This was a great YA romance with excellent pacing and gorgeous writing. The atmosphere and world-building was intriguing and I loved all the twists, but I found myself wanting ‘more’ from this! The execution fell a bit flat but I still thoroughly enjoyed myself!

This one was a really good YA fantasy read with witches, forbidden romance and some tension but I think I preferred the author's other book - Wild Is The Witch over this one.⁣
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Tana Fairchild has always known that her life has been planned out for her. As the daughter of the coven leader, she's meant to marry the son of the governor of the mainland in order to establish an alliance between them and their island of witches and to bring security. But that doesn't stop her from yearning for more and for something that she could choose for herself.⁣
Everything changes one night when she misses a monthly ritual and meets Wolfe, a member of the old coven that practices what her coven considers as dark magic. And he's the only person who can help her now. And as he begins to teach her this magic that feels so right for her, she discovers that what she's been led to believe her whole life might be wrong. And she might have to make a choice soon.⁣
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Rachel's writing was amazing as usual in this one and I really loved the magical and cozy vibes with excellent characters. What took it down a notch perhaps was the insta love 🤔 I usually don't mind this as long as their relationship develops later but here I felt that they didn't get to know each other as well as we were made to think. The forbidden romance did add a touch of enjoyment to this though. I ended up liking most of the characters and how different they were from each other - but noone was completely bad in a sense. They just had their own beliefs and things that they were willing to sacrifice for. I was actually more curious about the world building and I felt like that could have been explored too, but I still enjoyed reading this one!❣️✨

ARC kindly provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This book has my entire heart!

I loved this book. I have no idea why I didn't pick it up sooner. This was haunting, spooky and utterly atmospheric and had everything I loved in a book. Enemies to lovers? Forbidden romance? Magic? Tick. Tick and tick.

The book follows Tana, a witch who works in a perfumery on a small magical island with her family. Ever since she was young, she had an arrangement to marry the son of the governor of the mainland to forge an alliance between them and the witches. The coven Tana belongs to performs low magic, every month going out to the other side of the island, depositing their magic into the sea to avoid a magical build up. One night, Tana accidentally misses the rush and in desperation meets a witch from a long forgotten coven to help use the magic she didn't deposit. Wolfe helps Tana tap into the connection between the witchcraft that flows through her and nature while their friendship grows into something more. Tana needs to choose between duty and her heart, the life she's always known and the future she never imagined.

I think one of the best things about this book is the aesthetic and how atmospheric it is. From the first page this book had a witchy allure that sucked me in immediately. I enjoyed reading about the magic systems and could feel the connection Tana had to her island.

Something else I really enjoyed were the characters. I loved Tana and how vulnerable she was. She was very empathetic with a strong sense of duty and the courage to follow her heart. I loved her family, her relationship to her coven and of course, her relationship to the love interest Wolfe who was tall, dark and handsome personified. He saw Tana for who she was and helped her to embrace herself and her powerful magic.

The only negative I had was the plot. To me, it seemed like it was setting itself up for Tana to either introduce high magic to the witches in her coven and help them to embrace it or to rebel against the mainland. This book seemed to take a more character-focused approach instead, focusing more on Tana embracing herself than what it seemed to set up at the beginning of the novel. It wasn't a bad thing, I still enjoyed the story regardless.

All in all, I really enjoyed this book. The characters, the world, magic systems and romance were a highlight for me. The only negative was the plot which I believed was leading up to something and then didn't. I wish this book was a series because I would love to see this cast of characters again and I feel like there was so much that I would love to explore more about.

ACTUAL RATING: 4.6 STARS

If I would have known I’d enjoy this book so much I wouldn’t have put off reading it for this long (literally months I’m so sorry).

Mortana is really stuck in this bubble of following the rules, doing what she thinks is best for her people, and making perfumes in her family perfume shop (which she loves). But one day everything she thought she knew about her history was turned upside down by this mysterious stranger named Wolf, who uses magic that she thinks is forbidden. She finds herself drawn to his magic, to him in general, and things get super complicated.

