The bare bones of this series were good. The plotting, character development, and world building felt off. Midnight Beauties felt like the author had ideas for a multi book series but was forced to wrap it up in a sequel.

Positives: The short time spent at the witch academy was interesting and I found myself wishing we had spent more time there.

A lot of the big reveals felt unearned. Beau and Anouk’s romance had no fire or real foundation and I found myself wondering why I should care if he was a dog forever. Rennar and Anouk’s relationship had the foundation for something interesting. However, the lack of build there made Rennar’s last minute duplicity feel like a cheap way to pave the way for Beau and Anouk’s happy ending.

I would have loved more development of the beasties relationships, more world building, and less rush.