The Diviners (The Diviners, #1) in Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge

Feb 24, 2013 Debbie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: historical-fiction, fantasy, mystery

The Diviners (the first in a new series, hooray!) is my favorite type of book--a blend of genres, fun to read and difficult to classify. It's a mix of fantasy, historical fiction, mystery, and suspense, with a dash of romance thrown in for good measure. Bray has painstakingly researched the Roaring Twenties and her gorgeous prose brings the period, and her characters, vividly to life.

After getting in trouble back in Ohio, Evie O'Neill's parents send her to New York to stay with her uncle. An ex ...more

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Sep 02, 2014 Sarah rated it liked it

Shelves: ya-fiction, 1920s, ya-historical, ya-mystery-and-thrillers, ya-fantasy

Evie O'Neil is pos-i-TUTE-ly the most jake flapper of them all and is always on the trolley. Ug. That was painful to type, which made part of this painful to read. The slang was over the top, and Evie was a complete caricature of a spirited young woman (whoops, I mean flapper as she is constantly describing herself).
Evie is having problems in her Ohio town because of her special gifts, so of course her parents send her to NYC to stay with her bachelor uncle because she won't get into any trouble ...more

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Nov 17, 2012 Marlene rated it liked it

Shelves: youngadult, paranormal, own-hardcover, supernatural, read-2013, own-ebooks

I can't decide how I feel about this one. On the one hand, I really enjoyed the variety of characters, world-building, and how creepy/scary it was. On the other hand, there was just something about it that just didn't get me hooked and that was really disappointing because I loved Libba's other books. I think maybe the length combined with pacing had something to do with it (or maybe it was just the intro with the long as hell description of wind that put me off). I'd put it at 3.75 stars for no ...more

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Sep 27, 2012 Celeste rated it liked it

3.5 stars. I really enjoyed the historical setting of this book. The characters (major and minor) had great back stories and engaging personalities that I can't wait to read more of. My only complaint would be that the main character-Evie,finally seemed to be growing into herself and then she was obnoxious at the end. I felt like the author compromised Evie's character so that she could further the plot. Other than that, Libba Bray is an amazing author. This book was well written and it was fun ...more

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Dec 12, 2020 Bradley rated it liked it

Shelves: year-2020, year-2020-popsugar-challenge

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Prompt: book set in the 1920s

I enjoyed parts of this book but then there were parts that were mentioned but then pushed aside to (hopefully) be addressed in the 3 books that follow The Diviners.

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