Gothikana
Ratings48
Average rating3.4
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Ratings48
Average rating3.4
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.
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For the life of me I can't remember who on Bookstagram recommended this to me but if you're reading this THANK YOU.
Slow paced books seem to be what I needed because this is my second in a row, I finished it quickly and I loved it. I loved the atmosphere, the 2 MCs, the iffy morals, how my teacher kink was floating, how I couldn't decide if there was a paranormal element or if it was all in Corvina's head. I needed nothing else. Except maybe to read RuNyx's other books to see what the eff I'm missing out on.
Ooof another DNF. I made it halfway through. IDK I might try again at some point cuz I'm a little curious who is the murderer but I also sort of don't care so we will see.
5 stars
I loved it. I loved Corvina, and the gothic setting. A dark mysterious castle on the mountain. There is mentions of mental illness, but done in a non offending way. I liked it.
The romance with Vad was steamy, and mysterious. The romance had many tropes like Forbidden, possessive, and Student x Professor.
Corvina Clemm ha vivido una vida muy solitaria, hasta que un día recibe una carta de la universidad de Evenmore, un antiguo castillo, en un bosque que todos dicen que esta encantado. Ella cree que esta es su oportunidad para hacer amigos. Pero lo que ella no esperaba era encontrar el amor en el lugar más insospechado.
A Vad Deverell le dijeron que se quedara con la chica de ojos morados. Pero mientras la encontraba decidió que su trabajo sería resolver el misterio que acechaba la universidad donde trabajaba como profesor. No pretendía que nadie le apartara de su tarea, y menos, aun, una chica extraña a la que le gustan los cuervos, viste de negro, lee el tarot, y quizá tiene los ojos morados. Guiño, guiño.
Vaya aventura hemos vivido en Evenmore, florecillas. Misterio, romance, acción, fantasmas, la linea delgada entre la psicología y lo paranormal, found Family, escenas calientes, un amor prohibido. La importancia de la salud mental. Un giro inesperado que no te esperas. Una estética dark academia que te hace querer estudiar en un castillo. Imagínate poder leer en la biblioteca de un viejo castillo. O a poder ser, tener escenas románticas en ellas.
Aún quedan muchas cosas por descubrir, esperemos que en Arkana nos den las respuestas que necesitamos, aunque la autora ya ha dicho que no resolverá todo, ya que como en la realidad en este tipo de lugares siempre te vas sin saber realmente qué sucedió.
Un libro con un aura oscura, muchos misterios por resolver y que te deja con ganas de más.
