This book was not for me. I loved the atmosphere and the witch lore, but the writing felt extremely young (it is YA, but that’s not what I’m talking about), the dialogue was cringe, and the main character went from extremely wise to extremely naive within the same page (over and over and over again).

This book presented me with a delightful blend of elements that resulted in an overall enjoyable reading experience, earning it a solid four stars.

One of the book's standout qualities was its skillfully crafted background and atmosphere. The vividly described settings and immersive atmosphere enveloped me, allowing me to fully immerse myself in the world where the story unfolded. This added a layer of depth and richness that greatly contributed to my engagement with the narrative.

The high stakes presented throughout the book were a driving force that kept me eagerly turning the pages. I appreciated the weight of the choices Tana had to make, and the tension created by these decisions added a compelling layer of excitement to the plot. It was easy to empathize with Tana's predicaments, making her journey all the more riveting.

Among the book's many positive attributes, there were instances that particularly stood out and resonated with me. The author skillfully wove together various elements that, individually, contributed to the overall enjoyment of the story. These instances provided moments of depth, intrigue, and emotion that enhanced the reading experience.

However, there was one aspect that occasionally disrupted my immersion—the romance between Tana and Wolfe. While undoubtedly adorable, their romantic subplot had a tendency to momentarily shift the pacing and tone of the narrative. It was a minor interruption in an otherwise engaging storyline, and I did appreciate the dynamic between the two characters.

In the end, I'm truly content that I chose to read this book. Its captivating atmosphere, high stakes, and memorable characters combined to create a reading experience that left me both satisfied and entertained. While there were moments of pause due to the romantic subplot, the overall impact of the book remained positive, and I'm glad to have taken the journey within its pages.

Griffin knows how to write enchanting stories, especially about witches!! this was so beautifully written and could not put it down, it was a fun witchy fantasy romance with amazing angst and undeniable chemistry.

also, that cover! I'm forever obsessed with Rachel Griffin's covers! they're just as magical as the stories.

"that's the problem with dreams: they are so easy to get lost in and so very difficult to give up."

Rating: 4.5/5
I received an eARC for my honest opinion.

This book takes you to an island called Witchery, where there is a witch coven that only practices magic in the day night because they have made an agreement with the mainland who still fear witches. However, on their island the mainlanders can come over in the daytime and buy teas, perfumes, and other great things from the witches to help them. You will meet a young lady named Tana and she dreams of something more in her life other than marrying the governor’s son and not having to practice magic again. You will meet Wolfe who is a very charming handsome young man who practices “dark magic” because he uses his magic whenever he feels like it, his coven does not believe that they should have to only do it during the day. You will see everything that Tana thought that she believed in was a lie and you will go on an adventure with her to find her true self.
I enjoyed the plot of the book, and I thought it was well developed. It was a little slow in the beginning but nothing like where I wanted to stop reading, but it was slow because you were letting know Tana and the role she has to play for her coven, then everything picked right up, and it didn’t slow down at all. It is plot-driven but at the same time I saw a lot of character-driven as well, you will see so much growth from the MC’s and some growth in the side characters. The romance in the book does not take away from the plot, but it's interwoven great.
I loved Tana, she is someone that I was able to connect with and relate to. I thought she was a well-developed character and her growth throughout the book was done so well. You really get to see her transform into a strong-minded woman, who knows what she wants and goes to get it. I really enjoyed seeing how she handled the changing of relationships from her parents, her friends, the coven and then to the boys in her life. Wolfe is a character that grew on me more and more throughout the book, but it wasn’t until later in the book that I really liked him. I loved what he did to make sure that his love remembered him and what they had. I can’t say anymore without giving it away.
I love how in Griffin’s books she is always talking about how the witches are trying to save the earth and what they can be doing to make it better. I loved how she focused on something like the ocean and the currents in this book. I think it's important to remember the love of our world and how in the past witches/pagans used to love and worship our mother earth and we should be doing the same thing.

I would highly recommend this book to anyone who has read her other books, or to someone who enjoys witches, romance, finding oneself, and YA fantasy.

I want to thank NetGalley and Sourcebooks Fire for the opportunity to review this book.

I absolutely adored Tana and Wolfe in the latest masterpiece from Rachel Griffin and I feel like their story is closest to my heart! An arranged marriage, a forbidden love woven into magic, secrets and nature — more precisely the sea.

