This book was such a surprise! I wasn’t sure what to expect at first, but once I got hooked, I couldn’t put it down. Bring Me Your Midnight by Rachel Griffin is a beautifully crafted romantic fantasy exploring forbidden love, duty, and desire—complete with a hint of a love triangle. We follow Tana, whose fate has always been set in stone; she’s destined to marry the governor’s son to secure an alliance between the witches on her island and the mainlanders. The rich world and intriguing magic system were what really drew me in, and the setting felt so immersive and easy to follow. There’s a touch of political intrigue woven in, but it’s approachable and adds depth to Tana’s story. Overall, I really enjoyed this enchanting read and can’t wait to check out more of Griffin’s work! Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

"The most beautiful things are wild."

I actually really enjoyed this. This felt a bit YA, but I didn't mind it. It's about love, sacrifice, friendship, and truth. If I say anything else, I'd give the story away lol

Rachel Griffin will always be an auto buy for me! If you want a really well written witchy book, look to any of hers for sure. So beautifully written, and the characters drew me right in, as always.

I have really enjoyed Rachels other books and this was no different. She has a way of writing that is so captivating and makes you fall in love quickly. Overall, this wasn’t my favorite book from her but it was still really good.

I will always love Rachel Griffin’s worlds and her beautiful words. Every single one of her books is woven in magic, love, decisions, and passion. This will be one of my favorites of hers and was the perfect weekend binge read!

Read if you like:
🌊 the ocean
🥰 forbidden love
🪄 magic
🌎 politics
🫂 female friendships
🌶️ no spice

I haven't read a Rachel Griffin book I haven't liked. This one was a little darker then usual but still really enjoyable.

Thank you to the author, publisher, and Net Galley for an ARC of Bring Your Midnight by Rachel Griffin. I have read Griffin's other 2 books and loved them. This book was just as wonderful. I love her writing style and magic systems. The world Tana lives in is beautiful. I felt fully immersed in this story. I enjoyed the slow burn, sweet love story.
I will be purchasing this for our high school library.

This was the perfect book for fall! It was so haunting and atmospheric and had the enemies to lovers trope that I love. It was a great fantasy romance. I really enjoyed it!

Rachel Griffin has done it again. She is a master at relatable characters and magical world building.

I don't know. I was so excited for this one. But everything just felt so SLOW. I did not feel anything for the characters. And although the prose was descriptive I found it really hard to focus while reading. It was a struggle getting through this one.

I'm sorry. I really wanted to like it.

Rachel Griffin’s strongest book yet – if not her strongest romance pairing.

I really enjoyed this read. Wholly immersive, gorgeous imagery, beautiful writing. This feels like Griffin’s strongest – and, somehow, biggest – world yet. I so appreciate how she discusses climate change in a different way with each of her stories, how magic can be both the cause and solution; it’s much needed commentary. The secondary characters felt very fleshed out, I’d say the love interest being the least of which; he’s a perfect specimen with basically no flaws and that just doesn’t sit right, especially considering how flawed, yet redeemable and realistic the main character’s best friend and both parents were. I just wish he had a bit more dimension.

That being said, this is probably tied with Wild is the Witch for my favorite Rachel Griffin novel, this one for the world, WitW for the romance. I will continue to read everything she writes.

Thank you to SOURCEBOOKS Fire | Sourcebooks Fire and NetGalley for an electronic advanced readers copy of this novel.

Tana has always known that her role in life is to bring her coven of unassuming witches into harmony with the normal people on the mainland. Banished to the Witchery Island before she was born, her coven has made a living practicing light innocuous magic, weak spells put into teas and perfumes that don't alarm mortals. Tana is fated to bring the two worlds together by marrying the son of the head of the mainland, and her island will be brought under the mainland's protection.

Torn about her future, she loves swimming the sea. Accidentally distracted, she misses the monthly ritual that the witches use to expel their magic so they aren't so strong. She then runs into Wolfe, a boy who claims to be from a hidden coven who still uses dark/high magic that is supposed to be forbidden. Drawn to this boy yet still held to the obligation to her coven, Tana has a hard decision to make.