Listen, I love a good “everything you thought you knew was a lie” trope with a magical twist. The magic system is super interesting (even if I don’t really understand it completely), Mortana is such a relatable main character, and the dynamic between Wolf and Tana is really fun. Especially with her constant back and forth, which I get because her whole life was turned upside down in an instant.

I just would have liked to see more. More of what? I have no idea but it just feels like something was missing.

I received an arc copy of this from the publisher and am reviewing

3.5 stars

Uhhhhh- I mainly felt underwhelmed. Don’t get me wrong this was a great book but it was painfully, 𝘗𝘈𝘐𝘕𝘍𝘜𝘓𝘓𝘠 YA from the character aspirations to their development to the revelations to the everything. ( I mean duh it 𝘪𝘴 YA but still underwhelmed) ⁣The descriptions and world building were beautiful and intriguing but that’s about the only aspects I had an interest in.
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I think I just went into this with really high expectations. I’d heard nothing but amazing things and I was expecting to have my brain chemistry altered but instead I was just vibing. Overall, I liked this but I’m just not as invested in young adult fantasy of this predictable nature anymore. Although the atmosphere was exquisite!

Absolutely loved this book! The flow, the pacing, the writing - amazing! I’m a huge sucker for fantasy and anything recommended for fans of Belladonna.

The gorgeous cover and enchanting premise drew me in, but the story execution itself left me wanting. It was ultimately just fine, in a rather predictable and entirely forgettable kind of way.

This was a solid read! I enjoyed the vibe and atmosphere of this book.

However, it was pretty predictable - will the heroine go with the option her family and people expect of her or follow her heart? Gosh, I really wonder. When I started reading, I held out hope that maybe Griffin would subvert my expectations by having the “safe” option be the better one, but no. Oh well.

I did enjoy the romance and relationships, especially Tana and Ivy’s. It’s clear that Tana’s parents love her, and I really liked the strong yet fraught relationship between Tana and her mother.

I didn’t quite understand the end, where the low magic witches rush their magic to the high magic ones, because there’s no way Tana’s mother announced that to them and encountered no pushback or chaos for lying about their way of life for so long. And I don’t understand what the high magic witches do with the excess magic.

I look forward to what Griffin writes next.

Thank you to NetGalley who provided me with an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.

After finishing this book, I felt like a whole movie had just played out in my head. "Bring me Your Midnight" is a romantic fantasy following Tana Fairchild, a witch who has always had her life planned out for her. In an attempt to forge alliance between mainlanders and witches, Tana is to marry a governor's son. To protect their magic and their homeland, the witches coven perform a ritual during the full moon. However, Tana misses the ritual and meets Wolfe, a morally gray character who hides secrets of his own.

In a tale of forbidden love and the gravity of choices, Tana has to decide between the protection of her family with the imprisonment of her soul or the newfound bliss that she finds with Wolfe.

Rachel Griffin has such a beautiful way of writing that feels so atmospheric and realistic while also whisking you off to lands you could never even dream of. I loved how tangible the tension between Wolfe and Tana was as well as Tana's characterization and her difficulty in taking hold of her fate.

Maybe it's because I don't normally read books about magic, or covens, but even though the cover of the book called to me, I couldn't get through reading this book.
I have passed a copy along to my sister who reads this genre more often, once she lets me know that she thinks, I will update my review with an honest review of someone who reads this genre.

I think the best word to use to describe this beautiful story is 'captivating'. I have fallen in love with the enchanting, poetic writing style that Rachel Griffin delivers and am excited to read more of her work. These characters were so relatable but my only criticism (not just with this book but several similar books in this 'category') is when characters could be aged better. I personally felt Tana's character could have possibly read better as a slightly older character. Beyond that, the vibes were immaculate, keeping me thoroughly invested, and I look forward to more books from this author!

I've picked this one up twice, and struggled with it both times. However, I definitely think it's me and not the book, so I'm going to come back to it later.

I received a copy of this book for a fair and honest review. The cover is what drew me into this book. I found myself wondering what the books was about before I read the blurb. Then I did and wanted to get my hands on it. The worldbuilding is what really brought this book to life. It was mystical and complex in the very best of ways. Tana goes through a lot in the name of magic and love. Her life is planned out of her to be married to Landon as part of an alliance. Then she is late for an event and meets up with Wolfe. Their relationship is complicated to say the least. It made me feel all kind of different things as the story progressed.

