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A review by chippyreads
A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Dark academia book that doesn’t take place in a school, rivals to lovers who aren’t actually competing for anything.....
Fantasy with a world I needed to know more about.
Not as creepy as I’d hoped. Beautiful writing. Not a fan of the romance (I never am with Reid’s books). I think it’s time I stopped expecting to be wowed by Reid’s books.
I had an ok/good time reading this. Loved the themes and how Effy had to navigate a world where she wasn’t always welcome. We get elusions to Effy’s abuse from a teacher but didn’t go into details which I appreciated. Even changelings were handled with care in this one.
But nothing really stood out for me. Dark academia doesn’t feel right for this. Effy starts her journey at the school but soon goes off to the sinking house. Yes Preston and Effy are solving a mystery about a book but does it count as academia? And rivals to lovers.... they aren’t competing at school (they’re not even in the same field) and they’re not competing for anything in the house. They very quickly decide to work together with some mild bickering along the way.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an eARC of this book in exchange for my honest opinion
Fantasy with a world I needed to know more about.
Not as creepy as I’d hoped. Beautiful writing. Not a fan of the romance (I never am with Reid’s books). I think it’s time I stopped expecting to be wowed by Reid’s books.
I had an ok/good time reading this. Loved the themes and how Effy had to navigate a world where she wasn’t always welcome. We get elusions to Effy’s abuse from a teacher but didn’t go into details which I appreciated. Even changelings were handled with care in this one.
But nothing really stood out for me. Dark academia doesn’t feel right for this. Effy starts her journey at the school but soon goes off to the sinking house. Yes Preston and Effy are solving a mystery about a book but does it count as academia? And rivals to lovers.... they aren’t competing at school (they’re not even in the same field) and they’re not competing for anything in the house. They very quickly decide to work together with some mild bickering along the way.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an eARC of this book in exchange for my honest opinion