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Pretty young things solve supernatural murders in 1920s NYC (Complete bingo card!)

The Diviners by Libba Bray

October 11, 2020 by Malin Leave a Comment

#CBR12 Bingo: The Roaring 20s (could easily be used for Violet as well)   17-year-old Evangeline “Evie” O’Neill can sense people’s secrets if she holds a personal object belonging to them and concentrates hard on it. She becomes decidedly unpopular in her home town when she gets drunk at a party and reveals that one of the town’s golden boys knocked up a hotel maid and paid her to have the problem “dealt with”. He accuses her of slander and threatens to sue her family. Evie […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Mystery Tagged With: 1920s, cbr12, cbr12bingo, historical fantasy, LGBTQIA, Libba Bray, Malin, New York City, supernatural, the diviners, the roaring 20s, violet

Malin's CBR12 Review No:73 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Mystery · Tags: 1920s, cbr12, cbr12bingo, historical fantasy, LGBTQIA, Libba Bray, Malin, New York City, supernatural, the diviners, the roaring 20s, violet ·
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“The colonizer writes the history, winning twice: A theft of land. A theft of witness.”

Before the Devil Breaks You by Libba Bray

March 30, 2019 by cosbrarian Leave a Comment

In this third installment of Bray’s fantastic Diviners series, Libba Bray finally pulls together many moving pieces and lays down the major themes of the series with gusto. If I could sum it up in one phrase, I’d call this book “Ghosts are scary, but not as scary as evangelism” Or “Ghosts are scary, but it’s your fault.” The Diviners are a diverse group of supernaturally talented young people in 1920s NYC (who aren’t officially called “The Diviners” but simply “diviners” at this point).  In […]

Filed Under: Horror, Science Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: horror, january lavoy, Libba Bray, paranormal, sci-fi, steampunk, supernatural, the diviners, YA, Young Adult

cosbrarian's CBR11 Review No:24 · Genres: Horror, Science Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: horror, january lavoy, Libba Bray, paranormal, sci-fi, steampunk, supernatural, the diviners, YA, Young Adult ·
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