![]() It’s always interesting to see how your favourite authors started out and how their writing style developed and changed with time. It’s no secret I’m a huge Victoria Schwab fan so I was very curious about her debut novel and how it would be written. ”The wind is lonely, and always looking for company.” In the end, im glad this didnt come off as a negative reading experience and im happy it randomly caught my eye! its also neat to see well-known schwab themes present in this, just showing how consistent her writing has been over the years. but it definitely has an atmospheric, timeless quality to it, as most witch/fairy tale stories do. this is definitely a subtle story, one that takes an effort on the readers part to invest in because its not written in a flashy or enticing way. In VSs introduction, she calls this book strange and quiet, and i cant think of a better way to describe it. and i think ‘the near witch’ does exactly that. but i do think its always enlightening to see an authors roots and their beginnings. all authors have to start somewhere, so if the writing or story isnt as great as a reader might be used to, it can be difficult to remember to not judge. Reading an authors debut novel, especially after having read their other books first, can be tricky. so i was very interested when i found out that its actually a rerelease of her debut novel. ![]() When i saw this in my local library, i thought VS secretly released a new book that was somehow kept quiet. ![]()
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