Reviews

The Midnight Girls by Alicia Jasinska

ameserole's review

5.0

Honestly, I'm surprised and disappointed at the same time. Mostly at myself because how was this NEVER on my radar until today? It's a serious question and I'm ashamed to call myself a reader at the moment. Heck, I'm not even at mostly right now. I'm all kinds of mad at myself and I have to wonder how many other books I've been ignoring.

Back to the book though. From the very beginning, I'd like to think that I was completely enamored by The Midnight Girls. I don't even think I found one thing to dislike or disagree with the entire time I was listening to this beautiful book. From the characters to the plot, I just fell in love with it all. Each page and chapter kept the pages turning until the dreaded last page came my way.

I could probably go on and on about loving the characters in this book. If I did do that, though, I feel like it would be a pretty boring review. Each person brought something different to the story and I couldn't help but ship certain people together. As for their monster forms? Well, again, I was just completely addicted to everything within this.

In the end, I never wanted this book to really end. If this ever became a show or a movie, I would totally sit down and binge the heck out of it. If this ever magically became a series, I would also sit down and binge it. Shoot, I'm already mentally preparing myself for a reread in the near future.

lidiae's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

justaghostie's review

adventurous dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

alyssabookrecs's review

4.0

3.5 stars rounded up to 4. I liked this one a lot! Monster girls, magic, fairy tale vibes, Polish-like setting… it was fun. If there ever was another book, I’d read it. I also liked the more open-ended ending of this.

alexgryffon's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Good storytelling, intense rivalry and finally, love at the very end of the book. 

gbrds762's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Blood, Death, Cannibalism, and Colonisation

divinawest's review

3.0

This sapphic witch YA fantasy novel has nods to Polish history and culture. I have never read anything like it and that alone kept me intrigued. The beginning really drops you into the story and immediately had my attention. However, the second half of the book could have been shorter; in my opinion the pacing got slow and the plot predictable.
Still, I loved how well this captures the fine, volatile lines of envy and desire of sapphic attraction.

addisalazar's review

3.0

3.5 this was good but i wasn’t satisfied with the ending

h2c03's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

reginasbread's review

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5