Gothikana
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RuNyx (Novelist)
RuNyx
DELUXE EDITION--featuring beautiful purple sprayed edges, a foil case stamp, gorgeously detailed endpapers, an updated map and deliciously moody art throughout.Instant New York Times and USA Today Bestseller!The eternal romance of Beauty and the Beast meets the gothic suspense of Dracula in this erotic dark academia story of epic love from bestselling author RuNyx.An unusual girl. An enigmatic man. An ancient castle. What could go wrong?An outcast her entire life, Corvina Clemm is left adrift after losing her mother. When she receives the admission letter from the mysterious University of Verenmore, she accepts it as a sign from the universe. The last thing she expects though is an old, secluded castle on top of a mountain riddled with secrets, deceit, and death.An enigma his entire life, Vad Deverell likes being a closed book but knowing exactly everything that happens in the university. A part-time professor working on his thesis, Vad has been around long enough to know the dangers the castle possesses. And he knows the moment his path crosses with Corvina, she's dangerous to everything that he is.They shouldn't have caught each other's eye. They cannot be. But a chill-inducing century-old mystery forces them to collide. People have disappeared every five years over the past century, Corvina is getting clues to unraveling it all, and Vad needs to keep an eye on her.And so begins a tale of the mysterious, the morbid, the macabre, and a deep love that blossoms in the unlikeliest of places.Praise for Gothikana:"An erotic and dark love story." ―Entertainment Tonight“RuNyx immerses her readers in the dark worlds she builds and then injects life into them in the most hauntingly beautiful way. Her work is unique and addictive—she really is one of a kind.”―Hannah Grace, New York Times bestselling author of Icebreaker“Original, innovative, and unlike anything I’ve read before.”―L. J. Shen, USA Today bestselling author
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Author
RuNyx (Novelist)
Pages
416
Publisher
Tor Publishing Group
Published Date
2024-01-23
ISBN
1250334209 9781250334206
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"It was an alright book, the physical book is beautiful. The story left some questions unanswered, the romance a bit like 50 shades of Grey, raw. The suspense and thrill was also a bit weak. I am pretty sure there are people that love that kind of novel."
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Norma Blanco
"This is a dark academia read, spooky, suspenseful and mysterious. This is different from any book I have read before and I love it. So many questions still left unanswered…maybe there is another book coming from the author. One can hope!"
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Arleisha Strauder
"I absolutely LOVED the vibes of this book. Dark academia wins! "
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sally
"The ending of this book was extremely disappointing. It didn’t answer the majority of the big questions. While some authors actively choose to write ambiguous endings to add to the mystery, I would be willing to bet this author didn’t know how to reasonably finish off the stories she began and left it up to the reader to imagine. Solid start, iffy middle and a very amateurish ending. "
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Mandy
"Trigger warnings made me turn away. "
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Kathleen Roberts
"4.5 ⭐️ Got through this book in a single day. The creepy, haunting vibes had me hooked and I could not put it down. I love when a twist takes me by surprise and a story ends feeling wrapped up in some ways, but also leaves you with breadcrumbs for the next one. I am very excited to read Enigma and to hopefully get more questions answered about this mysterious castle and all its secrets."
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CeeCee
"This book sounded like it had everything I love- a gothic setting, dark academia vibes, and paranormal elements with a spicy romance- but it reads like it’s an initial draft of a creative writing project submitted for a high school level elective. The sentences pattern repetition was so annoying, the repeated phrases and adjectives were annoying, the numerous amount of times the MMC’s and FMC’s eye colors were referenced was weird. I could probably go on and on about the writing, but I will leave it at that. I didn’t really feel any of the chemistry between the MMC and FMC aside from when they were getting spicy which was very disappointing. There are some plot holes in my opinion which brings me back to this feeling like a draft that was somehow published? I honestly considered DNF-ing at many points, but I prevailed! If I spent money on a physical copy of this book, I would probably be far more upset. "
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Lianna
"Its good, however I felt like it dragged on a bit"
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Ann D
"Great read!!!"
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Jami
"It took me a bit to really get into the book, I think the writing for a lot of it was okay, it was a bit fanfiction-y. But once the story and the romance picked up halfway through I was so hooked… I couldn’t put it down"
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