A review by gillianc
A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I have mixed emotions with this book. For 72% (thank you Libby) it had me. The conflict between Effy and Preston worked. And there are a handful of lines that really shot through me...but my GOD what was that sex scene? Completely threw me off!

 
And that's where things started to unravel. I feel like there was so much work done to make us as readers doubt Effy. But little was done to PROVE her experience was real. And there are some continuity issues about who wrote what....if you know what I mea .
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