Bring me your midnight is a wonderful and whimsical young adult story about a young girl who has had her entire life planned for her. She has always been proud of her duty and her people and loves the idea of supporting them. A small island where magic is allowed to be practiced but only a certain kind of magic as there is history of dark magic on the island. Our female lead discovers so much about herself, her wants, her people, her home and her heart.

I really enjoyed this story. While it has a lot of the formulas that you find in many fantasy stories it was done very beautifully and with added depth and stunning sentences threaded through out the story. I actually have Griffin's first novel that has been sitting on my shelf for quite sometime and this story has urged me to want to pick it up soon.

Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

This book is ridiculously beautiful! I have read Rachel Griffin's previous books and they're all luscious and fantastic but this one might be my favorite.

I finished it last night and my heart is still aching. The romance in this book was so heartwarming and special. My heart broke several times while reading this book but luckily Rachel put it back together for me at the end.

If you haven't read any books by Rachel Griffin yet, you seriously need to. Not only is her writing incredible, but she is genuinely one of the nicest humans I have ever met. She deserves all the support!

Bring Me You Midnight just lures you in with it’s cover. I’ll be honest, the cover made me want to read this book more than anything else, and I’m glad I did. Rachel Griffin gave us an interesting witchy world, and the atmosphere she created really me want to keep reading. I liked the world she created, and the lore and history behind it. That was one of the thing I personally liked about this book.

Where I struggled with this book, was the pacing of the plot. It felt like it really took a while for me to really get into the Tana’s story, and to really feel like I wanted to know what would happen next to her. Still, I did find her to be an interesting characters, and her struggles between what she feel is her duty, and what she is slowly growing to want.

In the end, Rachel Griffin created an interesting story that is quite enjoyable, and balances the idea of duty and truth, and it made me believe more into the romance that she created, as Tana’s choices had many layers. On the other side, I did find some of the things a little predictable, but it didn’t take away from my enjoyment

Overall, it was an enjoyable book, and I’m quite glad I got to read it. It is my first book from Rachel Griffin, but definitely not my last.

“It wrapped me up in its power and whispered your home, just like the depths of the ocean. It made me feel like I was worth something, like I was worth everything.”

Bring Me Your Midnight absolutely bewitched me. Body and soul. The atmospheric writing. The connection between earth and all of its inhabitants. A love letter to the ocean. The magic in the wild, and the beauty of the chaos in its waves. It was utterly captivating. Rachel Griffin continues to leave me in complete awe of her.

“Because I’m selfish, and when I see you practice my magic, the world makes sense.”

✨ALL THE THINGS ✨
•Forbidden romance
•Witches and humans
•Magical tiny island life
•Midnight rendezvous
•I hate you and I want you anyway
•Secrets and Magic spells

“Love is the strongest magic of all. Not high or low, not old or new. Love”

What a vivid and luscious witchy YA read! This was my first Rachel Griffin (for no real reason, I've had her first two novels on my TBR since releases) and it is truly a beautiful tale.

Mortana's struggle to fulfill her duty, while also discovering her own capabilities is both frustrating and intricate. Tana is put under such pressure to save the future of the Witchery and navigates some dangerous waters when emotions threaten to drag her under. The way each witch practices their craft and imbues magic into an item is such a clever way to breathe fresh life into a witchy story. I can't decide if I'd want to make magic perfumes or teas!

I am all for a mysterious boy who can't help but answer when called! Wolfe says some cheesy and romantic lines, but they rounded out the romance aspect of the story.

The exiled witch island as a place of both fear and wonder parallels our society. Differences are interesting but there are many who wish to control anything out of the norm. The witches also worry for their safety while holding cards tightly to their chests. Griffin slowly spoon feeds secrets to her readers in a very satisfying manner.

I found myself questioning the time period of the story a little but it didn't affect my enjoyment overall.

For a quick, unique and captivating take on witches, Bring Me Your Midnight did not disappoint!

CW: animal death, toxic friendship

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

Simply wow, what a book. I’m a huge fan of the author since I first read “The Nature of Witches” and even though I was a bit wary of a book that heavily focuses on a romance this was the perfect read in the right moment.
This was so sweet and pure, the perfect book to cheer you up when you have things going on in your life, when you need something wholesome.
Our main character Tana is written in a way that I could really relate with her struggles, her love for nature and the ocean reminded me a lot of myself and I think I would love to be her friend.
I’m always very happy to read books with loving and caring families in there, it kind of heals my inner child and this book gave me exactly that. I could almost feel the love they have for each other and how much a hug from you father can mean to you.
Overall this was a very character driven story with a focus on the challenges and hardships of the characters and obviously how they fall in love with each other despite their differences and not so much about a crazy plot with lots of action, but I enjoyed that a lot.

