*I received an e-arc via Netgalley from Sourcebooks Fire. Thank you for the opportunity. All thoughts are my own*

I’ve read all of Rachel’s books now, and I have to say that her writing has improved with each book that she has written. This was definitely five teacups (equivalent to five stars) from me, as I am obsessed! I was completely drawn into this beautiful ethereal world of forbidden magic, forbidden romance, a gorgeous island setting and oh, so much angst!

Mortana Fairchild’s life has been planned out since she was born. She has to marry Landon, the governor’s son, and form an alliance between the witches of her island home and the mainlanders who see the existence of the witches as a threat.

Tana’s coven has always allayed the mainlanders fears by releasing their magic into the ocean during the full moon. Tana misses the moonlight ritual or the “rush”, which is a death sentence to witches, and she searches desperately for help. She finds Wolfe Hawthorne.

Wolfe is from a coven that practices dark magic, and he is the only one who can help her. He shows Tana another way to use her magic, and this magic makes her feel more alive than she has ever felt before.

Things on the island are becoming progressively difficult as the sea has become much more violent with stronger than usual currents. If these currents are left unchecked by the coven, this could jeopardize the alliance between the witches and the mainlanders. Tana will have to face some hard decisions in order to secure peace for her people.

I think if you enjoyed Rachel’s other books, if you enjoy YA fantasy and romance, this book is for you. Out today, be sure to add this one to your TBR!

Great writing. I enjoyed the fantasy and the forbidden love aspect. A bit better than a lot of the YA books in the market today.

I will gladly read anything she writes. I read this one in one sitting!!! So so good. I can be picky about YA, but this one was done so well. The cover makes it look kind of cheesy, but I think this is my new favorite by her.

Despite having preordered every one of Rachel Griffin’s books (because I’ve loved all the snippets shared pre release), surprisingly, Bring me your midnight was first of her books that I read. I had high expectations for it but I wasn’t exactly sure *what* to expect.

I ended up really loving this book for it’s beautiful story, atmospheric writing and coziness. I actually read most of the book around midnights after I was exhausted and done with my work for that day and it felt so relaxing, like a warm hug, to read it.

The main character, Tana, was not exactly my favourite protagonist because of her indecisiveness and how fast she went back on her words but I blame it majorly on the fact that I’ve been reading Adult books and this is YA AND this is usually how young adults are. It didn’t deteriorate my interest all that much especially because the writing was fantastic!

My imagination was running wild with all the descriptions and I definitely loved the scenes at perfumery and near the ocean the most, it felt like I was right there with Tana and Wolf.

The slow burn, enemies to lovers romance was so full of yearning and feeling! The chemistry was electric right from the beginning and I adored our MCs together!

I have read a lot of books with witches in them and I used to feel that it was next to impossible to do something different with witches but this book also surprised me in that aspect. Tana’s coven, the way they practice their magic, having two different kinds of ideologies among witches was all so very intriguing, it was definitely what had hooked me in to keep reading in the beginning!

Up until 75% of the book, I was sure that it’ll be a solid 4 star read but the last 25% was, according to me, even more interesting and intriguing (I finished it in around half an hour, I was that impatient!) which made me bump up my rating to 4.5 stars.

Overall, I would most definitely recommend Bring me your Midnight to all cozy fantasy lovers out there!
Some of the tropes that you can expect are:-
- Enemies to Lovers
- Slow Burn Romance
- Witches
- Arranged Marriage (to someone else)
- Memory Loss
- Midnight Shenanigans
- Opposing ideologies
- Yearning

Thank you so much SourceBooks Fire and Netgalley for an e-arc!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Five stars. A swoon worthy romance with a beautiful atmosphere. Enemies to lovers. Betrayal. Magic! Rachel Griffin does an amazing job sucking you into the world and also making you want to help the Earth a bit more.

I’m excited to share this with others and have picked it for our August book club.

