The King of Crows | 
pickI think it took me just about 5 years to finish all four books in this series, but I did it! It was a fun listen, though some of the characters were kind of annoying but their various powers were cool and a great storyline. But agree with a lot of other reviews that the ending felt rushed.
I loved this series!
#12BooksOf2022 @Andrew65
pickThis series was a great American ghost story. Equal parts fantasy and historical fiction, The Diviners by Libba Bray is a must read series, and that's something coming from me as I am a habitual first book reader. This is one of those books that I didn't want to finish because I want to keep reading about Evie, Henry, Theta, Memphis, Isaiah and Ling.
pick4th and final book of The Diviners series. The battle against The King of Crows will be more difficult than they realize. Are they enough to defeat true evil?
pickA fitting conclusion to this fun series! I loved the characters throughout (yes, even Evie, who I know some people hate). I don't usually read ghost stories/horror, but this one worked for me. Loved the queer rep (this is the first series I read with an explicitly ace character). The stuff with Isaiah felt a little cheapened in the end, and there were just a few too many ambiance-building mini stories about the dead eating random people. #LGBTQ
Absolutely #ItsSoLateItsEarly at 6am but I need to know what happens next. I need to know if they're all OK
I finished the book at 1 am today and now what am I supposed to do??? I wish it was easy to find similar books by *vibe*. I can't really explain it. The sarcastic, cocky dialogue (especially from Evie, Sam, Henry, and Theta) is what I live for. Give me more of this!
This has nothing to do with The King of Crows but I'm happy Caleb Joseph is back on Youtube. One of my favorite booktubers 💜
so-soThis ending book did not do it for me. I have absolutely adored this series and this was something I‘be been looking forward to reading for a while. It definitely slowed down my reading this week as I just kept putting this book down. The third book in this series was amazing so this really felt disappointing to me. There were parts that felt unnecessary and lagging. While it did provide a lovely portrait of rural America, it did nothing for me.
This year I read 71 books. Here are my favorite books of the year:
The Institute
The King of Crows
The Gentleman‘s Guide to Vice and Virtue
House of Salt and Sorrows
Six of Crows
Crooked Kingdom
The Rise of Kyoshi
How many books did you read this year and which ones were your favorites?
#2020review #2020books #2020reads
pickSo sad to see this series end, but it was super satisfying and I enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed the previous installments. The only thing that bugged me was that sacrifices were made but not really and I find that to be such a cop out.
Audiobook note: the narrator is fantastic 💯
I saw lots of deer on yesterday‘s #audiowalk. Most came pretty close to me, but this one ran off.
pickJust finished this series. It‘s historical fantasy fiction, and it can be a bit much at times but it‘s fun. VERY much coming from a left-wing perspective so if you‘re a right-winger you may not enjoy. Some of the most diverse and lovable characters ever. January Lavoy is a heck of a good narrator. #series #fantasy
pickGood: Loved the ending. Very sad, but good. Super atmospheric, and such beautiful writing! I love these characters and I‘m sad to know everything is over, but such a good ending to the series. I didn‘t want to put it down. I really like how she tied off almost everyone‘s plotlines.
Bad: Some parts were slow. I wanted more screen time for some characters and wished some characters had other endings.
Overall: Loved this book. Loved this series.
bailedLook, this is (one of) the (many) thing(s) about love triangle plots...you risk alienating all the readers who invested their emotions in the “wrong” pairing. I started this book thinking if I could just ignore the romance I could still enjoy it, but...nope. I‘m too angry/sad about how everything went down. Overall this series had incredible writing, lovable characters & strong plot. I just wish I could stop feeling cheated over some things. 😑💔
It was like the most beautiful voice surrounding them, looping through them, promising that no one is ever alone because aloneness does not exist. All are connected.
We can‘t do nothing about what other people do. We can only do right by what we believe. It‘s a hard path to be who you are and try to put your best self into a world that doesn‘t always show thanks for it. A world that can be unfair. Downright cruel at times.
If Roy didn‘t love her...then it meant that what she‘d secretly suspected about herself—that she was unlovable—was true...the hole inside her opened wider till she feared it would swallow her, and she tried harder to please Roy so that he would love her again. It seemed better than drowning in the emptiness. That was the trouble with having no story of your own. You tended to believe in whatever story somebody told you about yourself.
