The Midnight Lie, Marie Rutkoski
The Midnight Lie, Marie Rutkoski
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The Midnight Lie

Author: Marie Rutkoski

Narrator: Justine Eyre

Unabridged: 9 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/03/2020


Synopsis

Set in the world of the New York Times–bestselling Winner’s Trilogy, Marie Rutkoski's The Midnight Lie is an epic LGBTQ romantic fantasy about learning to free ourselves from the lies others tell us—and the lies we tell ourselves.

Where Nirrim lives, crime abounds, a harsh tribunal rules, and society’s pleasures are reserved for the High Kith. Life in the Ward is grim and punishing. People of her low status are forbidden from sampling sweets or wearing colors. You either follow the rules, or pay a tithe and suffer the consequences.

Nirrim keeps her head down, and a dangerous secret close to her chest.

But then she encounters Sid, a rakish traveler from far away, who whispers rumors that the High Kith possess magic. Sid tempts Nirrim to seek that magic for herself. But to do that, Nirrim must surrender her old life. She must place her trust in this sly stranger who asks, above all, not to be trusted.

A Macmillan Audio production from Farrar, Straus and Giroux

About Marie Rutkoski

Born in Illinois, Marie Rutkoski is a graduate of the University of Iowa and Harvard University. She is a professor of English literature at Brooklyn College and a New York Times bestselling author of books for children and young adults, including The Shadow Society and the Kronos Chronicles, which includes The Cabinet of Wonders. She lives in Brooklyn with her family.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Emily May on March 12, 2020

So you tell me what would make a good, quiet girl get herself in trouble, especially when she had so much to lose. Tell me. Ohhh. That is one seriously cruel and delicious ending. Marie Rutkoski, you are EVIL. In a good way. I haven’t felt this enthusiastic about the beginning of a YA fantasy seri......more

Goodreads review by jessica on March 06, 2020

well... you win some, you lose some. while one highly anticipated release absolutely knocked it out of the park, this one… not so much. im so sad i didnt love this, but it all comes down to my complete and total lack of connection to any of the characters. not one. thats never happened to me before.......more

Goodreads review by Riley on June 04, 2020

4.5 “Nirrim, I can’t be good to you.” “Then be bad.”......more

Goodreads review by Ayman on September 21, 2021

4.5 ⭐️ the angst !!! the banter !!! no one is doing it like the midnight lie !!! please i need someone to talk to about this book......more

Goodreads review by anna on August 21, 2020

rep: poc lesbian mc, lesbian li, wlw & mlm side characters tw: physical and emotional abuse the lesbianism of it all!!!! a giant fan of how this book handles abuse & comphet. anyway, i'm dead and i cannot wait for book two to kill me even more......more


Quotes

The Winner's Trilogy:

"The romance is heart-stoppingly lovely and admittedly steamy . . . but the raising of stakes and the reluctance of the couple to give up their respective causes, even as they confess their love for each other, lends their relationship a complexity not often seen in the genre." —The Bulletin for the Center of Children's Books, starred review

“Like any epic page-turner worth its salt, Rutkoski's richly imagined world is full of dynamic repartee, gruesome battle scenes, and shifting alliances. A high-stakes cliffhanger will leave readers eagerly awaiting the next book.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

“Rich characterization, exquisite worldbuilding and rock-solid storytelling make this a fantasy of unusual intelligence and depth...Precise details and elegant prose make this world fresh and vivid. The intricate and suspenseful plot, filled with politics, intrigue and even graphic violence, features neither heroes nor villains; every character displays a complex mixture of talents, flaws and motives...Breathtaking, tragic and true.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review