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A review by hellcatjennie
A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
This book is so good. I have no words. Just wow.
I want to give a decent review, but my mind just keeps internally screaming ITS SO GOOD!! And won’t stop. The ending was just superb. THAT is how you end a goddamn book, authors take notes. I already knew everything that would happen and even with that I felt it all as if it were surprising. Effy wasn’t someone I liked from the start and yet I found myself so attached to her character development. Ianto poor Ianto I wish that instead of his demise he was able to find a better resolve. The romance in this novel had butterflies doing somersaults in my stomach, it was innocent yet intimate beyond reach her and Preston were just well written and I appreciated the hell out of their slow burn.
“I just wanted to tell you,” he said, “when this is over, I’ll take care of you, too. If you want me to.”
It’s not only erudite but simple in nature. Feminist without there being some overarching out of character climax. Effy is brave throughout and she doesn’t do anything crazy she just uses her survival skills until the end. I am haunted by this in the best way. If you have a chance to give this a read please for the love of God do it.
“When women meet the water, they transform. It becomes vital to ask: is this a metamorphosis, or a homecoming?”
I want to give a decent review, but my mind just keeps internally screaming ITS SO GOOD!! And won’t stop. The ending was just superb. THAT is how you end a goddamn book, authors take notes. I already knew everything that would happen and even with that I felt it all as if it were surprising. Effy wasn’t someone I liked from the start and yet I found myself so attached to her character development. Ianto poor Ianto I wish that instead of his demise he was able to find a better resolve. The romance in this novel had butterflies doing somersaults in my stomach, it was innocent yet intimate beyond reach her and Preston were just well written and I appreciated the hell out of their slow burn.
“I just wanted to tell you,” he said, “when this is over, I’ll take care of you, too. If you want me to.”
It’s not only erudite but simple in nature. Feminist without there being some overarching out of character climax. Effy is brave throughout and she doesn’t do anything crazy she just uses her survival skills until the end. I am haunted by this in the best way. If you have a chance to give this a read please for the love of God do it.
“When women meet the water, they transform. It becomes vital to ask: is this a metamorphosis, or a homecoming?”