Bring Me Your Midnight
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Nature of Witches and Wild is the Witch comes a lush romantic fantasy about forbidden love, the choices we make, and the pull between duty and desire.
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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.
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Community Reviews
Bring Me Your Midnight tackles environmentalism in a more fantastical way while delving deeper into a forbidden romance.
Rachel Griffin does it again, combining a witchy story with environmental undertones, but this time, stepping away from a more urban and contemporary world and delving into the fantasy.
Thoughtful Storytelling
Griffin is probably one of my new favorite authors. She is an automatic buy for me because I love the witchy aspect of her storytelling. However, Griffin also discusses environmentalism in all her books in a way that doesn’t feel forced. It feels like an incredible story that leaves the reader feeling thoughtful.
Here, we’re following Tana, who lives on the island off the coast of the mainland. She is part of a community of witches who all practice small magics to keep the fear of them at bay.
Basically, their island is a tourist attraction for the mainlanders. Well, every month on the full moon, the witches have to expel all that unused magic, and they do that by pouring it into the ocean.
Tana misses this event, lured by Wolfe and a moonflower. Wolfe helps her use her magic in ways forbidden while also learning about the damage she and her coven are doing to the ocean. They are to blame for the oceans’ unruly temperament and their island’s erosion. But they do not want to change their ways.
Tana has to choose between the safety of her community by marrying into the mainland or the safety of her home by using all the facets of her magic.
It’s a thrilling story, heightened by the romance aspect.
The deepening bond between Wolfe and Tana is steamy and slow-burning, so well done. Wolfe doesn’t hide who he is, and he pushes Tana to accept this very integral part of herself: the magic she loves and the magic that embraces her. With him, she is whole, and not because he completes her, but instead, he allows her to complete herself without feeling shame.
Final Thoughts
Bring Me Your Midnight was such a great read. The Nature of Witches is still my favorite. However, this is a very close second.
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