This book is a real page-turner! The author did an amazing job of creating a mysterious love story. The male character’s voice was so well-written, it felt like I was right there with them.

“Enigma” by RuNyx combines dark academia, murder mystery, and romance. Salem’s quest to uncover her sister’s death captivated me. Jaclyn Kelso’s narration was exceptional, and I eagerly anticipate more. Aiden Snow’s performance enhanced the audiobook experience. As an avid listener, narrators greatly influence a book’s success.

This book gives me LIFE.
I love the story, the detailing of her inner thoughts, EVERYTHING

The narrators did such an amazing job as well I can't imagine their voices as anything else

This story was so reflective and dark (though not overly so) with deep, well developed characters. The story was interesting, kept you engaged and was full of romance. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.

My first Runyx book, but will not be my last. Dark academia, mysterious, eerie, and oh so sexy. Loved the way this story peeled, layers of secrets and connects.

Steeling this group chat name: NDA (no daddies allowed), only issues

Thank you Net Galley and Macmillan for the audio ARC, narrators were absolutely fantastic!

3.5 ⭐ 3 🌶️ 5 🎧

I'm pretty torn about how I feel about this story. This was my first RuNyx book and I really loved the beginning. It was poetic with a beautifully set scene, dark and fun with the enemies to lovers vibe and a mystery I couldn't wait to solve. But the end just kinda fell off for me. There was all this lead up and then it ended in 3 seconds flat... I just wanted... More.

The audio was great. I adore Aiden Snow and he was a big reason I picked up this book, and Jaclyn Kelso did a wonderful job as well. I devoured this listen.

I have read two books from RuNyx and both books she has managed to create a cryptic, beautifully atmospheric world of dark academia. Her writing is poetic and lyrical. Her characters are interesting and well written. Caz had my attention immediately, his tortured artist vibes were everything I didn’t know I needed in an MMC. His possessiveness towards Salem was sexy as hell.

This book has everything I want in my dark romance, spice, a plot that will keep you turning pages, a thrilling mystery and an MMC that will have you wishing you could jump into the pages.

I wish I could have received the ebook over the audio because even though the narrators did a phenomenal job, I feel like I wouldn’t have missed as many details with a physical copy. I definitely plan to reread this with a physical copy once it becomes available.

⭐️5/5 stars- Dark, Addictive, and Utterly Binge-Worthy⭐️

I binged Enigma in a single day because there was just no way I was stopping. The story is dark, twisted, and completely addictive — the kind of slow-burn tension that makes your chest ache (in the best way). And the audiobook? Incredible. The voice actors nailed every emotion, every charged moment — I was in it. Runyx has a chokehold on me now, and honestly, I’m not even mad. 5 stars, zero regrets, and absolutely no sleep.

Enigma #review

Huge thanks to Netgally, RuNyx, and Macmillan Audio for the ALC of this book to review ❤️

This wasn’t my typical read/listen, but I already had Gothikana on my bookshelf. So when I saw RuNyx was coming out with another book, I rannnn 🏃🏻‍♀️ to request it on #Netgally

I LOVED the names of the characters in this book. Salem Salazar, and Cazimir Van der Wal? The names dripped gothic elegance, and I absolutely adored them. Never thought I would fall in love with the name Salem for a girl, but here we are. Obsessed 😂

Narrators Jaclyn Kelso and Aiden Snow did such an amazing job bringing these characters to life. There was quite a bit of inner monologue, but honestly it was all so intriguing and well performed by Jaclyn that it kept me enraptured the entire time. I also loved the ending. I feel like it wrapped everything up soo well, while leaving small openings for further explorations if RuNyx would ever deign to turn it into a series.

Even tho the characters on their own seemed soo odd and eclectic, you couldn’t help but fall under their spell and quickly become enraptured. I absolutely loved that Salem finally found her people and place while at Mortimer after everything she had been though growing up.

Along with the suspense, intrigue, mystery, and dark academia vibes, below it lies an Epic gothic love story. It kept me just as enthralled as Salem and Caz were by each other. For this kind of book, RuNyx deserves all the props in the world for that.


Overall rating-5✨
Narration- 4.5✨
Spice- 2.5🌶️

4.5 stars - I devoured this book! I think I’m on a bit of a dark gothic academic romance kick after reading Nocticadia. Enigma by RuNyx did not disappoint as I continue on this journey! I’d recommend this novel to anyone that enjoys this genre. I really enjoyed the quirky non-conventional main characters. I listened to the audiobook, and the narrators did a fantastic job! Check this book out! Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for providing me with an ALC in exchange for an honest review.

