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Gothikana: A Dark Academia Gothic Romance
Gothikana: A Dark Academia Gothic Romance | Runyx
If this is madness, she whispered almost against his lips, drown me in it. Corvina Clemm is a woman with secrets. The last thing she expects to receive is an admission letter from the University of Verenmore, a place just as secretive. A castle atop a mountain, Verenmore is steeped in shadows, deceit and death, a place where students have been disappearing every five years for over a century. As Corvina becomes caught up in unravelling the clues to solve the mystery, her path collides with Vad Deverell, her enigmatic professor. Vad, too, is a man with secrets. And he cannot allow Corvina to get close enough to discover what he hides. But whenever she is near, his heart and soul yearn to possess her. As Corvina and Vad become more and more entangled, their passion for each other could be the very thing to solve the mystery of Verenmore or it could bring them both down in flames.
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JessClark78
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AnnCrystal 💝💝💝. 2w
PuddleJumper 🖤🧡🖤 2w
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jamield1911
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Bailedbailed

Bail at 112. 🤮
I can not take ANYMORE. I would have loved this when I was 14 and in my Twilight era. Now? It's tripe.

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AnnCrystal
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News!

Not an exact date, yet news worthy nonetheless...

@emz711

emz711 Whoo; where'd you find that? 2mo
AnnCrystal @emz711 @emz711 it seemed hidden. I searched everywhere...and then went and checked the website of the author 😂. It was in the questions and answers page!

It is grand News, right! Cannot wait for this one, it is going on my short list for really must buy soon TBR list (that is a really long title for my short list LOL).
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emz711 @AnnCrystal did you see the other book set for next year Enigma? But it's not related? 1mo
AnnCrystal @emz711 Had not read about this book.

I checked it up, and it seems a whole other storyline and world. Set at a University called Mortimer. Seems to be a mystery about someone investigating their sister\'s death. It is discribed as, set in a dark academia world of secret societies, lush suspense and sizzling sensuality, and publication is expected on: April 29, 2025
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AnnCrystal There are more books on Runyx\'s upcoming books info. page https://runyxwrites.com/coming-soon/ 1mo
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AnnCrystal
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#HauntedShelf & #Spookoween.

For my book recommendation, Gothikana by RuNyx.

A bit on the too spicy side.

Read this year and the story has remained with me. Absolutely loved this book.

Not really scary, more mysterious.

@TheSpineView

#litsycommunitylittenanncrystal

#gothikanareviewedbyanncrystal

emz711 I KNOW I LOVED IT! can't wait for the next one 2mo
AnnCrystal @emz711 Absolutely! The story is set at Verenmore in the late 1800s...📚💝...that seems promisingly good!

Also hope RuNyx eventually continues Vad's and Corvina's story. Perhaps a story about their child.

I have not checked in awhile for release date news...
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AnnCrystal #BlackCatCrew

@BookwormAHN

25 pts.

Thank You!
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BookwormAHN I need to read this one 🐈‍⬛ 2mo
AnnCrystal @BookwormAHN 👏🥳📚💝. This boom really, truly pulled me into the story 📚💝. 2mo
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nicolesxaxbooked
Gothikana | Runyx
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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JessClark78
Gothikana | Runyx
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JenniferEgnor I‘m a big fan of the band Cradle of Filth, especially their older albums. This reminds me of one of those albums. ‘Dusk and Her Embrace‘. 3mo
Eggs 🩶❤️🖤 3mo
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hissingpotatoes
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Bailedbailed

1.5/5⭐ I would have devoured this book as a teenager. It suffocates you in stereotypical gothic vibes. The man is a dangerous enigma, the woman is a young mystery, and the author reminds you of these things in every weakly written paragraph. I DNFed at the line “a part of her wanted to...blush furiously at the singular masculine attention from a very masculine male.“ 🤢 #doublespin

slategreyskies Okay, I‘ll admit it. That line actually made me laugh. 😂 6mo
wanderinglynn 😆 I agree with @slategreyskies – that line is hysterical. Definitely a candidate for best worst line. I can see why you bailed if the book full of lines like that. #hailthebail 6mo
5feet.of.fury 😂😂 6mo
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Another #readyourkindle pick. I expected dark academia but got spooky smut instead! A gothic school with dark secrets and many disappearances. The ending was a little anti climactic but I did love Vad and trying to figure out if Corvina is struggling with an actual illness or if it‘s magic. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2

CBee Spooky smut 😂😂😂 6mo
AnnCrystal 👏📘😉👍💝. My vote is with magic. There was insightfulness in what she experienced. 🏰🧛🥀💝.

This did seem to leave us readers with many unanswered questions.
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Meshell1313 @AnnCrystal yes I‘m totally with you! 6mo
AnnCrystal @Meshell1313 😉👍💝. 6mo
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AnnCrystal
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When we went to Walmart a few weeks ago, the store had revamped the DVD and book selection. This was one of the goodies I discovered.

Mix of the TV show Wednesday, with equal parts Beauty and The Beast meets Dracula, and a bit of Orson Welles as Edward Rochester in the 1943 version of Jane Eyre...all of this mixed well and transformed into a uniquely original, paranormal mystery. 👇

AnnCrystal This did get a bit too steamy, which seemed to interrupt on the mysterious flow of the story.

Wraps up nicely, & seemed to hint at a continuation. The next book doesn't seem to continue, it goes back to the 1870s with new characters at the same castle.

