Into the Crooked Place by Alexandra Christo
Magic rules the city of Creije Capital and Tavia Syn knows just how many tricks she needs up her sleeve to survive. Selling dark magic on the streets for her kingpin, she keeps clear of other crooks, counting the days until her debt is paid and she can flee her criminal life.
But then, one day, with her freedom in sight, Tavia uncovers a sinister plot that threatens to destroy the realm she calls home. Desperate to put an end to her kingpin’s plan, Tavia forms an unlikely alliance with three crooks even more deadly than her: Wesley, the kingpin’s prodigy and most renewed criminal in the realm… Read more.
Trigger & Content Warnings
- Indentured servitutde
- Sexual assault (nonconsensual kiss)
- Child abuse
- Estrangement
- Hallucinations
- Alcohol consumption
- Drugging
- Blood depiction
- Physical injuries
- Dead bodies
- Plague mentioned
- Grief & loss depiction
- Death of a mother & father recounted
- Death of a brother recounted
- Murder & attempted murder
- Gun & knife violence
- Gang violence
- Strangulation
- Physical assault, on-page (fight ring)
- Kidnapping & captivity
- Imprisonment
- Disappearance of a loved one
- Loss of autonomy
- War themes & battle scenes recounted
- Poverty discussed
- Homelessness recounted
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