Stolen Midnights
By: Katherine Quinn
Recommendation: 🌕🌕🌕🌕 - (Out of 5 🌕)
Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult, Romantasy, Fantasy Romance
Length: 464 Pages
Pace: Fast
Moods: Romantic, Page Turner, Emotional, Inspiring, Reflective, Great World Building, Action Packed, Romantic
Release Date: February 3, 2026
Stolen Midnights is a story about what happens when someone who is fortunate enough to 'have' realizes there are those in the world who 'have not'. This story was inspirational. Katherine Quinn has written a book that will hopefully make many readers reflect on real world situations in a time when the world is filled with absolute chaos.
The two main characters in this story, Wren and Damien, have their flaws but it is these flaws that make them more human, more relatable. Wren was born into a prestigious and wealthy family. Her advantages do not keep her from realizing she wants different for herself in life and for her future. She wants to be seen as equal to her male counterparts but more than that she wishes to not be treated like chattel, to not be married off to the man who makes the highest offer to her father. Damien grew up with nothing. Abandoned when he was a baby, he was raised in an orphanage and turned out on his own when he came of age. He has learned to use his charms and unique talents to get by.
Synopsis:
Wren has waited for her eighteenth birthday for so long. At midnight she eagerly anticipates receiving her magical token from the Fates. Unfortunately, the gift never comes, and because of this, Wren becomes an outcast in elite society. She had never considered that she would not be chosen by the Fates. Her situation has forced her to open her eyes to things she would have never noticed before. Not only is there an equality between genders, there is a huge gap between the wealthy and the poor as well as a bias against those without magical gifts.
Damien does not understand why he was fortunate to receive a magical gift when he turned eighteen. He was not born into a well to do family, he is considered nothing. But, he has never questioned his luck and has used his token to advance himself. When he was hired by an anonymous client to steal Wren's fated gift he is confused to find a picture of himself in her locket. Once he gets to know and better understand Wren, he realizes can never admit to Wren that he stole her locket. His actions the night of her birthday have brought two together as they attempt to reveal the hidden secrets in their city.
Katherine Quinn has captured my full attention with this first installment of her new series. The story is original, the characters are likable and realistic. I am excited to learn more about the three fates, their origin story, and what they have in store for Wren. I am rarely surprised by a storyline but Quinn has me questioning what Wren and Damien will discover.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Available for purchase: February 3, 2026
