by Libba Bray
First published 2015
Evie O'Neill basks in her newfound celebrity as America's Sweetheart Seer. Her ability to read secrets has made her New York's most famous Diviner, but other psychics resent her spotlight. Henry DuBois plays piano and hides his power to enter dreams. Ling Chan lives in Chinatown and shares Henry's dangerous gift. While Evie enjoys parties and publicity, a strange sleeping sickness spreads across the city. Victims fall into comas they cannot escape. Henry searches the dreamworld for his lost love. Ling fights to build a future in a society that rejects her. Both discover that something evil infects the realm of sleep. A figure in a stovepipe hat watches from the shadows, orchestrating events beyond anyone's understanding. The sickness grows stronger each night. The Diviners must enter the dreamworld together to battle the malevolent force. They face a choice between their personal desires and saving New York City from supernatural destruction.
Genres: romance, historical-fiction, mystery, fantasy, young-adult, paranormal
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: chosen-one, enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Chinatown, New York City
Period: 20th-century
613 pages · Hardcover · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Content warnings: anxiety, depression, mental-illness