This is a book where the characters just do not speak to me. Especially the main character. It’s not that they’re flawed, I like flawed characters, but the way they interact with their world and each other just grates against something inside me and makes me feel like every moment is forced. I always feel like I’m forcing myself to read this book, instead of getting immersed in the story and engaging with its ideas. And it does bring up some interesting ideas, it’s just through characters I can’t stand and don’t, to me, feel real. They feel like mouthpieces.

The biggest issue I think, is from the start I did not enjoy the first person perspective of the main character. And everything else since then has fallen flat. I’d suggest reading the first chapter of the book, because that is the general vibe, and you can easily see where the book is going (just lower any expectations for real action, this is a plodding book) and if you like the sort of character here.

Enthralling! I fell head over heels for this heroine and her conflict between her heart and her family's expectations. Rachel Griffin writes this story with an eye for detail and fantasy that I haven't seen in a long time.

This book is a must read for any fans of Griffin and her magical stories of love and conflict. I will definitely read it again, it's that good. Can't wait for the sequel!

Beautiful and gentle story about finding your place in the world and having the courage to seize it. This is a richly woven story with a deep spiritual connection to the natural world. The story follows Tana as she finds out that the life she has resigned herself to may not be the one she wants. It is a coming of age story but rather than following a bratty main character we follow a kind, gentle girl who finds strength and courage. This is no a story of action and battle but tough choices that affect many. Beautifully written this is a story that will stay with you long after you’ve finished. The romance itself is quite subtle and I would have liked more depth to their relationship but the main tale is so rich you don’t notice.
This book is perfect if you love magical stories with characters who are rich and intricate.

Thank you to the author, publisher and Netgalley for this arc in exchange for an unbiased review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Thank you to @Sourcebooksfire for the ARC. To start, this cover is stunning. It captured the story beautifully. Tana is supposed to marry the mainlands Governor son, Landon and connect the Witchery to the non magic mainlanders. Things do not go as planned in Wolfe introduces himself to Tana and introduces her to higher magic. This book was wonderfully written and the story was also about taking care of our environment and waters. Loved this book.

Give me all the witchy books! This was my first Rachel Griffin book and it will definitely not be my last.

The setting of this one gave me strong Spells for Forgetting vibes—small tourist town on an island, a ferry ride away from the mainland.

The story was set up well and the romance was top notch. I was worried for a minute how everything would work out, but the ending wrapped up nicely.

There were parts of the story that kind of gave me a bit of whiplash at times, but overall I really enjoyed it. I would definitely recommend checking this one out!

I don’t know if obsessed can even begin to cover how I feel about this book. It is Rachel’s best work to date, and that says a lot since I am a huge fan of her other books. The magic system is so intriguing. Everytime I turned the page, I wanted to learn more about “low” and “high” magic and everything that encompasses both and separates them from each other. I saw so much of myself in Mortana and how she struggles to be the perfect, dutiful daughter that doesn’t let anyone down even though that goes against everything that’s true to who she really is. There were points were I broke down sobbing because I related so much to her feelings. Wolf? My gods, I could feel their chemistry coming off the pages. He’s probably one of my favorite characters I’ve read lately because he is so well written. You can tell this book and these characters meant a great deal to Rachel just by how it was written and they were written. It’s a story that actually felt like it got the justice it deserved by the author and that impact was felt as a reader. I will be raving about this book to anyone who will listen and posting everywhere I can.

Once, Twice, THREE TIMES…
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Rachel Griffin seriously weaves pure magic into her writing. Every time I read her work I feel transported, immersed, transfixed. It’s hard not to, and Bring Me Your Midnight is no exception.
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This read is probably the most impactful book Griffin has written. It’s full of passion, indecision, angst, romance.
From beginning to end her words suck you right in. Tana loves her family, she loves her friends, she respects her coven. But the sea calls to something in her that is often left unsettled. She knows her duty, but she doesn’t understand it.
Her journey is full of self discovery and loss, love and longing. It’s one of the most beautiful stories I’ve ever read and it left me feeling whole.
It’s not often I read a book that has my emotions on a rollercoaster in the short span of time it took me to read this one. It was perfect and mending, I can’t wait for everyone to read it.
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I am so incredibly thankful to SourceBooksFire for sending me an advanced copy. This review was written of my own volition, all opinions are my own.