Can’t wait to read this book again and I’m more than exited to read future works by the author !

Bring me your Midnight 🌸



OMG I LOVED THIS ONE!!!

If you are in the mood for some magical realism, witches and romance- this is for you! Enchanting, beautifully written and creative. Kind of gave me vampire diaries feels?

Tana (MFC) has had her future planned since she was born. She is to marry the governors son from the mainland to secure the safety of her home island. Obviously, that goes to **** when she meets Wolfe. The sinister magic that he is believed to be practicing, calls to Tana. Beautiful portrayal of coming to age on your own terms, while still trying to preserve duty and family.

I am just obsessed with the magic, the romance, the writing. This is a golden five stars and I will be RUNNING to the store to buy the beautiful hardcover and will keep running to buy anything this author writes.

Side note: really wish this wasn’t YA bc it was given me major potential smut vibes? So if you read this Rachel Griffen, please give us some magical adult romance!



5⭐️

It’s taken me a few days to get my thoughts together enough to write a review because this book a.) kept me up reading it until 5am and b.) absolutely tore my heart out and then put me back together again.

I honestly can’t remember the last time a book made me feel this much of everything - overjoyed, distraught, relieved, furious, frustrated, delighted. There were so many feelings.

I absolutely adored the setting and the characters, the world felt so real and well thought out, I was immediately sucked in. Seeing Tana come into her own and realise she’s allowed to be her own person was beautiful.

Basically everything I want to scream about is spoilers and I don’t want to spoil this for anyone, so more generally: read this book, you won’t regret it.

In the throes of summer but this atmospheric book transported me straight into cooler, fall weather with its engaging plot and autumnal, witchy vibes. Why is Rachel Griffin so good at that? This reminded me a bit of Spells for Forgetting, it definitely has similar vibes, but YA in scope. I enjoyed the two main leads, and the romance was swoony. Didn't love the naivete of the FMC to be honest, but I can see why it was important to the story. Definitely adding this to our collection!

4.5 stars. Another gorgeous witchy story from Rachel Griffin.

I love the way Rachel builds magical worlds. Her gentle, lush storytelling is so lovely to read. This book is no exception.

I immediately loved Tana and Ivy’s friendship. And I liked seeing how that played out through the events of the book... ups and downs.

The coming of age theme for Tana was such a huge piece of the story- trying to find the balance between duty and being true to oneself- it was done so well. I felt the angst of hard choices as I read. And from both her perspective and her parents.

And the romance. Oh the romance.
Mortana & Wolfe forever 😭🥹🔥

Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for the chance of reading an advance copy.

I really enjoyed Bring Me Your Midnight. It's a great witchy story with a starcrossed romance.

The setting and the relationships between Tana and her coven were well done. I felt like I was walking along with her and Ivy around the Witchery. The worldbuilding made sense. The way the ending is set up made sense. I really liked it!

I am excited to read more by Rachel Griffin and am mentally shouting at myself for not reading The Nature of Witches, which I already own, sooner.

<spoiler>The chapter from Wolfe's POV made me gasp out loud.</spoiler>

I would recommend this book to you if you like witches, rendez vous at night and good family relations and friendships.

Book Review: Bring Me Your Midnight by Rachel Griffin

Bring Me Your Midnight is a young adult fantasy novel about a young witch forced to choose between duty and living an authentic life with her magic.

Mortana’s coven has lived as refugees on a tiny island for generations in a country afraid of magic. In a deal to preserve their way of life they minimized their magic to little displays for the amusement of the “Mainlanders” across the water. Mortana has been promised as a bride to the son of the Mainlander governor (Landon) in an arrangement to further solidify relations between the Mainlanders and the coven. But when Mortana meets Wolfe, a boy from a coven that practices banned magic, a new world opens up to her. No longer desiring a marriage with a stranger who fears what she can do and a mother that’s keeping secrets Mortana will be forced to choose a side.

Bring Me Your Midnight is a nicely paced romantic fantasy about a girl who has to give up her old life (including her family and friends) if she wants to find a authentic way to practice her magic. It has a swoony love story at its center and the reader can’t help but fall in love with Wolfe a little too. It also has a beautiful friendship between Mortana and her best friend that is tested throughout the book. Even with the choices Mortana’s coven makes and the secrets her mother keeps from her there are no villains in this story but instead it’s about whether you make yourself small for the comfort of others or live a life true to yourself. On either path there are consequences and things you will have to give up.

I highly recommend this romantic and magical story about a young woman finding her way.

4.5 stars

Rachel Griffin has written a witchy coming of age novel with some forbidden romance and and the age old conflict of following one's heart vs. fulfilling familial expectations. This was my first Griffin novel and I was impressed with her ability to create an atmospheric magical world that the reader is quickly absorbed in. The romance was OK (expected for YA romance), and I felt that some parts could have moved a bit swifter. Conflict resolution felt a little loose in parts, but overall this was a enjoyable immersive fantasy dive.

