Reviews

The Near Witch by V.E. Schwab, V.E. Schwab

lou_noel's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

a good read to see how it all started for one of my top 3 authors. 

jankaobezjanka's review against another edition

mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

mkw1lson's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

A cute little story. Mysterious and intriguing. You can tell this is an early work of Schwab's as it certainly does not live up to her other books, but it's still an interesting read.

I would have liked more of a twist and it was fairly slow until about halfway and the final confrontation was very quick - which is typical for a VE Schwab book, but I think because the characters weren't quite as well-developed it was a little more difficult to stay engaged for that first half.

Not bad, but I probably would recommend several of Schwab's other books before this one.

roguepyre's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

krystlethegreat's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

elliez's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

shanblackman's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious

4.0

lilaezz's review against another edition

4.0

Actual rating: 3.75/5

nebaker42's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

kristinrdub's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

I expected to like this more but the story played out in a rather predictable way. Not scary in the slightest. My biggest issue by far is that the main character’s name is Lexi but the vague setting makes that name seem so out of place like what year is it??