A Study in Drowning (A Study in Drowning #1)
Ava Reid
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· 85 ratings · 384 pages · Published: 19 Sep 2023
Effy Sayre has always believed in fairy tales. Haunted by visions of the Fairy King since childhood, she’s had no choice. Her tattered copy of Angharad—Emrys Myrddin’s epic about a mortal girl who falls in love with the Fairy King, then destroys him—is the only thing keeping her afloat. So when Myrddin’s family announces a contest to redesign the late author’s estate, Effy feels certain it’s her destiny.
But musty, decrepit Hiraeth Manor is an impossible task, and its residents are far from welcoming. Including Preston Héloury, a stodgy young literature scholar determined to expose Myrddin as a fraud. As the two rivals piece together clues about Myrddin’s legacy, dark forces, both mortal and magical, conspire against them—and the truth may bring them both to ruin.
Part historical fantasy, part rivals-to-lovers romance, part Gothic mystery, and all haunting, dreamlike atmosphere, Ava Reid's powerful YA debut will lure in readers who loved The Atlas Six , House of Salt and Sorrows, or Girl, Serpent, Thorn.
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- mystery 13
- college 11
- tortured heroine 11
- forced proximity 11
- paranormal 10
- young adult 9
- sweet/gentle hero 9
- shy hero 9
- new adult 8
- magic 7
- angst 7
- nerdy hero 7
- urban fantasy 6
- slow burn 6
- suspense 5
- friends to lovers 4
- monsters 4
- m-f romance 4
- caretaking 4
- disabilities & scars 4
- virgin heroine 4
- survival 3
- independent heroine 3
- working class heroine 3
- working class hero 3
- third person pov 3
- 20th century 2
- neurodivergent mc 2
- historical 1
- fae 1
- enemies to lovers 1
- competent heroine 1
- take-charge heroine 1
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- past abuse 10
- third party abuse 7
- past sexual abuse 7
- misogyny 6
- mental illness 4
- mental trauma 4
- past child neglect 4
- past child abuse 3
- slut shaming 1
- third party sexual assault 1
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The 'A Study in Drowning' series
3.93 · 88 ratings
mystery · magic · paranormal · young adult · fae · fantasy · tortured heroine · new adult · caretaking · independent heroine · past-child-abuse · abuse-non-mc · past-child-neglect · length-medium · angst · shy-hero · past-sexual-abuse · disabilities and marks · neurodivergent · historical
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