Reviews

The Ash-Born Boy by Victoria Schwab

gyspybibliophile's review

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

brittaniethekid's review against another edition

4.0

3.5/5 Nice to read Cole/William's background but doesn't really develop the story for The Near Witch enough to satisfy.

minhiriath's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

alina_b25777's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

amongstchaosshereads's review against another edition

It was ok. Made for a nice little extra ready after The near witch

tlchand's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

lindskreads's review against another edition

2.0

I don’t know why but I was so bored reading this quick story. The Near Witch got such a good rating from me and this was hard to read after.

emmacook7's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Spoiler

So the start of all this mess for him was when he was forced into a coffin and somehow they made it his fault? Bruh

n00bfairy's review against another edition

2.0

So, I love the parent story of this, but this itself wasn't my favorite. I enjoyed learning his story, but man was it dark and intense. I guess we already knew it would be, but I just didn't love it. It's a super quick read though and was included with my ebook so I liked that!

agirlsnightbookbash's review against another edition

3.0

An interesting prequel to [b:The Near Witch|6931344|The Near Witch (The Near Witch, #1)|Victoria Schwab|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1299080471l/6931344._SY75_.jpg|7162375] and explaining Cole's background. It is a quick read and gives some extra details behind his upbringing but it doesn't really add much and the characters all seem similar.