Title: Bring Me Your Midnight
Author: Rachel Griffin
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance
Rating: 5 Stars
Description/Synopsis:
Tana Fairchild’s fate has never been in question. Her life has been planned out since the moment she was born: she is to marry the governor’s son, Landon, and secure an unprecedented alliance between the witches of her island home and the mainlanders who see her very existence as a threat.
Tana’s coven has appeased those who fear their power for years by releasing most of their magic into the ocean during the full moon. But when Tana misses the midnight ritual—a fatal mistake—there is no one she can turn to for help…until she meets Wolfe.
Wolfe claims he is from a coven that practices dark magic, making him one of the only people who can help her. But he refuses to let Tana’s power rush into the sea, and instead teaches her his forbidden magic. A magic that makes her feel powerful. Alive.
As the sea grows more violent, her coven loses control of the currents, a danger that could destroy the alliance as well as her island. Tana will have to choose between love and duty, between loyalty to her people and loyalty to her heart. Marrying Landon would secure peace for her coven but losing Wolfe and his wild magic could cost her everything else.
WARNING – SPOILERS MAY ENSUE BEYOND THIS POINT – REVIEW BELOW
This book was enchanting. The writing was clear and easy to read, evenly paced, and full of vivid descriptions. The characters were distinct and dynamic, each with their own viewpoints and beliefs – and all of them clashed. The worldbuilding was both breathtaking and incredibly heartbreaking in the way the witches were forced to live a lie for the sake of their own safety and to preserve what little they could of their lives. I adore the author’s intertwining of magic and nature in a way that is both beautiful and meaningful.
Mortana made an interesting main character, she was determined to be everything her mother wanted her to be – a dutiful daughter, a bridge between the mainlanders and the witches, and she was happy to do so because she loved her people. But inside, she was at war with herself, because who she was, the things she loved, the things she felt… they were things she was told to ignore and set aside to become the peace her people needed. It was painful to watch her continually sacrifice herself for other’s expectations, and incredibly freeing when she finally started to prioritize herself.
The romance was somewhat understated but still beautiful. I do wish there had been a bit more to the relationship between Mortana and Wolfe because it did play a significant role in the decisions Mortana made throughout the book, but I’m not mad about it.
Overall, I loved the book, and I’m glad I read it. I’ve really enjoyed the author’s writing thus far, and I look forward to more.
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