I really enjoyed Gothikana, more than I thought I would! I loved the atmosphere in this book, RuNyx absolutely nailed the dreary, gloomy gothic feel of the castle and the mountainous woods surrounding it.

Loved Corvina's character growth, and Vad was hot as hell ;) but I loved seeing the protective, sweet side too when it came to how much he truly cared for Corvina.

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I actually really liked how parts of the mystery of the castle were left unresolved, especially the more supernatural elements. RuNyx left me wanting more, and the set-up at the very end with Corvina and Vad returning back to the castle hopefully indicates that we are getting a sequel!

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direguard's review against another edition

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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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gracehannahh's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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readbyjaimes's review against another edition

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dark mysterious 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? No

4.75

Why did I wait so long to read this???

I loved Gothikana! I’m honestly shocked by how much this book swept me off my feet. I love gothic romances because of the over dramatization and the aesthetic of it all, so I ate this book up. I now want to read like all of RuNyx’s work lol.

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hitheremynameislisa's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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jshawreads's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.5

I really do not know where to start with this book. This has potentially been the most conflicted I have ever felt after reading a book. Elements were fantastic, the gothic setting, the unsettling quasi-magical phenomena, the bloody mystery of a cult. Sadly, elements were absolutely terrible, one of the worst cases of insta-love I have ever seen, paired with gratuitous, and sometimes quite repetitive sex scenes, and possibly the worst ending to a book in a good while.

Now, I dont mind a bit of spice in my fiction... But when the spice is just purely "This is my p***y now", "slam, slam, slam" and the main characters thighs being "soaked", along with the worst phrase I have ever read (and it came up twice) "Her nipples pebbled" it just comes off as tacky. Gratuitous sex and poorly written, supposedly romantic, moments really detracted from the actual plot. If the sub-plot of romance was gone, this book would have been infinitely better.

This is a real shame, this book could have been excellent

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

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