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3.5
A Theory of Dreaming
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Return to the immersive, lush, and dreamlike world of the instantly bestselling dark academia fantasy A Study in Drowning as the aftermath of their first discovery pulls Effy and Preston on a final adventure and brings their haunting love story to its end in this stunning sequel and final book in the duology.
All stories come to an end.
Effy learned that when she defeated the Fairy King. Even though she may never know exactly what happened at Hiraeth, she is free of her nightmares and is able to pen a thesis with Preston on the beloved national fairy tale Angharad. She has finally earned a spot at the literature college, making her the first woman in history to enroll.
But some dreams are dangerous, especially when they come true. The entire university—and soon the entire nation—is waiting for her to fail. With the Fairy King defeated and Myrddin’s legacy exposed, Effy can no longer escape into fantasy. Who is she without her stories?
With Effy under threat, Preston is surprised to discover a rage simmering inside him, ringing in his ears like bells. He begins to dream of a palace under the sea, a world where he is king—visions that start to follow him even in waking.
As the war between Llyr and Argant explodes, Effy and Preston find themselves caught in the crossfire: Effy losing her dreams and Preston losing himself in his.
Are dreams ever truly just dreams?
All stories come to an end.
Effy learned that when she defeated the Fairy King. Even though she may never know exactly what happened at Hiraeth, she is free of her nightmares and is able to pen a thesis with Preston on the beloved national fairy tale Angharad. She has finally earned a spot at the literature college, making her the first woman in history to enroll.
But some dreams are dangerous, especially when they come true. The entire university—and soon the entire nation—is waiting for her to fail. With the Fairy King defeated and Myrddin’s legacy exposed, Effy can no longer escape into fantasy. Who is she without her stories?
With Effy under threat, Preston is surprised to discover a rage simmering inside him, ringing in his ears like bells. He begins to dream of a palace under the sea, a world where he is king—visions that start to follow him even in waking.
As the war between Llyr and Argant explodes, Effy and Preston find themselves caught in the crossfire: Effy losing her dreams and Preston losing himself in his.
Are dreams ever truly just dreams?
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3.5
“All together a solid book, but unfortunately, I wish I had enjoyed this more. A study on drowning had such an interesting plot that returning to a more mundane world was slightly disappointing. Don't get me wrong, some of the major plot ideas were fabulous, but I feel we didn't get to explore them as much as in a study in drowning. Seeing Prestons pov was one of the few things I enjoyed the most, and how he had to come to terms with the fact that Effy may be right, the Sleeper magic is real, but if only we had got to explore his dreams more, we only really got to explore a small fraction of what the Sleeper world could have been.
This is a recurring issue I found while reading, we only got little parts of a major story, and so everything felt very surface-level.
Effy, on the other hand, the only real part of her pov that I completely enjoyed was finding out more about Antonia and learning her backstory. Only to have Effy fast-forward pages of her letters at the end of the book, it almost felt like a rude cut-off to Antonia’s story.
I really regret to say I did not enjoy Effy's story at all. She had fought so hard to get into the literature college, only to not attend classes. I understand we had been dealing with her mental health issues throughout the first and second book, so I can understand that the drive Effy had for life and her studies was fleeting, but I feel that I would have gotten more enjoyment out of her character if she had fought a little harder for her position at the college and even for her relationship with Preston
Which brings me on to my next topic, or I should say the cherry on the cake for me.
The communication was non-existent between these two after coming from a study in drowning, and seeing Effy and Preston work so unbelievably well together, barely speaking was not at all what I had expected. The romance felt slightly stale as there was little to no growth in the relationship. We did get some sweet and romantic moments between the two, especially at the end, but not enough to save the relationship in my eyes.
Safe to say I'm pretty disappointed with the duology as it all felt rushed with little to no reward at the end. Partially my fault for going in with expectations on how the second book would unfold. I hear all the time that the 2nd is never as good as the original, and I felt that truly here.”Start a Book Club
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