The Midnight Girls

Aaaand we start off 2022 strong with a sapphic love story between 2 magical villain gals and I am IN LOVE with both of them. Literally. I love the love triangle trope being turned on its head, especially when it follows the lesser followed sides of said triangle. And oh my gosh, this cover. And the representation and characters and romance...nuff said.

Here for the Sapphic murder girls. Monstrous enemies and lovers

This book just wasn't for me. I didn't really connect with the characters so it made it hard to care about the story. The magic system was too unexplained for my taste, so at the end there was really anything that I cared about by the end. I think this book just reaffirmed why I've been reading less YA.

But objectively, I really don't think there is something wrong with the book, I just didn't connect with it. If you are interested after reading the synopsis, and if you don't mind YA on a younger side - give it a try.


Thank you Netgalley for the ARC. 

With monster girls, a pure prince, and a lavish winter party season, The Midnight Girls is a devilish delight. This isn't a sweet sapphic YA romance between high school girls or warrior princesses. It's a fiery, whirlwind battle of a romance between two rival witch's servants: Marynka and Zosia, or Midday and Midnight. I loved all the characters, but especially the three monster girls. The complementary dynamic of their powers was written so beautifully and I could easily envision the colors and forms of their magic. I also loved that there was no taming of the monster girls in this; they killed with relish and basked in their power over humans. But monster or not, they can still find love. 

Jasinska reads like she's trying to write as many quotable lines as possible. The concepts are great, but they feel underdeveloped, and ultimately disappointing.