Book review #6: The Diviners by Libba bray

Hey Nerds!! I'm back with a review of one my favorite recent read and it's THE DIVINERS BY LIBBA BRAY without further ado let's get started...


The diviners by Libba bray 
Series: The Diviners series #1
Genre: Young adult, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Paranormal, Mystery  
Pages: 578
Format: Hardcover
5 stars 


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....

Why I read this book:1920s. Flappers. Ghosts. Serial murders. Paranormal powers. It sounds so interesting. Isn't it ? This book has been on my TBR list since the day I discovered the booktube community.

First of all, before talking about the characters, the plot, the writing style... let's take a moment to appreciate this beautiful cover

You cannot believe how much I'm happy that I have this edition on my shelves (thanks to thrift book shops). To be honest, I don't like the new edition...

             

Okay Now let's talk about this book!!!

Ughhhh this book is A MASTERPIECE I FREAKING ADORE It..

This is a supernatural ghost story that Took place in 1920's New York. It follows Evie O'Neill who has been exiled from her hometown Ohio after an accident that happened at a party.

Let me tell you about this accident:

Evie has a supernatural power. it's when she touches someone's things (wallet, watch..).

 She can read your darkest, Deepest secrets. Of course, She didn't know about at first. Her parents thought she was spreading some rumors and as a punishment (Which I don't think is a punishment) sent her to live with her uncle the owner of the Museum of Creepy Crawlies. After hearing of numerous mysterious murders she uses her powers with the help of her uncle to defeat the spirit serial killer.

Evie befriended: Mabel a shy girl, she doesn't listen to Jazz nor goes to parties and bob haircut because of her strict parents. 
Theta who is completely the opposite a flapper a dancer. 
Memphis he has a power of healing.
Sam a pickpocket.
Jericho and his secrets.
And so many other characters with deep secrets and stories and they are all connected to the killer. 


The book is huge 600 pages but I don't have a problem with big books.
For me the bigger is the better. 
The Diviners kinda reminds me of an episode of American horror story.
If you're not familiar with horror novels....a little warning for you that this book contains so many dark scenes a spirit killer !?! Ouija board !?! Honestly, It's not scary but you can say creepy and weird. 

Finally, I 100% RECOMMEND YOU to read it. It was spooky, fun read. It captured me from the beginning prologue. The writing style is incredible. It made you feel that Libba bray actually lived in the century with the all fashion and lifestyle details.

Other stuff:

Louise Brooks (November 14, 1906 – August 8, 1985), born Mary Louise Brooks, was an American film actress and dancer noted as an iconic symbol of the flapper, and for popularizing the bobbed haircut.

                                                                                                     

Flappers were a generation of young Western women in the 1920s who wore short skirts, bobbed their hair, listened to jazz.

            

Have you read ? Tell me what do you think of it ? You haven't read it yet GO you won't be disappointed :)

Bye, Nerds.