Bring Me Your Midnight by Rachel Griffin is an interesting turn on witches. I enjoyed it for the most part. I thought it was well written and had good characterization.

I loved the romance between Tana and Wolfe, they understood each and could be themselves together. The chemistry between them was amazing! I also loved the slow-burn and the sexual tension between the main characters. There were several scenes that made me blush and smile so much. The writing is beautiful and descriptive. I honestly felt like I was living in the world with the characters. I felt so many emotions while reading this book, I cried, I laughed and I smiled. This book will stay in my heart for a long time.

An easy, witchy read with lush, atmospheric writing, good world-building with witch/non-witch politics and a cool magic system, and forbidden romance. While I did enjoy this book on the surface, it did end up being my least favorite Rachel Griffin book so far. The main character Tana fell a bit flat for me and the romance was too much on the insta-love side for my tastes. The plot was intriguing enough to keep me reading, but the romance in general left me wanting.

This book gave all the atmosphere. This was a YouTube ambience room on the page. I was in a trance!

The writing was beautiful and lush- I could feel every ocean tide and breeze. The magic system was very unique, but easy to understand.

Also, the fact that Tana and her mom work at a magical perfumery is too good. I’ve been so obsessed with perfume lately- if I was a witch I would also want to make magic perfume.

Tana is a witch and her life has been pre-planned to serve her coven and the mainland people well. She has never had an issue with any of it and knows this is what is meant to be, until she meets mysterious Wolfe. Her life is turned upside down and everything she thought she knew comes into question. Who can she trust? Is marrying Landon as ordered really what she wants?

I enjoy Rachel Griffins novels - so she’ll always be an automatic read! 3.5 stars for this one (rounded up to 4). Forbidden lovers light romance woven into witches and opposing covens with disagreements on how magic should be wielded and used. I enjoyed the ease of world building that was in this story and the characters as well.

Thank you to NetGalley and publishers for my ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for providing me an ARC of this novel in exchange for an honest review.

I was really looking forward to this one. It has everything i love - magic, enemies to lovers, marriage of convenience. However maybe due to the pacing and overall execution of the story i felt myself struggling to finish this. The writing was descriptive and well written however i didn't feel myself compelled or interested in the characters. I wish there had been more build up so we would be more invested in the outcome. The pacing was a bit slow for me so i struggled to keep reading and had to put this down several times.

I really really wanted to love this, the pretty cover, the premise however the execution didn't deliver for me.

Unbelievably late to the party, but when I read the synopsis of Bring Me Your Midnight. I was instantly captivated. It sounded like the perfect mix of fantasy and romance. But I was nervous to give it a go. I haven’t had much luck with YA fantasy lately. Any YA fantasy that I read, I was immensely disappointed with. And I didn’t want to be disappointed in this book especially when I enjoyed The Nature of Witches.

And let me tell you, I was anything but disappointed. Bring Me Your Midnight is magic. It pulled me out of the deepest slumps and stole my heart instantly. It had everything you could hope for in a book, enemies to lovers/forbidden romance, magic, and epic friendship. It's truly such a special book.

THE LOVE STORY… seriously it was everything I needed. Slow burn, forbidden, and enemies to lovers?? Come on. That is the best kind of recipe. Wolfe and Tana have my entire heart.

This is one for the books, I will be pushing anyone to give this book to read, especially those who love the best kind of slow burns. Rachel Griffin knows how to write and has officially been added to my auto-buy list.

Bring Me Your Midnight is a 2024 nominee for Best Young Adult Fantasy and Science Fiction, and it truly deserves the recognition. I was thoroughly impressed with this book—everything from the author's writing style to the pacing and the intricate characters was spot on. I'm always a sucker for the "forbidden/enemies-to-lovers" trope, and Griffin's execution of it was absolutely jaw-dropping. This story is a standout example of how to master this trope in a way that feels fresh and amazing.