The Near Witch

“gorgeous new release” - Entertainment Weekly “we’re ready for it to come roaring back” - B&N SFF Blog”If you missed Schwab’s debut novel when it first appeared, now’s your chance to get on board.” - Kirkus Reviews”we’re ready for it to come roaring back” - Barnes & Noble Bookseller Picks for March”Situated in the sweet spot of the supernatural and the melancholy alongside works like The Ocean at the End of the Lane, [The Near Witch] boasts the dark and inviting sensibilities of fairy tales” - Barnes & Noble SFF Blog”a delicate, yet powerful novel that succeeds equally as either a journey back to the beginning or as a first tumble down the rabbit hole and into your next author obsession” - Barnes & Noble SFF Blog”an absolutely beautiful story…you can truly see her future works twinkling in the background” 4.5* - mall3tg1rl”[has] that timeless allure, like a fairy tale or legend you can pick up five, ten, or twenty years from now and still have its setting and mood resonate with readers” - The Bibliosanctum”an entirely unique and original story with an exquisitely painted world and for a debut novel, it’s so well written and well done” - Travel the Shelves”The prose is beautifully written, and the characters will take residence in your heart” 5* - Her Campus”The prose is beautifully written, and the characters will take residence in your heart” 5* - Books in the Skye”the most gorgeous kind of fairytale, yet it feels like the kind of thing that’s just odd enough to be real, and I mean it when I tell you that this was easily one of the best books I’ve read all year, and will undoubtedly go down as one of my favorite books, period” 5* - Howling Libraries”a modern classic that will undoubtedly be regarded as a masterpiece within its own genre by future generations” - Risingshadow”I loved getting to see themes in The Near Witch that I know become staples of her books…If you’ve read and loved other books by Schwab, I highly recommend sitting down with her debut.” - Bookish Staff Picks”Schwab is truly a talented storyteller…Her characters are so well written that by the time you finish the story you feel as though you know them.” 4* - Misadventures of a Reader

VICTORIA “V. E.” SCHWAB is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty books, including the acclaimed Shades universe, the Villains series, the City of Ghosts series, Gallant, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and The Fragile Threads of Power. When not haunting Paris streets or trudging up English hillsides, she lives in Edinburgh, Scotland, and is usually tucked in the corner of a coffee shop, dreaming up monsters.

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