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A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes

A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes

In the middle of the night, a woman wakes to find her beloved city engulfed in flames. Ten seemingly endless years of conflict between the Greeks and the Trojans are over. Troy has fallen. From the Trojan women whose fates now lie in the hands of the Greeks, to the Amazon princess who fought Achilles on their behalf, to Penelope awaiting the return of Odysseus, to the three goddesses whose feud started it all, these are the stories of the women whose lives, loves, and rivalries were forever altered by this long and tragic war.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Sexism
  • Slavery
  • Rape
  • Adult-minor relationship
  • Cheating
  • Suicide & attempted suicide
  • Blood & gore depiction
  • Death of a child
  • Death of a parent
  • Death of a spouse
  • Murder
  • Kidnapping
  • War themes
  • Animal death
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The Ex-Husband by Samantha Hayes 

The Ex-Husband by Samantha Hayes

You thought you were safe. Until he moved in next door. I haven’t lived here long. The house is small and a little run down, but each piece of faded floral wallpaper I peel away feels like unwrapping the second chance I never thought I’d get. I’m finally free to wear what I want, and I don’t flinch when I accidentally burn dinner. My new home is warm, and the kids are safe inside. Anywhere would feel idyllic after the nightmare marriage I’ve just escaped. But then I see my ex-husband Craig stroll past my window and let himself into the house… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Domestic abuse & violence recounted
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Date Night by  Samantha Hayes 

Date Night by Samantha Hayes

Returning early from a disastrous date night with my husband, I know something is wrong the moment the wheels crunch the gravel drive of our home. Inside, the TV is on and a half-eaten meal waits on the table. My heart stops when I find our little girl is alone in the house and our babysitter, Sasha, is missing. Days later, when I’m arrested for Sasha’s murder and torn away from my perfect little family, I’ll wish I had told someone about the threatening note I received that morning. I’ll hate myself for not finding out who the gift hidden inside my husband’s wardrobe was for… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Murder
  • Death from anaphylactic shock
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Ever Cursed by Corey Ann Haydu

Ever Cursed by Corey Ann Haydu

The Princesses of Ever are beloved by the kingdom and their father, the King. They are cherished, admired… cursed. Jane, Alice, Nora, Grace, and Eden carry the burden of being punished for a crime they did not commit, or even know about. They are each cursed to be Without one essential thing—the ability to eat, sleep, love, remember, or hope. And their mother, the Queen, is imprisoned, frozen in time in an unbreakable glass box. But when Eden’s curse sets in on her… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Rape recounted
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The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins

The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins

Carolyn’s not so different from the other human beings around her. She’s sure of it. She likes guacamole and cigarettes and steak. She knows how to use a phone. She even remembers what clothes are for. After all, she was a normal American herself, once. That was a long time ago, of course—before the time she calls “adoption day,” when she and a dozen other children found themselves being raised by a man they learned to call Father. That was a long time ago, of course—before the time she calls “adoption day,” when she and a dozen other children found themselves being… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Rape
  • Incest
  • Claustrophobia
  • Cannibalism
  • Eye trauma
  • Murder
  • Torture
  • Fire
  • Animal attack (dog)
  • Animal death & hunting
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Wildfell by London Clarke

Wildfell by London Clarke

After a traumatic experience with her graduate school professor, Anne Fleming disposes of all her possessions, boards a plane, and plans to check out of life. But a chance meeting on an international flight leads her to Wildfell, a gothic mansion north of London. At first glance, Wildfell seems like the perfect place to hide out, and Anne is intrigued by its strange atmosphere and history of disappearances and deaths. But echoing voices, ghostly mists, a mute girl with a sketchbook full of murders, and a possessive landlady… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Date rape
  • Abandonment
  • Familial estrangement
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Love Times Infinity by Lane Clarke

Love Times Infinity by Lane Clarke

High school junior Michie is struggling to define who she is for her scholarship essays, her big shot at making it into Brown as a first-generation college student. The prompts would be hard for anyone, but Michie’s been estranged from her mother since she was seven and her concept of family has long felt murky. Enter new kid and basketball superstar Derek de la Rosa. He is very cute, very talented, and very much has his eye on Michie, no matter how invisible she believes herself… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Rape & sexual assault
  • Parental abandonment
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Alcoholism mentioned
  • Alcohol consumption
  • Abortion discussed
  • Death of a grandparent recounted, off-page
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Swamp Thing: Twin Branches by Maggie Stiefvater and Morgan Beem

Swamp Thing: Twin Branches by Maggie Stiefvater and illustrated by Morgan Beem

Twins Alec and Walker Holland have a reputation around town. One is quiet and the other is the life of any party, but they are inseparable. For their last summer before college, the two leave the city to live with their rural cousins, where they find that the swamp holds far darker depths than they could have imagined. While Walker carves their names into the new social scene, Alec recedes into a summer school laboratory, because he brought something from home on their trip—it’s an experiment that will soon consume him… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Body horror
  • Bullying
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All the Crooked Saints by Maggie Stiefvater 

All the Crooked Saints by Maggie Stiefvater

Any visitor to Bicho Raro, Colorado is likely to find a landscape of dark saints, forbidden love, scientific dreams, miracle-mad owls, estranged affections, one or two orphans, and a sky full of watchful desert stars. At the heart of this place, you will find the Soria family, who all have the ability to perform unusual miracles. And at the heart of this family are three cousins longing to change its future: Beatriz, the girl without feelings, who wants only to be free to examine her thoughts; Daniel, the Saint of Bicho Raro, who performs miracles for everyone but himself; and Joaquin… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Recreational drug use
  • Eye trauma & loss of vision
  • Electrocution (lightning strike)
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