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noelledash 's review for:
A Study in Drowning
by Ava Reid
This is my second Ava Reid book (my first being Juniper and Thorn) and I really enjoyed it. Reid really gets fairy tales. She understands why we're drawn to them. How we make meaning out of them. The importance of rules and wits and symbols. Real lyrical and atmospheric stuff. Fits right in with my love of guillermo del toro and princess tutu lol
The literary discussion in this book also really worked for me. Usually I don't care much for epigraphs but I found the different in-universe literary criticisms to be delightful.
I did have a couple problems. Part of it felt rushed to me. I don't read a lot of YA anymore, so I don't know if that's a personal issue. And the romance felt a bit perfunctory for all the rivals-to-lovers marketing I've seen stressed. It doesn't really bother me though. To me, it seems like the worlds of Reid's heroines' are harsh and cruel places and the boys they love serve to give them something gentle.
The literary discussion in this book also really worked for me. Usually I don't care much for epigraphs but I found the different in-universe literary criticisms to be delightful.
I did have a couple problems. Part of it felt rushed to me. I don't read a lot of YA anymore, so I don't know if that's a personal issue. And the romance felt a bit perfunctory for all the rivals-to-lovers marketing I've seen stressed. It doesn't really bother me though. To me, it seems like the worlds of Reid's heroines' are harsh and cruel places and the boys they love serve to give them something gentle.