Loved itbesides A Study in Drowning, which I never read the sequel to because I just consider that a standalone, I don't think Ava Reed works well for me with YA.
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A Study in Drowning (2023)
Others: Leaning positive Effy has always believed in fairy tales. She's had no choice. Since childhood, she's been haunted by visions of the Fairy King. She's found solace only in the pages of Angharad - a beloved epic about a mortal girl who falls in love with the Fairy King, and then destroys him. Effy's tattered copy is all that's keeping her afloat through her stifling first term her prestigious architecture college. So when the late author's family announces a contest to design his house, Effy fells certain this is her destiny. But Hiraeth Manor is an impossible task: a musty, decrepit estate on the brink of crumbling into a hungry sea. And when Effy arrives, she finds she isn't the only one who's made a temporary home there. Preston Héloury, a stodgy young literature scholar, is studying Myrddin's papers and is determined to prove her favourite author is a fraud. As the two rival students investigate the reclusive author's legacy, piecing together clues through his letters, books, and diaries, they discover that the house's foundation isn't the only thing that can't be trusted. There are dark forces, both mortal and magical, conspiring against them - and the truth may bring them both to ruin.
- ISBN:
- 9780063211513
- Length:
- 378 pages
Genres: fantasy, romance, mystery, young adult
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Loved itStudy and Drowning is a historical fay, very atmospheric, very lyrical novel by Ava Reid. Again, I really, really loved the character elements, the writing style, and just the vibe of the first one.
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Not a fanI loved the sound of that concept but when I reached the end I just felt so underwhelmed by the execution I love the atmosphere it was so good like I would read it again for the atmosphere alone
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Not a fanthis book left me feeling gross about its entire point of view and then on top of that I thought it was just overwritten overwrought and over invested in its own aesthetic
Loved itI have to mention a study and drowning this is technically now the first in a series she's writing a second book but you can definitely read this book on its own I love this story it was so atmospheric
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Loved itThe Vibes here are abandoned old Mansions English cliffsides fairy folklore and two love interests that are constantly blushing every single page they are blushing there's a lot of blushing in this book
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