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A review by chelsealouise
Before the Devil Breaks You by Libba Bray
5.0
5/5 Stars: ‘Before the Devil Breaks You’ (Book #3 of ‘The Diviners’) by Libba Bray.
→ Age Range: Young Adult.
→ Genre: Horror, Historical Fiction.
→ Trigger Warnings: Discrimination, Mental Maltreatment, Death.
In-depth Rating:
→ Plot: ★★★★★
→ Character Development: ★★★★★
→ Setting: ★★★★★
→ Entertainment Level: ★★★★★
→ Writing: ★★★★★
General Comments: A solid middle entry that continues to spin the stories of its large ensemble of gifted supernatural characters in 1920s New York City. There is no shortage of action: Shadow Men, ravenous ghosts, secret bands of Anarchists, and first sexual experiences, among them. The tone of atmospheric horror is quickly set, and achieved throughout, for this epic. Another riveting, page-turning entry.
Favourite Quote: ‘There was such fear in the world. But love was everywhere if you looked. It was the best thing about humans. That they could stare into the abyss and still open up their hearts. A spit in the eye to fear.’
Time Read: Four Days.
→ Audiobook: Yes.
→ Audiobook Narrator: January LaVoy.
→ Age Range: Young Adult.
→ Genre: Horror, Historical Fiction.
→ Trigger Warnings: Discrimination, Mental Maltreatment, Death.
In-depth Rating:
→ Plot: ★★★★★
→ Character Development: ★★★★★
→ Setting: ★★★★★
→ Entertainment Level: ★★★★★
→ Writing: ★★★★★
General Comments: A solid middle entry that continues to spin the stories of its large ensemble of gifted supernatural characters in 1920s New York City. There is no shortage of action: Shadow Men, ravenous ghosts, secret bands of Anarchists, and first sexual experiences, among them. The tone of atmospheric horror is quickly set, and achieved throughout, for this epic. Another riveting, page-turning entry.
Favourite Quote: ‘There was such fear in the world. But love was everywhere if you looked. It was the best thing about humans. That they could stare into the abyss and still open up their hearts. A spit in the eye to fear.’
Time Read: Four Days.
→ Audiobook: Yes.
→ Audiobook Narrator: January LaVoy.