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- Content warnings: Violence, Death, Trauma, Abuse, Kidnapping, Captivity, War, Blood, Stalking
Child of Shivay
by J.R. Cathers
Book 1 in Veils of Terr
goodreads 4.44/5 1,360 ratings
storykind_community 4/5 1 rating
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Length514 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice3/5 · Intense / passionate
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Enemies to lovers
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Medium
- Intense / passionate
- Tension finally satisfied
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- War general / commander
- Fated mates
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- Addictive read
- Morally gray
- Slow seduction
- Book hangover incoming
- Dark/tortured soul
- He falls first
- Fantasy / supernatural intimacy
- Adrenaline rush
- Possessive alpha
- Mutual pining
- Longing glances
- Tension
- Anticipation
- Possessive/protective
- Eye contact intensity
- Bonding/claiming/marking
- Rough/aggressive intimacy
- Possessive
- Dominance
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Forest / wilderness
- High fantasy
- Fae
- Forced proximity
- Royal court / palace
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- Mythological
- Gods/deities
- Hidden identity
- War front / rebellion
- Fae realm / faerie courts
- Monsters
- Assassin romance
- Shifters
- Forced alliance
- Secret power
- Virgin x experienced
Reading experience
- First person
- Fast
- Dark
- Immersive
- Heavy
- High
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- Assassin
- Mysterious
- Atmospheric
- Adventurous
- Dramatic
- Warrior/fighter
- Epic
- Lush
- Vengeful / revenge-driven
- Intense
- Lyrical
- Dangerous
- Tense
- Fae courts and deadly politics
- Assassin sent to kill a king
- Fated mates slow burn
- Expansive world with fae bargains
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Book details
- Length
- 514 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book