Title: Gothikana

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 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 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 paths cross 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 for over a hundred years, and Corvina is getting clues to unraveling it all, and Vad needs to keep an eye on her.

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

‘For as long as this madness ensues.’

Fabulous! This book got me out my slump so I’ll be eternally grateful!

Corvina Clemm has had an unconventional, sheltered, unusual life so far so when she receives an invitation to study at Verenmore University, she goes for it. In the eerie, spooky castle she starts afresh, makes friends…..and makes something more than friends!

I inhaled this book! It had the fab gothic vibes of dark academia, it had suspense, steam and was totally mysterious, I was hanging on every word!

Just need to mention the morally grey Vad! Delish with a capital D!

I’m off to find some fan art and look for the next book!