As much as I love deep diving into a series, sometimes I just want a standalone romance novel. This was everything I was looking for. I think the last time a standalone romance left me this satisfied was back when I read Nocticadia many, many months ago. I feel like at this point in time, with science fiction fantasy romance being very trendy, it is difficult to find a good solo book, as I feel like many authors are trying to get on the epic series train. I appreciate the authors that aren’t jumping on the bandwagon and just sticking with writing good stories. RuNyx hinted that there was the possibility of an additional novel in the future, I think that I would be fine if Corvina and Vad’s story ended here. There were mentions of what their future was going towards, and while where they were headed next was definitely something I would want to see, they were planning for something that I know I would not be interested in.
Corvina is a young woman headed to university for the first time. Although she is a few years older than your typical college student, she has lived a very sheltered, solitary life. Her interaction with other people has been very limited and she prefers to exist in the background. Despite trying to remain on the edges of college society, one person can’t take his eyes off of her. She tries to avoid him, but there is something almost chemical drawing them together.
So this story contains forbidden college romance, dorming and classes in an ancient, mountain top castle, spooky woods and a placid lake, troubled pasts, mysteries, a secret society with malicious intents, and so much more. I could literally not have asked for anything else in a book, this had everything I love and everything I wanted. It did contain the much abhorred virgin trope, but I found myself not being bothered all that much by it in this instance. I guess the story was just that good for me that I was able to overlook it. I know not many of you come here and read my reviews, but if you have any book suggestions that are similar to Nocticadia and Gothikana, please let me know, I would love to find more books like these.
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