The island where the whole story takes place is full of with wonder, apothecaries with witches using low magic and existing things (such as making tea magical 🤭) and dark magic is forbidden, moon flowers ae deadliest to witches.

Tana tries to navigate between these knowledge, the truths she has always known and accepting her fate to marry a human from the mainland, to protect the coven.

Then comes Wolfe who unleashes Tana’s deeply hidden secrets, shows how nature is a part of their being and gives hope to her.

But all things beautiful and worthy of loving are dangerous 🌊✨

My new fave book and I cannot recommend enough!

Bring me your midnight is a wonderful and whimsical young adult story about a young girl who has had her entire life planned for her. She has always been proud of her duty and her people and loves the idea of supporting them. A small island where magic is allowed to be practiced but only a certain kind of magic as there is history of dark magic on the island. Our female lead discovers so much about herself, her wants, her people, her home and her heart.

I really enjoyed this story. While it has a lot of the formulas that you find in many fantasy stories it was done very beautifully and with added depth and stunning sentences threaded through out the story. I actually have Griffin's first novel that has been sitting on my shelf for quite sometime and this story has urged me to want to pick it up soon.

Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

This book is ridiculously beautiful! I have read Rachel Griffin's previous books and they're all luscious and fantastic but this one might be my favorite.

I finished it last night and my heart is still aching. The romance in this book was so heartwarming and special. My heart broke several times while reading this book but luckily Rachel put it back together for me at the end.

If you haven't read any books by Rachel Griffin yet, you seriously need to. Not only is her writing incredible, but she is genuinely one of the nicest humans I have ever met. She deserves all the support!

Bring Me You Midnight just lures you in with it’s cover. I’ll be honest, the cover made me want to read this book more than anything else, and I’m glad I did. Rachel Griffin gave us an interesting witchy world, and the atmosphere she created really me want to keep reading. I liked the world she created, and the lore and history behind it. That was one of the thing I personally liked about this book.

Where I struggled with this book, was the pacing of the plot. It felt like it really took a while for me to really get into the Tana’s story, and to really feel like I wanted to know what would happen next to her. Still, I did find her to be an interesting characters, and her struggles between what she feel is her duty, and what she is slowly growing to want.

In the end, Rachel Griffin created an interesting story that is quite enjoyable, and balances the idea of duty and truth, and it made me believe more into the romance that she created, as Tana’s choices had many layers. On the other side, I did find some of the things a little predictable, but it didn’t take away from my enjoyment

Overall, it was an enjoyable book, and I’m quite glad I got to read it. It is my first book from Rachel Griffin, but definitely not my last.

“It wrapped me up in its power and whispered your home, just like the depths of the ocean. It made me feel like I was worth something, like I was worth everything.”

Bring Me Your Midnight absolutely bewitched me. Body and soul. The atmospheric writing. The connection between earth and all of its inhabitants. A love letter to the ocean. The magic in the wild, and the beauty of the chaos in its waves. It was utterly captivating. Rachel Griffin continues to leave me in complete awe of her.

“Because I’m selfish, and when I see you practice my magic, the world makes sense.”

✨ALL THE THINGS ✨
•Forbidden romance
•Witches and humans
•Magical tiny island life
•Midnight rendezvous
•I hate you and I want you anyway
•Secrets and Magic spells

“Love is the strongest magic of all. Not high or low, not old or new. Love”

What a vivid and luscious witchy YA read! This was my first Rachel Griffin (for no real reason, I've had her first two novels on my TBR since releases) and it is truly a beautiful tale.

Mortana's struggle to fulfill her duty, while also discovering her own capabilities is both frustrating and intricate. Tana is put under such pressure to save the future of the Witchery and navigates some dangerous waters when emotions threaten to drag her under. The way each witch practices their craft and imbues magic into an item is such a clever way to breathe fresh life into a witchy story. I can't decide if I'd want to make magic perfumes or teas!

I am all for a mysterious boy who can't help but answer when called! Wolfe says some cheesy and romantic lines, but they rounded out the romance aspect of the story.

The exiled witch island as a place of both fear and wonder parallels our society. Differences are interesting but there are many who wish to control anything out of the norm. The witches also worry for their safety while holding cards tightly to their chests. Griffin slowly spoon feeds secrets to her readers in a very satisfying manner.

