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The Near Witch
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The Near Witch: V. E. Schwab
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Karen
May 13, 2020 rated it liked it
The Near Witch follows the tale of a girl called Lexi, who is trapped in a world where the men work, and the women and children stay home safe, doing their chores like good little women. One evening, she sees a shadow, and calls out to it, and thus begins the story of the Near Witch.

This was one of Schwab’s earlier books, and it shows in the experience of writing depth of character and in her world building and timing of events. Much of the story seems laced with unintentional pop culture movie
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Sarah
May 13, 2020 rated it it was ok  ·  review of another edition
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May 05, 2020 marked it as to-read