Os Adivinhos (The Diviners, #1)
Libba Bray
Evie O'Neill foi exilada da sua monótona e pacata cidade natal e enviada para as agitadas ruas de Nova Iorque - e fica radiante! Nova Iorque é a cidade dos bares clandestinos, das compras e dos cinemas! Pouco depois, Evie começa a andar com as glamorosas «Ziegfeld Girls» e com atraentes carteiristas. O único problema é que Evie tem de viver com o seu tio Will, curador do Museu Americano de Folclore, Superstição e Ocultismo - também conhecido como «O Museu dos Arrepios», homem com uma pouso saudável obsessão pelo oculto. Evie receia que ele descubra o seu segredo mais sombrio: um poder sobrenatural que até ao momento só lhe causou problemas. Porém, quando a polícia encontra uma rapariga morta que tem um estranho símbolo gravado na testa e Will é chamado ao local, Evie percebe que o seu dom pode ajudar a apanhar o assassino em série. Quando Evie mergulha de cabeça numa dança com um assassino, outras histórias se desenrolam na cidade que nunca dorme. Um jovem chamado Memphis é apanhado entre dois mundos. Uma corista chamada Theta anda a fugir do seu passado. Um estudante chamado Jericho esconde um segredo chocante. E sem que ninguém saiba, algo sombrio e maligno despertou.
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Set in 1920s the Diviners is an amazing experience.
The characters and their quirks, stories and lives are the focus of this massive book. I did felt their struggles and I liked them all and couldn't find many negative aspects for the construction of characters. The only thing I need to point out is that I don't understand the reason for Evie and Jericho having a romantic plotline, it feels a bit contrived.
As for the killer, consistent for the most part, he felt predictable. It was a storyline I have seen before. It was a bother not being able to fully understand his motives, it just felt he knew something else. Perhaps it will be explored in future books.
The historical and supernatural elements were fantastic! The author did her research extremely well and it's a shame I can no longer view the website it was present in the book. I was curious to see what she found. :/
On the downside, the book was too long. Trying to craft a series is difficult but there was a lot of setup for the next book that after a while became dull and repetitive. Specially the set up for the hat man.
Also,the multiple POVs made the story disperse focus and it was a bother shifting between characters. When you felt you were connecting with that character you had to leave for something else, not always improving the narration. It would be better if the book focused only on two major characters and added something else when needed. In the end, it was a lot of characters to keep track off.
For the most part, the Diviners was a unique experience and I enjoyed the story that was created. A must read for fans of fantasy and historical fiction.
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