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thebriary's review against another edition
3.0
Fully one third of this could have been cut or condensed. Rating would have been 4 stars if it didn’t just. keep. going. At first all the flapper slang really got on my nerves but the audiobook narrator does such fun accents for everyone that I got into it.
sklus's review against another edition
5.0
The Diviners is a really great book. It combines my third favorite time period with ghosts and demons and cults. It's a large book, but it's very quick moving. My only complaints are about the love triangle happening, though technically it's not a love triangle but a weird zigzagging line with the main character in the middle. I think they dealt with racism and homophobia in the time period really well. I'm really hopeful as to where the sequel is going!
catbrigand's review against another edition
4.0
This book is enchanting, atmospheric, and such a huge step up from Bray's Rebel Angels trilogy. Honestly the only reason it wasn't a 5-star for me is because it very easily could have been a standalone book and might have even been stronger for the excising of Memphis's subplot or So I'm cautious about the fact that it's going to ultimately be 4 books. I hope that the rest are as cohesive as this one and that the series doesn't stretch itself too thin.
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Theta's/Henry's abilities. The book could have been a really satisfying standalone if more had been made of their abilities or if Memphis's subplot had more closely intertwined with the main characters.alli_thebookgiraffe's review against another edition
4.0
Honestly I held out on reading this book for so long because I thought I wouldn't like it because it is a historical fiction. I really did love this book, however. I do love the characters and the storyline. I do wish that the ending was not quite so rushed. This book was almost 600 pages and I thought when we got to the climax of the story, it was rushed by. However, I will be picking up the next one very soon to see all the characters again.
monstersandmysteries's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
bookworm2828's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
inkyun's review against another edition
5.0
4.5 stars. Cannot f*cking wait to read the sequel, Sis Evie and Hunk Jericho got me shook.
issianne's review
5.0
Reread: This book is seriously a warm hug to me. Bray knows how to write such beautiful prose. She does such an amazing job creating different points of view and getting you to care about each character. I'm going to have to reread the whole series now...
luminous's review
4.0
Quite good! I appreciate the research that went into this. The characters were decently fleshed out, maybe a little flat but I expect they'll become richer in future books. And that's one detraction from this book: the cast is larger than it needs to be because it's setting up a series. But I think Bray did a decent job weaving them into the story.
The protagonist, Evie, was wonderful. Perfectly annoying through a good chunk of the book. She's like that boisterous, brash, devil-may-care friend who has you face-palming. I thought she showed good character growth by the end of the book.
As with all YA today, most of the teens behaved like twentysomethings or older. Evie is one of the few I've read who seems to be truly seventeen years old, with all of a seventeen year old's endearing and annoying quirks and that was refreshing.
The main plot was sufficiently spooky and original, taking into account that its hard to be original with the standard Defeat the Evilly Evil plot line. I LOVED that Bray used the real life murder house as inspiration. I was super super creeped out by the supernatural chapters and could not read the book at night.
There are some lyrically descriptive passages that are astounding. I would have liked to see a bit more of that. Oddly, at times, NYC felt empty while the characters were walking down busy thoroughfares during the day, and I'm pretty sure the author wasn't doing that intentionally.
I'm not sure I'm a fan of where the upcoming series plot lines are set up to go. It's very different from this book's plot, as in one or two different genres entirely. However, I really enjoyed this read and I'm excited to read the second book, so bray definitely did something right.
The protagonist, Evie, was wonderful. Perfectly annoying through a good chunk of the book. She's like that boisterous, brash, devil-may-care friend who has you face-palming. I thought she showed good character growth by the end of the book.
As with all YA today, most of the teens behaved like twentysomethings or older. Evie is one of the few I've read who seems to be truly seventeen years old, with all of a seventeen year old's endearing and annoying quirks and that was refreshing.
The main plot was sufficiently spooky and original, taking into account that its hard to be original with the standard Defeat the Evilly Evil plot line. I LOVED that Bray used the real life murder house as inspiration. I was super super creeped out by the supernatural chapters and could not read the book at night.
There are some lyrically descriptive passages that are astounding. I would have liked to see a bit more of that. Oddly, at times, NYC felt empty while the characters were walking down busy thoroughfares during the day, and I'm pretty sure the author wasn't doing that intentionally.
I'm not sure I'm a fan of where the upcoming series plot lines are set up to go. It's very different from this book's plot, as in one or two different genres entirely. However, I really enjoyed this read and I'm excited to read the second book, so bray definitely did something right.