A Study in Drowning (A Study in Drowning #1)
Ava Reid
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Behind closed doors [?]
· 100 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 15
- tortured heroine 14
- college 13
- forced proximity 13
- paranormal 11
- sweet/gentle hero 11
- shy hero 11
- young adult 10
- nerdy hero 10
- new adult 9
- magic 8
- angst 8
- slow burn 8
- suspense 6
- m-f romance 6
- urban fantasy 5
- monsters 5
- friends to lovers 4
- caretaking 4
- disabilities & scars 4
- independent heroine 4
- virgin heroine 4
- fae 3
- neurodivergent mc 3
- survival 3
- working class heroine 3
- working class hero 3
- 20th century 2
- competent heroine 2
- take-charge heroine 2
- historical 1
- enemies to lovers 1
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- content warnings
- past abuse 12
- third party abuse 9
- past sexual abuse 9
- misogyny 8
- mental trauma 6
- past child neglect 6
- mental illness 5
- past child abuse 4
- slut shaming 3
- third party sexual assault 2
- Format
- Audiobook
- third person pov 5
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The 'A Study in Drowning' series
3.90 · 115 ratings
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