THE NEAR WITCH by Victoria Schwab
So, every once in a while I hear about a book coming up that makes the INSANELY LONG WAIT seem like torture. And today, I'm lucky enough to give you a sneak peak of one such novel:
The Near Witch is only an old story told to frighten children.
If the wind calls at night, you must not listen. The wind is lonely, and always looking for company.
There are no strangers in the town of Near.
These are the truths that Lexi has heard all her life. But when an actual stranger-a boy who seems to fade like smoke-appears outside her home on the moor at night, she knows that at least one of these sayings is no longer true.
The next night, the children of Near start disappearing from their beds, and the mysterious boy falls under suspicion. Still, he insists on helping Lexi search for them. Something tells her she can trust him.
As the hunt for the children intensifies, so does Lexi’s need to know-about the witch that just might be more than a bedtime story, about the wind that seems to speak through the walls at night, and about the history of this nameless boy.
Part fairy tale, part love story, Victoria Schwab’s debut novel is entirely original yet achingly familiar: a song you heard long ago, a whisper carried by the wind, and a dream you won’t soon forget.
Hooked?
You think you are, but look at this fab cover introduced by the brilliant, ever beautiful, and insanely talented author who wrote the novel:
So, now that your keys are probably in your hand and your brain is halfway to the bookstore, I have good news and bad news.
The Bad News? The book doesn't come out until AUGUST, 2011!!?!?!?! I know... I feel your pain.
But there is good news:
YOU CAN NOW PREORDER ON AMAZON. You can rest assured that you get a copy of this lovely book the very day it comes out just by clicking the previous link.
So, um... WHY ARE YOU STILL HERE?!?!
Go order. And in August, we can party together on release day!!
The Near Witch is only an old story told to frighten children.
If the wind calls at night, you must not listen. The wind is lonely, and always looking for company.
There are no strangers in the town of Near.
These are the truths that Lexi has heard all her life. But when an actual stranger-a boy who seems to fade like smoke-appears outside her home on the moor at night, she knows that at least one of these sayings is no longer true.
The next night, the children of Near start disappearing from their beds, and the mysterious boy falls under suspicion. Still, he insists on helping Lexi search for them. Something tells her she can trust him.
As the hunt for the children intensifies, so does Lexi’s need to know-about the witch that just might be more than a bedtime story, about the wind that seems to speak through the walls at night, and about the history of this nameless boy.
Part fairy tale, part love story, Victoria Schwab’s debut novel is entirely original yet achingly familiar: a song you heard long ago, a whisper carried by the wind, and a dream you won’t soon forget.
Hooked?
You think you are, but look at this fab cover introduced by the brilliant, ever beautiful, and insanely talented author who wrote the novel:
Click to viewSo, now that your keys are probably in your hand and your brain is halfway to the bookstore, I have good news and bad news.
The Bad News? The book doesn't come out until AUGUST, 2011!!?!?!?! I know... I feel your pain.
But there is good news:
YOU CAN NOW PREORDER ON AMAZON. You can rest assured that you get a copy of this lovely book the very day it comes out just by clicking the previous link.
So, um... WHY ARE YOU STILL HERE?!?!
Go order. And in August, we can party together on release day!!