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A Study in Drowning

by Ava Reid
$11.90
A Study in Drowning
A Study in Drowning

Haunted by folklore, a tale of inner strength.

If you've ever found comfort in the pages of a book while wrestling with your own demons, Ava Reid's "A Study in Drowning" might resonate deeply with you. Effy's journey, interwoven with fairy tale elements, is not only a battle against fantastical forces but a profoundly human struggle. It's for anyone who's craved stories where defeating monsters is as much about personal growth as it is about the clash of good and evil.

  • Garden State Book Award Nominee for Fiction (Grades 9-12) (2025)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction (2023)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

A Study in Drowning

by Ava Reid
$11.90
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ISBN: 9781529195699
Authors: Ava Reid
Publisher: Del Rey
Date of Publication: 2023-09-19
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Romance, Mystery/Crime/Thriller, Young Adult, Fantasy
Related Topics: Young Adult Romance, Mystery, Urban Fantasy, High Fantasy, Magical Realism
Goodreads rating: 3.71
(rated by 97499 readers)

Description

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 at her prestigious architecture college. So when the late author's family announces a contest to design his house, Effy feels 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 favorite 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.
 

Haunted by folklore, a tale of inner strength.

If you've ever found comfort in the pages of a book while wrestling with your own demons, Ava Reid's "A Study in Drowning" might resonate deeply with you. Effy's journey, interwoven with fairy tale elements, is not only a battle against fantastical forces but a profoundly human struggle. It's for anyone who's craved stories where defeating monsters is as much about personal growth as it is about the clash of good and evil.

  • Garden State Book Award Nominee for Fiction (Grades 9-12) (2025)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction (2023)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.