Rachel Griffin’s writing calls to me, with its elegant prose. I slip into her worlds seamlessly. It’s like being enveloped in a reading nook; comforting and alluring. The same feeling applies to her book Bring Me Your Midnight. 

The book revolves around Tana who is the daughter of the most powerful witch on the island. Who is set to marry the Governor of the mainland’s son, Landon. This arrangement is set to secure both people’s safety to and from each other. While both Landon and Tana are aware it will be for the good of their people, Tana is hopeful love will bloom. To gain some control and calm Tana finds her peace swimming in the currents along the island. 

With the introduction of a witch who practices by the moonlight, Tana begins to see how complicated the world around her truly is. With the juxtaposition of light and dark, high and low magics, what she believes will have consequences on not just her but the people of the area. 

Bring Me Your Midnight is not only about free will and finding yourself, it’s about learning to trust and question things. It’s a new adult fantasy romance with forbidden magic and finding yourself at its core. I highly recommend getting a cup of your favorite beverage and sitting down with this book. 

I read this book while I was in the Pacific Northwest. My reel is from a ferry I took to an island in Washington. To say this book felt tangible is an understatement. There could have been a magical community where I visited. The ocean did seem wondrous with jellyfish when I crossed it.  Thank you Sourcebooks Fire and Netgalley for the ARC. This review is my honest opinion.

whoaaaa. this is one of the BEST ya fantasy books i’ve ever read. seriously. rachel griffin, you are a genius. i am not sure what you put in this book, but it’s like crack is in between the pages. i was literally addicted to this story. putting this book down was physically painful. i am so obsessed with tana and wolfe. witches + romance = chef’s kiss. i would like to live this love of swirling through the sea with magic coursing through my veins.

SO! GOOD!

The tension between the two love interests in this book was delicious! I really enjoyed the politics of the situation as well.

I did feel like they fell in love a little too quickly, and I would have liked more info on why the main character had such a big connection to magic.

I have already recommended this book to all of my friends. Griffin always writes really enjoyable books that I get excited to read.

I liked this story however I'm not sure I bought the love story aspect of it. I feel like the slow burn or chemistry could have used some work between Tana and Wolfe. The setting and plot/hard decision is what drew me in to keep going. I hope the author writes more like this. If you like witches, fantasy, romantasy, enemies to lovers, forbidden love, gothic vibes, cottage-core village.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I adored this book because of how lovely the story was. Tana was an amazing character and her struggle with her duty was well portrayed. The magic in this book was also beautiful and how it is connected to nature. The way in which magic coexists next to what seems to be the modern world was also an interesting concept in this book. Tana’s and Wolfe’s relationship was a great enemies to lovers story that worked well in the narrative. Overall I loved this book and found it to be so beautiful.

Myth: 3.5/5

A story about duty and love, a story about a young woman on the cusp of some big decisions, Bring Me Your Midnight was beautifully written. The tensions were great, between family and self, between love and duty, between high and low.

Magic: 4/5

I quite enjoyed the magic variations and the world that was built in order to preserve the magic and safety of the coven. I thought that this was one of the most compelling parts of the story.

Overall: 3.5/5

The magic and the complexities of the coven versus the mainland were well done. Some of the aspects of the romance weren’t my favorite, but overall it was quite sweet. I definitely enjoyed the read.

Bring Me Your Midnight, by author Rachel Griffin, comes a lush, romantic, and unforgettable new fantasy full of sea magic, arranged marriages, and the choice between love and duty. The author also wrote The Nature of Witches and Wild is the Witch. Set on an island in the Pacific Northwest called the Witchery where witches call home, 19-year-old Mortana "Tana" Fairchild's life has been planned out for her since birth. She is set to marry the son of a prominent politician from the Island with the goal of keeping her coven safe by cementing a witches place among the Mainlanders.

