Rachel Griffin never disappoints. I think Bring me your midnight might be my favorite book of hers so far.

At first, I wasn't liking it that much, Tana's mother's actions and Landon's constant presence made me very uncomfortable but from the moment Wolfe first appeared the book improved a lot for me. From the first moment Wolfe and Tana meet, the foundations of all of Tana's beliefs are shaken and she begins a journey of self-discovery.

Bring Me Your Midnight is at its core, a coming of age story about a girl who is bound by duty from the moment she was born but slowly begins to discover that there may be so much more to her than just marriage and stability.

I loved this book. At first I wasn't impressed but as Wolfe and Tana keep running into each other at midnight and Tana finds out more about her magic and how powerful she is, I started to like the book more and more.

This is a book full of angst, love and growth. It's an atmospheric book with an incredible tone and eerie vibes that keep you fully immersed in the story.

Bring me your midnight was a lovely read about being able to shape your own path and not let others do it for you.

The writing is so fantastic, incredibly atmospheric and magical. The romance does exactly match up with the feel of the story, it’s a bit of a let down in comparison. I do look forward to reading more from Rachel Griffin as the writing was just so good.

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Fire for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

This book was AMAZING. When I read arcs, I try to write notes along the way to leave a thoughtful review...but that didn't get to happen. I was so engrossed in the book and read it in one sitting, which I can't remember the last time I did.

The word building and character introductions were smooth and a good place. You could feel the personalities and emotions of every character, and there wasn't one I didn't connect with! The story moved along as a good place (there were no lulls), and it felt very wrapped-up and satisfying at the end.

I definitely plan on reading other books by this author.

Thank you to Nethally for providing a digital arc for an honest review.

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Captivating and beautifully written, I enjoyed this so much. The storyline and plot was great, and the characters enthralling. I kept turning the pages and couldn’t hold still while reading this, it was that enjoyable!

The author did an incredible job on illustrating the world building and the magic, as well as the atmospheric setting. The romance was perfectly written, so sweet. I’m so excited to pick up more books by her!

This book was so intricately done! I loved all the details Rachel gives and cannot wait to read more of her work!

What a captivating and beautifully written story Bring Me your Midnight was.
I really enjoyed the storyline it was well paced and will keep you turning pages well past your bedtime.

The magic and lore was a slow release to compliment the plot and it worked really well with the characters development, all learnt from their experience and acted accordingly and the setting was well explored, the author did an amazing job of building a world that complimented the magic system, the use of elemental magic was beautiful and atmospheric.

I found the romance in this book sweet and endearing and the parent/child relationships complex but loving, a great balance of characters that fit well with the world and difficulties/prejudice that each encountered.

I have heard many great things about Rachel’s Griffith’s writing and starting with this one has really encouraged me to continue exploring their work.
If I had one criticism it’s that I could see where the story was heading but it made for a relaxing and enjoyable reading experience for me.

Expect tropes such as ‘the chosen one’, enemies to lovers/forbidden love and to some extent a found family vibe.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for granting my wish and supplying me a copy to review.

Thank you NetGalley and SourceBooks for allowing me to read and review this book! I devoured it! If you liked 'A Discovery of Witches' or 'Practical Magic' this book is for you! Mortana has been raised to be the savior of her coven and to marry a mainlander to ease the fear of others and protect her people. Her whole life she's lived on an island called the Witchery with her coven that practices light magic, infusing perfumes and teas with small spells.

Mortana was ready to marry a man she hardly knew and had no feelings for, until she meets someone who she thought didn't exist. "My life has been mapped out for me since the day I was born. This is my role - keeping my coven safe by cementing out place among the mainlanders. It's a role I'm proud to play, even though it isn't up to me."

There's another type of magic, Dark Magic or High Magic as he calls it, that works with nature. She discovers a whole new world and new way of thinking about magic that empowers her, for the first time in her life, to think about what she wants to do. This book had my heart aching for a girl with a lot of responsibility resting on her shoulders and the desire to do what SHE wants to do.

