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Devolution by Max Brooks

Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max Brooks

As the ash and chaos from Mount Rainier’s eruption swirled and finally settled, the story of the Greenloop massacre has passed unnoticed, unexamined… until now. But the journals of resident Kate Holland, recovered from the town’s bloody wreckage, capture a tale too harrowing – and too earth-shattering in its implications – to be forgotten.

In these pages, Max Brooks brings Kate’s extraordinary account to light for the first time, faithfully… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Panic attack, on-page
Dieting discussed & calorie-counting
Blood & gore depiction
Dead bodies
Emesis
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a husband, on-page
Death of friends, on-page
Earthquakes & volcanic eruption, on-page
Animal attack & death from animal attack (theme)
Animal death
Animal dead bodies & butchery, on-page

The Iron Duke by Meljean Brook

The Iron Duke by Meljean Brook

After the Iron Duke freed England from Horde control, he instantly became a national hero. Now Rhys Trahaearn has built a merchant empire on the power – and fear – of his name. And when a dead body is dropped from an airship onto his doorstep, bringing Detective Inspector Mina Wentworth into his dangerous world, he intends to make her his next possession.

But when Mina uncovers the victim’s identity, she stumbles upon a conspiracy that threatens… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Sexual assault recounted

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë

In this sensational, hard-hitting and passionate tale of marital cruelty, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall sees a mysterious tenant, Helen Graham, unmasked not as a ‘wicked woman’ as the local gossips would have it, but as the estranged wife of a brutal alcoholic bully, desperate to protect her son. Using her own experiences with her brother Branwell to depict the cruelty and debauchery from which Helen flees, Anne Bronte wrote her masterpiece to reflect the fragile position of women in society and her belief in universal redemption but scandalized readers of the time.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Domestic abuse
Alcohol consumption & abuse
Spouse with alcoholism
Animal abuse

Talk Bookish to Me by Kate Bromley

Talk Bookish to Me by Kate Bromley

Kara Sullivan’s life is full of love – albeit fictional. As a best-selling romance novelist and influential Bookstagrammer, she’s fine with getting her happily-ever-after fix between the covers of a book.

But right now? Not only is Kara’s best friend getting married next week – which means big wedding stress – but the deadline for her next novel is looming, and she hasn’t written a single word. The last thing she needs is for her infuriating first love, Ryan Thompson… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Fatmisia
Cheating
Alcohol consumption
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a parent

Hurricane Summer by Asha Bromfield

Hurricane Summer by Asha Bromfield

Tilla has spent her entire life trying to make her father love her. But every six months, he leaves their family and returns to his true home: the island of Jamaica. When Tilla’s mother tells her she’ll be spending the summer on the island, Tilla dreads the idea of seeing him again, but longs to discover what life in Jamaica has always held for him. In an unexpected turn of events, Tilla is forced to face the storm that unravels in her own life as she learns about the dark secrets that lie beyond the veil of paradise—all in the midst of an impending hurricane.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Sexism
Racism
Colourism
Slut shaming
Rape
Sexual assault
Domestic abuse

Driven by K Bromberg

Driven by K. Bromberg

Colton Donavan lives on that razor thin edge toward out of control. Whether it’s on the track or off of it, everything he wants is at his fingertips: success, willing women, media attention. Everything that is, but me. I’m the exception this reckless bad boy can’t seem to win over.

My heart is healing. His soul is damaged. We both know the two of us could never work. But he crashes into my life without apology—disrupting my world, testing my boundaries, and uncovering the darkness…. Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Misogyny
Abusive relationship recounted

Suns Will Rise by Jessica Brody and Joanne Rendell

An heir. A renegade. A convict. A cyborg. A défecteur. Five rebels. One revolution. It’s been three months since the Patriarche was beheaded, leaving behind no known heir. Now the planet of Laterre is unrecognizable as General Bonnefaçon attempts to restore peace while the next leader is decided upon. At the same time dangerous rifts threaten to shatter the planet from within. The Red Scar has been killing off anyone with a legitimate claim to the Regime, while the Vangarde are preparing for the return of their infamous leader. Then it’s revealed that the Patriarche had a… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Suicide
Blood & gore depiction, including depiction of dead bodies
Bombings
Torture
Riots

Between Burning Worlds by Jessica Brody and Joanne Rendell

Between Burning Worlds by Jessica Brody & Joanne Rendell

A traitor. A prisoner. A fugitive. Wanted by the Regime. Destined to save the planet.

Laterre is on the brink of war. The Third Estate are rioting against the injustices of a corrupt system. The Patriarche, reeling from the murder of his only heir, makes brutal attempts to quash the unrest, while a new militant faction launches a series of deadly attacks… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Rape, implied
Child abuse recounted
Blood & gore depiction
Execution
Gun violence

Sky Without Stars by Jessica Brody and Joanne Rendell

Sky Without Stars by Jessica Brody & Joanne Rendell

A thief. An officer. A guardian. Three strangers. One shared destiny . . .

When the Last Days came, the planet of Laterre promised hope. But five hundred years later, it’s now a place where an extravagant elite class reigns supreme; where the clouds hide the stars and the poor starve in the streets; where a rebel group, long thought dead, is resurfacing. Whispers of revolution have begun-a… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Child abuse & neglect
Sex work mentioned
Murder
Police brutality

Ink by Alice Broadway

Ink by Alice Broadway

There are no secrets in Saintstone. From the second you’re born, every achievement, every failing, and every significant moment are all immortalized on your skin. There are honourable marks that let people know you’re trustworthy. And shameful tattoos that announce you as a traitor.

After her father dies, Leora finds solace in the fact that his skin tells a wonderful story. That is until she glimpses a mark on the back of his neck, the symbol… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Death of a father