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Defekt by Nino Cipri

Defekt by Nino Cipri

Derek is LitenVärld’s most loyal employee. He lives and breathes the job, from the moment he wakes up in a converted shipping container at the edge of the parking lot to the second he clocks out of work 18 hours later. But after taking his first ever sick day, his manager calls that loyalty into question. An excellent employee like Derek, an employee made to work at LitenVärld, shouldn’t need time off. To test his commitment to the job, Derek is assigned to a special inventory shift. hunting through the store to find defective products. Toy chests with pincers and eye stalks… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Ableism
Blood & gore depiction
Physical injuries
Emesis

Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney

Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney

Daisy Darker is arriving at her grandmother’s house for her eightieth birthday. It is Halloween, and Seaglass – the crumbling Cornish house perched upon its own tiny private island – is at one with the granite rocks it sits on. The Darker family haven’t all been in the same place for over a decade, and when the tide comes in they’ll be cut off from the rest of the world for eight hours. When the tide goes back out, nothing will ever be the same again, because one of them is a killer . . .

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Animal death

Royally Betrayed by Lea Jade

Royally Betrayed by Lea Jade

As a trained assassin, my mission is simple: Find the evidence. Kill the King. Only, I didn’t expect there to be complications. Or a fearless lioness on my trail. An angelic warrior with an intoxicating scent and powerful energy I can’t ignore. My beast craves to take her and make her mine. She is everything I want and more. To hell with orders. But claiming her was a mistake. Hurting her even more so. Despite the beast inside giving me no choice. I need to capture her and make her mine once and for all… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Sexual assault mentioned
Murder
Bullying

Not Here to Be Liked by Michelle Quach

Not Here to Be Liked by Michelle Quach

Falling in love wasn’t part of the plan. Eliza Quan fully expects to be voted the next editor-in-chief of her school paper. She works hard, she respects the facts, and she has the most experience. Len DiMartile is an injured star baseball player who seems to have joined the paper just to have something to do. Naturally, the staff picks Len to be their next leader. Because while they may respect Eliza, they don’t particularly like her - but right now, Eliza is not here to be liked. She’s here to win. But someone does like Eliza. A lot… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism
Sexism

I Hear the Sunspot by Yuki Fumino

I Hear the Sunspot by Yuki Fumino

Because of a hearing disability, Kohei is often misunderstood and has trouble integrating into life on campus, so he learns to keep his distance. That is until he meets the outspoken and cheerful Taichi. He tells Kohei that his hearing loss is not his fault. Taichi’s words cut through Kohei’s usual defense mechanisms and open his heart. More than friends, less than lovers, their relationship changes Kohei forever.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Fatmisia
Ableism
Classism
Bullying

The Resolutions by Mia Garcia

The Resolutions by Mia Garcia

New Years are for fresh starts, but Jess just wants everything to go back to the way it was. From hiking trips, to four-person birthday parties, to never-ending group texts, Jess, Lee, Ryan, and Nora have always been inseparable—and unstoppable. But now, with senior year on the horizon, they’ve been splintering off and growing apart. And so, as always, Jess makes a plan. Reinstating their usual tradition of making resolutions together on New Year’s Eve, Jess adds a new twist: instead of making their own resolutions, the four friends assign them for each other—dares like kiss someone you know is wrong for you, show… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Panic attack
Hospital
Death of a parent recounted
Car accident

Shaken to the Core by Jae

Shaken to the Core by Jae

Kate Winthrop, the only child of a wealthy shipping magnate, has the course of her life charted for her by her parents. She’s expected to marry well and produce a successor to the Winthrop empire. But Kate has a very different path in mind. Her true passion lies with photography—and with women. Alone in the city after losing her brother, Sicilian immigrant Giuliana Russo starts working for the Winthrops as a maid. Despite their different social status, Kate and Giuliana become friends, much to the dismay of Kate’s parents. As the connection between the two women grows, a devastating earthquake hits San… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Death of a sibling

Paris Daillencourt Is About to Crumble by Alexis Hall

Paris Daillencourt Is About to Crumble by Alexis Hall

Paris Daillencourt is a recipe for disaster. Despite his passion for baking, his cat, and his classics degree, constant self-doubt and second-guessing have left him a curdled, directionless mess. So when his roommate enters him in Bake Expectations, the nation’s favourite baking show, Paris is sure he’ll be the first one sent home. But not only does he win week one’s challenge—he meets fellow contestant Tariq Hassan. Sure, he’s the competition, but he’s also cute and kind, with more confidence than Paris could ever hope to have. Still, neither his growing romance with… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism
Queermisia
Anxiety & panic attack

Dangerous Beauty by JT Geissinger

Dangerous Beauty by J.T. Geissinger

For Nasir, former Special Ops military man and bodyguard, his new job seems like an easy-money gig: trail a Russian mobster’s runaway wife in Mexico, enjoy the sun, observe, and report. Just one rule: don’t get too close. But it’s all Naz can do not to watch the alluring dancer’s every move. A closer look is irresistible—especially when she’s in trouble. Evalina escaped to the island getaway to live an untraceable life—as far away from the past as she can get. But Eva can’t ignore the dark, muscled stud who rescues her from a drug gang. He says he’s an ex-cop on vacation. When providence throws them together time… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Rape, off-page
Physical assault

River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey

River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey

In the early 20th Century, the United States government concocted a plan to import hippopotamuses into the marshlands of Louisiana to be bred and slaughtered as an alternative meat source. This is true. Other true things about hippos: they are savage, they are fast, and their jaws can snap a man in two. This was a terrible plan. Contained within this volume is an 1890s America that might have been: a bayou overrun by feral hippos and mercenary hippo wranglers from around the globe. It is the story of Winslow Houndstooth and his crew. It is the story of their fortunes. It is the story of his revenge.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Ableism
Fatmisia
Blood & gore depiction
Physical injuries, including having an ear cut off
Death of a child
Murder & attempted murder
Knife violence & stabbing
Gun violence
Animal death
Animal attack