I found myself questioning the time period of the story a little but it didn't affect my enjoyment overall.

For a quick, unique and captivating take on witches, Bring Me Your Midnight did not disappoint!

CW: animal death, toxic friendship

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

Simply wow, what a book. I’m a huge fan of the author since I first read “The Nature of Witches” and even though I was a bit wary of a book that heavily focuses on a romance this was the perfect read in the right moment.
This was so sweet and pure, the perfect book to cheer you up when you have things going on in your life, when you need something wholesome.
Our main character Tana is written in a way that I could really relate with her struggles, her love for nature and the ocean reminded me a lot of myself and I think I would love to be her friend.
I’m always very happy to read books with loving and caring families in there, it kind of heals my inner child and this book gave me exactly that. I could almost feel the love they have for each other and how much a hug from you father can mean to you.
Overall this was a very character driven story with a focus on the challenges and hardships of the characters and obviously how they fall in love with each other despite their differences and not so much about a crazy plot with lots of action, but I enjoyed that a lot.

Can’t wait to read this book again and I’m more than exited to read future works by the author !

Bring me your Midnight 🌸



OMG I LOVED THIS ONE!!!

If you are in the mood for some magical realism, witches and romance- this is for you! Enchanting, beautifully written and creative. Kind of gave me vampire diaries feels?

Tana (MFC) has had her future planned since she was born. She is to marry the governors son from the mainland to secure the safety of her home island. Obviously, that goes to **** when she meets Wolfe. The sinister magic that he is believed to be practicing, calls to Tana. Beautiful portrayal of coming to age on your own terms, while still trying to preserve duty and family.

I am just obsessed with the magic, the romance, the writing. This is a golden five stars and I will be RUNNING to the store to buy the beautiful hardcover and will keep running to buy anything this author writes.

Side note: really wish this wasn’t YA bc it was given me major potential smut vibes? So if you read this Rachel Griffen, please give us some magical adult romance!



5⭐️

It’s taken me a few days to get my thoughts together enough to write a review because this book a.) kept me up reading it until 5am and b.) absolutely tore my heart out and then put me back together again.

I honestly can’t remember the last time a book made me feel this much of everything - overjoyed, distraught, relieved, furious, frustrated, delighted. There were so many feelings.

I absolutely adored the setting and the characters, the world felt so real and well thought out, I was immediately sucked in. Seeing Tana come into her own and realise she’s allowed to be her own person was beautiful.

Basically everything I want to scream about is spoilers and I don’t want to spoil this for anyone, so more generally: read this book, you won’t regret it.

In the throes of summer but this atmospheric book transported me straight into cooler, fall weather with its engaging plot and autumnal, witchy vibes. Why is Rachel Griffin so good at that? This reminded me a bit of Spells for Forgetting, it definitely has similar vibes, but YA in scope. I enjoyed the two main leads, and the romance was swoony. Didn't love the naivete of the FMC to be honest, but I can see why it was important to the story. Definitely adding this to our collection!

4.5 stars. Another gorgeous witchy story from Rachel Griffin.

I love the way Rachel builds magical worlds. Her gentle, lush storytelling is so lovely to read. This book is no exception.

I immediately loved Tana and Ivy’s friendship. And I liked seeing how that played out through the events of the book... ups and downs.

The coming of age theme for Tana was such a huge piece of the story- trying to find the balance between duty and being true to oneself- it was done so well. I felt the angst of hard choices as I read. And from both her perspective and her parents.

And the romance. Oh the romance.
Mortana & Wolfe forever 😭🥹🔥

Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for the chance of reading an advance copy.

I really enjoyed Bring Me Your Midnight. It's a great witchy story with a starcrossed romance.

The setting and the relationships between Tana and her coven were well done. I felt like I was walking along with her and Ivy around the Witchery. The worldbuilding made sense. The way the ending is set up made sense. I really liked it!

I am excited to read more by Rachel Griffin and am mentally shouting at myself for not reading The Nature of Witches, which I already own, sooner.

<spoiler>The chapter from Wolfe's POV made me gasp out loud.</spoiler>

I would recommend this book to you if you like witches, rendez vous at night and good family relations and friendships.

