Review: Bring Me Your Midnight by Rachel Griffin

Bring Me Your Midnight by Rachel Griffin
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I was provided an ARC of this book via Netgalley, all opinions are my own.  Thank you to Sourcebooks Fire for letting me read all of Rachel Griffin's books early, I have loved them all!

If you have enjoyed Griffin's previous YA books featuring witchy romances, you are going to enjoy this as well.  This is a standalone, so you don't have to read her previous books, but if you have you will see similar themes of nature, magic and romance woven into the story.  It by no means is a duplicate of the author's previous works.

This follows Tana, daughter of the leader of the local witch coven who's fate and future have been decided for her.  Her parents arranged her marriage when she was a child in order to protect the coven's way of life and the island they inhabit.  Witches and magic were once feared, and some of the mainlanders (non magic users) still fear them.  Tana has always put her duty to her coven before anything else.  When she meets a boy who isn't supposed to exist, who can practice magic that isn't allowed she begins to question everything she knows.  For once in her life she learns what it feels like to make decisions for herself and be a little bit selfish.  She also learns that this may upset the balance that her family and coven have worked so hard to create to provide a safe place for the coven and the people she loves.  

I really enjoyed Tana's journey of self discovery.  She was always a little wild and reckless and didn't really fit in, but she was loyal and obedient out of respect and duty to her parents and community.  When she finally found a place that fit, she went for it even though her actions had consequences, but she weighed the options and made a decision.  Despite the pressure put on her and the lies and betrayal surrounding her situation, Tana never lost sight of wanting to protect the island and the people on it.

This is geared toward the young adult reader, so there is some foul language and mentions of physical intimacy but nothing beyond kissing is described in much detail.  Everything is fade to black and behind closed doors so this would be acceptable for a mature young reader and teenagers.

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