A thrilling novel with an exciting story, outstanding atmosphere and great characters

New York, 1926: In America ruled the prohibition, but also in spite of the strict alcohol ban can be just as a young man in the big city have a lot of fun that thinks the 17-year-old Evie ONeill, who in their disciplinary transfer from their peaceful hometown Ohio under the wing of her uncle therefore almost like a lottery prize celebrates. Moreover, the girl is convinced that she already for a place like New York is created and the city has formally been waiting for their arrival. Only a bit of luck and the right contacts and Evie sees hunt almost under the shimmering stars and starlets of the city that night after night in the cabarets and theaters are celebrated by a party to the next. On their way to fame she relies on her very special gift, because Evie can based almost any objects on the most intimate secrets of those owners include a skill that has its although the trouble brewed in Ohio only in New York but the Key to success seems, finally makes Evie itself in this city still something special. However, the ambitious and quite a bit cheeky young woman in Libba Bray's novel The Diviners is not the only character who has been blessed by fate with special options

Evie's big adventure in the Big Apple does not count now truly on the stories that start with a breathtaking rate, even if the self-willed protagonist makes at the beginning of great turmoil and thus for quick scene changes from Ohio to New York. Once there, however, Libba Bray will once much time to fill your venue with life to build a very special atmosphere and introduce their quite numerous characters cautiously. Because although The Diviners are teeming with diverse protagonists and a large part of which is also blessed with similar mysterious gifts like Evie, New York is almost like the secret star of the story. Within this context, two of the many faces of the city crystallize as particularly formative out: firstly, the dazzling nightlife with numerous clubs, brightly colored revues and despite official alcohol ban boozy parties, on the other hand, the mysterious, gloomy and uncanny countenance New York with terrible crimes and occult sects, going about their disturbing rites in secret. Who liked the atmosphere of The Great Gatsby, will feel right at home in The Diviners it as Evie was in the spotlight of the music halls or in the dark rooms of the museum, where her uncle pursues his mysterious studies.

All these many small facets ensure that Libba Bray's novel is always enthralling despite the rather leisurely narrative pace and exerts an enormous pull. Nevertheless, the author not only focuses on atmosphere and characters that all have their special characteristics and each in their own way despite its predominantly young age already have to bear a great burden No, the story itself knows fully convincing. Almost a bit surprising is that book in its core namely enriched rather gloomy and with some fantasy elements detective story, which focuses on a quite gruesome murder investigation is at which Libba Bray partially not catch even with explicit details truly. This criminal case carries with mysterious symbols, ominous prophecies and other spiritual characteristics much for intense mood of the story in and is especially popular in the final period for a really good voltage level.

The Diviners has so much to offer: a unique setting, a great and very dense atmosphere, an exciting story and not least very vivid characters that make this novel about a very special experience. Perhaps we need to bring on the first 100 pages a little patience and you may not get warm even with the rebellious and with a very strong self-confidence blessed young protagonists at first, who gets but gets involved in this novel offer not only a great story, but will also see how his characters gradually growing more and more fond of and was later not one of them want to miss. Since it is all the more gratifying that The Diviners was not the last adventure with Evie ONeill and Co. and the continuation Lair of Dreams (ET: August 25, 2015) is almost on the doorstep. Because even if the opening band basically provides a self-contained story, so Libba Bray wakes with a few minor allusions already great curiosity with regard to tape. 2