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★★★★☆ 3.80 • Goodreads

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Craving epistolary intimacy and swooning rivalry after Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross? Let A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid pull you under next.

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Why It's Your Next Read

  • Enemies-to-lovers w/ scholarly sparks & whispers
  • Gothic atmosphere wraps you in dread
  • Written exchanges = intimate soul-baring tension
  • Academic rivalry ignites slow-burn swoon fest

If Divine Rivals taught you that rivalry and written words can spark the most intoxicating romance, A Study in Drowning delivers that exact alchemy wrapped in Gothic fog and literary obsession. Here's your fierce heroine wielding scholarship like armor, trading barbs and notes with her academic nemesis until the friction becomes something dangerously vulnerable. The enchanted manor and folklore mysteries mirror those magical typewriters—metaphors for connection that peel back defenses one whispered exchange at a time.

Let Gothic fog and academic obsession drown you in the rivalry you've been craving.

This is enemies-to-lovers for readers who crave slow-burn tension over heat, where every scholarly debate and annotated margin becomes foreplay. Atmospheric dread meets hopeful romance, offering escapism that soothes real-world anxieties with destiny's gentle hand.

Let Gothic fog and academic obsession drown you in the rivalry you've been craving.

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What Readers Are Saying

"And all of it works so beautifully. A seamless blend of narrative, characters I absolutely loved, mysteries to unravel, and an ambiguously fantastical setting that you will question again and again." EmmaSkies, Goodreads
"A Study in Drowning is a swirling tempest of hope, love, and finding a way forward against all odds. Enveloped in folklore and set in a Welsh-inspired fantasy world this book is a balm for every person who has been an outsider in their lives and for those still fighting to have their voice be heard…" Robin, Goodreads
"the vibes in the book is nothing short of eerie, gorgeous and amazing!" benedicta, Goodreads

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