A review by spoon55
The Near Witch by V.E. Schwab

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

Definitely felt like a first book; maybe it was because it was a YA? I didn’t care for the characters and it felt so. Slow! Progression was a snail.

The bonus story, will’s mom is a jerk; pretending to be supportive and loving but allowing the abuse from his foster dad?