Bray, Libba The
Diviners, 578 pgs. Little, Brown and
Company, 2012. $19.99 Content: Language: PG-13 (18 swears); Mature
Content: PG-13; Violence: R.
Evie moves
to New York to live with her Uncle Will because she showed her psychic abilities
at a party and got the town golden boy in trouble. When she gets to New York, Will is working
with the police to find a serial killer who is using ancient symbols to mark
his murders. Evie uses her
psychic ability to touch an object from the murdered body and she sees the
murderer. Her biggest problem is that the murderer is a ghost who is trying to resurrect
his body by murdering and then consuming parts of the victims body.
This is a
creepy awesome book, but the creepy is dark and evil and a bit too adult for
most schools. The setting is the Roaring
Twenties and the author writes amazing characters with deep back stories and
dynamic personalities. The murders are
grotesque and the mature content borders on R because one of the characters
gets an abortion after being forced to have sex-even though it’s not detailed,
it’s there. I wish I could say it’s
essential because I loved it, but it’s got a lot of questionable content for
public school libraries. I would recommend that each librarian read it before placing
it on their shelves.
HS-OPTIONAL. Reviewer, C. Peterson.
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