School Spirits is the first in a spin-off series from the Hex Hall books. A great sequel to the previous trilogy from the author.

School spirits is a spin of the Hex Hall books and is just as good, perfect for young teenagers wanting into get into The YA books.

Hex Hall is one of my all-time favorite YA series, so I jumped at the chance to read the spin-off. Rachel Hawkins is such a talented writer. Lately, she's been writing contemporary, but here's hoping she returns to paranormal/fantasy. I enjoyed School Spirits almost as much as the Hex Hall series. It was easy to love her complicated characters and gorgeous settings. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves YA.

I loved the Hex Hall series and this spin off was disappointing.

Have I mentioned how much i love Rachel Hawkings.  Her books skew younger YA, that bridge between middle grade and YA.  They are fun, fast and quirky.  They have a great sense of humour, with just enough pre-adolescent angst of what am I doing in them to really hit there mark.

Absolutely loved this series!  Great author, quirky fun lead character.  I recommend these books to teen and adult readers alike.

3.5 stars

I was super glad to hear that there was a spin off to the Hex Hall series which happens to be a favourite so I just had to read this.

School Spirits was a easy, light and fun read. It was awesome to explore the life of a Brannick especially being on a journey with Izzy, from starting school for the first time ever and crushing on a cute guy it was a lot of excitement.

I guess most of the way through it was an okay read, nothing about it was wow but in some sense it was basically 'cute', I don't even think that's the right word. It had all the ingredients for a good book and it delievered. It was predictable at times but there were small twists that made it intriguing.

The new characters were all very quirky and great to hang around and read about. Even though Izzy is rather kickass and all, she still has this air of normalcy and kind of awkwardness (that I could relate to). Some of my favourite parts were when Izzy watches Ivy Springs to try and learn about how to be a teenager, those moments made me smile and laugh.

Hawkins pulled off a fun and realistic feel to the book even though there is a ghost haunting and scary things hiding in the dark occuring.

The underlying mystery of Izzy's sister Finley is definitely something I'm excited to find about more in the next book or so. I can't wait to see what'll happen with a particular two characters especially after the decision that was made at the end of the book.

I can already feel the sparks that will fly between a certain someone and another someone!

I didn't get a chance to read this before it expired. But I did purchase it! I want to go back and read the original trilogy for a second time first. I've been itching for a re-read!

Izzy has always been homeschooled because of her mother's job-- fighting vampires, witches and ghost! Izzy does some of this, too, but her mother is constantly worried about her, especially since her sister Finn disappeared a year ago. Her mother has been following leads that a hedge witch has been uncovering, and one of these leads takes them to a new town, where Izzy has to go to high school in order to investigate a haunting there. It's hard to fit in, but she makes friends with Romy, who has started a paranormal investigative group in the school, and Dex, who is very attractive to Izzy even though she suspects that he has some magic in him. Romy's group has also been looking into the haunting of the school, and Izzy begins to realize that the spirit in question is Mary Evans, a young girl who got in trouble by one of the teachers and then died. Her ghost has been summoned by someone, and until she figures out by whom, Izzy is not able to banish her. Guided by her mother, as well as the 600 year old family wizard who is trapped in a mirror, Izzy tries to navigate the minefield of high school social interaction while working desperately to save her friends, and herself, from the ghost.
Strengths: The first chapter starts with Izzy fighting off a vampire, and I only continued reading because I was waiting around for a high school band contest. I didn't want to read about vampire hunters. But somehow, Hawkins' writing is such that I kept reading and enjoyed it. Izzy's entry into high school society was realistic, and even the ghosts and magic made sense. There was a twist at the end that I didn't quite see coming. This looks to be a series. Love how the cover is similar to the Hex Hall ones. 
Weaknesses: Not sure where a sequel will go-- the story wrapped up fairly well. I also didn't completely buy that Izzy was so entirely clueless about life in school, although I did once have a friend who had never been to a McDonald's until she went to one on an orchestra trip, so it could happen!

Loved this! Rachel Hawkins titles are always so fun, engaging, and action packed. I wish there would've been more!