In this magnificent, steamy dark academia romance filled with taut suspense, sparks will fly, rivals will become lovers, terrible truths will be revealed, and an epic love will change everything.

To say I was excited to get to listen to the Audiobook ARC for #Enigma would be understatement! As expected RuNyx absolutely blew out it out of the park! I literally devoured this and it left me sad when it was over. Salem is everything I want in a MFC💙 While Caz left me 🥵. I loved that the depth building in the characters was perfectly balanced out by just the amount of spice 🌶️ The narrator's were absolutely perfect! I have the special edition on pre-order, although I have listened to it I have to have a copy of this beauty for shelf! Huge thanks to #netgalley & #Bramble for allowing me the honor of being able to listen early!

I listened to the audio version. The narrators make you really feel like you’re part of the story! This story is academia thriller, with a mysterious secret society. Salem and Kaz are so perfect in this story. I love their back stories and where they are during this story. Characters are diverse and grow throughout! I love this story, well written! 10/10 recommend!

A thrilling ride of a dark romance! I was intrigued right from the start and couldn’t put this down! The writing was so descriptive and the story full of twists and drama which keeps you at the edge of your seat the entire time.

Blisteringly hot dark academia romance full of mystery & intrigue. Secret societies, blackmail, a touch of psychological thriller, an aloof fmc intrigued by death and a deliciously dark tattooed hunk of an mmc made for an amazing good read. I devoured it in a day! The narrator’s did an exceptional job and Aiden Snows voice had me melting into a puddle. I felt very much like how Salem did with the sound of Kaz’s voice.

3.5 stars. I liked the mystery/thriller piece as she investigated who killed her sister. I also felt like the FMC was written really well…still smart and cunning and brave even though she was sad and meek at times. The romance was iffy for me, but overall I liked the story.

Thank you to Macmillan Audio and Netgalley for this ARC audiobook! This opportunity does not affect my review in anyway. No spoilers below.

Both narrators did a wonderful job and were easy to understand. I stayed captivated throughout the entire story and thoroughly enjoyed the audiobook! I read Gothikana (my first book by RuNyx) about a year ago and LOVED it. It got me into paranormal dark romance novels, and I was not disappointed at all by Enigma. Such a fantastic story with amazing characters that both show development throughout the plot. I will absolutely be doing a reread when the book is released in just over a week!

THIS LISTEN WAS INSANE!!!! I loved the characters!!! THE SUSPENSE AND MYSTERY!!! THIS BOOK WAS EVERYTHING!! FIVE STARS!!

This kept me interested enough to want to find out what happened, but really lacked any sort of emotional draw or connection for me.

In Enigma, Salem goes to Mortimer University to find out more about the death of her sister. She ends up embroiled in a larger mystery involving secret societies and multiple other unexplained deaths.

I wanted this book to focus more on the mystery than the romance, but at the same time, the romance was really underdeveloped. I couldn't figure out how Salem and Caz got to the point of declaring 'forever' or WHY they were making those declarations. The chemistry was definitely missing.

Other thoughts that I'm having trouble organizing:
• I REALLY liked Salem as a character.
• The friendships didn't feel like an afterthought and were genuinely sweet.
• The mystery surrounding her sister didn't go anywhere terribly unexpected.
• The ending/epilogue felt entirely too clean and happy in a disjointed way.

I was really split on how I felt about the narration. The male narrator seemed mismatched during his internal monologues, but perfect when voicing dialogue. At times, it pulled me out of the story.

Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for providing me with this ALC.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶️🌶️🌶️
🥀 dark academia
⚰️murder mystery
🤫secret society
💀 touch her and die

Another solid dark academia by RuNyx 🔥
The cliff scene 🥵
Caz is a brooding artist and Salem his muse loves death. Both attending Mortimer University Salem is trying to uncover answers as to the mystery death of her sister and what roll the schools secret society play.

Incredible! I enjoyed listening to this audiobook from beginning to end. RuNyx is quickly becoming a favorite.

My thoughts on the book:
Very well written. RuNyx does a good job getting us readers fully into the world they are writing and does well capturing the characters and who they are.

The narrators for the audiobook:
Absolutely incredible job. I was fully engaged listening to them. I was able to keep up with them and wanting more. I loved that they read the quotes that the beginning of each chapter as well (this wasn’t done for Gothikana, at least the version I listened to. So it’s appreciated to get the full experience)