Top Ten Tuesday | Books that Feature… Divination

Posted March 10, 2025 by Haze in Top Ten Tuesday, Weekly Book Memes / 12 Comments

Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday, a weekly bookish meme hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl that features a different bookish topic every week.

Today’s topic is Books that Include/Feature…

Not exactly a plot device but definitely a sort of theme; I decided to go with books that feature divination. It made me realize that for someone who loves learning about divination tools, I don’t read a lot of fiction that features divination. Maybe some minor mention here and there, but not many that have divination as a main plot point.

I’m not sure that all the ones listed below do either because I haven’t read many of them, but searching for books that fit the theme certainly made me interested in reading them!

Top Ten Books that Feature… Divination

  1. The Mask of Mirrors by M.A. Carrick – One of my favorite series, it features a form of card divination, but the beauty of the books are the characters and the relationships between them.
  2. The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware – This one features tarot cards. I remember not really liking the story very much but being impressed with the accurate portrayal of tarot cards.
  3. The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick – Featuring the I Ching. I haven’t read the book but I watched the tv series and loved it. I don’t remember the I Ching in the show though.
  4. The Darksword Trilogy by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman – I have these books on my physical bookshelf but haven’t read them. They feature a form of tarot cards, but not exactly the same as real tarot I think. I love the Dragonlance series by these same authors!
  5. All Our Hidden Gifts by Caroline O’Donoghue – The main character is a tarot reader who goes to a Catholic school in a conservative Irish town. I am hooked! It’s YA and looks like it’d be an easy read so maybe I’ll get to it soon.
  6. Fated by Benedict Jacka – I haven’t read this one but I’ve heard some good things about it and I’m intrigued. The main character is Alex Verus who is a mage diviner and uses many different forms of divination. This is the first book of twelve.
  7. One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig – I’m not sure if I’d consider this one a form of card divination, but it does have cards with magical powers.
  8. The Lost Tarot by Sarah Henstra – I borrowed this from the library because of the title and the gorgeous cover. I don’t know what this is about except that it features tarot.
  9. The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater – I have been wanting to read this series forever but never got around to it. I also love that there’s an actual tarot deck you can buy, my only issue with it is that I didn’t like the orange color, but I’m starting to change my mind about the color so we’ll see.
  10. The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman – The alethiometer is the divination tool here, which is great because it’s different. I’d love to get my hands on one and figure out how it works if it was real. It sounds so fascinating when you read about it in the book and watch the film adaptations.

Have you read any of these books? What did you think of them? Would you read any of these books?

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12 responses to “Top Ten Tuesday | Books that Feature… Divination”

  1. Charlotte

    I love books featuring divination so I definitely had to check this list out. I’m sorry to hear that The Death Of Mrs Westaway didn’t work for you. I can’t help but be intrigued regardless to hear of Tarot cards being involved though. I’m definitely looking up The Lost Tarot (also based on a combination of the cover and name 😂) and like you still need to read The Raven Boys. One Dark Window is another I’m very excited for and I loved His Dark Materials. It beens years and I majorly need a reread so that I can finally read the latest books set within the world. Fantastic list.

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  7. Dini @ dinipandareads

    Ooh, unique take on the topic! I don’t think I read a lot of books about divination either but I have read The Raven Boys and it does play a big role in that story. I’m keen to read One Dark Window and now I’m curious to know if it does have divination in the storyline! Great list 🙂

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  12. Veros @ Dark Shelf of Wonders

    Ah what a great theme you’ve chosen, that’s so interesting!
    I loved One Dark Window and its sequel as well as The Golden Compass though I read that one so long ago! All Our Hidden Gifts sounds amazing as well as The Raven Boys which has been on my tbr for way too long😅

    I also think it’s hilarious that we both picked The Mask of Mirror’s for this week’s list under very different themes. Here’s mine:
    https://darkshelfofwonders.com/top-10-books-that-feature-a-glittering-ball/

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