A review by laurenmiller100
A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid

adventurous dark mysterious

2.25

  • Characters: 2
  • Atmosphere/Setting: 6
  • Writing Style: 5
  • Plot: 3
  • Intrigue: 4
  • Logic/Relationships: 3
  • Enjoyment: 3

I really wanted to like this but it drove me nuts. The answer to the mystery is right in front of the protagonists faces and they just completely look past it. The end is very tell not show which I find infuriating.
The fairy king being real is just about the stupidest way this could have ended. We spend so much time going back and forth. I thought it would’ve been so cool and subversive to have the fairy king not be real and have the protagonist overcome her traumas. But no.
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