The Diviners (Diviners #1) by Libba Bray → Start Date: July 9th, 2013

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Please join Kathy and I!

[Kathy]

Oh!! I can't wait!! :)

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

me either!!!!! :D

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

this one's a big one though, lol! might take us a few days to get through

but I've wanted to read it for SO long!

[Kathy]

Oh my gosh!! I know, it's the main reason I wanted to buddy read it!! lol :D

[Ally]

Joining you ladies!

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

yay Ally!!! Welcome!

[Alexa]

Hopping on board!! :) I've missed buddy reading with you lot, can't wait!

[Kathy]

Yay Alexa!!! We missed you too!! :)

[Becky]

Think I'll join you guys too!

[Ally]

Hooray!

[Kathy]

Yay Becky!! :)

[Lisa]

If I can get this one, I will be in for a buddy read, you guys move so fast though lol

[Kathy]

Ok Lisa! I hope you will be able to join us! :)

[Alexa]

soooo this one is tomorrow and how are we planning on doing this?

it's FREAKING HUGE so I wont be finishing it in a day or two, seeing I have other books to read too but I'd like to have it done by the 13th I guess. that's just my preference though.

[Ally]

WOW I had no idea how massive this was! I agree with the 13th though. There are 65 chapters, and on that schedule we'd need to do 13 chapters a day (LOL 13 to be finished by the 13th)

Anyways, the breakdown would be:
Day 1: A Late-Summer Evening - The Hearts of Men
Day 2: Things Not Said - Life and Death
Day 3: The House on the Hill - The Tombs
Day 4: Pack Up Your Troubles - Everything Will Be Fine
Day 5: A Goodly Heritage - Sitting on Top of the World

What does everyone think about that? Probably around 120ish pages per day. As always, read at your pace and come check in at these points!

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

Sounds great! thanks Ally!! I can't wait to start!

[Alexa]

ah that works SO well for me, thank you! :-)
I can't wait either but I've heard it's a creepy/scary one so I'm really REALLY wary and I will NOT be reading it at night LOL

[Théo M.]

OMG, I'll join you, and attempt to keep up!

[Kathy]

Ok guys I'm home from my trip and I haven't started this one yet, but I will soon. I want to get some chapters in on and then I'll start. :)

Also thanks Ally for figuring out the chapters thing!! :D

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

this one starts tomorrow so you aren't late at all :) no worries!!

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

oh wait, lol
unless it's already tomorrow for you :) I forget about time differences!!!

[Kathy]

Oh! Ok, thanks Trisha! I have been messed up on my days since last week!! lol!

I'm central time so just a few hours ahead of you in Oregon. That is where you are right? lol!! :D

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

yes, I'm in oregon!! :D

[Kathy]

Ok I was thinking that's what you have said before! :)

[Théo M.]

MASSACHUSETTS!!

[Ally]

HAH same Kathy I'm so behind on all of my BRs that I don't know what day is what anymore!

BUT I'M SO EXCITED FOR THIS ONE YAY CREEPY/SCARY/1920s NOVELS

Although I really was not of fan of Beauty Queens so I hope Libba Bray redeems herself.

[Kathy]

lol Yes!! I'm so messed up on my days! :D

I'm really excited for this one too! I didn't know it was creepy/scary though, just historical fiction/romance so now I'm super anxious for it!! :)

[Alexa]

unfortunately I didn't get to this book today. It's 1am atm and I can barely keep my eyes open sooo I'll do todays section and tomorrows section right after each other tomorrow. :)

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

no worries. I'm reading mine late tonight too! Probably update tomorrow! Goodnight :)

[Ally]

LOL I'm the same way guys! It's 11:22 and I'm starting now. Hopefully I'll get through the whole section before I pass out!

We'll post a double update tomorrow.