Thank you Sourcebooks Fire for a NetGalley! OH. MY. GOODNESS. Okay, let me start off by saying this is officially my favorite of Rachel Griffin's books! Let's start with The Witchery. Griffin, as usual, paints a beautifully atmospheric picture of the setting that immerses you from the beginning. Her writing flows like the waves in the ocean. I loved all of the layers Tana had, caught between her duty to her family, and the desires of her heart.

In conclusion, *stefon voice* this book has everything. Witchy goodness, a deeply romantic ship, SO MUCH ANGST, and a gorgeously painted atomosphere. I cannot wait for this book to come out!

Another mesmerizing book by Rachel Griffin! Her books are so atmospheric and amazing. Her characters are amazing to follow throughout everything she puts them through.

I haven’t read any Rachel Griffin novels before this one, and let me tell you, Bring Me Your Midnight made me a fan. Because wow, the beauty and the atmosphere in this book blew me away. The Witchery is described with so much love and care that it made me ache to live there myself. And don’t even get me started on Wolfe. It was so obvious that Wolfe brought out a whole different side of Tana because every scene between them contained so much fire and passion. The author did an amazing job of showing the reader how stilted and performative Tana felt with Landon versus the freedom she felt with Wolfe. Every word was written with intention, and I’m already excited to reread this.

Thank you to Sourcebooks Fire and NetGalley for the e-arc in exchange for my honest review!

Rachel Griffin can do no wrong. I loved this book so much. It has really complex characters and the imagery... the setting.. its all so lush and vivid . I didnt want it to end. My favourite of hers so far.

This was a very romantic, magical and witchy book. I enjoyed the setting and the characters. I would recommend for anyone that loves forbidden romance combined with fantasy.

“Even though so much of your life has been mapped out for you, you still had this night that was entirely unscripted. Entirely your own.”

Bring Me Your Midnight is a witchy coming of age tale in which young Mortana is in the crossroads of living out a life predetermined for her versus searching for the destiny of her own choosing. This book gave me all the emotions— I was sad, mad, and totally in love!!
I appreciated that Griffin continued her captivating, earthy brand of magic, although some parts felt a little vague and imposed. Her style of witchcraft is one I always really enjoy envisioning!

My favorite parts of BMYM are the interactions between the two main characters and a momentary POV change. I’m still replaying some of the dynamic scenes and lines in my mind. SO good!

4.5 stars! I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves angtsy and suspenseful romance, forbidden love trope, and the beautiful writing of Rachel Griffin! This definitely solidified her as an auto-buy author for me.

Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Fire for an advanced digital reader’s copy in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to Sourcebooks for sending me an arc in exchange for review.

this book felt like every other witchy YA book i've read and nothing really stood out to me and made me excited to read it. the writing felt super repetitive and i could care less about the main character and her "not like other girls esque personality."

Mortana (Tana) lives on an island and practices light magic with the other members of her coven. The island receives visitors from the mainland who come to buy teas, scents, and other charms. Tana's mother is the leader of their coven and has arranged a marriage between Tana and Landon, the mainland leader's son. The arranged marriage serves many purposes, including protection for the coven, which many view with fear and distrust.

Tana has never questioned her simple life or that there may be darker magic beyond what she uses to make perfumes. One night, she meets Wolfe, a mysterious stranger who causes her to question everything she knows. The path to the altar doesn't seem as straightforward as it once did.

Bring Me Your Midnight is, in many ways, a typical paranormal romance. It also addressed some deeper themes including duty and the questioning of accepted values. It will be a popular addition to public and senior high school libraries. However, there are some fairly graphic intimate scenes that may make this book unsuitable for younger students. Recommended for students in grades 9-12.

Torn between living up to her responsibilities and true to herself, Tana must decide when and how to use the magic within her. Add into the mix a solid love triangle, both options being solidly good ones, this book, Bring Me Your Midnight, pulled on some of my heartstrings and totally sucked me in. Although some parts felt a little slow or repetitive, the overall read is feel good fantasy fun.

Thanks Netgalley for the ARC copy of this book and giving me a chance to escape into Tana's world.

I loved Rachel’s debut The Nature of Witches; her sequel Wild of the Witch, not so much. But this one I reeeeally enjoyed! The writing is just beautiful and the atmosphere she’s established in this book rekindled my love for her storytelling. The setting is charming and the romance was really sweet. It was the perfect pick me up after reading a dark romance.

Bring Me Your Midnight is another witchy book with magic deeply rooted with nature. I love how Rachel Griffin continues to reinvent worlds in different ways where magic is a system fueled or tied to nature, how there needs to be a balance and the connection of how damaging human actions can be.

