Book guide
A Study in Drowning
At a crumbling author’s manor, an architecture student and a sceptical scholar uncover a legacy that could ruin them.
Genre and trope pairingsRomanceAcademic rivalsRomanceRivals to loversFantasyUnlikely alliesFantasyMythologyGothic FantasyMythologyGothic FantasyDecaying mansionYoung AdultAcademic rivalsYoung AdultMental health repYoung AdultMythologyYoung AdultTrauma recoveryYoung AdultRivals to loversYoung AdultFeminine rageHistoricalMythology
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About A Study in Drowning
Haunted by visions of the Fairy King, Effy wins a contest to redesign the estate of her favourite author, Emrys Myrddin. At decaying Hiraeth Manor, she and scholar Preston Héloury investigate Myrddin’s legacy while mortal and magical dangers close in.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Medium
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Balanced
Series
A Study in Drowning · Book 1 of 2
Content warnings
- parental abuse and neglect
- psychological abuse
- gaslighting
- domestic violence
- grief
- death of parent
- sexual abuse
- grooming
- sexual harassment
- mental illness
- suicidal ideation
- self-harm
- post-traumatic stress disorder
- depression
- anxiety
- ableism
- alcohol misuse
- smoking
- panic attacks
- nightmares
- amputation
- torture references
- car accident references
- drowning
- floods
- animal death references
- sexual content
- misogyny
- bullying
- xenophobia
