The Midnight Girls

Name: The Midnight Girls
Author: Alicia Jasinska
ISBN: 9781728257938

by Alicia Jasinska

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"Within a fiercely beautiful, cruel world, three young servants of three deadly witches change each other's lives forever. Alicia Jasinska's lush, darkly romantic The Midnight Girls is the subversive sapphic monster girl fantasy you've been waiting for."--Maya Gittelman, Tor.comIn a snow-cloaked kingdom, two wicked rivals secretly compete for the pure heart of a prince, only to discover they might be falling for each other.Karnawal season is a time for mischief and revelry. For the next few weeks, all will be wintry balls, glittery disguises, and nightly torch-lit sleigh-parties.Unbeknownst to the merrymakers, two uninvited girls join the fun. Zosia and Marynka are drawn to each other the moment they meet, until they discover they're rivals, who both have their sights set on the prince's heart. If one consumes a pure heart, she'll gain immeasurable power. Marynka plans to bring the prince's back to her patron in order to prove herself. While Zosia is determined to take his heart and its power for her own.Their ambition turns into a magical contest with both girls vying to keep the prince out of the other's grasp, even as their attraction to one another grows. But their attempts on his life draws the attention of the city that would die for him, and suddenly their escalating rivalry might cost them not just their love for each other, but both their lives.Perfect for fans of: - The Wicked Deep and A Curse So Dark and Lonely- Killing Eve and Witcher- Witchy tales- Dark fantasy fiction- LGBTQ books- Enemies to lovers romancePraise for The Dark Tide: "Striking the perfect balance, The Dark Tide demands to be read in one held breath as its tide bears down on all."--Foreword, Starred Review"A dark scenic adventure, sensitively written for romantics, Jasinska's debut novel is a fantasy of promises, betrayal, unrequited love, and black magic."--School Library Journal, Starred Review"The Dark Tide is the dark, queer fantasy of your dreams that's part beauty and the beast, part something entirely new and original... a lush world that begs to be lived in... It's beautiful, and fast paced, and everything I ever want from a fairy tale."--Cat VanOrder, Bookmarks (Winston-Salem, NC)"Fans of the enemies-to-lovers trope will be ecstatic with this book...The Dark Tide offers an exciting and immersive story with a strong feminist slant that subverts common YA tropes and forges its own original path."--The Nerd Daily

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Format

Softcover

Pages

352

Price

11.00 €

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4.5

"It's not a fariy tale. And monsters like us don't get a happy ending." I wanted this to be a five star read. I really did. And in the beginning, it had the potential to become one. The story, the setting, the atmosphere, the writing, the characters. While the writing stayed amazing till the end, Zosia and Marynka stayed a little too onedimensional. I did not really manage to establish a relationship with either of them (or see their relationship the way it was intended). the span of time covered in the story is not really long but it could have been a little more. And I would have needed more information about the Jagas for example to really feel at home in this world. the ending felt a little rushed but I loved the conclusion in the epilogue.

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