"He is my daylight, my sun, my hours spent practicing magic."
"He comes alive in darkness, so darkness I become."
"She opened herself up like one of my grimoires, and I read every page, every sentence, until she became my favorite book."
"I have my own story, one that's been written since the day I was born. And something tells me that if I were to read his, it would become my favorite. So instead, I go home and continue to live out the pages my parents have already written for me."
"Let me love you until you're sure it's magic."
"Hoping that he knows that, to me, he is magic. A spell I will practice over and over for the rest of my life."

Thank you to Netgalley, Rachel Griffin and Sourcebooks Fire for advanced copy of this book.
What a fantastic read, I loved reading this book. I was hooked from the very start and read it so quickly too!

A 4 Star ready for me!

I am firmly in the camp that if Rachel Griffin published her grocery list, I would read it. She writes so beautifully. I'm not always a huge fan of lyrical writing but Rachel does it so well that I will absolutely read it without complaint. To me, that's the sign of a brilliant author. I loved the magic systems described in the story and how they all played a role in the environment.

Tana's mom made me grumble, Tana herself was a typical teen who makes bad decisions based on her own wants and needs (relatable), and Tana's dad was amazing. Wolfe's family was awesome and I also liked Ivy and her family. This is the perfect book for a chilly rainy day wrapped up with a blanket and a hot beverage.

Many thanks to Sourcebooks Fire for early access to the book.

Setting this one aside for now. It has beautiful atmospheric prose but I somehow am having a hard time reading the book. Will pick it up again later

Forbidden magic, a mysterious boy, family secrets, and a love that would crash into her life like the waves that she dives into. Mortana Fairchild is a witch, she lives on an island that is home to both witches and mainlanders who think witches are a threat and in order to maintain the alliance her marriage to the governor's son, Landon, will secure the alliance between witches and mainlanders alike. Tana's life has been planned all along and she's been raised to put duty and her coven before her own happiness... yet on a mysterious night she meets a strange handsome witch named Wolfe who will shake her foundations and beliefs in everything she was raised to, starting with the fact that he practices high tide magic, or what she was lead to believe was dark magic and that the deadly flowers her mother told her about is actually note deadly at all. Tana and Wolfe have a connection despite the fact that they are from opposing covens, they find themselves constantly drawn back to each other, but the more time they spend together the more Tana is beginning to realize that her coven's secrets and her own family's secrets might not be worth sacrificing everything, particularly her own happiness because Wolfe makes her want to be selfish for the first time in her life. Yet Wolfe has his own motives, and when his secret gets out, it might destroy the blossoming relationship between him and her. Can Tana decide what path to follow: her duty or her heart? Will she marry the governor's son or the boy who has crashed into her life? This was such a captivating and wonderful story. I had the pleasure of meeting Rachel and hearing her talk about how she wrote Tana and Wolfe's love story to be a bit like Morticia and Gomez, completely fits. I adored this boo so much, it just captures you and sweeps you along and you feel yourself entranced until the very end. It's a lush atmosphere, a gorgeous love story, and just so beautiful!

*Thank you Netgalley and SOURCEBOOKS Fire, Sourcebooks Fire for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

What a debut!!!!! This was phenomenal. I am so excited for what comes next with this author. Definitely one of my fave books of 2023!

I saw so much hype for this book, but the cover and the synopsis left me underwhelmed. Before I bought a copy, I thought I'd see if I got approved for an ARC on NetGalley. Lo and behold I was --

And I learned quickly why they tell you to never judge a book by its cover. This book was SO GOOD, and I will most definitely be buying a physical copy, and I regret waiting so long to read it.

For some reasons I got siren and mermaid vibes from reviews I read, but this is all nature magic, largely based in water for the main character, which is *right* up my alley. It's a fascinating magic system, with twists and turns that are not easily predictable because they don't draw from classic magic tropes. Even the eventual "resolution" of the main love arc had me surprised, in a way that I loved.

Please, don't let the cover or some reviews mentioning sirens turn you away. It's a really excellent book, and I'm so glad I read it.

