For that, Jericho supposed he owed him a debt. He had sheltered Jericho, fed and clothed him, and taught his ward what he could about running the museum and about Diviners. The novel also starts to provide answers for the lingering questions that had been left over from the first novel… All the while leaving enough questions for the reader to want to come back.“After Jericho's illness crippled him and his parents had abandoned him to the state, it was Will who'd stepped in as guardian.

Lair of Dreams is an excellent follow up in the series, because of new characters, and a new danger that the characters must face. Having all of the Diviners in one place and fighting a common enemy together makes the novel feel complete somehow. Lair of Dreams also sees Evie, Sam, Jericho, Theta, Memphis, Mabel, Henry and Ling team up together to fight the cause of the Sleeping Sickness. The main focus of the novel is now on Henry and Ling, while Evie and all of the other characters take on more of a secondary, but equally important roll. The reader also starts to learn more about the secrets behind the Diviners, why ghosts sightings are suddenly on the rise, and Project Buffalo. Once again, Libba Bray nails the historical aspect of 1920s New York, making everything accurate, vivid, and realistic.Īnother reason Lair of Dreams is so good is because this time around, the novel centers around characters other than Evie. Lair of Dreams is an excellent follow up to The Diviners. And to defeat this danger, all of the Diviners must band together to use their powers to save New York City. Together, Henry and Ling walk through dreams and discover a dream world all their own… But after a while, the two realize the danger of what is causing the Sleeping Sickness. The same Henry that plays piano at the Follies from The Diviners.

While she is walking in her dreams she meets a fellow dream walker, Henry. When someone gets the Sleeping Sickness, a person simply falls asleep and never wakes up.īecause the sickness started in China Town, people start asking Ling Chan, a young American- Chinese girl, to use her talent of walking through dreams to see what is going on. In other parts of New York City, people begin falling to a mysterious illness known as the Sleeping Sickness. She is now a radio star, the Sweetheart Seer, and she is basking in the fame. In the months that had passed, Evie O’ Neil had come out to all of New York City as a Diviner. Lair of Dreams is the second book in the Diviners Series by Libba Bray. When we last saw the Diviners, they had just defeated Naughty John, a serial killer back from the dead.

The lair of dreams