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Gothikana by RuNyx

20 reviews

fantasygirliesilho's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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

5.0

Amazing, spicy and intriguing layer of mysteries and plot twists. Definitely a great dark academia sexy read!

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death of parent

Minor: Cursing, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

amaranth_wytch's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Child death, Rape, Suicide, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

katiepreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

5.0

This sat on my shelf for so long. I can't believe I waited so long to read this. It is like a Wednesday-esque themed, sort of murder or thriller mystery, Gothic and possibly paranormal romance. I absolutely loved it. And it is quite spicy!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Dementia, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

austinisweird's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? No

3.0

Review:
tbh I didn't care for the main character or the smut 
(there was no plot 😭)
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Reread:

I mentally pronounce Corvina name "Corona"

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Incest, Suicide, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Cursing and Death of parent

booknerdcoco's review

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

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

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

Moderate: Blood and Murder

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

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, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

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

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

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

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

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

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