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A Theory of Dreaming
by Ava Reid
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Following on from the events of A Study in Drowning, we see what happens to Effy and Preston after they make public their discovery.
If the first book is about Effy's journey, this one is about Preston's - how he adjusts to the idea of magic, how his scholarship must change, and how his relationship with academia, his tutors and the university are altered.
As always with Ava Reid, the prose is beautiful and has themes of rebellion, but in this book the rebellion is much more directly aimed at the systems and structures which uphold oppression - both of women and the neighboring country of Argent.
A Theory of Dreaming felt like diving back into where A Study in Drowning left off with all the themes of water, magic, feminist rage and dark academia woven beautifully together - I didn't want to come up for air.
If the first book is about Effy's journey, this one is about Preston's - how he adjusts to the idea of magic, how his scholarship must change, and how his relationship with academia, his tutors and the university are altered.
As always with Ava Reid, the prose is beautiful and has themes of rebellion, but in this book the rebellion is much more directly aimed at the systems and structures which uphold oppression - both of women and the neighboring country of Argent.
A Theory of Dreaming felt like diving back into where A Study in Drowning left off with all the themes of water, magic, feminist rage and dark academia woven beautifully together - I didn't want to come up for air.