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Gothikana by RuNyx

23 reviews

langreader's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Suicide

Moderate: Incest and Murder

Minor: Ableism

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

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

pastelbread's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Incest, Torture, Blood, and Dementia

Passive parenting, depictions of corpses

kinsportch's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Dementia, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Incest

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

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Dementia, and Grief

Minor: Incest and Pregnancy

cheriepie's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

0.5

Wattpad writers are getting too bold these days. 

A five star reading experience in a point five star book though. I don’t think I’ve ever laughed so much. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Dementia

Minor: Incest

The schizophrenia/psychosis in this book is handled with about as much care as your bags on Delta Airlines. Corvina's schizophrenia is almost always romanticized in some way (usually in the "maybe she has these hallucinations because she's so witchy and intuitive" way) and Vad is constantly making remarks about being her madness or whatever. Neither Corvina nor her mother have any symptoms of schizophrenia other than hallucinations, presumably because either the author did no research or because the other schizophrenia symptoms aren't very cool and mysterious. All this while also demonizing schizophrenia -- while

Corvina's mother is portrayed as mom of the year for the most part in spite of her schizophrenia and psychosis and never poses a threat towards Corvina or herself or anyone, Corvina's choice to institutionalize her mother is portrayed as the "right" choice. Presumably because schizophrenia is just such a scary mental illness while also being what makes Corvina so cool and mysterious.

natlren's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Loveable characters? No

0.25

"Hi my name is Ebony Darkness Dementia Raven Way and I have long black hair with purple streaks and red tips and blue eyes like limpid tears and a lot of people say I look like Amy Lee (A/N: if u don't know who dat is, get the hell out of here). I'm not related to Gerard Way but I wish I was because he's a major fucking hottie."

^ Skip reading this dumpster fire of a book and read the literary masterpiece that is the My Immortal fanfic. To be completely honest, the mysterious author of that can (and SHOULD) take Runyx to court for copyright infringement.

Anyways, this was the worst book I've ever read in my life. The writing was horribly stilted, the characters were juvenile, and the plot was a flimsy attempt at complexity that came across as--you guessed it--horrible. 

The depiction of mental health, namely schizophrenia, in this book is absolutely abysmal and an insult to people who live with the condition. How this was picked up by a traditional publisher is beyond me. Where were the sensitivity readers? Where were the editors? 

And the ending? The ENDING? Good god. This truly was our Gothikana. 

If I never have to read the phrase "pebbled nipples" or the word "madness" ever again, it'll be too soon.  

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Incest

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

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

lindsayhwrites's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

2.0

Clearly never saw an editor, was wrapped in pretty packaging but full of plot holes while also not having much of a plot. Very disappointing. Particularly the negative implications and claims about mental illness.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Dementia, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Incest