If there is a 3rd book, possibly we will be given a story that moves forward from this 1st one. Nonetheless, I'm excited about Arkana (the second book, which has no release date yet). 👇
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AnnCrystal The “who did it“ came as a complete surprise. A well done mystery. Yet, there is still a bunch of the mystery left unwritten.

This book has a “readers warning note.“ While I don't feel there is a need to add on to this warning, I do want to highlight something that I will hide in the following comment 👇.

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AnnCrystal There is an apparent suicide actually depicted when everyone watches as one of the characters steps off the rooftop. 6mo
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bookish_wookish
Gothikana | Runyx
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Spooky smut. Thats what this book was and i was here for it! The book itself is gorgeous with quote pages at the beginning of each chapter. I thought the story was really good and it had me locked to see what would happen next. The chapters are broken up between Corvina and Vad which i loved! I don‘t want to give anything away but you should definitely read it if spooky smut is your jam!

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Fell to sleep while reading this, and awoke with the song, Bring Me To Life by Evanescence blasting (not literally). I guess my subconscious has found a song match for this book 😂, and here my waking self has been considering something more classical 🤔. Been ages since listening to this...

I guess “ghost“ wins even over Batman. This book has held my interest over all other current reads...bewitching (so far)!

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AnnCrystal
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Already reading four books at the moment, don't need to start another book when my limit is normally three.

Then I decided to take a peek inside this beauty before adding it to my bookshelf.

I understand colors, purple invokes mystique, framed by black increases that mystery. Yet I have allowed this book to put its spell on me 🧐. 👇

AnnCrystal I felt like I opened something antique and magical when I went to peek inside.

It began with one page, just to get a preview (you all probably know how that goes 😂).

This does have a reader warning, which I always appreciate. I know to be prepared to jump scenes if necessary.

Hope the story is as good as its packaging...

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bookish6
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Panpan

I didn't really enjoy this one.
It is like the show Wednesday with spicy scenes.
I felt there was a lot of build-up for the mystery surrounding the school and the murders, but it was wrapped up really fast. I probably wouldn't recommend this.

emz711 Oh no! I loved it! 7mo
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emz711
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I don't usually buy books from Target but it was staring at me at checkout and 30% off!
And my smut shelf begins.
#romantasy #WednesdayAddams #smut

Texreader 😂 7mo
slategreyskies We should have a #blameitontarget tag. 🤣 7mo
Gissy I bet it jumped into your shopping cart😜🤣 7mo
emz711 @Gissy whoops! 7mo
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I know this one has gotten a lot of mixed reviews so i thought i would give it a read. Its almost 400 pages so if it‘s as badly written and edited as the reviews say, then i‘ll bail early!

emz711 I loved it! 7mo
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jackilynn
Gothikana | Runyx
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Someone isn't amused that I am using her back as a book rest 🤔😜

Texreader She‘s a beauty!! ❤️🐈‍⬛ 7mo
Meshell1313 😻 can‘t wait to hear if you liked the book! It‘s on my TBR! 7mo
jackilynn @Meshell1313 overall I enjoyed it. It was a pretty quick read. 7mo
emz711 @Meshell1313 I Loved it! Read it twice 7mo
Jari-chan Isn't it usually the other way around? 😹 7mo
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LittlebearReads
Gothikana | Runyx
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Oof. Whoever gave this one the green light, especially the weirdly giant font on the first page of each new chapter and the awkward AI art, ought to have a good long think about what they‘ve done.

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emz711 Did you like it? 7mo
ladym30 @emz711 I loved it!!!! 7mo
emz711 Same. Can't stop thinking about it. So mysterious 7mo
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emz711
Gothikana | Runyx
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I loved it.
Like Wednesday, the Addams family TV show, but with spice 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Going to start reading it again to see what clues I missed.

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Sara_Planz
Gothikana | Runyx
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Dark academia, supernatural occurrences, and a gothic atmosphere combine together with some very spicy romance to create a fun read! I loved Corvina and her backstory, especially her relationship with her mother, and Vad is a strong, forbidden, dark, romantic character. I loved the multiple references to other gothic authors (especially Poe), and the images throughout the book added to the whole experience.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful 🖤 🥀 9mo
emz711 I loved it too! Whose got recommendations of something similar? 8mo
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ladym30
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Book mail! 😍😍😍

emz711 So good, wish there was more 8mo
ladym30 @emz711 Me, too. 7mo
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sprainedbrain
Gothikana | Runyx
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I had to add this book to the Litsy database, but please don‘t take that as an endorsement.😂

I needed a #DarkAcademia book for #Booked2022 and since I‘ve read most of the great ones, took a chance with a book that Booktok actually seems to think fits that category. While it is dark, and at a school, it‘s also ridiculous and just not well written at all. Must get myself on a better side of Booktok.

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JamieArc I still need to complete that prompt. What are some of your favorites/recommended for Dark Academia? 2y
sprainedbrain @JamieArc I really loved The Secret History (Tartt), Ninth House (Bardugo), and Babel (Kuang). I‘ve seen this book on lists of dark academia as well and I really liked it: 2y
JamieArc @sprainedbrain Thanks! The tagged looks really good! 2y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage Ooof. So sorry … 2y
sprainedbrain @BarbaraTheBibliophage haha, totally my fault for choosing this one! I actually had a different one planned but fell for Booktok hype. 😜 2y
LeeRHarry I have this one and have only heard bad things since I got it ….it may be going in the charity bag sooner than I thought 🤔 2y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @sprainedbrain Ahhh …the socials…that‘ll do it! 2y
Cinfhen I LOVE this review 2y
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