A review by m_is_for_awesome
The Diviners by Libba Bray
3.0
A stylish and very creepy thriller of the Jazz Age. I really enjoyed the backstories for the diverse characters and the impression of a much larger conspiracy going on above their heads.
The only thing that brought this to a 3.5 and not a full four was the ending. Or rather endings. I have a feeling the original story was a one shot, transformed into the start of a series at the eleventh hour. The main story ends in a logical manner, then the book goes on for some time setting up the next book.
Small complaint for an engrossing read.
Warning: Libba Bray has no compunctions against making you genuinely empathize with someone before something horrible happens to them. However there is no gruesome detail about the killing itself, and the number of murders isn't relentlessly grimdark.
The only thing that brought this to a 3.5 and not a full four was the ending. Or rather endings. I have a feeling the original story was a one shot, transformed into the start of a series at the eleventh hour. The main story ends in a logical manner, then the book goes on for some time setting up the next book.
Small complaint for an engrossing read.
Warning: Libba Bray has no compunctions against making you genuinely empathize with someone before something horrible happens to them. However there is no gruesome detail about the killing itself, and the number of murders isn't relentlessly grimdark.