Waiting on Wednesday was started by Jill at Breaking the Spine. This weekly meme shares the upcoming books that I'm most excited about.
Liar of Dreams (The Diviners 2) by Libba Bray
After a supernatural
showdown with a serial killer, Evie O'Neill has outed herself as a
Diviner. Now that the world knows of her ability to "read" objects, and
therefore, read the past, she has become a media darling, earning the
title, "America's Sweetheart Seer." But not everyone is so accepting of
the Diviners' abilities...
Meanwhile, mysterious deaths have been
turning up in the city, victims of an unknown sleeping sickness. Can
the Diviners descend into the dreamworld and catch a killer?
Published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Release Date: August 15, 2014
I'm not a fan of the cover, but I can't wait to read this one!
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-toot-ly thrilled. New York is the city of speakeasies, shopping, and movie palaces! Soon enough, Evie is running with glamorous Ziegfield girls and rakish pickpockets. The only catch is Evie has to live with her Uncle Will, curator of The Museum of American Folklore, Superstition, and the Occult--also known as "The Museum of the Creepy Crawlies."When a rash of occult-based murders comes to light, Evie and her uncle are right in the thick of the investigation. And through it all, Evie has a secret: a mysterious power that could help catch the killer--if he doesn't catch her first. (From Goodreads)
Best Bits: Well, I love the 20's! I've read non-fiction books about flappers, and adore the lingo. In fact, I'd say that The Diviners was what I was most hoping would show up under the Christmas tree. Lucky me, it did. The story was scary. I'm housesitting, and I actually had to set it down a couple of times because I was getting too spooked. The characters are great, although they don't all interact (which was my impression from the synopsis). I have a feeling that in the second book this will happen. The different points-of-view were great, too. I tend to have a problem with books that have different character's POV (too many can get confusing, sometimes they keep me from getting emotionally involved with all the characters), but Bray did a great job. I actually cared for her characters. Honestly, there were some small cliffhangers at the end of a couple of chapters, and I was extremely anxious about the safety of the characters.
Nit Picks: This book is long! Now, I don't shy away from long reads (see: A Song of Ice and Fire series), but I do think that there were some portions of this book that weren't completely necessary.
The Diviners
Libba Bray
Published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
592 Pages
Rating: A
Waiting on Wednesday was started by Jill at Breaking the Spine. This weekly meme shares the upcoming books that I'm most excited about.
*Edited to add: This is why I shouldn't create posts after midnight. I accidentally did my Teaser Tuesday as a Waiting on Wednesday. Oops!
Spies and Prejudice by Talia Vance
Fields’ Rule #1: Don’t fall for the enemy.
Berry Fields is not looking for a boyfriend. She’s busy trailing cheaters and liars in her job as a private investigator, collecting evidence of the affairs she’s sure all men commit. And thanks to a pepper spray incident during an eighth grade game of spin the bottle, the guys at her school are not exactly lining up to date her, either.
So when arrogant—and gorgeous—Tanner Halston rolls into town and calls her “nothing amazing,” it’s no loss for Berry. She’ll forget him in no time. She’s more concerned with the questions surfacing about her mother’s death.
But why does Tanner seem to pop up everywhere in her investigation, always getting in her way? Is he trying to stop her from discovering the truth, or protecting her from an unknown threat? And why can’t Berry remember to hate him when he looks into her eyes?
With a playful nod to Jane Austen, Spies and Prejudice will captivate readers as love and espionage collide.
Published by EgmontUSA
Release Date: June 11, 2013
Teaser Tuesday
"Not a good night to be roaming. Can't you feel that on the back of your neck?"
-The Diviners, Page 236, by Libba Bray
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