"The city's bustle cannot destroy the dreams of a girl and boy. I'll turn Manhattan into an isle of joy"
- Libba Bray (The Diviners)
- Libba Bray (The Diviners)
Title: The Diviners (The Diviners #1)
Author: Libba Bray
Genre: Paranormal Fantasy
Pages: 578
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Date Published: December 3, 2013 (First published September 1, 2012)
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780316126106
Rating: ★★★★★
SYNOPSIS
Do you believe there are ghosts and demons and Diviners among us? Evie O'Neill has been exiled from her boring old hometown and shipped off to the bustling streets of New York City--and she is pos-i-tute-ly ecstatic. It's 1926, and New York is filled with speakeasies, Ziegfeld girls, and rakish pickpockets. The only catch is that she has to live with her uncle Will and his unhealthy obsession with the occult.
Evie worries he'll discover her darkest secret: a supernatural power that has only brought her trouble so far. But when the police find a murdered girl branded with a cryptic symbol and Will is called to the scene, Evie realizes her gift could help catch a serial killer.
As Evie jumps headlong into a dance with a murderer, other stories unfurl in the city that never sleeps. And unknown to all, something dark and evil has awakened....
MY REVIEW
I did not expect this book to be as creepy as it was. It really was sinister, but with a happy twist. We follow a few different characters: Evie, Memphis, Theata and Sam, all share a little something special. As we follow each of their storylines and meet them where it all connects as the city the live in is being turned upside down by a sinister and hellish character.
I really enjoyed the tone of the story. It really put you right into the 1920s. Evie was the picture perfect flapper. I really enjoyed Evie's character development throughout the novel. She's something special and that specialty really comes into play when she's on the hunt to find out who's murdering all these young people in the new city's she's living in.
The story is scary. Like I said before, sinister! I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to finish, but the story had me on the edge of my seat. I couldn't put it down. Each disturbing detail kept me needing to know more. I'd recommend this book to anyone with a less than weak stomach. Libba Bray really paints the perfect picture for you. The details of the story are perfect. She must have researched so much to get this world done just right.
It was beautifully written. I was addicted from the first page. This book would be a GREAT movie. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
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