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Take a beautiful love story and mix it together with an engaging fairy tale and you have The Near Witch. I am in love with this debut! Victoria's writing is spellbinding and her story is hypnotic. I could not put this book down. I loved everything about it, from her richly developed characters and setting, to the mystery surrounding the story's lore and everything in between. It's a story that flowed well and really came to life for me.

I adore Lexi. She's an independent, strong, courageous girl who's determination, fierce protective nature of her younger sister really won me over. I could really relate to her and I really admired her character. She's not afraid to defy authority aka her Uncle nor is she afraid to do things or trust in other people who are considered out casts in her village. I loved that she wasn't a helpless girl and even makes a few comments to her Uncle that just because she's not a boy doesn't mean she couldn't do something. Then there's Cole, and the this wonderful mystery that surrounds him. I couldn't get enough of him and I really liked the way Victoria kept hooking me with Cole. Every time a big reveal was going to happen, she'd create another diversion with the villagers causing me to resist the urge to quickly tare through the story to find out more about him. The best way for me to describe Cole is to say he's a well written, quiet hero, and he's definitely on my list of favorite fictional characters. The romance between Lexi and Cole was addicting! I absolutely loved the way their chemistry was developed. It's the type that leaves me sighing, satisfied and wanting more.

Victoria did an amazing job at bringing her beautiful setting and lore to life. I felt her attention to detail made it very easy for me to picture the village, the moor and the outlining forest in my head. I love it when a story's setting easily comes alive for me. I fell in love with the timeless feel of the book. I like that while I tried to pin point a time frame in history this story could fall into, I quickly found there really isn't one, which added to the classic fairy tale feel of it. This is a book that will make you fall in love with it's in-depth, flawed, relatable characters, it's beautiful love story and will leave you wanting more of it's folklore. I highly recommend picking up The Near Witch when it's out. It's a wonderful, clean cut book and I can not wait to read more of Victoria's books.


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The Near Witch Victoria Schwab Books Reviews

The synopsis for this book calls it "part fairy tale, part love story," but it is SO much more than that. There's loss and sadness and mystery and horror and lessons about understanding and acceptance and beautiful world building and so many other things that are all woven together so intricately that this story is unlike anything I've ever read. This book gave me all of the feels, and had me laughing one minute and crying the next. Victoria Schwab is a literary genius (and this was her debut!).

Fairy tales are my favorite kind of stories, and I especially love when there are new stories incorporated into books. The story of the Near Witch is terrifying enough to be a true fairy tale, but it's still different enough to be its own thing. If I was a child and I heard the story that Lexi tells Wren, I would be scared enough not to go out onto the moors. That witch is crazy - especially after how she was treated. And speaking of witches, I love how there are hints of magic and their "craft," but most of what they do is connected to the Earth and its elements, which I love. I mean, I love witches of the Harry Potter variety too, but I think those that are more connected to nature are the most interesting.

Victoria creates characters that are deep and dynamic and is constantly molding and changing them throughout the book. Lexi is strong-willed, independent, and hurting, but she also cares deeply for her mother, sister, and friends. She is willing to go to great lengths to protect them, even if it means defying her uncle's orders. And even though she remains those things, she matures quite a bit and becomes a more well-rounded version of herself. And then there's the stranger boy. He's mysterious and quiet, but he holds so much pain within himself that it's kind of ridiculous. I think he's my favorite character in this book, and I love his relationship and interactions with Lexi. All of the more minor characters are excellently crafted as well, and I found myself wanting to know more about their background and their lives and more of why they do the things they do.

As I was reading this book, I never wanted to put it down. The whole story flows just like a fairy tale, and never gives too much detail or not enough. I can't even begin to fathom how Victoria pulled this out of her imagination, because the world and character building are phenomenal, and everything about Near is just so gorgeous and precise. I felt like I was walking around the village, or out on the moors, or in the sisters' cottage. I could feel the wind and smell the dirt and the wildflowers. Everything about this book is just wonderful.

I would definitely recommend this to anyone who has read and loved any of Victoria's other works, but hasn't read this one yet. And to anyone who enjoys fairy tale books or books about witches or love stories or fantasy books... and to pretty much anyone. Because I honestly think there is something in this book for everyone. This book is one of my favorite reads this year, and I'm so glad I finally got around to buying and reading it. Definitely a 5/5 from me!
I loved Victoria Schwab's "This Savage Song" and enjoyed "The Archived, but this book, her debut, was...anti-climatic.

"The Near Witch" is the story of a small town that has a connection to witches, a history of hysteria, and a bad habit of blaming the wrong people for their problems/bad situations. Lexi, the main character, seemed like many other YA characters. She was stubborn, focused, and prone to making the wrong decisions.

The synopsis for this book says this book's part love story and part fairy tale. I don't necessarily agree with that, seeing as the romantic element is insta-love and the fairy tale part is non-existent. I'm just...not quite sure what think of this book or the fact that the same person that wrote "This Savage Song" wrote this book.

I skim read the last 50 or so pages of this book, but didn't really feel anything as I closed the book. It isn't like this book is awful; it isn't, but it had so much potential that was lost along the way. Regardless of that, I understand first books are rarely perfect, so I'm still a Schwab fan, and will read the Near Witch novellas!
Take a beautiful love story and mix it together with an engaging fairy tale and you have The Near Witch. I am in love with this debut! Victoria's writing is spellbinding and her story is hypnotic. I could not put this book down. I loved everything about it, from her richly developed characters and setting, to the mystery surrounding the story's lore and everything in between. It's a story that flowed well and really came to life for me.

I adore Lexi. She's an independent, strong, courageous girl who's determination, fierce protective nature of her younger sister really won me over. I could really relate to her and I really admired her character. She's not afraid to defy authority aka her Uncle nor is she afraid to do things or trust in other people who are considered out casts in her village. I loved that she wasn't a helpless girl and even makes a few comments to her Uncle that just because she's not a boy doesn't mean she couldn't do something. Then there's Cole, and the this wonderful mystery that surrounds him. I couldn't get enough of him and I really liked the way Victoria kept hooking me with Cole. Every time a big reveal was going to happen, she'd create another diversion with the villagers causing me to resist the urge to quickly tare through the story to find out more about him. The best way for me to describe Cole is to say he's a well written, quiet hero, and he's definitely on my list of favorite fictional characters. The romance between Lexi and Cole was addicting! I absolutely loved the way their chemistry was developed. It's the type that leaves me sighing, satisfied and wanting more.

Victoria did an amazing job at bringing her beautiful setting and lore to life. I felt her attention to detail made it very easy for me to picture the village, the moor and the outlining forest in my head. I love it when a story's setting easily comes alive for me. I fell in love with the timeless feel of the book. I like that while I tried to pin point a time frame in history this story could fall into, I quickly found there really isn't one, which added to the classic fairy tale feel of it. This is a book that will make you fall in love with it's in-depth, flawed, relatable characters, it's beautiful love story and will leave you wanting more of it's folklore. I highly recommend picking up The Near Witch when it's out. It's a wonderful, clean cut book and I can not wait to read more of Victoria's books.