Near: A Peaceful Community

Good morning readers! After finishing my previous book (Which happened to be fabulous, I might add- you can read about it here.) I have yet again embarked upon another adventure into a fictional world. Today I'll be talking about the setting and such of my relatively
 new book The Near Witch.

" 'Of every aspect of the moor, the earth and stone and rain and fire, the wind is the strongest one in Near. Here on the outskirts of the village, the wind is always pressing close, making windows groan. It whispers and it howls and it sings. It can bend it's voice and cast it into any shape, long and thin enough to slide beneath the door, stout enough to seem a thing of weight and breath and bone.
            'The wind was here when you were born, when I was born, when our house was built, when the council was formed, and even when the Near Witch lived,' "
 

Above is a quote from my book, talking about the strange environment in which the book is set. This book really does emphasize the wind, it seems to be an important part of the mysterious element and makes it all the more creepy to read alone in a darker place. (Trust me on this.)  This community is very small and enclosed- I was able to notice this immediately. Everyone knows everyone, and strangers? Well, they aren't really appreciated without reason. I know this town - the town of Near- is not quite like our normal village, probably because of the apparent lack of not only technology but allowance of change within. Even our man character, Lexi, who is more tomboyish and dislikes the many things that are put on this Daddy's girl to make her more feminine- is bent by the society just slightly, just enough to make it seem otherworldly. What kind of town receives no visitors?

The overall eerie feeling the setting gives off only sucks you into the book more, I have learned, already 39% through it myself. You want to know the mysteries the moor hides. You want to know if the magic is real. You want to know why everything is happening. It's perfect for me, and others who enjoy the slightly off magic feel- the feeling of something being not quite right. What kinds of settings do you prefer for your novels? While you can obviously read of mine here, I would love to hear about yours!

All in all, I cannot wait to finish this book- which I am off to continue now. A happy reading to all of you dear readers, and a good day as well!