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Cat Rector

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Fantasy, Myth Retellings

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About the Author

Cat Rector grew up in a small Nova Scotian town and could often be found simultaneously reading a book and fighting off muskrats while walking home from school. She devours stories in all their forms, loves messy, morally grey characters, and writes about the horrors that we inflict on each other. After spending nearly a decade living abroad, she returned to Canada to resume her war against the muskrats. When she’s not writing, you can find her playing video games, spending time with loved ones, or staring at her To Be Read pile like it's going to read itself.

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Average rating: 4.2 · 1,544 ratings · 582 reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Goddess of Nothing At All (Unwritten Runes, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 934 ratings — published 2021 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Epilogues for Lost Gods (Unwritten Runes, #2) 4.29 avg rating — 227 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This Too Shall Burn 4.45 avg rating — 138 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Coal Gets In Your Veins (Vampires of Coal Dust, #1) by Cat Rector (Goodreads Author), Leslie Allen (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.35 avg rating — 89 ratings — published 2024 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Monsters In Masquerade by Robin Alvarez (Goodreads Author) (Editor, Contributor), Isabel Cañas (Goodreads Author), Angela Montoya (Goodreads Author) 4.38 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 2025	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Threads of Fate (Unwritten Runes, #2.5) 4.56 avg rating — 64 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Learning To Bleed (Vampires of Coal Dust, #2) by Cat Rector (Goodreads Author), Leslie Allen (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.05 avg rating — 20 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Learning to Bleed by Cat Rector (Goodreads Author), Leslie Allen (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Cat Rector

Unwritten Runes (3 books)
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Cat Rector (Goodreads Author)

4.16 avg rating — 1,225 ratings

Vampires of Coal Dust (2 books)
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Cat Rector (Goodreads Author),

Leslie Allen (Goodreads Author) (Contributor)

4.29 avg rating — 109 ratings

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Model Home

by Rivers Solomon (Goodreads Author)

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Beta Read

by Anonymous

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Bloody Rose (The Band, #2)

by Nicholas Eames (Goodreads Author)

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read in February 2023

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Cat Rector said: " My second read-through, tho my original review is gone from when I purged my account. Still a fantastic book.

This time I listened to the audiobook, which was a fantastic experience. Bloody Rose IS book two in a series, however I read this book first ...more "

Feb 05, 2023 07:44AM · see review

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Cat Rector is 30% done with Model Home: "And what of my father? Where is my ire for him? Okay, but like, what of anyone’s father. Goodness, we can’t be disappointed by men we never once believed in." You ever read an author and instantly know you'll never master the craft the way they have? Jfc this book keeps hitting Model Home by Rivers Solomon (Goodreads Author) progress:	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Flowers blossom most thoroughly when given time, affection, and kindness. This is, I suspect, true for most things in life.”
― Cat Rector, The Goddess of Nothing At All

tags: kindness

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“You read her books?”
Loki held up a finger. “Don’t say it. She’s one of the best Elven storytellers, and you should have expected it.”
“She writes love stories!” I teased.
He scoffed. “And why should I not want to be wooed?”
― Cat Rector, The Goddess of Nothing At All

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“I…” the answer needed to be honest. An easy yes would do me no good. “I will make mistakes. I know I will. But I’m ready to be more than what others made me, than what I turned myself into. I’m going to try.”
― Cat Rector, Epilogues for Lost Gods

tags: inspirational, loki

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