10/21/2025                                                                            
                                    
                                                                            
                                            Knight and the Moth review and a moment for the tote bag 💕
5 stars, duh, obviously… maybe even 6 stars but WHY STOP THERE. Anyway you get the point, I love this book. 
The Knight and the Moth completely wrecked me in the most beautiful way. This book was everything I love about Rachel Gillig’s writing. Haunting, emotional, and filled with that eerie kind of magic that lingers long after you finish. She’s officially an auto-buy author for me. And I am obsessed with this read.
The story felt both political and deeply personal, blending power, grief, and devotion in a way that made every scene feel heavy with meaning. The writing was gorgeous and the atmosphere somehow both delicate and dark.
And then there’s Bartholomew. I don’t even have words. The ending had me staring at the page, completely stunned and questioning everything. It was beautiful and brutal and perfect all at once.
The Knight and the Moth is pure magic. It broke my heart, stitched it back together, and made me fall in love with Gillig’s world all over again.