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The Midnight Lie by Marie Rutkoski

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In The Midnight Lie, did you enjoy ...

... the close, intimate focus on Nirrim’s world and relationships?

Uprooted by Naomi Novik

If what hooked you was how tightly you stayed with Nirrim—her cramped life in the Ward, her charged conversations with Sid, and those quiet, revealing choices—then you’ll love how Uprooted keeps you pressed close to Agnieszka. Her prickly, intimate dynamic with the Dragon has the same one-room intensity you felt in Nirrim and Sid’s scenes, and the story rarely strays from her personal lens as she confronts a corrupting forest and a treacherous court.

... the slow-burn, class-crossing F/F romance?

Crier's War by Nina Varela

If you swooned over Nirrim and Sid’s forbidden, sparks-and-secrets chemistry—two girls on opposite sides of a cruel hierarchy—Crier’s War delivers that same ache. Human rebel Ayla infiltrates the household of Crier, an Automae noble created to rule, and their wary alliance melts into longing amid espionage, coded glances, and courtly danger that feels a lot like those stolen moments Nirrim and Sid carved out under the High Kith’s gaze.

... watching Nirrim claim her power and change?

Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson

If you loved seeing Nirrim shift from obedient Ward girl to someone who questions every lie—and dares to act—then Elisabeth’s arc in A Sorcery of Thorns will hit the same nerve. Thrust from an isolated life into conspiracies and forbidden magic (not unlike Nirrim stepping beyond the Ward and into the High Kith’s secrets), she grows into her own strength, forges risky alliances, and turns vulnerability into resolve.

... the rigid caste system and oppressive rules of the Ward?

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

If the stratified world that boxed Nirrim in—the Ward’s punishments, the High Kith’s untouchable privileges—kept you turning pages, Red Queen offers a similarly ruthless hierarchy. Mare moves from the slums to a lethal court where blood determines worth, and the lies, masks, and betrayals she navigates echo the perilous social climbing and rule-breaking that Nirrim and Sid risk to expose their city’s truths.

... mysterious, evocative magic that runs on secrets and costs?

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

If the hush of uncanny magic in Nirrim’s world—rituals with prices, truths hidden in plain sight, and the way power feels beautiful and dangerous—enchanted you, The Night Circus will do the same. Its dueling magicians weave wonders with rules that are felt more than explained, and the romance unfurls in shadowed tents and whispered challenges, much like the secretive games Nirrim and Sid play with the lies that hold their city together.

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