Before the Devil Breaks You by Libba Bray

Before the Devil Breaks You (Diviners, #3)

by Libba Bray

The Diviners are back in this thrilling and eerie third installment by #1 New York Timesbestselling author Libba Bray.

New York City.
1927.
Lights are bright.
Jazz is king.
Parties are wild.
And the dead are coming...

After battling a supernatural sleeping sickness that early claimed two of their own, the Diviners have had enough of lies. They're more determined than ever to uncover the mystery behind their extraordinary powers, even as they face off against an all-new terror. Out on Ward's Island, far from the city's bustle, sits a mental hospital haunted by the lost souls of people long forgotten--ghosts who have unusual and dangerous ties to the man in the stovepipe hat, also known as the King of Crows.

With terrible accounts of murder and possession flooding in from all over, and New York City on the verge of panic, the Diviners must band together and brave the sinister ghosts invading the asylum, a fight that will bring them fact-to-face with the King of Crows. But as the explosive secrets of the past come to light, loyalties and friendships will be tested, love will hang in the balance, and the Diviners will question all that they've ever known. All the while, malevolent forces gather from every corner in a battle for the very soul of a nation--a fight that could claim the Diviners themselves.

Heart-pounding action and terrifying moments will leave you breathless in the third book of the four-book Diviners series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Libba Bray.

Reviewed by alindstadtcorbeax on

5 of 5 stars

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Star Rating: —>> 5 Stars !

[quick review- possible more in depth RTC?
on to The King of Crows... can’t waittttt one more seconddddd to read it! *bites fingernails* ]

(I mean, every book in this series has been a 5 star read for me...)

Boy was this one emotional
My heart physically hurts- my goodness...
(Pain Scale level = 10/10)
Holy effing moly.

My goodness, I haven’t barreled through a series with individual books that are each 500 plus pages this fast- since... I have no idea how long! I think i’ve gobbled one book each day since I started reading the series. What a rollercoaster ride, too, my Nerves are shot lol. I think i’ve felt every emotion in existence while within these pages; in this third installment the most so, thus far.

I have to say at times this book made my
Heart SOAR, but right now, I’m hurting so badly that Before The Devil Breaks Me, might have actually freakin’ broke me; it ripped my heart right out & into shreds. It then sutured it up, only to rip it apart all over again, rinse & repeat.

It was so moving that besides the whole ripping my heart out of my chest thing- I cried over true love & heartbreak... and felt such intense emotions over the most scary, crazy, awful, sexy, & shocking events thus far in the series... I mean from huge betrayals to deaths to love & lust...

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