I'm fairly certain that Libba Bray herself is a Diviner with the power to create riveting stories that transport you to new worlds. Never before have I read a book like this one! The Diviners is an enthralling historical fiction set in the 1920s in New York City. It's filled with diverse characters with depth and heart who ban together to battle a serial killer with occult connections. The writing is beautiful and detailed and you can tell that Libba Bray did heavy research into both the 1920s and New York City at that time. The characters are also classic Bray: they are diverse, feminist, and are strong despite their realistic flaws. Every character has their own storylines and moments. Bray leaves hints of things to come and you can see that the path she's creating will eventually span and connect throughout all four books in this series. You can already see the detailed interweaving in the first two books alone. One of those series long connections deals with a mysterious man in a stovetop hat. 
 Not only are these characters dealing with a sadistic (view spoiler)[and otherworldly (hide spoiler)] serial killer, but they're learning about people with powers called Diviners. In fact many of our main characters are these powerful humans. They are slowly revealing their powers and learning how to use them. 
 While much of this book is dark and creepy, there are some more fun moments around the characters as they meet and become friends. Throughout most of this first book, we're divided into two different groups of main characters that we're following. They are both important, but don't all know each other yet. One of my favorite scenes, which took place in a speakeasy, was the beginning of where these two groups of characters meet each other and form a connection that will become more important in the second book. 
 After reading this book, I can safely say that Libba Bray has become one of my favorite authors and this may be my favorite series of all time. 
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