* 'The book is engrossing, spooky, and thought-provoking.'― Library Media Connection (starred review) *Everyday moments and a romance or two help lighten the mood of this creepy, dark, twisted tale of things that go bump in the night.'― VOYA (starred review) Does it succeed? It's jake, baby.'― Booklist (starred review) * 'The book is big and wants to be the kind of thing you can lose yourself in. An absolutely terrific read and, thankfully, the first in a planned series.'― School Library Journal (starred review) * 'The compelling and dramatic supernatural plot explores self-actualization, predestination, the secrets everyone hides, and, of course, good versus evil. Not to be missed.'― Kirkus (starred review) * '1920s New York thrums with giddy life in this gripping first in a new from Printz winner Bray.The intricate plot and magnificently imagined details of character, dialogue and setting take hold and don't let go.

Bray sustains a breathless energy throughout this ambitious series-starter, deftly evoking the exuberance of 1920s city life and the evil lurking beneath it.'― Entertainment Weekly ' The Diviners delivers an addictive and terrifying story of young New Yorkers investigating a rash of occult-based murders. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title.Ī Publishers Weekly Best YA Book of the Year A School Library Journal Editor's Choice A Kirkus Best YA Book of the Year ALA Popular Paperback for Young Adults A Top Ten Amazon Best Book of the Year for Teens A Library Journal Best YA Book for Adults An Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy Finalist And unknown to all, something dark and evil has awakened. As Evie jumps headlong into a dance with a murderer, other stories unfurl in the city that never sleeps. 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. Evie worries he'll discover her darkest secret: a supernatural power that has only brought her trouble so far. The only catch is that she has to live with her uncle Will and his unhealthy obsession with the occult. It's 1926, and New York is filled with speakeasies, Ziegfeld girls, and rakish pickpockets.

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.Įvangeline 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.

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