A Study in Drowning
Ratings104
Average rating3.6
The setting was fabulous! The characters were eh. The world building was at times contradictory. The ‘message' was a little too on the nose for me.
This book has so much potential. The world Reid paints is haunting & beautiful, but ultimately seems rushed & unfinished. The culture of Llyria seems to be rich with lore & fictional history, but Reid doesn't bother to tell us about most of it.
Reading this book is like catching up in a race you didn't know you were running in. I found it hard to care about high stakes because i didn't know they were high until the moment had already past.
Didn't love how misogynistic the men in the book are. Also, wasn't a fan of the sex scene thrown in there. Seemed like a bad time and place for it, and NO FOREPLAY? OR CONDOM? The last line of the book gave me chills though.
Stopped reading 3 times until I finally picked up the audiobook. Listened through it and wasn't quite worth the time. Extremely boring and underwhelming until the climax, just for it to fall off again. Sadly, will probably listen to the sequel as I'm nosey.