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| Original Title: | The Near Witch |
| ISBN: | 1423137876 (ISBN13: 9781423137870) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Near Witch #1 |
| Characters: | Otto, Wren, Cole, Lexi Harris, Magda and Dreska Thorne |
Victoria Schwab
Hardcover | Pages: 284 pages Rating: 3.7 | 14260 Users | 2618 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Near Witch (The Near Witch #1) |
| Author | : | Victoria Schwab |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 284 pages |
| Published | : | August 2nd 2011 by Hyperion Books |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Paranormal. Witches. Romance |
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The Near Witch is only an old story told to frighten children.If the wind calls at night, you must not listen. The wind is lonely, and always looking for company.
And there are no strangers in the town of Near.
These are the truths that Lexi has heard all her life.
But when an actual stranger-a boy who seems to fade like smoke-appears outside her home on the moor at night, she knows that at least one of these sayings is no longer true.
The next night, the children of Near start disappearing from their beds, and the mysterious boy falls under suspicion. Still, he insists on helping Lexi search for them. Something tells her she can trust him.
As the hunt for the children intensifies, so does Lexi's need to know-about the witch that just might be more than a bedtime story, about the wind that seems to speak through the walls at night, and about the history of this nameless boy.
Part fairy tale, part love story, Victoria Schwab's debut novel is entirely original yet achingly familiar: a song you heard long ago, a whisper carried by the wind, and a dream you won't soon forget.
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This book is so so atmospherically CHILLING. Also super slow and like, woah hello to the instalove, mate, but this is also by one of my favourite ever authors so I'm a bit biased to love it despite it being the forgotten middle child who only gets given socks for christmas. Also how weird is to read older books by famous authors?!?? Schwab's stye has improved 100 x and like WOW.Anyway.+ So the setting, OK???? THE SETTING.Insert heart eyes here. It's all moors and witches and this likeI stopped at page 82, roughly one-third of the way through.I am at a loss when it comes to all of the rabid fans of this novel. I found it as dull and drab as the grey skies of moor country.The writing is stilted. The narrator is boringly typical. The author named the little sister "Wren", which is so nauseatingly whimsical and twee, in the YA world of, missing a parent, girls.It did, indeed, feel familiar, as the jacket promised, but not in a comfortable, favorite hoodie, kind of way - more
DNFing this at page 77. I hope to come back to this at a later time because I want to read as many of Schwab's books as I can, but I am not in the mood for this at the moment. I have skimmed the past few chapters and still find myself incredibly bored. It's very slow paced and has not built a connection to the characters or setting for me. If I power through now, I will rate it low, so I'd rather try to see if it fits my reading mood better at another time.
I was lucky enough to get a ARC of The Near Witch and it turned out to be, by a mile, my favorite of the (many) books I read in 2010! Within two weeks of getting it, I read it twice! As I read it again today to celebrate it's release it will be the 6th time I've read it! Suffice to say this book managed to do two things that I have not had a book do in a very, very long time: 1) It so completely drew me in and entangled me in the world of the story that if someone had jumped out in front of me
Read the full review and more at Blame Chocolate.🧙♀ A big thank you to Titan Books for the review copy. This has not influenced my opinion in any way. 🧙♀Unfortunately, this wasnt the book I was hoping for. Maybe my expectations and all the hype surrounding everything the author puts forth ended up interfering with my enjoyment. Either way, I just didnt feel the grip and excitement I was expecting.I did enjoy parts of it, dont get me wrong, but I also felt very frustrated by others and especially
Funny how when we start to tell a secret, we cant stop. Something falls open in us, and the sheer momentum of letting go pushes us on.A dark and magical tale, that reminded me of The Woman in Black.I'm a huge fan of Victoria Schwab because her writing and her stories are amazing and unique. An expert in world-building, character-depth and originality, all set in a thrilling and mysterious mood like no other.The Near Witch is one of the author's earlier works. While it'll never be as good as
Schwab's work is always amazing. I will admit, I was a little worried that her writing wouldn't be up to par with her more recent books since this one was made a while ago but I shouldn't have worried at all. The writing was ver atmospheric and the world was gloomy and fascinating. The character of the Near Witch wasn't your average ghost story and I really appreciate the book for that. Not to mention the ending with Cole's back story!!!!
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