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Gothikana by RuNyx

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guatastic's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

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vreyna20_2004's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This is my first book from RuNyx and seeing some Youtubers talking about how much they did not like this book I had thought I would share their opinion despite hearing more positive reviews about this book. And as you can tell from the rating I did enjoy the book for the mystery and mystery alone. The romance in this book felt second to the story (sex) since Vad and Corvina spent most of their time bonking each other instead of getting to know each other and grow into a passionate romantic relationship. It was instalust is what I’m saying which I despise MORE than instalove. That doesn’t mean that I wasn’t blushing and throwing my phone across the room whenever Vad would say something. I have read stories where the girl knows NOTHING and goes in blind to a sexual relationship and almost acts aloof or innocent to whatever is going on (shudders) but Corvina was not like that. She was not annoying like I originally thought before going into the book blind.

Vad was sent to an orphanage type place where a older woman named Zelda told him to follow the purple eyes which is why he was following Corvina everywhere (and I mean everywhere) but after his grandfather from his (deadbeat) father’s side comes to take him as an heir after Vad’s father died that’s when we learn about how Vad’s grandfather played a part in the Slayers. Meaning he killed people and got a thrill from that but then when the Slayers died it is revealed that Vad’s grandfather had snitched on them which is why he didn’t die. It was also revealed that Vad’s grandfather took a girl who did witchcraft but she disappeared. Corvina questions how exactly Vad knows this and Vad tells her that his grandfather owns Verenmore so he knows everything.

Then it’s the night of the Black Ball. Vad and Corvina escape to have some alone time but stop when they hear shouting which is when they find out that Jade and another girl went missing. Ajax–Troy’s older brother who went to school with Vad–follows Corvina to the small cottage in the woods when they discover the body of Jade Prescott but it’s not Corvina’s friend as this Jade has been dead for five years. Jade knocks out Corvina and tells her everything and why she killed Troy, Alissa, and now Corvina. Disgusted with Jade wanted Vad (romantically) a crowd forms before Vad pushes her off, killing her. They then leave and live together with the plans of having a family.

The reasons why I didn’t like the plot was because of Jade wanting to bonk her relative so they can become a strong couple. Barf. But it was also the fact that Corvina read her journals and wrote a book titled Gothikana. It’s a book ick for me reading/watching/listening to anything and the character writes a book and names it the title of the book/series it may not bother you but it always manages to piss me the fuck off. Final opinions are the book wasn’t that bad but it’s more of a guilty pleasure thing I went with the vibes and the vibes of this book were excellent. I enjoyed reading it (sometimes I stopped listening to the audiobook so I can finish faster) I did find it weird going to Vad’s pov since it follows only Corvina’s. Also this book is in third person but don’t be afraid to try it I personally am indifferent to what pov people use (except second) so it didn’t bother me at all.

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hehkhatea's review against another edition

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mysterious fast-paced

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

0.5

Laughably terrible. In the words of World Class Detective Benoit Blanc: “It makes no damn sense!… Compels me, though.”

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adevilsmind's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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flor3nce17's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

Great plot. Had me hooked throughout, however, there were grammatical errors that confused me at times.

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thereallu_'s review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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ariana_m's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This is a perfect book for fall! It's creepy, eerie, spooky and mysterious also slightly paranormal? This is also a professor x student book and I didn't hate it? I usually stay away from books with this trope but she's 21/22 and he's 28 so I guess it didn't bother me as much because of their ages. The romance however... The setting of this book was great. You can definitely feel how creepy the castle is. I think Corvina was a great character. There is so much you know about her however there is so many unanswered questions about her.

I will say, I think the romance ruined the book. The relationship between Vad and Corvina was pretty much instalove/lust. I didn't get the connection between them. There was no buildup between them. Vad was so frustrating at times too. As a couple was just kinda there for me. The smut was really intense for no reason. It was also really weird and kinda cringey lol. For example they would be having very important discussions while they were doing it. It overpowered the book at times tbh. Despite all of this I still liked the book though lol.

I think the overall plot was really good with the mystery and suspense. The characters are really different from anything I've ever read. There's a lot of unanswered questions though. Once I got to the end I was like that's it?? But the author has said it's an open ended standalone and she wrote it like that on purpose. I still enjoyed this book nonetheless.

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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lzzlong16's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

3.5⭐️ 1🌶️

This was a spooky read for sure. Honestly read a little immaturely. I love the concept and I loved Vad. Loved the spookiness. I would love to see a sequel though!

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