This was my first ever Rachel Griffin book, and it will NOT be my last.

This book is so beautifully atmospheric, I felt like I could imagine the feeling of walking around on the island, surrounded by salty air and magical shops. The writing is absolutely stunning and romantic, and the characters are complex and relatable even if you don’t agree with them. The history of the witches and the mainland is a sinister one, one that feels very threatening and tenuous. When Tana starts noticing things that are off, I found myself completely intrigued and unable to put the book down for how thoroughly the plot grabbed me.

Now let’s talk about characters. Tana is kind of naive, and yet holds this quiet defiance in the face of what she has been told she is supposed to do, and who she is to be. Her internal struggles as she learns more about magic and the truth of her people was so believable and raw, and I genuinely wasn’t sure what she was going to do or how she was going to do it. Her chemistry with Wolfe is palpable, and there are so many beautiful and romantic moments between the two from the very beginning, despite their (many) differences.

I just loved this. I knew from the 30% mark that this was probably going to be a five star read, and I’m happy to say that my prediction was correct. Read this if you like: witches, romance, secrets, romance, betrayal, tension, finding yourself, doing what is right for you even when others don’t want you to, and ending up the person you were always meant to be.

Thank you endlessly to sourcebooks fire & Netgalley for the eArc of this title!

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

I enjoyed this author's previous work, The Nature of Witches, and this cover is soooo gorgeous, so I was interested to read this book. And it was... fine. I liked the magic system, and the secrets and discovery of said secrets. That being said, everything just happened so... quickly. I've never been a fan of insta-love, and this isn't quite that, but it's damn close. And I mean.... the love interest's name is... Wolfe Hawthorne? That's a... choice.

Overall, this was a nice quick read, and I did like how the environmental undertones (so often present in Griffin's other work). Were the witches' "new" way of doing magic and it's unintentional effects on their environment a thinly veiled metaphor for the human impact on our current climate crisis? Probably! And yes, I loved that!

LOVED IT! OBSESSED! I finished it in a day! It’s a fun little witchy tale about what I originally thought were mermaid witches but just ended up being witches on a mysterious island. I loved Tana and Wolfe and watching their relationship grow as Tana struggled with the lies told to her and her duty to her coven and her loyalties. However, I have to agree with Tana my loyalties follow suit. It loved her relationship with her dad, which to me seemed to be the. Only genuine loving relationship. Her BFF is sketchy as hell and not nearly fleshed out enough for me to care about her in any way. But overall I deeply cared about the growing currents and damage to the coastline, it was a fun on-the-nose story about young witches finding their way and life and each other. Overall 10/10 would recommend it. I am going out to buy a hard copy and see if I can find some plant to let me gain magical abilities.

How can I say how much I loved this book! Rachel’s incredibly cinematic writing pulled me right into the story. I really felt like I was watching a movie in my head .

This story has was so well written, romantic and heartbreaking. The pacing was excellent, i only felt the last 3 chapters were a little too fast.

Tana and Wolfe will stay with me for a long time.

Thanks so much to NetGalley for the ARC!

4.25/5 stars

This was so refreshing - a character-led, witchy romance was a perfect pallet cleanser between epic fantasies and heart-wrenching stories. Rachel Griffin does an amazing job creating a world that feels real but just slightly beyond and transporting the reader there. The characters are relatable and flawed and make you want to know more, keeping you invested in their story.

The plot and political dynamics are interesting, but the characters were really the shining point of this novel. I love love love Wolfe and grew to really respect Tana throughout the book. Ivy is a gem and even Tana's parents carved a special place in my heart. They're incredibly well developed characters and I really enjoyed getting to know them.

This book is all about the characters, relationships, atmosphere, and the consequences of our actions and the choices we make....and those made for us. It really makes you examine generational prejudice and tradition, and the harm that can come from following what's always been done blindly. It was a great read that I highly recommend!

‘I would set the world on fire just to see your face. That’s what I’m afraid of.’
‘Then we can burn together.’

Synopsis:

In Bring Me Your Midnight we are introduced to Tana Fairchild, the daughter of her coven’s leader. She is expected to be the perfect daughter, but she has a wildness she cannot suppress and a spiritual connection to the sea around the island that her coven live on. Witches were forced to leave the mainland when its people grew to fear them, and now practice ‘low magic’ - magic you can hardly notice - for tourists who catch the ferry over to the island for perfumes, soap and tea.

From from the moment she was born, Tana has known she will marry the mainland governor’s son, Landon, and cement an alliance between the witches and those that threaten their existence. She had reluctantly made peace with this, wanting to do the best by her community, but the waters around the island are growing more restless and violent, and when she misses a midnight ritual with her coven and makes a fatal mistake, the only person who can help her is Wolfe Hawthorne, a practitioner of the kind of dark magic Tana believed to be evil and wrong.

Wolfe not only teaches her to fully embrace her magic, but it (and he) makes her come alive. He sees her for who she truly is, not as someone who must simply perform a role, and from this fateful point Tana is torn - will she choose family, duty and loyalty to her coven, or love and loyalty to her own heart?

