Gothikana

A Gothikana Standalone

By: RuNyx

Narrated by: Aiden Snow, Scarlett Dorian

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 olden, 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 while 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. The moment he crosses paths with Corvina, he knows she is a danger 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 for over a hundred years. Corvina is getting clues to unravel it all, and Vad needs to keep an eye on her.

So begins a tale of the mystique, the morbid, the macabre, and a deep love that blossoms in the unlikeliest of places.

Cover Design by Nelly R.

©2023 RuNyx (P)2023 Podium Audio

If you love adverbs... .

... simple writing, and feeling. smart because you figured it all out, this book is for you.

A spooky love story!

Though it could be intense this book was intriguingly spooky, while developing an emotional love story between two individuals that had it rough growing up. The twists and turns and secrets revealed made this so enjoyable! I would love a follow up story!

Amazing book, bad narration.

The storyline was enthralling, kept me on my toes the whole time. I couldn’t stop listening even though the narrator made it very hard to keep going. She was very breathy, sounded like she was too close to the microphone the whole time and I wasn’t a fan of the voice she made well portraying Vod. Would have been better with a more present male narrator.

Obsessed!!2

I knew this would be a 5 star read for me within the first few pages. This book possesses everything I now crave since becoming enamored with gothic romance.

It is one of the most visually descriptive books I have read. Absolutely beautiful! Plus the perfect blend of sexiness, intense dark mystery & shocking revelations, keeps you absolutely 𝘏𝘖𝘖𝘒𝘌𝘋.

The love story begins with almost instantaneous, forbidden lust between Corvina & Vad. They both keep secrets… but as they deepen their trust in one another, she becomes his madness & him her foundation: “The silver-eyed devil of Verenmore” is the mountain upon which she builds her castle, without it she crumbles 🥺🫶🏼

“𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀.” 🪦🥀

Gothikana is a standalone story with a HEA

Gothic dark romance
Dark Academia
Student-Teacher // Forbidden Love
Morally Grey // Possessive MMC
Insta-Lust // S*xual Tension // Spice
Paranormal // Spooky Elements
Secret Identities // Betrayaln

Terrible Ending

For a book with so much buildup, the ending was really flat and disappointing.