The Midnight Lie
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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 Caste possesses 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.
Set in the world of the New York Times–bestselling Winner’s Trilogy, beloved author Marie Rutkoski returns with an epic LGBTQ romantic fantasy about learning to free ourselves from the lies others tell us—and the lies we tell ourselves.
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4 primary books5 released books#1 in Forgotten Gods
Forgotten Gods is a 5-book series with 4 released primary works first released in 2017 with contributions by Marie Rutkoski and Laura Greenwood.
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“A kind of lie told for someone else's sake, a lie that sits between goodness and wrong, just as midnight is the moment between night and morning.”
This book, the story, the characters were all amazing. I've not read the Winner's trilogy yet but if it's even half as good as this book, I'm looking forward to reading it.
Pros:
- Lost magic.
- Main characters- Nirrim and Sid were awesomeee.
- Nirrim was the innocent but nice one. I liked how she did things even though she was afraid of them.
- Sid was written just like a sarcastic and mysterious male character
Y'all this book was so great.
I savored this book. It is full of longing, there is a mystery, and it explores the class dynamics of Herrath.
Nirrim lives on an island full of rulings and tithes. If a rule is broken - a tithe must be paid. When she unexpectedly meets Sid her eyes are opened to the possibility that not everything is how it should be.
I am still not over Rutkoski delivering main characters who I love even among their flaws. Throughout this whole book I adored Sid because I am a predictable queer. And sweet Nirrim!? As much as I am a fan of this romance I also love the investigation into the High Caste magic.
Nothing brought me as joy lately as screaming at my audiobook. I'm in deep. I'd like six books please.
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