Behind the idea of a person you constructed to suit yourself, the people you loved had their own stories —whole worlds going on inside —and you ignored them at your peril.
On the last day that the town of Beckettsville would ever know, the weather was so fine you could see all the way to the soft blue skin of the horizon.
We are all storytellers telling the story, adding our piece.
...how easy it was for false information to be repeated and spread until everyone just assumed it was fact.
Went and created an #audible account just to get my hands on the last Diviners audiobook, since my local library may not be adding it to their collection 😞 On a side note, I feel like everyone is catching onto the joy of #libby--there's like a 3 to 6 month wait for nearly every decent title! I'm happy more people are reading--but it tells me it's time to give an audible subscription a shot!
pickTotally worth the wait. This is another astoundingly good conclusion of a series. The cast is magnificent. The wrap up was kinda brutal (i.e. no character was safe) but MAN did it have some insanely important and timely messages.
pickWhat an ending! Out of all the books this one brought out the most emotions in me. It was hard to put down and brought back that creepy feeling from the first book that I loved.
pickThis wasn't quite the conclusion to this series I was hoping for. I found the stakes not high enough, the pacing too slow, and the final battle a bit anti-climactic. But the characters were as lovably flawed and dynamic as ever. I love how Bray integrated dark pieces of 1920s history (eugenics, Jim Crow laws, the KKK) into the paranormal context. This was a good book (excellently narrated in #audiobook) but doesn't live up to the 2 previous books.
pick5 stars
This series is fantastic. I‘m sad it‘s over. The final book was everything. All you need to know about this book is that the characters are great. I love them all but mostly Sam. There is friendship, love, family, supernatural powers, ghosts and hope. 5 star series. Highly recommend. Also, if you like audiobooks the narrator does a wonderful job.
pickI‘m so sad this is over, I need more of The Diviners! Why did I finish it so fast! This is the final book in the series, long and slow to start but blow out of an ending. It follows the same characters from all the books and adds a villain or two new. I loved how reading this conclusion made me feel and it‘s set at the perfect time frame to build the American ghost story Bray wanted to tell. Evie will always be my favorite and now on to a reread!
pickThe 4th and final book in the Diviners series. The first half was a bit slow and I think some things could have been edited out, but still a good book and end to the series.
Was just informed by my local library that they may not be getting the audiobook in until later this year, if at all, as apparently there is no record the county has even ordered it for the system. I'm absolutely devastated 😥😭 hoping they are wrong! I don't think I'm going to enjoy this nearly as much if I have to read a print copy #thediviners
Baked some pumpkin muffins this morning while listening to this amazing audiobook. I love these characters so much! 🎃 #AwesomeAudiobooks #AudioBaking
My husband is an amazing man 🙌🏽🥰😍😘 this is my Valentines present or presents 📚📚📚 plus I have the first book of James Islington and Libba Bray‘s first three book on the way in the mail. He loves me and while roaming around in BaN he kept saying that I read fast and therefore I need books lots of books. How can he be any better 🥰😘😍 love him 🙌🏽📚
Holy shit somehow I managed to get a copy of this from the library the day after it was released??? This is one of the best series I've ever read and I can't wait to dive into January Lavoy's seriously masterful narration. Bray killed one of the main characters in the last book so anything goes. How will it end?? #YA #TheDiviners
It;s here, It's here. Book 4 is out tomorrow.
This series have been through multiple cover changes, but this style I think is my favorite.
The Diviners #4.
#CoverLove #YA Edition
Out February 4
My February TBR
Let me know your thoughts :)
https://youtu.be/R7DWD0TUQck
Series I need to finish is out! Should be named books I need to reread in 2020!
https://youtu.be/PZCh0pRrdaE
20 books I want to read in 2020 is up! I‘m so excited!
1) King of Crows by Libby Bray! This will wrap up the Diviners series and I am super psyched! If you like the roaring twenties, murder, and the supernatural then you should read these!
2) No preorders but I will try to buy them from the local indie instead of a chain.
#two4tuesday @TheSpineView
Book 4!!. Probably another door stoper, but usually worth it. This is an author buy author for me.
Out February 4
#Coverlove #YAedition
