's discoveries, and the later books are much more fun when the secrets unfold in order.
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