Thank you to SOURCEBOOKS Fire and NetGalley for this ARC. I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review.

This was one of those books that I had a lot of fun reading, and although I had some complaints about it, sometimes the book is more enjoyable than it's quirks are irksome, and that's what happened here.

The writing was the first thing that drew me in. It was lush and descriptive, and immediately I felt pulled in to the book's world. At times I felt like it was too much, and that it was overwhelming the characters and their dialogue a little, but I stopped thinking that early on and ultimately loved the style. I thought it fit the genre perfectly.

The characters seemed simplistic to me at first, and I do feel like they were more like sketches than complex people - but I actually really liked this. People are like this in real life sometimes, for one thing, and for another, these characters (except for Wolfe, Landon, and Galen) were people that Tana had known her whole life. They wouldn't be complex to her because she'd know them inside and out. Ivy and her parents' every facial expression and tone of voice is familiar to Tana and she knew how to interpret them; that carried through, and I felt immediately comfortable with the characters. As the story got more intense for Tana, the characters made small adjustments, but they didn't stray from their own personality. The biggest reaction probably came from Ivy, and while it was jarring it still made sense. (view spoiler)

The main focus of this story is the romance between Tana and Wolfe. It was entirely too insta-love-y at the beginning. It's ridiculous how quickly they fall in love, but I think one could argue that the magic they were practicing contributed. Emotions are tricky things folks, and I don't know that I fully trust the basis of their relationship, but just like all my other qualms from the start of this book, I grew to not care. Tana learned about what she wanted from life as she and Wolfe became closer, and I liked that Ivy recognized the reasons for that. Ultimately her friendship with Ivy was what encouraged her to pursue Wolfe, which I loved - virtuous friendship can be a beautiful model for charity, and that gets pushed aside by romantic love so often, in fiction and in life. The fact that she could draw parallels between her relationships with Ivy and Wolfe made the romance feel more genuine.

Overall I'd highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good romantasy (I'm cringing too). One of my favorite parts of this was how much Tana loved swimming in the sea, so if you're a fan of the ocean give this a read. It's already out (because I'm a pleb and missed the release date by like one day *cries*)!

This book starts off a bit slower then what I was anticipating, but after the first 100 pages it starts to pick up. I loved the magic system. It was easy to follow and interesting. I liked the separation between the witches on the island and the nonmagical people on the mainland. This was my first novel by this author and I really loved her writing style, it was beautiful and intriguing. I think fans of YA fantasy will love this book.

Thank you to Netgalley, Sourcebooks Fire and Rachel Griffin for an opportunity to read this beautiful book early. I was captivated from the very first page and did not want to put it down. There was just something about this book that moved me in a way that I cannot describe. Even when I wanted to shake some sense into Tana. :) It was absolutely magical. I love it!

Overall, I very much enjoyed this book and it was a quick & intriguing read. I thought I knew where it was going after the first few chapters, but there were so many unexpected twists and turns to get the plot to where I predicted it was going to end up which made it that much more fun. The beginning of the book did seem a little rushed and it seemed like a lot of Tana’s feelings developed very quickly, but we did get to see some more development and context in the second half of the book.

I found myself lost in the pages of Bring Me Your Midnight, imagining the world Rachel Griffin created. The world building was fantastic, and I loved the idea of the Witchery, where each family owned their own magical business. This is a book I could definitely see being on the big screen and I'd be there on opening weekend.

Tana has a lot resting on her shoulders for someone her age, the entire line of witches relying on her for their future. While she's always known this was to be her life, a chance encounter makes her realize not everything is as it seems and there might be more to her world than she ever thought.

Once Tana met Wolfe the story really became engaging- my favorite parts were when she was with him. He was such a compelling character and I wanted to know more about his life. I liked how he challenged her, making her question everything she thought she knew.

I really enjoyed the last 20ish percent of the book, as everything really amped up. And I like the way the story ended, with all kinds of possibilities for the future of the witches.

Rachel Griffin and her magical writing doesn't hide in this book. Enchantingly beautiful, deeply romantic and so intriguing. That's Rachel, and also this incredible fantasy. Please, dive in and enjoy this captivating world. And as a wishy witch myslef, there is that immense love I have for all things concerning witches, so, also this book.

This a well written political fantasy between duty and heart, Tana is forced to decide between the coven she was born to and the coven that seems to be calling to her.
The magic system is well built and easy to follow and the scenery makes you feel as if you are in the town with Tana and her friends.
While this felt like a low stakes insta-love book there were still many qualities that make this worth reading.
- Well created characters
- Steady pace
- Issues felt relevant and well handled