The Midnight Girls

by Alicia Jasinska

Hardcover, 2021

Status

Available

Genres

Young Adult

Fantasy

Fiction

Publication

Sourcebooks Fire (2021), 352 pages

Description

Fantasy. Young Adult Fiction. LGBTQIA+ (Fiction.) In 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.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member sennebec

The first third of the story is quite slow and may cause some readers to lose interest. That would be a big mistake. Like a freight train climbing a long, steep grade, then roaring down the other side with faulty brakes, this story suddenly roars ahead, mixing intrigue, danger, bouts of self-doubt

and a building attraction between these two girls who are seen by many as monsters.

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LibraryThing member admiralfinnegan

A richly imagined setting inspired by Polish history and Eastern European mythology serves as an amazing backdrop to this YA enemies to lovers Sapphic fantasy novel. This is definitely something different and a great read with some truly unique flavor.

LibraryThing member MiserableFlower

An interesting story. The idea was interesting, but the vagueness of all the details made this feel more like a fae story than anything else. I would have liked more details about how the magic and the girl's monster sides worked. But I liked the enemies to lovers trope here, and you could really

feel the sense of yearning and want here. Definitely one that I will suggestion on to others, especially those that liked "This is how you lose the time war" and "Wilder Girls"

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