Divners and Lair of Dreams

The Diviners and Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray, (2 books - 1191 pages)

In The Diviners an old evil has been reawakened, an evil so strong it threatens to destroy the world. But as its powers grow, magic seeps back into the world in the form of diviners, people who have strange powers. Some can see what was, or what might be, others can hide in plain sight, and while their powers are still in their infancy, they are certainly needed.

Lair of Dreams sees a world in which diviners have emerged from the shadows and are trying to capitalize on their powers, performing readings, talking to ghosts, etc. But when evil lurks in the realm of dreams, how does talking to ghosts help? As more and more people fall into a never waking sleep, can the once victorious diviners figure out how to stop this new evil.

So I have very mixed feelings about the works of Libba Bray so far. On one hand I really enjoyed The Diviners and how she slowly built up an underlying fear but that same slow buildup bored me to death in Lair of Dreams. Maybe it was the added love stories or all the extra characters being juggled bogging down the story, but looking back none of them seemed overly tedious or unnecessary.

I would say Diviners is worth reading, but stop there. It seems likely that Bray is going to continue this series, but I don’t know if I would read a third book or not.