But Tana is different. She is drawn to the water, and that is where she meets the mysterious Wolfe Hawthorne who changes her life forever. First comes the Moon flower which Tana has been told is dangerous to witches. And yet, the Moon flower isn't a harbinger of death, but a source of high magic that was supposed to be eradicated. Wolfe belongs to the only old magic coven left in existence. His coven grows their own food, and when necessity brings them to town, they are always glamoured to look like the numerous tourists who flock to the island every day.

Tana's entire existence changes slowly over the course of the story. She goes from believing everything that her mother, and her coven has told her, to opening her eyes about the fact that high magic, aka dark magic is not dangerous, and Moon flowers are just flowers which is the source of all magic. As the days countdown before Tana's Covenant Ball, and then her wedding, Wolfe is always on her mind. Always in the background. Where magic is forbidden on the Mainland, Tana and others are free to use magic without fear of being persecuted.

Thoughts: The author tends to mix the real world with the paranormal and gets away with it without any troubles. This book weaves together themes of magic, power, nature, duty, safety, love, wildness, and passion. While the ending ties everything nicely, it's one of those books where the author has left plenty of room to come back and further explore Tana, Wolfe, and the deals that were made at the end of this story.

I enjoyed this fantasy. The magic, witches, and love story was an emotional ride. I would highly recommend, 4/5 stars! I will be sure to look for any other books by Rachel Griffin. Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Fire for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

It's giving magic, forbidden love, secrets and so much more!!

For her whole life Tana has always known what she is destined for: a marriage of convenience with the governor's son so that the witches and humans can make an alliance. With so much pressure on her, Tana does not want to let her whole community down so she goes through these motions until a chance encounter with Wolfe makes her question everything. The main community only practices low magic but why does it feel so good for Tana to practice dark magic?

The story is so well set out and very easy to read. Understanding the world was not hard at all! I enjoyed Tana's character and her interactions with Wolfe; however, the romance aspect does move quite fast and I would've enjoyed a slower pace.

Overall a great, enjoyable read!

After absolutely loving Rachel Griffin's debut, The Nature of Witches and enjoying Wild is the Witch, I had fairly high hopes for Bring Me Your Midnight and I was not disappointed!

Griffin always does such a wonderful job of writing atmosphere --- the vibes of her books are always impeccable, and she always does a great job of writing in a way that makes you feel that you are there with the characters. I loved the seaside vibes of Bring Me Your Midnight, and Griffin's descriptive writing painted an incredibly vivid picture.

I loved our main character Tana and her journey throughout the book --- if you're a Taylor Swift fan, she is very mirrorball coded and there are a lot of Castle's Crumbling vibes within Tana's storyline. Additionally, her relationship with Wolfe was very similar to Swift's songs willow and ivy. The family dynamics in this story were great as well, and I loved the friendship between Tana and Ivy.

The storyline was really interesting, and I loved all the magical elements, but the book did leave me with some questions and there were things around the magic covens that I had questions on. I do think that if you've enjoyed Griffin's previous books you'll enjoy this one as well!

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*A special thank you to Netgalley and Sourcebooks for early access to this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.*

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Now, where to start with this one. I can’t say I loved, but I definitely didn’t hate it either.

Beginning with the plot: it was definitely an interesting premise. The world building was very complex and the magic system had a ton more potential than it portrayed. Some parts definitely felt too long and other parts felt too short. That being said, there were parts that definitely had me shocked and excited but it definitely wasn’t an all the time thing.

I was also expecting there to be this big ending where the two covens learned to cohabitate, but the ending was just lack luster.

As far as the characters go, most of them felt pretty two dimensional. There wasn’t enough tension to really build Wolfe and Tana’s relationship. To be completely honest, all of the relationships between all of the characters needed more development. I did— however— really love Wolfe. But that definitely might be my bias for mysterious, dark-haired male main characters.

Overall, this book had it’s good and it’s bad. There was definitely a lot of potential and it could have benefited off of a little more plot balance.

I don't even know where to begin with how much I loved this book! Firstly, thank you netgalley and sourcebooks fire for giving me the opportunity of receiving my first ARC, and subsequently introducing me to this INCREDIBLE author!

