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Child of Shivay

by J.R. Cathers (Goodreads Author)

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read in October 2025

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Mandy said: " "𝘐'𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴. 𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦."

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What? WHAT?! This book gets all the stars. Just take them.

This was so much fun to try to put together. Every second of this book was a great time. I love all t "𝘐'𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴. 𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦."

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What? WHAT?! This book gets all the stars. Just take them.

This was so much fun to try to put together. Every second of this book was a great time. I love all the characters, our FMC is relatably vulnerable and insecure, while still being such a badass. Our MMC(s? I’ll let you figure that out) should write a book called, “A Males Guide to Being Swoony AF” because he is. The world is beautiful and the world building is descriptive without being overwhelming or complex. I want to go to there.

"𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘭 𝘣𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘭."

I had so many theories and predictions, the way she drops clues is maddening and brilliant. You really have to work for them and I love that nothing is spelled out for you. The different time lines are introduced in a way that makes sense, at the right time, and are pretty easy to follow.

If you are someone who likes to theorize, you will love this book. If you are someone who just wants to be along for the ride, you will love this book. I had so many ideas and theories, and JR did such a great job of making me question my theories, what I knew, what I thought I knew. (Call me Jon Snow, because I know nothing.) The last 20% will keep you on your toes the whole dang time! I still have so many theories and questions and I can’t wait to find out more in the next book!

𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘺 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘳𝘺. 𝘐 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦.

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Thank you @jrcathers for the ARC! It was exquisite.

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"I don’t know how I’m supposed to function after this 😵‍💫 I’m going to stare at the wall with all my questions and continued theories. I need book 2.😫" — Oct 05, 2025 12:18PM

Oct 09, 2025 11:03AM · see review

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A Court of Splintered Harmony (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #6)

by Sarah J. Maas (Goodreads Author)

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There and Back Again: The Unofficial Oral History of The Lord of the Rings Films

by Sam Moore

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Oct 21, 2026 07:20PM

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Book cover for Onyx Storm (The Empyrean, #3)

Onyx Storm (The Empyrean, #3) by Rebecca Yarros

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“Dragons do not answer to the laws of humans,” she counters in a tone that reminds me of Tairn. “And as my bonded, as Tairn’s rider, you no longer answer to them, either.”