The Near Witch - V.E. Schwab

★★★★☆ I had thought ghosts are supposed to build up to their big scares, faffing about with open doors and foggy mirrors first, but not so for Miss Clare. I was leaning away from my audiobook in the first few chapters. It doesn't hit a high like that again for a while but the charmingly-uncharming love interest and supporting cast are entertaining enough, and the mystery sad enough, that you don't hurt for it. Despite having the trappings of a passive Victorian nanny protagonist, Sarah Piper g...