A review by jomerl
A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

As other readers have reviewed, this may not be the best book ever written - but it is an important one. This is a heavy conversation on grooming and what men using positions of power looks like. 

I found the FMC to be extremely accurate if you are trauma-informed. As a victim of this type of danger myself, I felt often that my story was being told under the friendly guise of a YA fantasy novel. If I had read this book at 14 I might have been more likely to identify and understand why men were approaching me the way that they were. Thank you for that, Ava. I hope so many teenage girls read this. 

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