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The divines by ellie eaton7/4/2023 I found myself more invested with the timeline that examined Josephine’s time as a Divine over her present day. The pacing of THE DIVINES is a bit on the slower side, as Eaton methodically chooses what to reveal about Josephine’s life. Eaton’s prose is lyrical and whip smart in a way that comes off much stronger than what I typically expect a debut to provide. Ellie Eaton’s debut novel, THE DIVINES, gives readers all the scandal and drama we have come to love with these boarding school tales. I’m a sucker for a book set in academia and boarding schools hold a certain level of mystery that always captivates my interest. She must face the biggest secret of her life, which also just happens to be her former school’s greatest scandal. Fluctuating between present-day Los Angeles and flashbacks of school, Josephine must learn to come to terms with the memories she has buried. She will never stop being a Divine, no matter how hard she tries to put that time behind her. Josephine will never forget the motto that belonged to her elite English boarding school, St.
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