Holy... I have no words. The Midnight Lie was a total cover buy for me, any cover that includes snakes? I have it. That being said I didn't know much about the book or Marie Rutkoski because this was the first of her works I've ever read, even so, it did not disappoint.

The Midnight Lie is about an orphan girl named Nirrim who lives in this place called the ward which is basically a place to keep all half kith in one civilization. The system reminded me a little of how the hunger games were set up especially the high kith. The half kith has all these laws set for them are made to pay a tithe if any law is broken.

Nirrim has always been a little different than the others and when an honest mistake leads to her imprisonment she meets another inmate in which she finds fascinating and charming, only to find out the boy - Sid - was actually a female.

AND HERE BEGINS THE MOST FASCINATING SAPPHIC SLOW BURN I'VE EVER READ!

Plot-wise, The midnight lie is a bit slow-paced unraveling the key issue in the book. What's going on is given to us in bits and pieces as we're witnessing this beautiful blossoming love between Nirrim and Sid.

Honestly, I love a good romance but it's not what I pick up a fantasy for but if I could have just continually had the endless pining and tension between Sid and Nirrim forever I wouldn't mind. Marie is so damn good at building up relationships.

The only complaint I had was the ending conflict between Sid and Nirrim because the angst literally killed me. Also, that damn cliffhanger that leaves you with the need for The Hollow Heart.

All in all, this book is ridiculously underrated and deserves much more recognition. It's well-thought-out, the world-building isn't "original" but it is still glorious, the characters are complex and easy to love, and the story is captivating.

The Midnight Lie deserves all the stars.