Reviews

A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid

tu_anh7's review against another edition

5.0

beautiful 
no notes
i could analyse this for days

there are some criticisms that i to an extent agree with but overall i think this is a rlly great book

mandywoah's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

abake113's review against another edition

3.0

3⭐️ . Was nothing to write home about. Very short and to the point.

grimkeeper35's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.25

fionalynn0's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

Really enjoyed this! It was very atmospheric and had a great story and characters. The only thing that brought this down for me was the fact that I could the see the ‘twist’ coming from a mile away while the characters who are supposed to be academics were obviously. Would still recommend it though!

regi___'s review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

megab's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

camillahu's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

rachelhodgkins's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

knoe's review against another edition

2.5

while the main plot points related to angharad and the discussions of how women are used and discarded in a traditional, patriarchal society were interesting, this book was overall held back by clunky reveals of information and painfully repetitive and uninformative descriptors. it shined its best at its most tense, atmospheric moments, and i wish it leaned more to a thriller.