4.5 ⭐️
I loved this book so much!!!
This book has everything you could want from a magical witchy book. All of the relationships were perfectly built, family, friends and love, each one was amazing! This book had me feel like I was in it, the descriptions allowed me to picture everything perfectly in my head. I cannot wait to pick up another witchy book from Rachel.

The only thing that bothered me about this book was there was a few spelling errors or typos that were very obvious, but other than that I 100% recommend checking this out

I really, really enjoyed this one. I think it's actually my favorite Rachel Griffin book yet. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.

Rachel Griffin obviously has a type of book: environmentally conscious witchy romances. Despite having a common through-line, each of her books manages to take a unique spin on how magic manifests, the culture of that magic, and what conflicts (or benefits) it gives to the natural world around them. This one was unique in that the witches on the island are not portrayed as fully innocent. They have power they cannot access, and the tides are changing because of them in order to keep the fearful, non-magical mainlanders happy. There a lot of themes about isolation and keeping your true self hidden that I think are really well done. (Honestlyyyy a lot of it reads like a queer deconstruction narrative even though that totally isn't what it is, but the beats are there.) Essentially, this is a story about someone who has a duty she is fully prepared to give up her desires for on the sincerity of her belief, only to have that belief shattered and have to relearn everything she's been taught.

The romance is really lovely as well! I think the only thing I disliked is that the boy's name was Wolfe. This is a personal preference that still made me wince each time I saw his name because I could only think of the kids at school when I was 13 who wore tails. I digress.

Overall, I think the prose, romance plot - all of this is Griffin's strongest, including the environmental beat. (Consequences! There are consequences! This is not a thing that happens enough in YA and I love that!) If you liked her other books, you'll love this one, and if you were on the fence, I'd still give it a try as I think it's her strongest writing yet.

I am convinced this book as written or the eldest daughters that never get to choose themselves. Once again, I have fallen in love with Griffin's writing. This is a well written and engaging read for lovers of good books!

This book completely swept me off my feet! What initially attracted me was its gorgeous cover, but I soon found myself captivated by the extraordinary worldbuilding, intriguing characters, and a plot that held me in its grip.

Tana, the protagonist, became an instant favourite. Navigating her journey was an absolute delight, and I found myself deeply invested in her character.

The writing was easy to read, and I felt connected to the characters.

While the ending left me craving a bit more depth, the overall enjoyment I derived from this book was immense. It was a delightful journey that exceeded my initial expectations, and I can't wait to explore more works from this author. The blend of a beautiful cover, a compelling world, and engaging characters made this read an unforgettable experience.

This was an alright coming of age tween story. I enjoyed it but I wanted more. More character development, more tension, more magic… just more.

I’m such a big fan of RG’s atmospheric settings. How she paints such a vivid picture is beyond me. This book was so wonderful and different from Nature of Witches.

I loved the dynamic between the two MCs, how they seemed to help each other grow as people! ::swoon::

I’m so so grateful I got to read this as an eARC!

Thank you to Netgalley and Sourcefire Books for sending me a copy of this book! All opinions are my own!

Have you been looking for an absolutely magical story that will sweep you off your feet and take you into a world that will show you the true power of love? Well look no further! The message behind this story about being true to yourself and about the depth of love was one that stood out to me against such an enchanting background.

The romance in this story is so sweet and strong in a way that I haven't read in a while. I loved watching Tana and Wolf get to know each other and figure out where they fit into the world in relation to one another and in general. I think Tana's story of self-discovery and the assuredness to go where you truly fit was beautiful in and of itself. She shows the strength it takes to be yourself and the joy and freedom that it can bring which is unlike anything else.

There seemed to be a lot of repetition, which the plot itself lends to, but the repetition made it feel like the story was dragging a bit toward the end. But I absolutely loved the ending and the way it tied all the threads together.

If you're in a witchy mood, head to the Witchery!