This week the heat gang popped our slippers on, took the phone off the hook and polished our spectacles as we sat back and enjoyed a spot of reading. On this week's heat bookshelf: The Diviners by Libba Bray and Jane Eyre Laid Bare by Charlotte Bronte and Eve Sinclair. 

Here's what we thought:

The Diviners

Libba Bray (Atom, £12.99)

The plot: When Evie O Neill’s exasperated parents send her off to New York to stay with her quirky uncle Will, she can barely believe her luck. After all, it’s the ’20s, which means a summer of speakeasies, dapper gents and afternoons at the flicks. But, beneath her veil of frivolity, Evie is hiding a secret – and she’s not the only one. Showgirl Theta, poet Memphis, street urchin Sam and deep-thinker Jericho are also in possession of powers that they don’t yet fully understand. When a string of gruesome murders start to take place across the city, Evie and her friends must harness their supernatural abilities and use them to defeat a beast more evil than the Devil himself.

What’s right with it? We could fill this entire page with reasons why you should read The Diviners. The story unfolds at the perfect pace, with author Bray drip-feeding endless morsels of plot to keep your imagination whirling. The supernatural spookiness is interlaced with just the right amount of historical accuracy, and the whole tale is peppered with a delightful symphony of ’20s slang that really is the duck’s quack.

What’s wrong with it? Scaredy Marys should steer clear, as this is heebie-jeebies-tastic.

Verdict: As Evie herself would exclaim, this book really is the elephant’s eyebrow. We swear on the hair of Harry Styles that you will love it! 5/5 @Broomie29

Jane Eyre Laid Bare

Charlotte Bronte and Eve Sinclair (PAN, £7.99)

The plot: Like every other thing in the whole world, Jane Eyre has now been given a Fifty Shades Of Grey makeover. In this new era, where discussion of heavy- duty S&M raises less of an eyebrow than ordering a full-fat latte, the unspoken sexual tension between Jane and Mr Rochester simply won’t cut it. Hence, this sexed-up fan fiction “erotic reworking” of the original.

What’s right with it? It’s a given that, because of all the original prose, Jane Eyre Laid Bare (see what they did there?) has got heaps more literary merit than the original Fifty Shades series, so if you’re snobby about your smut then it’s a good buy.

What’s wrong with it? There’s actually not that much sex in it, meaning that if you already know the story and want to just skip through to the saucy bits, you’ll reach the climax (oh God, now we’re at it) rather speedily.

Verdict: If it’s steamy sex you’re after, you’d be better off waiting for the new Jackie Collins, which is reviewed in next week’s heat. 3/5 @StarStyleJo