The Diviners by Libba Bray is a Young Adult paranormal fiction novel that follows many characters though the main character is Evangeline O'Neil. Evie, as her friends call her, is a 17 year old flapper in 1926 who has a penchant for trouble. She is also a Dinver because of a paranormal gift that allows her to read objects that are special to a person and tell them something about themselves. It's this very gift that gets her into trouble and sent to New York to live with her bachelor uncle who runs The Museum of American Folklore, Superstition, and the Occult.
While with her uncle, he is called upon to help with a murder investigation that has occult overtones. Evie being the mischevous seeking teen that she is weasles her way into helping with the investigation. As the story unfolds there is a secondary plot that follows other young Diviners, allowing the reader to get a feel for the gifts that other Diviners have.
The novel is full of extensive description and it's very clear that the author has done a vast amount of research on the 1920's era as well as the history of New York City. The amount of description gives a very vivid depiction of the scenes and thoughts of the characters.
Read alikes for this book are Darker Still by Leanna Renee Hieber, The Seer by Linda Joy Singleton, and Gods of Manhantan by Scott Mebus.
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