#the diviners

[derangedthoughtssideblog]

it's me and the same old ships I've loved since 2018 against the world i guess

[destroyersopera]

Some pictures I found yesterday of Jeff in his theater days. Truly lots of breakthroughs happening in the field of Jeffrey Combs studies recently! Many of these had to be heavily cropped and I have the sources saved, so feel free to reach out for more info :)

[autumnsaesthetics]

🍁 Books for Autumn & Halloween 🎃

Part One!

(Row One) 🍁

Mooncakes by Wendy Xu & Suzanne Walker

The Witch Boy by Molly Knox Ostertag

Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldtree

(Row Two) 🎃

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

A Dowry Of Blood by S.T Gibson

Burn Down, Rise Up by Vincent Tirado

(Row Three) 🍁

The Taking Of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass

A Lesson In Vengeance by Victoria Lee

The Diviners by Libba Bray

[marzipanandminutiae]

Did anybody ever ask Libba Bray about the fact that, in the book Beauty Queens, of the three couples established on the screen the two hetero ones are still together AS ADULTS but the sapphic one has a messy breakup that takes up fully half their story within the actual plot (let alone staying together for years afterward)?

Like I get it, you don’t always stay with the person that you are with in high school when you grow up. But it just seems kind of strange that the other two are, and the one she chose to illustrate this principle was the gay couple. Paired with her track record at the time, given the whole Pippa and Felicity story, it kind of led me to think that “when sapphists stay together in a Libba Bray book“ could be the new “When Pigs Fly“

(yes, Kartik also died. But there was not subsequently ANOTHER book right after that where ANOTHER hetero couple had a messy and unpleasant split; you see my point right?)

I haven’t finished the Diviners so maybe the ace/sapphic girl gets a love interest to stay? But I’m not holding my breath

[magicalbookwyvern]

"Reading before bed is so relaxing," I say as I pick up a book that happens to be about a mysterious sleeping sickness that traps people in their worst nightmares and makes them dream until they die. "Very relaxing indeed"

[aroaessidhe]

Aro & ace Books: Historical & historical fantasy (1900s)

The Reckless Kind (set in 1904) - aroacespec MC

The Murder Next Door (set in 1912) - ace lesbian MC

The Diviners (set in 1926) - ace lesbian major character (later in series)

Fire Becomes Her (1920s insp fantasy) demidemi MC, ace 'love interest' (QPR)

Moonshine (1920s insp fantasy) - bi ace man major character

Foul Lady Fortune (set in 1931) - demisexual MC, aroace side character

The Spy With The Red Balloon (set in 1940s) - demisexual mlm MC

Innsmouth Legacy duology (Winter Tide) (set in 1948) - aroace coded / word-of-god MC

The Society For Soulless Girls (set in 1990s) - ace-spec wlw MC (questioning/vague about it) (90s is not quite the same vibe as the rest of these but I could not think of another one lol)

#aspec books / aspec database / tumblr masterpost

info included here is brief! please see my database for full details of the books

[fortunatefires]

I will never not be mad about the fact that the diviners is severely underrated. It's stunning. The characters are likable and layered. The plot is engaging and suspenseful. The setting is so fucking immersive! And yet nobody ever knows what I'm talkimg about when I mention it

[lottiesoka]

The Diviners

(In order; Evie, Sam, Theta, Memphis, Isaiah, Mabel, Henry, and Ling)

[bywandandsword]

I finally finished the Diviners by Libba Bray and 1) This book hasn't gotten nearly the amount of fandom interaction that it deserves and 2) Libba Bray does not pull any fucking punches when it comes to the uncomfortable parts of history, good lord

It's so so good. She's clearly done so much research and it makes my history nerd heart so full. And then the story! I want to know what the fuck Uncle Will is hiding and where all these character's paths will lead. Where's Sam's mom? Is Isiah really ok? What's going to happen now that Evie has gone public with her power?

Also, I'm hereby adopting Memphis Campbell. That boy is getting a warm blanket, cocoa, and therapy starting immediately. And I'll personally kick the shit out of Bill Johnson if he comes anywhere near either of the Campbell boys again. I don't care that he's an old, mostly blind man, I'll fucking do it

[rosedubh]

without fail, every single time I reread the Gemma Doyle trilogy, I turn into this meme, trying to find any and all connections between the two series because they are connected, canonically, because Gemma shows up multiple times in the Diviners books

[beforeviolets]

okay I just finished Before the Devil Knows You’re Here and now I’m CRAVING more books that center American folklore! (especially diverse ones please!)

the only other ones I can think of right now are:

Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott: adult magical realism, reimagining of Baba Yaga as a Jewish mother in Russian pogroms, modern day queer siblings, a cross country road trip in a house on chicken legs, puppet shows, Americana and American folklore, sapphic golem-ish character

The Diviners by Libba Bray: YA, historical horror, 20’s setting, diverse cast, mysteries abound, American folklore, what values are the American Dream built on anyways?, occult and mystical elements

and of course

Before the Devil Knows You’re Here by Autumn Krause: YA, historical horror, Paul Bunyan and Johnny Appleseed, apple folklore, Mexican-American MC, creepy forests, Faustian deals

any other recs? 🙏🏻

[beadukes]

"Oh Evie, you're too much," people said, and it wasn't complimentary. Yes, she was too much. She felt like too much inside all the time. So why wasn’t she ever enough?

[aimmyarrowshigh]

Panfandom Hanukkah Bingo 2024

Shin. They all must put something into the pot.

Fic or Art/Graphic Title: U5. Shin - Sam Lloyd Author/Artist Name: aimmyarrowshigh Fandom: The Diviners (Libba Bray) Jewish or Jew-Ish Character(s): Sergei Lubovitch | Sam Lloyd Bingo Squares Being Filled: U5 - Shin Rating: T Warning(s): None Link to Work: https://archiveofourown.org/works/61731154

[wonderfuday]

Art by  Nica Galvez

[magicalbookwyvern]

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