15.3k reviews for:

A Study in Drowning

Ava Reid

3.86 AVERAGE

isoxroze's review against another edition

3.0

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The atmosphere of the book was everything, all things rotting and decaying and the sea and the cliffs, amazing but I wish we explored more of the folklore, for the book told you about how rich of story the land is but really it never delves deep into them, you just get a superficial feeling.
Also the fairy king was terribly fascinating but we didn’t get enough of him, his first appearance was eerie but he’s also the only creature we ever come across. (also SPOILER: he got defeated way too easily c’mon).
In conclusione nice story great atmosphere maybe I wish the ending was more ambivalent and I wish we had more magic, the book could have easily benefitted from more creepy appearances and things lurking in the dark.

nikki_flowers's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

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New review coming soon (now that I’ve finished my second read of this book)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Gaslighting

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Classism

Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Blood, Injury/Injury detail

Nationalism

hedwigonatheme's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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: Yes

_hannachew's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

khloe713's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional 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: Yes

melimelody's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

alisonthegreat's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

isnt_it_pretty's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This is a re-read before starting Theory of Dreaming. 

pandacrayons's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense 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: Complicated

maddinplaid's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes