The Diviners | Review

 

Set in the 1920's we are introduced to a world very much like our own. Small towns have big drama and small problems. New York is the city of lights and opportunities. And things go bump in the night. As we follow a unique and diverse cast of characters we are further inducted into a world where creepy crawlies are more than just ghost stories.

The atmosphere of this book is incredibly set up in my opinion. We mostly follow Evie O'Neil, as she Nancey Drews her way through New York, helping her Uncle try to solve a dangerous and cryptic new serial killer.

Evie is a Diviner, a person with special powers, hers being the abilities to see the past and memories of an object she touches. I very much enjoyed Evie. She is a brash and blunt young woman with alot of spunk (sometimes too much as it usually ends up getting her into trouble.) We watch as she tries to deal with the trauma of losing her brother in the war and struggling with whether or not to hide her powers.

There is a larger cast of characters we switch to every so often. Each character has their own past and the chapters that peel back their layers get you very invested in them.

The pacing can, at times, be a little slow. The spooky creepy parts are the most interesting as we sometimes get a glimpse into what the killer is doing, and their past. But even when we aren't focused on that I really enjoy the 20's atmosphere the author creates.

Besides some pacing issues, I'm not a fan of some of the romance directions and have me worried for how they will be addressed in the future books. There are demons and ghosts in the world! We dont have time for love triangle drama!

Overall Im very invested in the Diviners and learning more about them. Toward the end we don't really have almost any closure on some characters, just a wrap up on the main plot. So this has me excited to continue the series, I just may want to get to them soon as I can see myself losing interest.