A review by tori_borialis
A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid

dark hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5

The vibes are excellent. The plot is okay. The main characters kinda suck. There were a lot of interesting things going on in this book that I would have loved to focus on, rather than Effy’s flagrant xenophobia and prejudice. Also, do she and Preston have any actual reasons to like each other aside from a shared interest in literature and being stuck in a remote, crumbling estate together? I feel like we never learn anything about Preston at all, other than his hairless forearms and shiny status as not-an-asshole-to-women. Idk man, could have been great, I enjoyed the spookiness, but upon further inspection the meat of the story is threadbare. 
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