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Gothikana by RuNyx

57 reviews

imarvelous's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

1.5

This is definitely giving “try hard emo” vibes. Leaves much to be desired in the form of plot & character. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Death, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

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

mae_dexter_author's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Death, Terminal illness, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

chasie_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

7/10 <3
this was a very entertaining read. it took me a while to get into it because the beginning was a little rough- but around 25% in i decided i enjoyed it enough to continue. i'm glad i did, too. this def wasn't Ru's strongest writing and seemed a little rushed at times with some editing flaws, and a good bit of repetition, but the plot was great and so was their story. the vibes and spice was great too :) 

to be honest, there were only like a handful or less of moments/ dialogue that were either very fanfic-y or cringe (that one fucking line that Vad said about being a pirate plundering her shores made me have to close the book at take a lap around the house, it was so embarrassing to read 😭 like i get what he said is poetic but that's not a bar that anyone says out loud😭) and even then it was still entertaining. like, was it a masterpiece? absolutely not? did it struggle sometimes? yeah, a bit. but was it fun? YES. 

the plottwists and the mystery were done really well and by the end it was a rollercoaster of emotions. but then again, Ru is exceptionally talented at blindsiding you with the most delicious plottwists. their epilogues were sooo sweet and heartwarming and i just really love their relationship. atp i will read anything Ru writes.

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Dementia

klpage's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Unfortunately the spice in this book took over from the plot. Which I didn’t like to read about constantly. 

I loved the aesthetic of the book, and the last 50 pages of interesting plot, but that was it unfortunately. 

Not for me I’m afraid! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

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

btwnprintedpgs's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

The mystery in this book kept me interested, but the twist wasn't for me. One part surprised me, but the other part seemed reductive and trite.

As a whole, didn't love the romance, but that's because it's very lusty and not much "get to know you" happened. The demi in me just couldn't get on board with it all. The sexy parts seemed unrealistic at times too, but that's a whole other conversation. Also, I felt like there were just a lot of questions I never got answers to, and while the characters might've been fine with it, I wanted to know as it felt like a huge part of the mystery of it all.

In the end, I was interested throughout, but a lot of it was just a miss for me as things came to light. Great for gothic girlies who love when the LI calls the MC a "good girl" and enjoys a little bit of a psychological/paranormal thriller. I am not that type of girly.

Rep: Parent with schizophrenia and dementia

TW: blood, suicide, murder, death, torture, fire, sexual content, kidnapping; mentions abandonment, death of a parent, bullying 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Torture, Kidnapping, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Bullying, Death of parent, and Abandonment

bonez_x's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Blood, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, and Dementia

hillsa87's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

3.25

This is a gothic spicy book.  It has a Wednesday meets Dracula vibe (without vampires that is). I wanted to like this book but the pace and writing was hard to get into in the beginning.  I had moments where I wanted to DNF but I was doing a buddy read and wanted to give it a chance.  The middle and end were the best part so if you can make it to that than 👍 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Death, Blood, and Murder

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