"Achingly atmospheric and beautifully sharp, A Study in Drowning
will draw you in from the first page." --Rory Power, New York Times
bestselling author of Wilder Girls
Bestselling author Ava Reid makes her YA debut in this dark academic
fantasy perfect for fans of Melissa Albert and Elana K. Arnold.
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.
