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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.