[Kathy]

Yeah I haven't started either. I had to go get me a new phone today after work and trying to catch up on some TV shows with my kids, but I'll start for sure tomorrow. I'm off work all day! Yay!!! :)

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

okay, I'm through the first part and I think I want to start a thread going, if no one minds, to keep track of people and what we know :)

********** Updated through Day 3 reading **************
Diviners
(view spoiler)[
Evie - object reader. She can touch an object and see it's history

Memphis - healer. he can heal with a touch (but he may be hiding his talent or it may be gone?)

Isaiah - maybe Psychic. is reading cards Sisiter Walker (Memphis' little brother)

Sam - can push minds to make people not see him, becomes "invisible"

Henry - yes, he "walks in dreams" - I don't know what that means yet....

Theta - is having the same dream as Memphis

Blind Bill - is ALSO having this dream?!?! is he a guardian or an other ?? lol

Jericho - had a fever when he was a kid too. he definitely has a role here. we just don't know what yet!!!
(hide spoiler)]

Guardians
(view spoiler)[ I'm guessing on this description of them. they seem to be foretelling the bad times are coming.

Sister Walker - reading cards with Isaiah, has a "file"?

Miss Proctor - she met Evie and Mabel outside Mabel's house. they seem to know what's going on - her description was scary.

Miss Lillian - told the ghost story about the house to Mabel and Evie (blood red lipstick on her teeth - eesh!)

Miss Adelaide - she called Evie "One of them" and "after the fever their were the paupers".

Jericho - I think he might be. I don't understand what it means that he sounds altered - something was "done to him"....sounds bad though. Kind of Jekyl and Hyde kind of thing...

Unc or Mr. Fitzgerald - maybe? he has the museum and all the old relics and is called in to know the strange cult parts of the murder
(hide spoiler)]

lol adding a new category:

Others
(view spoiler)[
Blind Bill : seeing things too!! Don't know what yet, past or future. And he wants revenge?!?!

Brother Jacob: had the symbol on his neck and in KKK.
bad guy??? seems like it!

Marlowe - gave Jericho medicine. is the one that made him like he is - however that is?!?!

(hide spoiler)]

let me know if I got something wrong, otherwise I'll update as we find out :)

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

wow, loving this story.

Evie (view spoiler)[ i love how funny she is. and I normally don't like the twenties speak (because I don't normally understand the slang and sayings) but this book is easy to understand. And Evie is a spitfire! LOL! She's a crazy girl! (hide spoiler)]

Mabel (view spoiler)[ I can't help but wonder how she plays into all this. I hope she isn't killed :( Hopefully she will have a power! (hide spoiler)]

Memphis (view spoiler)[ I really like him so far too. but I can't help but wonder - is his power really gone or is he just not capable of bringing the dead back. I'm assuming his mom died and he couldn't save her... (hide spoiler)]

Isaiah (view spoiler)[ poor guy, he sounds little and yet he has such strong power that they have to hide from the crazy aunt. She seems to have known about the power stuff from when Memphis was young. (hide spoiler)]

Come to think of it (view spoiler)[ALL the parents/guardians seemed to know about the powers of the kids when they were young. All of them after the fever, like the one guardian said??? (hide spoiler)] Hmmm....

off to read today's reading :D

[Kathy]

I've started and got a couple pages in. Naughty John is creeping me out! OMG!

I'll read more in a bit!

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

OMG yes!!! creepiest line:

"Naughty John has come home. And he has work to do."

Ugh. *shudders*

[Kathy]

I know! So creepy!

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

okay, Hit another part I wanted to type up.

in the chapter, And Death Shall Flee

Anne's words
(view spoiler)[ We are Diviners.

We
See the Dead
We speak to restless spirits
We walk in dreams
We read meaning from everything held
The future unfolds for us like the navigator's map

Do you think these are descriptions of all our Diviners?
I think
Evie is : meaning from everything held
Isaiah : future unfolds (seeing the future)
Sam : speaks to restless spirits (this doesn't seem to fit?)
Henry is: walks in dreams
Would Memphis be: see the dead

Sam's ability doesn't appear to play into these words so I must be off hmmmm.....

