"Evie O’Neill has been exiled from her boring old hometown and shipped off to the bustling streets of New York City—and she is pos-i-tute-ly ecstatic. It’s 1926, and New York is filled with speakeasies, Ziegfeld girls, and rakish pickpockets. The only catch is that she has to live with her uncle Will and his unhealthy obsession with the occult.
Evie worries he’ll discover her darkest secret: a supernatural power that has only brought her trouble so far. But when the police find a murdered girl branded with a cryptic symbol and Will is called to the scene, Evie realizes her gift could help catch a serial killer.
As Evie jumps headlong into a dance with a murderer, other stories unfold in the city that never sleeps. A young man named Memphis is caught between two worlds. A chorus girl named Theta is running from her past. A student named Jericho hides a shocking secret. And unknown to all, something dark and evil has awakened."
Review:
I have read some of Libba Bray's work before, and I adored her work. A Great and Terrible Beauty? I ADORE that book. So not only did the plot seem interesting, but I've loved the author's previous work. And it did not disappoint. I truly enjoyed the mystery, it was nothing like a conventional case of a murderer on a rampage, but some really spooky stuff! And the best parts were the characters.
Each of the teen characters had their own depth and their own story which I loved; it wasn't all centered around Evie, though she is how us readers make it to New York. I loved the 20's setting and loved the supernatural undertone. It wasn't overt magic left and right, these characters are learning along with us for the most part. Evie was definitely my favorite character because she was wild and unpredictable, and frankly a bit self-centered and selfish. She was a flawed person. It made her more real to me. Her morals were skewed and tended to use her magical abilities for attention and to feel important, not always for the greater good. Overall though each character had their merits. I loved Memphis, Theta and Henry, Mabel, Sam, and Jericho. I'm ready for the TEAM to UNITE, you know what I mean?
My ONE quarrel with this book is this:
"SOMETHING IS COMING"
"SOMETHING IS COMING"
"SOMETHING IS STILL COMINGGGGGG"
Half the book is dedicated to the other dark and sinister plot. That the Diviners were going to need to come together for. It's bigger than the mystery that Evie and the rest of the Museum team have been working on. We've been reading since the beginning about this "thing" that was looming on the horizon. I understand that this is a series and that this plotline is going to expand passed the first book. HOWEVERRRRRR, we need something. Us as readers need some little breadcrumbs to keep us going and we didn't get anything other than "They better be ready" or something along those lines.
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NOOOO. What kind of conclusion is that? It was infuriating. Don't get me wrong, I'll probably read the next book, but it was just frustrating. Anyways! Let me know what you thought of the book and your take!
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