Midnights with You is an amazing contemporary YA read. The themes of identity, emotional abuse and coming of age will resonate with readers. This is a must have for all YA collections!

DeeDee is the only child of her very strict Filipino mother. She is so strict that DeeDee isn’t allowed to have friends, which leads to a very isolated life. When she sees a new boy next door on his roof at midnight, an opportunity presents itself to live a little less alone. The boy, Jay, has his own parental issues, and together they try to navigate the unfortunate situations they have been put into.
This was a hard one for me. Was the book well written? Absolutely. It was raw, emotional, gut wrenching, etc. Did I want to throw the book across the room because of the mom? Also absolutely. Would I put myself through the emotional torture and read it again? No. Would I recommend this to my high school students? The same students who enjoy A Child Called It would be my target audience. Overall, I’m giving this four stars but please note the trigger warning at the beginning of the book (verbal and emotional abuse) before committing to this trauma-laden story.

Midnights with You was a great emotional read! I love the messages about finding your identity, confronting your problems, and healing yourself instead of hoping a relationship with fix everything.

These main characters really did hurt each other a lot, and I was so satisfied with the ending. The final line of the book made me feel warm and cozy.

Definitely recommending for my high school students to read.