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A review by jessiereadsfantasy
Gothikana by RuNyx
4.0
OMG OMG OMFG OMFGGGGG
I cannot stress enough that the vibes of this book alone are just... amazing. The book is haunting, mysterious, spicy, and dark. I cannot stress how dark and mysterious this book is, and I found myself feeling chills at times. I felt like I was there with Corvina and Vad, and I love when a book makes me feel like I'm in it.
Speaking of Corvina and Vad, they are our FMC and MMC, respectively, and their characters are beautifully written. Corvina's witchy persona and Vad's devilish charm (note: their nicknames for each other are witch and devil, which I ate that sh*t up) complement each other so well. And their chemistry... yes, all day, I want it all the time. The sexual tension between the two is palpable, and they get it on a lot (and at times when I was like, "Um... I think your priorities are a bit skewed, but carry on"). Vad's dirty talk? Yes. Corvina literally only being able to think about what's in his pants? Yes, again.
Moving onto the plot, it's straightforward. A mysterious school has students missing during the Black Ball. A new student (Corvina) arrives at the school and catches the eye of a devilish professor (Vad) who students believe killed a missing student. Tension fo the sexual nature between the two ensues. Corvina is able to see and hear ghosts who plea for her help. She teams up with Vad to solve the mystery. In terms of plot twists, there are a few, but the only one I wasn't prepared for was the last one. I should have seen it coming, but I think I was blinded by the spice so... yeah.
In terms of writing, it is well written, but there are repetitive proses. I started to glance over the sentences that sounded similar, but I kept a mental tally of them. For me, the unsettling/scary scenes of the book were written extremely well. I actually read the bathroom mirror ghost scene to my partner because I wanted him to also get the creepy crawlies with me.
Final thoughts: This book made me so happy to be a reader. All throughout the book, there are numerous haunting scenes that are so beautifully described that you feel uncomfortable and spooked. Any author that can make a reader have a visceral reaction while reading has successfully done their job. So, I applaud you, RuNyx, for making me feel all the emotions while reading this book.
4/5 because I felt every emotion RuNyx wanted to convey to us readers and 3/5 for spice because it got spicy but nothing that you would need to spits holy water over.
I cannot stress enough that the vibes of this book alone are just... amazing. The book is haunting, mysterious, spicy, and dark. I cannot stress how dark and mysterious this book is, and I found myself feeling chills at times. I felt like I was there with Corvina and Vad, and I love when a book makes me feel like I'm in it.
Speaking of Corvina and Vad, they are our FMC and MMC, respectively, and their characters are beautifully written. Corvina's witchy persona and Vad's devilish charm (note: their nicknames for each other are witch and devil, which I ate that sh*t up) complement each other so well. And their chemistry... yes, all day, I want it all the time. The sexual tension between the two is palpable, and they get it on a lot (and at times when I was like, "Um... I think your priorities are a bit skewed, but carry on"). Vad's dirty talk? Yes. Corvina literally only being able to think about what's in his pants? Yes, again.
Moving onto the plot, it's straightforward. A mysterious school has students missing during the Black Ball. A new student (Corvina) arrives at the school and catches the eye of a devilish professor (Vad) who students believe killed a missing student. Tension fo the sexual nature between the two ensues. Corvina is able to see and hear ghosts who plea for her help. She teams up with Vad to solve the mystery. In terms of plot twists, there are a few, but the only one I wasn't prepared for was the last one. I should have seen it coming, but I think I was blinded by the spice so... yeah.
In terms of writing, it is well written, but there are repetitive proses. I started to glance over the sentences that sounded similar, but I kept a mental tally of them. For me, the unsettling/scary scenes of the book were written extremely well. I actually read the bathroom mirror ghost scene to my partner because I wanted him to also get the creepy crawlies with me.
Final thoughts: This book made me so happy to be a reader. All throughout the book, there are numerous haunting scenes that are so beautifully described that you feel uncomfortable and spooked. Any author that can make a reader have a visceral reaction while reading has successfully done their job. So, I applaud you, RuNyx, for making me feel all the emotions while reading this book.
4/5 because I felt every emotion RuNyx wanted to convey to us readers and 3/5 for spice because it got spicy but nothing that you would need to spits holy water over.