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Cover of A Study in Drowning by Ava ReidA Study in Drowning
New · Fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult

A Study in Drowning

by Ava Reid
2023 · 378 pages · Fiction
Lifetime bestseller · Buzzing now
≈ 9 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day

By the numbers

59.2Must-Read Score
  • Readers6 out of 100 · counts 42%
  • Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%
  • Bestseller58 out of 100 · counts 34% (its stronger lane)
  • Buzz17 out of 100 · counts 10%

Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero. The parts combine into the Must-Read Score, shown on a scale where the best book we found scores 99 and the last book to make the ranking scores 50.

Where it ranks

Why it made the list

Bestseller
27 weeks on the New York Times bestseller lists since 2023

Reads as

Gripping, Epic

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