Kate’s Reviews > A Study in Drowning > Status Update

Reid perfectly articulates that quiet grief of watching a man you respected shrink before your eyes. Not because he changed, but because you finally saw him clearly. This book is not going anywhere near where I thought it was going but I am enjoying every page.

“I will love you to ruination”

I’m loving this. The naming conventions are incredibly evocative. The Bay of Nine Bells, the Bottom Hundred. The Second Drowning. Every location or name tells a story before you even arrive there and feels loaded with implied history. The names feel lived in and shaped by memory rather than invented for a fantasy novel. I’m gagged

I can already tell this is going to be incredible. Beautifully written, stunning imagery and description, rich world building without info dumping, intrigue, it’s showing not telling. I’m giddy with excitement