In Bring Me Your Midnight, Tana is a young witch whose betrothal since birth is the governor's son, with the hopes to unite the mainland humans and the witches who were exiled to an island due to the fear of magic. Tana's coven is one that only practices low magic, basic magic that hardly means anything. To protect themselves from the build up of stronger dark magic that both her coven and humans fear, every full moon they expose the excess magic into the ocean to release that build up. Until one full moon Tana misses the ritual… Scared she is going to die in the next week, she meets a stranger on the island, a young man who claims he practices dark magic and is her only hope of survival.

This is a beautiful book with several relatable themes that a young person might experience. Breaking away from the struggles of doing what is expected of you when you are starting to learn what you actually want in life as well as thinking for your own, uncovering the truths of what is taught to you to believe compared to what is the truth and what you would do about it.

Tana has so much weight on her shoulder, wanting to do what is right and expected of her to keep her family and coven safe, the duty that was put upon her. When reading this, there were often times that I did not know where the story was going which kept me surprised. When I thought one thing would happen, something else did. I really enjoyed this book, the themes, and how everything was tied so nicely together in the end.

Thank you NetGalley and Sourcebooks Fire for an ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

This review will be posted on instagram.com/torrey.story the first week of July, 2023.

3.5 Stars

“He comes alive in darkness, so darkness I become.”

✔️ Magic
✔️ Witches
✔️ Betrayal
✔️ Enemies to Lovers
✔️ Forbidden Romance
✔️ Arranged marriage for duty

The story starts in a world full of magic on an Island called the Witchery. Non-magical people live on the Mainland and the people on the Witchery only practice low magic in hopes that the mainlanders won’t be scared of them. Tana’s life has always been led towards one goal: to marry the governor’s son on the mainland to forge a union between the mainlanders and witches. However, there are many secrets and many things to uncover before Tana fulfills her duty as the coven leader's daughter and marries the governor’s son.

This book was very interesting and I truly enjoyed the unique world-building in it. The descriptions and in-depth view into the history of witches and people without magic kept me flipping the pages. The plot twists were great and there were plenty of things that I would not have seen coming that made this an enjoyable read. I loved hearing multiple points of view on the different cultures in this book regarding how they grew up and what they believed is right. Hearing Tana’s thoughts and feelings on certain things change throughout the book showed great character growth and I loved the Romeo and Juliet vibe that went on with the main love interest.

I had a hard time with the relationship between Tana and her best friend. There are many moments when Ivy casually puts her down. It just didn’t feel right for their friendship with them growing up together. I understand that they have different beliefs but it felt like Ivy was just constantly blaming her. There was no tension or sparks between Tana and the main love interest so it was very hard to get emotionally invested in their relationship to care about what happens with them.

This is a shorter book and there are moments that could have been drawn out more to really get into the scene and add more detail and emotional depth but it all felt like hurrying to get to the next conflict without adding much detail or emotion into it which is why it fell flat for me. It didn’t feel like much was resolved in the end. There were many things that were talked about throughout the book but the main focus was the romance and then when it came to the end any political or other conflicts just went back to the way they were before, besides one other main plot point.

Overall, I really did enjoy the book. There were some poetic scenes, it had a gorgeous setting, amazing world-building, and very interesting plot points and twists. I always love a good witchy read!

Thank you to Netgalley, Sourcebooks Fire, and Rachel Griffin for the opportunity to read this ARC.

I've admitted that I'm a cover buyer. Yes, I've heard the saying, 'Don't judge a book by its cover', who hasn't heard that? But that's what covers are for- to give you a visual on what to expect from the book.
And when a gorgeous cover is paired with an intriguing blurb? I don't stand a chance. This book though? I feel a little cheated.

I can't begin to explain how excited I was to get the Netgalley approval for this book. Though, from the second chapter I could tell I wouldn't like it.
The narrative was plain and quite underwhelming. It bordered on silly- I had to literally force myself to read passed where Tana was afraid of a flower. Once she missed her Rush, I thought, for sure, this is where we really get into the story! But that was resolved in no more than 15 pages. And during that 15 pages, we had nothing but insta-love and magic spells that reminded me of playing Magic when I was six. And it didn't get any better.
Slow.
Dragging.
And full of forgettable characters. Paired with the lack of any lasting conflict/excitement throughout the book, I found it increasingly hard to continue reading.

I'm really upset to say, but this is the first and only book I will be reading by Rachel Griffin.