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Gothikana by RuNyx

122 reviews

radient_cake's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.25

The playlist from the book is a MUST.
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mutantfoodie's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was well paced with intriguing characters. The writing style felt like it was a YA book. I don't think that is necessarily a bad thing, just not something I expected. The writing felt like a Harry Potter book. While this does have some supernatural type elements, it is not HP at all. There is some spice. It does not over take the story, but it is throughout and it is explicit. The book left room for a sequel, but it's a completed story on its own. Overall, I enjoyed it enough to read it again and I would read a sequel if one is ever created.
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sandrasbookgraph's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I wouldn’t say its beauty and the beast vibes, but it hooked me in from the beginning and it is SPICY. I sometimes needed a reading break because the spice does get repetitive where the plot kinda gets lost and then picks up again like 70-80% into the book. Some things answered, others not. One chapter towards the end got me a little teary eyed because of Corvina, whom I absolutely love as a character. I’m not crazy about Vad, sorry! He has hot moments but I guess I am not a fan of the “good girl, do as i say, i own you” dirty talk character trait lol. I am intrigued to continue the story, one bonus chapter left enough for wanting more. I like it as a dark romance recommendation.
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teambedward123's review against another edition

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4.0

idk why I thought it’d be revealed that he was a vampire and she was a witch. Turns out it was actually just schizophrenia, and not a prophetic witch 😕
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fantasygirliesilho's review against another edition

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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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txlibrarypirate's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Runyx was able to write chemistry. I'm not meaning the actual actions the characters do together but you can truly feel the chemistry between the character even with just a glance at their eyes. 
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ink_and_barley's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

So I will admit the writing in this one comes across a little amateurish, in my non expert opinion, and some of the dialogue is a bit cringy. However, over all I enjoyed the read. It’s a good creepy dark academia. Professor/student romance, with an interesting mystery and solid spice. 
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amaranth_wytch's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

4.25

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doodlebeanz's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-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

1.0

probably the worst book I've read. I was into it for the mystery element, but this book left me with more unanswered questions than answered ones. I don't even know what I read. So many plot holes. Characters were bland/one dimensional, the romance was cringey and unrealistic, and the writing was just all around bad. The only area this book redeemed itself enough to get a one star from me, was the spice. The spicy scenes were spicy. A+ in that department for the most part. but literally, this book answered NO questions. It just ended abruptly. don't read this book unless you want to be severely let down.
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isabelh0410's review against another edition

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challenging fast-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? It's complicated

0.25

Save yourself. Do not read this. It reads like poorly written self-insert fanfiction. If you are looking for smut, I'm sure there is better out there. Everything about this book was problematic. 
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