THE DIVINERSBY: L I B B A B R AY

Book Report by: Jillian.H

CHARACTERS

Evie O’Neill: Seventeen-year-old Evie is a small brown haired girl. She is a reckless, break the

rules kind of girl. She does not care what others think of her. Through out the book you see that

she has a sensitive side when it comes to protecting the people she loves. In the first couple pages

of the book you learn that she has a secret power, she can see your darkest secrets when one

touch of something personally connected to you. Evie and her best friends ( Theta Knight and

Mabel Rose) always have some kind of scheme going on, some are more wild than others. Overall

Evie is a interesting character to read about. She and Theta Knight have a similar personality

when it comes to adventure.

Will O’Neill: He is a sort of strict man. He is very interested in the history of ancient magic.

Later in the book you see a personality change in him. In the book Evie calls him ”Unc”. He has

some of the same quality's as a principle would

Jericho Jones: He is a strange, quiet man. He is extremely tall. During the book you learn his

most deepest secrets, it happens to be one of the most shocking ones that you don’t see coming.

Evie O’NeillJericho Jones

CHARACTERS

Theta Knight: She is a dance the night away showgirl. Everyone finds her gorgeous.

You can always find her in some kind of night club with her lover, Henry. Her one flaw

is her crazy past.

Sam Lloyd: He is a dazzling robber who as a way to get to a ladies heart. He has a

habit of pickpocketing the less lucky ladies. You find out in the book the secret of his

that the ladies fall for. He would be considered as a “player” in modern time.

Mabel Rose: A sweet and cute mommy's girl. She always wonders what a good girl

should do when Evie and Theta suggests some crazy idea. Her heart seems to already

been given away to a special someone.

Memphis Campbell: Seventeen-year-old Memphis is a helpful kind of guy. The one

thing he loves more than his brother Isaiah, is sitting in a graveyard and writing poems

in his book. In the book his brother gets sick after loosing his parents he does not want

to also loose his brother, but he starts questioning whether his brother is sick or is it

something else?

Theta KnightMemphis Campbell

PLOT

Once you find out about Evie and story and you have seen some

of New York City, Will gets called out to investigate a murder by

an old policeman friend. Evie decides she wants to see a murder

scene and goes along. They head down to the ocean and see a

body of a young girls that is covered in ancient symbols. The

police ask if Will can do some research on the symbols because

of his love for ancient magic, he agrees. After a lot of research

they find that the symbols are meant to say something, the

message they send is extremely clear, more awful things.

SOLUTION

After a dangerous and adventure, they find away

to make create light even though the world is dark at

the time. The solution will make life happy again and

let people live life normally again. The only flaw is

that the cost could be huge.

SETTING

The Diviners is placed in New York City, 1926 when New York City

was a lot smaller than it is now. The book starts in Zenith, Manhattan a

small town where everyone knows everyone. In the book it takes you

from the nice sunny shopping area, to the old and rotting side street.

You also get a little feel of the windy, ocean. You get to visit the fresh

small town and farming area outside of New York City. The not so nice

place is a burned down village that was fled a long time ago.New York City, 1926

WHY I LOVED THE DIVINERS

I loved The Diviners because it was a great story line.

There was never a part where I felt like the book was slow

paced. I enjoyed how it was written in the 1920’s because it

was cool to read about how life was like during the 1920’s. I

liked it also because the books had a bit of everything in it,

action, fiction, history and yes even a little bit of romance.

If you are looking for a book that you want to always want

to read more of, you defiantly need to read The Diviners.

LIBBA BRAY

Libba Bray is a great writer. She has a great way of

hooking the reader in the first chapter, making it difficult to

put the book down. She has a way with words that makes

the sentences sound fluent. Also she writes about the 1900’s

so you are reading about what life was like back when life

was different than how it is now. The Diviners is my second

favorite book of her, the first being A Great and Terrible

Beauty. I would defiantly suggest reading all of her books.