hoosgracie's review against another edition
5.0
This is a superb series. In this book, the diviners face a public who has a diminished view of their powers. In addition, people touting eugenics are on the rise. Even though this was a bridge novel in the series, it is very well done and I look forward to the final book this coming year.
gregoreads's review against another edition
4.0
Wow!! This one really did pack a punch. Tres glad I can dive right into book 4.
lpcoolgirl's review
5.0
Loved reading this book, so much happens, and I can't wait to finish this series!
minorasimulator's review against another edition
5.0
Holy moly. I'm gonna need to give it a few days to process this one. I wasn't as ready for that as I thought I would be.
BY THE WAY if y'all don't read Bray's authors notes and acknowledgements, you're missing out on some real humour and massive shade. Treat yourself to a laugh after crying your heart out.
BY THE WAY if y'all don't read Bray's authors notes and acknowledgements, you're missing out on some real humour and massive shade. Treat yourself to a laugh after crying your heart out.
katyrc's review against another edition
4.0
So what I've learnt about this series is that all of these books take me SO LONG to finish. I think they're really great, but something about their length and complexity makes it super difficult to pick them up all the time. I read this one on audio, and I'm not sure I would do it again, simply because it took me even longer. The weird thing is though that I can't imagine what I would cut out to make this easier for me. The Diviners is a really great series and I haven't read anything like it before, but I think I need a break before tackling the last one.
jmronbeck's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
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
4.75
tetiana's review against another edition
3.0
The characters continue to be the main asset of the story, and I’m very much on board with all the messages this series continues to bring up.
But… Three books in? The pacing is still a problem. Some parts drag so much it’s a slog to get through them, others are too rushed, not letting you be in the moment. It bugs me a lot. Even to the point of not really being interested in the conclusion. Maybe I’ll come back to it at some point, but for now I’m putting a pin in [b:The King of Crows|25985242|The King of Crows (The Diviners, #4)|Libba Bray|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1555345715l/25985242._SX50_.jpg|45897242].
But… Three books in? The pacing is still a problem. Some parts drag so much it’s a slog to get through them, others are too rushed, not letting you be in the moment. It bugs me a lot. Even to the point of not really being interested in the conclusion. Maybe I’ll come back to it at some point, but for now I’m putting a pin in [b:The King of Crows|25985242|The King of Crows (The Diviners, #4)|Libba Bray|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1555345715l/25985242._SX50_.jpg|45897242].
afutt92's review against another edition
4.0
This was my favorite book in the series so far. My biggest complaints about the first two books were Evie, who I couldn't stand as a character, and the disconnected storylines of our protagonists. In this book, Evie is much less self-centered and far more fleshed out (we finally get a sense of her struggles with depression, which she was hiding with the "golly gee" modern flapper stereotype), which makes her a more complex, sympathetic, and even likable character. I also loved that all of our main characters were finally together- their friendship and teamwork was wonderful. Memphis and Theta are still my favorite characters, and scenes with Sam were always a treat. I also love Ling, and it's so nice to see her discovering herself and her sexuality- I love seeing asexual characters in books! My biggest complaints about this book were, without going too deeply into spoiler territory, love triangles and a major negative development in Theta's storyline.
The ghosts were scary, but what was most terrifying is the racism and fear permeating American society, which was anything but fictional. The fear of immigrants, people of color, and anyone deemed "different" felt all-too-familiar in Trump's America in 2017. It's just one example of how little we have changed in the past 90 or so years.
A solid 4.25/5 stars! Now I'm just sad for the long wait until book #4. I'm so glad that I persisted with this series- it's been totally worth it!
The ghosts were scary, but what was most terrifying is the racism and fear permeating American society, which was anything but fictional. The fear of immigrants, people of color, and anyone deemed "different" felt all-too-familiar in Trump's America in 2017. It's just one example of how little we have changed in the past 90 or so years.
A solid 4.25/5 stars! Now I'm just sad for the long wait until book #4. I'm so glad that I persisted with this series- it's been totally worth it!
beth_reading33's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
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? No
3.75
sam_riccio's review against another edition
4.0
I loved this book for Sam Lyod and Theta Knight who got great storylines in this book.
We have a large cast of characters, which means that we obviously do not get to see everyone all the time and too many characters in one place get cluttered and hard to figure out who's saying what. So, j appreciate when we do get to see everyone or deviate from the main plot a bit so that there can be a side quest that is less important but still relevant.
Theta bonding with Addie before her death, and learning things about herself and Addie and then accepting that she is Good no matter what she has done in the past and what she will do is so important and it makes me so happy that she got to do that, as a native woman in the 1920s. She gets to be happy and free just for like a short amount of time before more shit goes down and that's what matters to me.
I love that, when we met Sam I didn't trust him at all, and now at the end of the 3rd book, I would lay down my life for a man that says 'women rights' and took a baseball bat with them into the woods even though Evie said it was okay because he wasn't going to risk anything, and was willing to drop everything for Evie because she was having a panic attack in bed.
Their relationship went from not trusting each other at all to Evie almost spiraling into another panic attack because she knew that Sam would not have left her for longer than absolutely necessary and not assuming that he had just left her.
The problem with Jericho is that while he is in love with the idea of her, he really is in lust with her and Evie's depression thrives off being needed and wanted. He feeds her depression, and if they were to have any relationship past their very heated flirting it would lead to bad episodes for Evie, and Jericho enabling them due to not really knowing her.
When I read that, in TKoC they were mourning someone, I didn't know it would be a multitude of someones, for various of reasons that happens all after the other and our divinees would not have much time to process what had just happened to them
We have a large cast of characters, which means that we obviously do not get to see everyone all the time and too many characters in one place get cluttered and hard to figure out who's saying what. So, j appreciate when we do get to see everyone or deviate from the main plot a bit so that there can be a side quest that is less important but still relevant.
Theta bonding with Addie before her death, and learning things about herself and Addie and then accepting that she is Good no matter what she has done in the past and what she will do is so important and it makes me so happy that she got to do that, as a native woman in the 1920s. She gets to be happy and free just for like a short amount of time before more shit goes down and that's what matters to me.
I love that, when we met Sam I didn't trust him at all, and now at the end of the 3rd book, I would lay down my life for a man that says 'women rights' and took a baseball bat with them into the woods even though Evie said it was okay because he wasn't going to risk anything, and was willing to drop everything for Evie because she was having a panic attack in bed.
Their relationship went from not trusting each other at all to Evie almost spiraling into another panic attack because she knew that Sam would not have left her for longer than absolutely necessary and not assuming that he had just left her.
The problem with Jericho is that while he is in love with the idea of her, he really is in lust with her and Evie's depression thrives off being needed and wanted. He feeds her depression, and if they were to have any relationship past their very heated flirting it would lead to bad episodes for Evie, and Jericho enabling them due to not really knowing her.
When I read that, in TKoC they were mourning someone, I didn't know it would be a multitude of someones, for various of reasons that happens all after the other and our divinees would not have much time to process what had just happened to them