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Beverly B
, February 13, 2013
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Evie has been banished to live with her eccentric uncle in Manhattan because Evie's flapper lifestyle is too much for small town Ohio. Turns out that Evie, and several of the many characters in The Diviners, all have supernatural powers. But each character's ability is different, and all of the characters are hiding their powers. A string of very gruesome murders, and her uncle's threat to send her back to Ohio, motivates Evie to reveal her power and use her talent to help her uncle solve the crimes. The evil killer is creepy, and the tone of the story intensifies and becomes scarier as Evie and her uncle get closer to finding him. Easily spooked readers may not way to read the last one third of the book while home alone. There are almost a dozen characters in the story. Some are prominent in several chapters but then play no part in the crisis and climax. They are obviously introduced for the sequels, but in The Diviners, they cause the plot to become way too complicated and slow down the pace of the events leading to the crisis and climax. A couple of the characters are far more interesting than Evie who is self-centered, impulsive and shallow. The Diviners is almost two novels in one - 1. Evie creating a great life in exciting New York with fabulously interesting new friends - and 2. Evie crime fighter with her uncle - which is why The Diviners is almost 600 pages long. Reluctant readers may lose patience before getting anywhere near the most exciting events of the story.
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