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Hexes Fly

Jenny Schwartz (2025-07-26)

Subgenre
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesCaldryn Parliament #
Setting
CSM age10

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Not yet tagged

Heroine archetypes

Detective / Investigator

Synopsis

The Spring Ball on the first Saturday of Caldryn Parliament's Spring Term is a night of glamour and power. However, this year the witch clans are feuding, and when rival clans trade curses in the ballroom non-magical bystanders are the victims. As people transform into animals, burst into unwilling song, or fall into magical slumber Vanda Kavanagh, the Warden of Caldryn Parliament, is suspicious. The witches claim they never intended to hurt anyone, and Vanda believes them. So, who is using the witches as a stalkinghorse for their own agenda, and what is it that they hope to achieve? Most importantly, why can't the witches undo their own hexes? If the spells aren't broken by the next full moon the curses will be permanent.

Tags

Cozy MysteryMagical SchoolWhodunit

Is Hexes Fly appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

A whimsical mystery set at a magical parliament where rival witch clans accidentally curse bystanders during a fancy ball. The protagonist investigates who's manipulating the witches while racing against a deadline to break the curses before they become permanent. Light magical peril with transformations and comedic mishaps.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language.

Who'll love this

Readers will enjoy the magical mystery of curses gone wrong and the race to solve the puzzle before innocent people are stuck as animals forever.