Book Review: Bring Me Your Midnight by Rachel Griffin

Bring Me Your Midnight is a young adult fantasy novel about a young witch forced to choose between duty and living an authentic life with her magic.

Mortana’s coven has lived as refugees on a tiny island for generations in a country afraid of magic. In a deal to preserve their way of life they minimized their magic to little displays for the amusement of the “Mainlanders” across the water. Mortana has been promised as a bride to the son of the Mainlander governor (Landon) in an arrangement to further solidify relations between the Mainlanders and the coven. But when Mortana meets Wolfe, a boy from a coven that practices banned magic, a new world opens up to her. No longer desiring a marriage with a stranger who fears what she can do and a mother that’s keeping secrets Mortana will be forced to choose a side.

Bring Me Your Midnight is a nicely paced romantic fantasy about a girl who has to give up her old life (including her family and friends) if she wants to find a authentic way to practice her magic. It has a swoony love story at its center and the reader can’t help but fall in love with Wolfe a little too. It also has a beautiful friendship between Mortana and her best friend that is tested throughout the book. Even with the choices Mortana’s coven makes and the secrets her mother keeps from her there are no villains in this story but instead it’s about whether you make yourself small for the comfort of others or live a life true to yourself. On either path there are consequences and things you will have to give up.

I highly recommend this romantic and magical story about a young woman finding her way.

4.5 stars

Rachel Griffin has written a witchy coming of age novel with some forbidden romance and and the age old conflict of following one's heart vs. fulfilling familial expectations. This was my first Griffin novel and I was impressed with her ability to create an atmospheric magical world that the reader is quickly absorbed in. The romance was OK (expected for YA romance), and I felt that some parts could have moved a bit swifter. Conflict resolution felt a little loose in parts, but overall this was a enjoyable immersive fantasy dive.

Thank you to SOURCEBOOKS Fire and NetGalley for this ARC. I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review.

This was one of those books that I had a lot of fun reading, and although I had some complaints about it, sometimes the book is more enjoyable than it's quirks are irksome, and that's what happened here.

The writing was the first thing that drew me in. It was lush and descriptive, and immediately I felt pulled in to the book's world. At times I felt like it was too much, and that it was overwhelming the characters and their dialogue a little, but I stopped thinking that early on and ultimately loved the style. I thought it fit the genre perfectly.

The characters seemed simplistic to me at first, and I do feel like they were more like sketches than complex people - but I actually really liked this. People are like this in real life sometimes, for one thing, and for another, these characters (except for Wolfe, Landon, and Galen) were people that Tana had known her whole life. They wouldn't be complex to her because she'd know them inside and out. Ivy and her parents' every facial expression and tone of voice is familiar to Tana and she knew how to interpret them; that carried through, and I felt immediately comfortable with the characters. As the story got more intense for Tana, the characters made small adjustments, but they didn't stray from their own personality. The biggest reaction probably came from Ivy, and while it was jarring it still made sense. (view spoiler)

The main focus of this story is the romance between Tana and Wolfe. It was entirely too insta-love-y at the beginning. It's ridiculous how quickly they fall in love, but I think one could argue that the magic they were practicing contributed. Emotions are tricky things folks, and I don't know that I fully trust the basis of their relationship, but just like all my other qualms from the start of this book, I grew to not care. Tana learned about what she wanted from life as she and Wolfe became closer, and I liked that Ivy recognized the reasons for that. Ultimately her friendship with Ivy was what encouraged her to pursue Wolfe, which I loved - virtuous friendship can be a beautiful model for charity, and that gets pushed aside by romantic love so often, in fiction and in life. The fact that she could draw parallels between her relationships with Ivy and Wolfe made the romance feel more genuine.

Overall I'd highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good romantasy (I'm cringing too). One of my favorite parts of this was how much Tana loved swimming in the sea, so if you're a fan of the ocean give this a read. It's already out (because I'm a pleb and missed the release date by like one day *cries*)!

This book starts off a bit slower then what I was anticipating, but after the first 100 pages it starts to pick up. I loved the magic system. It was easy to follow and interesting. I liked the separation between the witches on the island and the nonmagical people on the mainland. This was my first novel by this author and I really loved her writing style, it was beautiful and intriguing. I think fans of YA fantasy will love this book.