Bring Me Your Midnight was an absolute emotional rollercoaster filled with magic, witches, betrayal, love and secrets. This YA witchy fantasy has so many messages but I think my favorite is that you should be true to yourself and your beliefs, even when it goes against the tide of the masses.

I cannot recommend this book enough! It's definitely the perfect book for those who don't quite want to let go of summer but are also so excited and ready for fall and magic!

"this place is special, but not threatening. Peculiar, but not frightening. Enchanted, but not dangerous. An island so lush and lovely, one might forget it was once a battlefield."

3.5/5

A YA fantasy romance standalone that speaks on the struggle of familial and societal duty versus self-fulfillment. Tana, a witch, has lived her life expecting to be married off to the governor's son Landon that will strike an alliance that will protect her island home from the mainlanders. Witches need to release their power every full moon into the ocean, but when Tana misses this ritual, she meets a mysterious boy Wolfe from a forgotten coven. He helps her find a new way to release the excess magic by performing forbidden magic.

There are many secrets that are revealed to Tana and it is hard for her to not feel bewildered at a strange boy telling her the truths of their island. I enjoyed seeing the internal struggle that Tana experiences with trying to sort out on who to believe and along with her growing feelings for Wolfe. The writing was very atmospheric and poetic contributing to the world of witches and island setting. Overall, this was an enjoyable fantasy to read with themes of sacrifice, risk of falling in love, and choosing duty over your own desires.

This book was everything! I loved it so much.
This is one of those books that’ll just stay with you long after you forget the names of the characters because all of the emotion you felt while reading will remain. I have never clenched my chest so much while reading, nor have I ever almost cried as much - I am really not a crier when reading, but boy did I feel that sting.
The reader will like Landon, the one that Tana is supposed to marry, but will not feel bad for him as the relationship between Tana and Wolfe builds. The tension between the two at the beginning is palpable and you can tell that they are destined for each other… problem… he is a part of the witch clan that everyone thinks is gone and they are not supposed to get along, so naturally they start off as enemies. But then, they become so much more. The reader can feel the beauty and purity of their love growing and they become closer. The reader feels the pain as Tana is bound by duty to her family and clan to marry Landon. It all hurts so much, but feels oh so good.
If you enjoy feeling everything, then this is the perfect book for you. It is magical, heartfelt and beautifully written. Everyone needs to read this book.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for my review copy. The opinions expressed are honest and my own.

Rachel Griffin wins my heart and five stars once again with her third release. Griffin’s way of developing a soft atmosphere with her storytelling that feels like it gently wraps around you and pulls you in is unparalleled.

Bring Me Your Midnight is not a giggle and kick your feet fantasy romance. The angst is palpable through most of the book as the female main character wavers back and forth between the duty she has been raised for - the protection of her family and everything she’s ever known - and the possibilities of what her life could be if she chose for herself. A life that from the first glimpse she already knows is more enticing and feels more right than anything’s she’s ever felt before.
The angst and the heart wrenching moments make the gentle and sweet moments even more poignant. Tana’s moments of joy and peace as she explores her magic with Wolfe are heartwarming and calming even for the reader. I found myself rooting for her and them early into their interactions.

I must mentioned and praise the continued influence of climate change issues within Griffin’s stories. Even though many readers go into books - especially those within the fantasy genre - for the escapism of it all putting issues like these into a different perspective can still bring awareness. The idea that something they’re doing that they think helps them - saves them - is actually having devastating effects not only upon another civilization but also potentially their own mirrors real life issues.

Ultimately I adored this story and Tana and Wolfe. Their problems while magical felt relatable and I found myself immersed within their world quickly. Griffin continues to get better with each book and I can’t wait to read what magical world she brings to readers next.

Thank you to sourcebooks fire for the opportunity to read and review this early. Reviews posted here, Barnes & Noble and goodreads.