The Diviners
Sep 2012 · Sold by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
4.4star
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A young woman discovers her mysterious powers could help catch a killer in the first book of The Diviners series--a stunning supernatural historical mystery set in 1920s New York City, from Printz Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Libba Bray.
Evangeline O'Neill has been exiled from her boring old hometown and sent off to the bustling streets of New York City--and she is 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.
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....
Evangeline O'Neill has been exiled from her boring old hometown and sent off to the bustling streets of New York City--and she is 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.
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....
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4.4
81 reviews
Allison Mitchell
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March 13, 2018
This book honestly suprised me, I was always hesitant to read historical fiction but this book changed my mind. Its shows the dialect of the 20's and mixes in humor *cough* Sam *cough*. I really enjoyed this book and I'm currently reading the 2nd.
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Michelle Masters
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February 22, 2015
I adore Bray's ability to entwine comedy and a type of historical glamour to a suspense genre that has been all but clichéd, she allows us to peer into her hauntingly beautiful creation and beckons our imaginations to dream this fantasia writ large.
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Linda Moore
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June 30, 2016
I didn't download the book I'm currently reading the hard cover and if it wasn't for work, my kid, and sleep i would never put it down
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About the author
Libba Bray is the #1 bestselling author of The Diviners, Lair of Dreams, the Los Angeles Times Book prize finalist Beauty Queens, the 2010 Printz Award-winning Going Bovine, and the acclaimed Gemma Doyle trilogy. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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