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A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid

52 reviews

rileydobereading's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual content

Moderate: Drug use, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Car accident, Alcohol, and War

moonchild_cos's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Sexual content, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and War

saurahsaurus's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Abandonment

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Infidelity, Alcohol, and Colonisation

dontquotekonthat's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Blood, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content and Sexual harassment

demievrything's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

 Ich hatte Angst, dass ich dieses Buch nicht so sehr mögen würde. So ein großer Hype und hohe Erwartungen und dennoch war ich komplett begeistert von der Geschichte.
Perfekt war, dass ich parallel zum Lesen auch das Hörbuch hören konnte und Effy so direkt eine Stimme verliehen bekommen hat, die wunderbar gepasst hat.
Die Handlung geht einerseits langsam voran und dennoch zieht es sich zu keinem Punkt, auch wenn die Kapitel länger sind, sind sie stets mit Handlung und relevanten Informationen gefüllt. Die Geschichte lebt natürlich auch sehr von der ganzen Stimmung, die über dem Haus auf den Klippen und in Effys Innerem herrscht. Besonders mitgezogen hat mich Effy als Protagonistin, weil ich sehr mit ihr fühlen konnte, ihre Handlungen und Gedanken nachvollziehen konnte und sie als Charakter einfach sehr nah und echt wirkte.
Die wenigen anderen Charaktere sind eigenständig und ich kam gut mit den Namen und Unterscheidungen klar. Auch die Dynamik zwischen den Hauptcharakteren hat mich überzeugt. Vor allem das Ende fand ich besonders gelungen, da es mich einerseits zufrieden aber auch etwas wehmütig und melancholisch zurück lässt und gleichzeitig neugierig, auf die Fortsetzung.

Trotz Reihenauftakt ist der Roman alleinstehend mit abgeschlossenem Ende.

"A Study in Drowning" ist ein mitreißender Roman über den Glauben an sich selbst, die Ungerechtigkeit der Welt voller patriarchaler Strukturen und zeigt eine starke innere Entwicklung der Protagonistin.

Ganz große Empfehlung! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

sherylkay's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual assault, Blood, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

shamaramill's review

dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Medical content, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and War

p2evavaras's review against another edition

hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

I really-really liked this story! It was comforting for my soul and the characters were well constructed, even tho it's quite a short book I felt like there was something to be learned about them at every page-turn.

Effy was quite clearly mentally troubled but I liked the author's representation of her anxieties, as in they felt true to life. I also loved the small romance between Preston and Effy, it worked great as a subplot and gave the story a more lighthearted tone, also their banter was -chefs kiss-!!

The only reason why the book didn't get 5 stars from me is the very-very ending - it wasnt a bad ending by any means but something about it left me feeling like it was a tad bit rushed and somehow didn't feel as well thought-out and put-together as the rest of the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism and Alcohol

aleilvandrea's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Dementia, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Infidelity, Grief, Car accident, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

librarymouse's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A Study in Drowning is an alternate world folkloric story about misogyny in academia and the systemic penchant for not believing women and girls. It's beautifully written and hard to put down, blending fantastical elements into Effy not trusting her own mind, and dark academic suspicion and intrigue. 
Effy's anti-Argantian sentiments early on in the book are very off putting, but she's reformed her opinions by the end of the novel. Massive content warning for sexually abusive men in positions of power, and locker room mentalities as normalized behavior in the world in which the novel is set.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Misogyny, Sexual content, Grief, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Alcohol and Injury/Injury detail