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Gothikana by RuNyx

16 reviews

booknerdcoco's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Whilst I did have some niggles about this book. The emotions it caused made this a 5 star read without a doubt.

The story follows Corvina, an outcast and her teacher, Vad, and their forbidden romance. With some strange, seemingly paranormal activity.

It was my first gothic read, and it really did not disappoint. The spice was nice, but the plot twist was nicer and something I never saw coming.

I wish it was a series as I wasn't ready for it to end!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Mental illness, Murder, Cursing, and Death

Moderate: Dementia

caffinatedslug's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Death, Murder, Drug use, Suicide, and Sexual content

Moderate: Dementia

kaylak58's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Mental illness, and Suicide

Moderate: Blood and Murder

Minor: Death of parent, Child death, Death, Cursing, and Forced institutionalization

marinajonesreads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I got through it. Solid 2. The writing was at time pedantic and the plot lacked a lot of substance. I think we I saw “gothic romance” I was thinking along the lines of Adalyn Grace’s “Foxglove” — a slow burn, out of time, dark romance. This was dark. I will give it that. I would strongly advise one check the content warnings before reading. But the ending just lacked so much. It kind of was just there. I felt like we’d been building to something supernatural or even just unexpected. But we instead get a Scooby Do-esq storyline. And I was still left with so many questions. And not in a fun way. This felt, at times, like one big spicy book with words around it in the vague wispy form of a plot. Ironic, I know. Would I recommend? Probably not.

But I will say, the cover, binding and sprayed purple edges are beautiful. The purple and black is such a solid choice. Love the Verenmore gold foil. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicide, Grief, Terminal illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent, Incest, Blood, and Bullying

honeybeewitched87's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.5

Don’t waste your breath on this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent, Cursing, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Blood, Violence, Murder, and Mental illness

labxtch's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book had me SPIRALING. I honestly did not know where this was going to go or how this was going to end, and didn’t until I got to the very end.

The way Corvina feels throughout the book is so incredibly relatable, and the style in which the author transcribes perfectly just how Corvina feels.. The words are utterly breathtaking at times. I have so many quotes saved that just hit close to home and were so dark & beautifully said.

‘Gothikana’ reminded me why “books-that-make-you-think” are my absolute freaking favorite. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Gore, Mental illness, Blood, and Body horror

Moderate: Chronic illness, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Blood, Murder, Cursing, Death, Dementia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Death of parent, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping

xapoptosisx's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This book is something else in a good way, it was creepy but I loved it. I definitely need more books set in this world. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cursing, Sexual content, Murder, Suicide, Death, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Dementia, Grief, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Pregnancy and Incest

bonez_x's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, and Grief

Minor: Suicide, Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, and Suicidal thoughts

direguard's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Chronic illness, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Blood, Sexual content, Suicide, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Cursing, Rape, Alcohol, Medical content, Vomit, Abandonment, Incest, and Sexual assault

hobbit_at_heart's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

 

I really enjoyed this story! However, I will say I do not see any correlation between this story and comparing it to "dracula and beauty and the beast" aside from a girl falling for a "devil" in a castle.

The whole time I thought Vad Deverel was going to end up being a vampire or something and that never happened. So that was a touch disappointing. The smut could have been a touch better, but I won't complain.

I suck at reviews, but all-in-all, a good story. Definitely New Adult vibes. At first I was under the impression that this was set in an older timeline, however it was fairly modern with random things like the use of phones and internet was stuck in. Some of the writing was kind of cringy and I sped read through a LOT of fluffy bits that simply weren't all that necessary to have even been put into writing. Overall, good book. If Goodreads would do a 1/2 star system, this would be a solid 3.5 for me but I rounded up for the sake of having enjoyed the plot twist at the end bc I never would have seen it coming. Wild ride at the end!

HEA was corny as SHIT.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Drug use, Gore, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Dementia, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Suicide, Mental illness, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Grief, Death, Death of parent, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Vomit, Medical content, and Stalking

Minor: Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Incest