..so maybe we have all our diviners? I was hoping Theta and Mabel might have powers too.... (hide spoiler)]

[Ally]

Trisha wrote: "OMG yes!!! creepiest line:

"Naughty John has come home. And he has work to do."

Ugh. *shudders*"

I highlighted that in my Kindle LOL.

The writing in this book is wonderful!

I'm at The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse right now, but I'll try to catch up tonight.

I wasn't a fan of Memphis' storyline until we just learned that he's (view spoiler)[a healer. (hide spoiler)] At least the story is starting to make sense! But I'm also at the point where I kind of want the stories to pick up and intertwine already. I feel like at almost 100 pages in I'd like the stories to somehow connect. I guess I'm just at a slow point xD

But the scene with Ruta is CREEPY. I knew there was trouble the second that story started...

Also - I absolutely adore Evie. I need someone like her in my life.

[Alexa]

WOW, this is fantastic so far, going to start todays reading later today!! This book has reminded me of how much I've really missed historical fiction :)

The next book isn't out before next year and there are so many storylines and lots of information so I'm loving how you're typing up things Trisha! It'll be great to be able to pop into this thread before reading the sequel next year, to refresh our memory!

[Kathy]

I couldn't get into it last night, I don't know what was wrong with me! I'm going to try again later today. :)

[Théo M.]

I've been reading like three chapters a day so right now I am the chapter : Passing Stranger.
I really like it so far!

[Alexa]

wow......................okay I have NO idea what to say, I just finished todays reading and WHAT?! (view spoiler)[did he take the note/ritual thing Will wrote down when Evie saw the last page? (hide spoiler)] I'm so shocked and just CREEPED OUT. This book is really good, like really good. Even though lots of info is being dumped on us, surprisingly enough I'm indulging it all well!!

[Kathy]

I haven't been able to get into it very much. So it will probably take me a while to get through. But I'll keep trying! lol! :)

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

I'm so sorry you aren't enjoying it Kathy. No worries, we'll be here when you are able to get to it (but if you just don't like it, no worries too :D)

YES, Alexa, I'm almost done with today's reading but I've starting packing...so I got pulled away. I'll finish today's and then read your spoiler. But i'm really enjoying it too!!

[Alexa]

ahh Kathy sorry you're having a hard time with it :( keep trying! It could get better, hopefully :)

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okay so I just finished it and wow, I didn't even notice I was done till I reached the author's note page. SO much happened, but I'm left with SO many questions especially the way it ended? (view spoiler)[I just can't believe there's more to come? The storm is coming? ahhhh!!(view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)] (hide spoiler)]

[Ally]

Hmm. I still don't know what to think of this book. It isn't that I don't like it, because I am enjoying it. Maybe I'm just reading it at a way slower pace than I usually do and that's making it feel slow and sluggish to me.

I'm at page 180. Still not loving Memphis' story line ((view spoiler)[except what is up with Isaiah? What's his supernatural power? (hide spoiler)]), but I'm really enjoying how Evie's is heating up. Sam Lloyd still gives me the creeps, though. Such a little rat.

[Kathy]

Ok it's getting better, it's still a little slow and I just can't read it when the TV is on. I only seem to lose myself in it when it's quiet and then it goes faster.

And I'm liking it now, it's really creepy! Naughty John reminds me of the bad guy (the Obeahman) from ! So creepy!

The slang takes a little getting used to, but it's not bad. Some of it is a little corny and how!! lol!

I love Evie and Memphis! I'll read more later, the kids and my husband are getting ready to watch NCIS!! :)

[Ally]

I'm at Operation Jericho now - the story is picking up now!! I love the murder mystery angle and the Brethren conspiracies... very cool.

Speaking of Jericho... (view spoiler)[what's up with Marlowe? Who is that man? What does Jericho owe him/what did Marlowe do for him? Is he a Diviner too? (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha, lives on coffee]

okay, darn. didn't get my reading in today due to packing.hopefully I'll be able to read more tomorrow