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The Midnight Girls

by Alicia Jasinska
Emily Ellet
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'A magical, immersive and feminist fantasy - I wanted it to last forever.' - New York Times, USA Today and internationally bestselling author, Amie Kaufman
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.
But unknown to the merrymakers, two uninvited girls join the fun, descending upon the royal city of Warsz�w in the guise of two innocent girls. 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.

'Alicia Jasinska is a master of dark, atmospheric fantasy. The Midnight Girls reads like a modern-day Grimms' fairytale with a dash of historical fiction and a compelling sapphic romance. I loved the unique magic system, the wintry world, the fragments of Slavic folklore. It's evocative and enchanting, and it completely swept me away.' Tobias Madden, author of Anything But Fine

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    November 30, 2021

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      • ISBN: 9780143777113
      • File size: 251640 KB
      • Duration: 08:44:14

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    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from November 1, 2021
      The teen servants of three brutal legendary witches compete to obtain princes’ literal hearts in this fierce sapphic adventure set in an alternate 18th-century Poland. Imbued with powers such as riding the wind and manipulating the elements, each fetches the organs to power her ancient mistress: Beata, White Jaga’s servant, is known as Morning; Marynka, known as Midday, serves Red Jaga; and Black Jaga’s servant, Zosia, is called Midnight. When Beata and Marynka are dispatched to Warszów to obtain the exceptionally pure heart of Prince Józef, they soon encounter Zosia. As the three compete for the same prize amid the revels of the winter Karnawał season, Marynka and Zosia slowly discover a mutual attraction born of competition, danger, and shared monstrosity, but neither can afford to fail her unforgiving mistress. A raw chemistry links the duo, turning discord into wary courtship without blunting either’s passions or wits, and allowing for plenty of satisfying conflict. Jasinska (The Dark Tide) mingles human fears and goals with sharp-edged default-white protagonists in this rewarding high-stakes novel, drawing from Slavic fairy tales to craft an intriguing tale of bitter rivals exploring their bond. Ages 14–up. Agent: Rena Rossner, the Deborah Harris Agency.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Narrator Emily Ellet offers an immersive and emotional performance in this stand-alone fantasy. Marynka, warmly voiced with bubbling overconfidence, must obtain the Lechija prince's pure heart to prove herself to her grandmother. Zosia, given a darker tone and a gentle, cautious voice, competes for the same prize in order to obtain the heart's power for herself. In scenes of snowy nights and fairy-tale-like masquerades, the girls use magic to battle over the heart, only to find themselves slowly falling for each other along the way. Disaster threatens the freedom they both ultimately seek as both girls push their ambitions to their limits. Ellet's vocal versatility creates distinct character voices, and her passionate narration will have listeners swooning to the very last minute. A.K.R. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine
    • Books+Publishing

      October 6, 2021
      Alicia Jasinska’s The Midnight Girls will be eagerly devoured by fans of her dark fantasy YA debut The Dark Tide. In Lechija, a kingdom much like 18th-century Poland, three witches rely on their servant girls to bring them the pure hearts of princes that sustain them. With the kingdom at war and the two-month-long festive season of Karnawał beginning, Beata, Marynka and Zosia—Morning, Midday and Midnight—join the crowds in Warszów to stalk Prince Józef and compete to rip out his heart. Marynka is desperate to prove herself, even after she realises that the girl she has been falling for on their journey is her enemy and rival Zosia. For Zosia, this is her chance to steal the heart for herself and finally have enough power to be free. Unbeknown to either, Prince Józef’s exiled soul mate wields a divine sabre and recognises the monstrous girls for what they are. The tension increases as the tsarina tightens her grip on Lechija, the Karnawał festivities grow wilder, and the Midnight Girls are torn between duty and desire. Jasinska’s creative use of Polish history and culture is dazzling, and the dark fairytale ambience of the novel will appeal to readers of retellings such as Erin A Craig’s House of Salt and Sorrows.   Ilona Urquhart is a children’s and youth services librarian on the Surf Coast and has a PhD in literary studies. 

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