A romantasy featuring witches! Tana has to decide between love and loyalty. She feels like her life is planned out and her coven expects everyone to release their magic into the ocean during full moons. Tana meets Wolfe and begins exploring darker elements. Everyone has to make important choices.

Rachel Griffin is a master storyteller, her poetic and intricate storytelling create the most beautifully atmospheric reads! Bring Me Your Midnight, might be my favourite release of hers! ( and that’s saying a lot since I adored her other books! )

I hope you all love this one as much as I did 😍

Absolutely loved this book! Rachel Griffin's writing is always so beautiful and makes me feel so connected to nature and inspires me to spend more time seeing the beauty around us. I feel like her stories are enchanting and this one is no different. I was rooting for Tana and Wolfe the entire time and loved seeing the progression of their relationship and of the community around them.

I enjoyed this book tremendously. Every character was very well developed and uniquely interesting. It is an incredible book for the YA genre and I can already think of so many of my students who will love it! The fantasy involved is fascinating and it is utterly absorbing! Bravo!

I own two other Rachel Griffin books, regrettably I haven’t been in the mood to read them yet. I think I am now. I read Spells for forgetting shortly before starting this and the beginning had me thinking maybe the worlds were the same somehow, but they’re not. While this book is YA through and through, that shouldn’t put anyone off from reading it. Rachel Griffin shares her love of nature and the earth through Tana. I really enjoyed the way that Tana grows and learns slowly about the real world after living blind for so long. I definitely recommend this one.

I don't read much YA fiction these days, but I couldn't resist a new YA witchy read from Rachel Griffin since I loved her first two books so much. Filled with the lush, atmospheric writing I've come to expect from Griffin, Bring Me Your Midnight did not disappoint either.

Set on a small island inhabited by witches, this story immediately drew me in as soon as we learn that Mortana Fairchild, a young witch and the protagonist of the story, is preparing to marry Landon, who is the governor's son and who is also not a witch. It is an arranged marriage that is designed for forge an alliance between the island witches and the mortals who live on the mainland. Mortana is willing to go along with the marriage out of a sense of duty to her coven but she doesn't have any real feelings for Landon.

Over the years Tana's coven has alleviated the fears of those on the mainland by performing a ritual that releases most of their magic into the ocean during the full moon. When Mortana accidentally misses the ritual, she is afraid to tell her mother and so is at risk of dying, unless she can find someone to help her. That someone ends up being Wolfe, a handsome witch from a coven who practices forbidden magic. Mortana is not only physically attracted to Wolfe, but she's also very attracted to his forbidden magic and how powerful and alive it makes her feel. Wolfe not only opens her eyes to this new magic, but he also reveals to her that most of her life she has been living a lie.

I loved the chemistry between Mortana and Wolfd and I was completely rapt by this storyline. I couldn't stop turning the pages to find out how Mortana would react to her attraction to Wolfe and to this new knowledge that secrets and lies have colored her entire world.

This one is perfect for fans of:

Witchy Reads
Forbidden Love
Small Town/Island Settings
Atmospheric Writing

Tana Fairchild’s fate has never been in question. Her life has been planned out since the moment she was born. Only one things stands between her and her fate - Wolfe. Wolfe claims to be from another coven, a coven that practices dark magic. As the sea grows more violent, her coven loses control of the currents, a danger that could destroy the alliance as well as her island. Tana will have to choose between love and duty, between loyalty to her people and loyalty to her heart. Marrying Landon would secure peace for her coven but losing Wolfe and his wild magic could cost her everything else.

Bring Me Your Midnight is a deeply emotional young adult read featuring family and duty, magic and love and a desire to be something more. The atmosphere is brilliant, setting the perfect scene for a witchy and eccentric read - while the setting itself is described well and easy to understand. Tana is a wonderful FMC, making decisions for herself but also for her family. She is very likable and has great chemistry with the other characters in the book.

This would be perfect for you if you're a fan of finding young love, hidden islands and magic systems, arranged marriage and beautiful chemistry between the love interests. Bring Me Your Midnight is available now. Thank you to NetGalley, Sourcebooks Fire and Rachel Griffin for an advanced copy for review.