My thoughts:

As a lover of romantasy and anything witchy, I knew I’d love love this one and I wasn’t disappointed. I sped through Bring Me Your Midnight in the space of two days, and my only regret is that it’s now over! I loved Rachel Griffin’s writing, and was completely absorbed by Wolfe and Tana’s story. Rachel Griffin is definitely an autobuy author for me now and I can’t wait to read more of her books in future! If you love:

- forbidden love
- destiny
- witchcraft
- he would burn the world for her

…then I wholeheartedly recommend this book.

“I would set the world on fire just to see your face. That’s what I’m afraid of.”

I LOVED THIS BOOK SO MUCH.

Romantic. Witchy. Atmospheric.

I feel like I could leave it at that (because who doesn’t want to read a romantic, witchy, atmospheric book???) but there is so much to say.

Mortana ‘Tana’ Fairchild is a part of coven that has embraced the New Order — a doctrine allowing only ‘Low Magic’ to be practiced in order to appease the Mainlanders that fear Witches.

Tana has prepared for her entire life to marry the governor’s son as a part of a plan her ancestors set in place to finally unite the witches with the Mainland.

But when Tana misses the monthly ritual to expel her excess power (power that will be fatal, if left unused inside her body), she is forced to turn to Wolfe Hawthorne for help.

Wolfe is a member of the Old Order and a practitioner of forbidden Dark Magic.

As Tana gets to know Wolfe, and inevitably grows feelings for him, everything that she thought she knew about her world and magic is put into question, and she’s forced to choose between love and duty.

I stayed up until 2am reading this bad boy because Tana and Wolfe and THE TENSION had me in an absolute chokehold.

Highly recommend.

Wow. This book is a treasure. You can feel the deep emotions on every page. The story flowed perfectly and had me transfixed.

This is my first book from this author and now I want to immediately read her others.

This was not my fave tbh. It was very slow going in the beginning and didn't really get exciting until the last half maybe quarter of the book. I think it will hit it's mark with it's targeted teenish audience though.

DNF
I’m sorry to say that I got to a third of this book and didn’t finish. I think the storyline sounds exciting and I know there are plenty of good reviews posted- please read these for a full account. For me I just struggled to stay hooked due to the writing style.

When I see that Rachel Griffin has written a new book, I purchase it. She has this incredible ability to immerse readers in stories with rich settings and unique magic systems. BRING ME YOUR MIDNIGHT continues that trend. I loved everything about this story. The female main character, Tana, is living a prescribed life that seems opposite to her care free nature. Everything in her life is planned out, right to the man she is going to marry. Nothing in her life feels like it fits. When she meets Wolfe and learns some of the secrets of witchcraft, her life will never be the same.

Like with WILD IS THE WITCH and THE NATURE OF WITCHES, Rachel Griffin has artfully crafted fleshed out characters whose lives and motivations feel relatable despite their fantasy settings. Her stories feel intimate, powerful, and immersive. This book truly has it all.

I just really struggled to get into this book.

I’m sure there are a lot of people who like this book but I feel like I wasn’t in the right headspace to really dive into this book.

It was sadly a dnf.

But I’m still grateful that I got to give this arc a chance!

Rachel Griffin is officially synonymous with atmosphere, romance, angst, and beautiful descriptions of nature to me. Bring Me Your Midnight brought all that and more. I would describe it as a deeply emotional fantasy romance that centers love, duty, and loyalty to your community as well as love for yourself and the courage to do what’s right for you.

Griffin is just so GOOD at creating atmospheric settings. Add on the excellent character development and the beautiful writing and you have yourself this amazing read. Tana and Wolfe were such great leads and the chemistry between them was so fun to witness. I loved the very real representation of how hard it can be to choose yourself when you truly love your family and your community but you know that what they need and want isn’t what *you* need or want.

With the forbidden romance between Tana and Wolfe and the secrets of the Witchery that are uncovered because of it, you also get all the tension and passion you could want from a story like this. I was ALL the way in my feelings while reading this lol. My only complaint was just that I didn’t feel like the side characters were as well-developed as I would have liked but this was honestly minor.

If you enjoy witchy vibes, forbidden romances, angst, mysterious covens with secrets all set on an island with gorgeously depicted nature, pick this book up. This will make such a perfect fall read but honestly, I recommend it no matter the season!

Thank you to the author, Sourcebooks Fire, and NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I devoured this book! Tana is a wild and loyal daughter and friend who would do anything for her coven, until Wolfe shatters all that she’s ever known. Through an unlikely companionship, Tana and Wolfe practice magic together and can’t seem to stay away from each other. They are both upfront about so many of their feelings and hopes that it’s hard not to immediately root for them to be together. Some of the things Wolfe says I was swooning! Griffin does an incredible job at describing not only how Tana is feeling through her POV but also the entire essence and layout of the island scenery, especially Tana and Ivy’s family shops and the ocean. I could easily immerse myself in the story within the first few sentences. It was a delight to read.

