𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘦'𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘮𝘦, 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦? 𝘛𝘰𝘰 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘐'𝘮 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜-𝙚𝙡𝙨𝙚 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘰 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘰.

𝘐'𝘮 𝘢 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘐'𝘮 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴.

What a breathtaking debut!! Clare writes a stunning story about inherited pain and the courage it takes to break free from it. This emotional story follows Deedee, a Filipino-American teenager grappling with unspoken family history, as she finds unexpected connection through secret late-night driving lessons with Jay, her enigmatic new neighbor who harbors his own familial wounds.

Clare's writing is devastatingly beautiful. At the heart of this story is Deedee, who is trying to navigate being the perfect daughter for her strict mom while yearning to chart her own course. Deedee and her mom have such a complicated relationship. Though their scenes were painful to read and gave me so much anxiety, Clare depicted the generational trauma and the complexity of family relationships with such grace and authenticity 🥺😭

𝘚𝘩𝘦'𝘴 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘦 𝘢 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐'𝘮 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘴 𝘮𝘦 𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘴, 𝘵𝘰𝘰. 𝘉𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦.

I loved seeing the relationship between Deedee and Jay develop. It was slow and natural, just two young people gradually learning to trust and understand each other despite their reservations. But this isn't just another teen romance. Midnights With You grapples with weighty questions about identity, duty, and the courage required to confront long-buried truths. What sets this book apart even further is its unflinching exploration of how family history shapes us without necessarily defining us. 

Clare Osongco is an author to watch. I'll definitely be reading whatever she writes next! 💖

What to expect:
- complex family dynamics
- right person, wrong time
- coming-of-age
- intergenerational relationships
- Filipino-American rep