Book of the Month – December 2021

Wow, I can’t believe it is already December. Time sure does fly by doesn’t it. Well, what better way to end the year than with a good book right. So on that note, congrats to The Midnight Girls by Alicia Jasinska!

I am familiar with this author having read and reviewed her previous novel The Dark Tide (check out my review here). I loved her last novel and this one already sounds like something I’m going to love so cannot wait to get my hands on a copy. Alicia really is a good writer so I have high expectations here.

Remember to stay tuned for January’s selection of titles and check out the details below for The Midnight Girls. Happy reading!

Synopsis

The Midnight Girls
Alicia Jasinska
Sourcebooks Fire

The Wicked Deep meets House of Salt and Sorrows in this new standalone YA fantasy set in a snow-cloaked kingdom where witches are burned, and two enchantresses secretly compete for the heart of a prince, only to discover that they might be falling for each other.

It’s Karnawał season in the snow-cloaked Kingdom of Lechija, and from now until midnight when the church bells ring an end to Devil’s Tuesday time will be marked with wintry balls and glittery disguises, cavalcades of nightly torch-lit “kuligi” sleigh-parties.

Unbeknownst to the oblivious merrymakers, two monsters join the fun, descending upon the royal city of Warszów in the guise of two innocent girls. Newfound friends and polar opposites, Zosia and Marynka seem destined to have a friendship that’s stronger even than magic. But that’s put to the test when they realize they both have their sights set on Lechija’s pure-hearted prince. A pure heart contains immeasurable power and Marynka plans to bring the prince’s back to her grandmother in order to prove herself. While Zosia is determined to take his heart and its power for her own.

When neither will sacrifice their ambitions for the other, the festivities spiral into a wild contest with both girls vying to keep the hapless prince out of the other’s wicked grasp. But this isn’t some remote forest village, where a hint of stray magic might go unnoticed, Warszów is the icy capital of a kingdom that enjoys watching monsters burn, and if Zosia and Marynka’s innocent disguises continue to slip, their escalating rivalry might cost them not just the love they might have for each other, but both their lives.