I love this book so much I almost have no words....this is hands down Rachel Griffin's best book so far and it pulled me in from the very first chapter! I wish I could visit the Witchery and walk through a garden of moonflowers while drinking some spelled tea. This book is truly magical and is full of so much romance I swooned!

I felt so many emotions while reading this book - I even cried a couple of times. There was sooo much angst compared to Rachel's previous books and she absolutely used it so well in the story. From the romance to the problems of the beautiful island and between the covens, she did it all. It was so atmospheric and her writing was top notch - so descriptive that it put me in their world but in a way that was not overwhelming at all. She also created such an amazing character in Tana - her character development was off the charts. Oh how I loved living in her head - I wanted her to choose herself and her strength was just stunning. If I could read this for the first time again I would - it's definitely one of my top books of the year!

I highly recommend this book for those who love a brilliant witchy, atmospheric setting and a swoon-worthy romance!

Absolute perfection. 1000 shimmering stars. I loved every page.

No one writes witches like Rachel Griffin and she's really outdone herself with this one!
Bring Me Your Midnight is a beautifully romantic YA fantasy. Tana's story will touch your heart and you will feel all the feelings. She's such a vulnerable character, you can't help but connect with her. The relationships with her best friend, Ivy, her parents, her coven, her betrothed, Landon, and of course, Wolfe, really come to life on the page. I felt like I was living Tana's journey as I read this wonderfully magical story.
I simply didn't want it to end.

This book is the perfect blend of romance, magic, family expectations, mystery, and cozy fantasy vibes.
I would love to spend a week lost on the Witchery.

"If flowers and herbs, trees and fields, oceans and mountains aren't magic, I don't know what is."*
"I want to be myself in a space that feels like it wasn't meant for me."*

This story has easily taken up space in my heart for all time now.

Just go read it :)



HUGE thank you to Sourcebooks Fire for fueling my growing love of Rachel Griffin novels with this ARC.



*all quotes are from an advanced copy and may not be in the finished publication.

Again and again, I am blown away by the magic and whimsy used in Rachel Griffin's books. Mortana, nicknamed Tana, and Wolfe are a magical match made in heaven. Tana is a fearless girl who follows her heart even when it refuses to abide by the demands of her coven. Wolfe sheds light on the lies being told to Tana by her mother as he fights with himself over falling in love with someone he cannot be with. Bring Me Your Midnight is brilliantly magical. The perfect story and world to get completely lost inside.

Bring Me Your Midnight by Rachel Griffin was the perfect I-wish-it-were-fall read, mixing both fantasy and romance that leaves your heart heavy.

Tana is a young witch living on the island that all of the world's witches were banished to. They must perform a lower version of their magic in order to be accepted by the non-witch people of the main land, becoming somewhat of an amusement attraction for non-witch folk. They make magical teas and parfumes that give the essence of magic, a tiny sliver of what they are actually capable of. Every full moon, all the witches on the island must head into the ocean and release all the built up magic, called the rush, or else suffer a painful death. One rush, Tana sees a mysterious light off in the distance and chases after it. She slams into a young male witch, who isn't doing the rush, and causes Tana to miss the rush as well. Now she must enlist his help in order to survive, learning how to use the dark and forbidden magic to expel the excess, however, she learns so much more than she bargained for. Tana, being the daughter of the high witch, has familial obligations she is destined to fulfill, but she isn't so sure anymore. Will Tana follow her heart or follow the expectations of her family?

I definitely enjoyed this read and the love triangle. I also really liked the fact that the boy she didn't end up choosing didn't turn out to be evil, I feel like that is usually a cop out for not liking a character, but Rachel did a wonderful job of not making him the enemy.

5/5 stars. Thank you to the publisher Sourcebooks and netgalley for allowing me to read this arc.

This book is my personality now.

Am I obsessed with this book?

Yes, that’s the review. And really, that’s all you need to know BUT I will explain.

To start, this story is beautiful and I found the worldbuilding to be incredible. Tana is part of a Coven who has a tenuous relationship with the mainland. Her coven is secluded to a small island and they depend on the mainland for many things and have to only perform light magic to keep relations good.

Tana is set to marry the governors son, further cementing the agreement with the coven and the mainland and finally give them a sense of stability they desperately need.

All is great, until Tana meets Wolfe, a member of the old Coven who practices dark magic and is BEAUTIFUL.

This book kept me reading all night. I cried, I got giddy, I was absolutely obsessed and unable to stop until I had a resolution.

I cannot say enough good things about Bring Me Your Midnight. I am calling it now, it will be one of my top five books in 2023.

I absolutely loved this and I will not be getting over it for years to come.

Thank you so much for the advanced digital copy in exchange for an honest review!

I had read this author before, and I was really eager to sink my teeth into this one. I loved the cover and the premise hooked me right in. Once I started reading, I didn't want to stop until I finished. The mystery was very well done, and the author did a fantastic job of creating well rounded characters. I also was completely enamored with the world building, that I felt like I was 'there' rather than on my couch. This was the perfect amount of everything that I was looking for when I read it. I want to say so much more, but I do not want to spoil anything! I really look forward to reading more from this author.