The Great Trouble by Deborah Hopkinson

The Great Trouble by Deborah Hopkinson

Eel has troubles of his own: As an orphan and a “mudlark,” he spends his days in the filthy River Thames, searching for bits of things to sell. He’s being hunted by Fisheye Bill Tyler, and a nastier man never walked the streets of London. And he’s got a secret that costs him four precious shillings a week to keep safe. But even for Eel, things aren’t so bad until that fateful August day in 1854—the day the deadly cholera (“blue death”) comes to Broad Street… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Child abuse
  • Cholera epidemic
  • Dead bodies mentioned
  • Death of a parent mentioned
  • Physical assault
  • Kidnapping & captivity
  • Animal abuse
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Most Ardently by Susan Mesler-Evans

Most Ardently by Susan Mesler-Evans

Elisa Benitez is proud of who she is, from her bitingly sarcastic remarks to her love of both pretty boys and pretty girls. If someone doesn’t like her, that’s their problem, and Elisa couldn’t care less. Particularly if that person is Darcy Fitzgerald, a snobby, socially awkward heiress with an attitude problem and more money than she knows what to do with. From the moment they meet, Elisa and Darcy are at each other’s throats — which is a bit unfortunate, since Darcy’s best friend is dating Elisa’s sister. It quickly becomes… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Statutory rape recounted
  • Domestic abuse mentioned
  • Alcohol consumption
  • Death of parents in a car accident mentioned
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Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani

Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani

Priyanka Das has so many unanswered questions: Why did her mother abandon her home in India years ago? What was it like there? And most importantly, who is her father, and why did her mom leave him behind? But Pri’s mom avoids these questions–the topic of India is permanently closed. For Pri, her mother’s homeland can only exist in her imagination. That is, until she find a mysterious pashmina tucked away in a forgotten suitcase… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Sexism
  • Hospital
  • Bullying
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Hero-Type by Barry Lyga

Hero-Type by Barry Lyga

Everyone is treating Kevin as a hero. He was in the right place and the right time and he saved a girl from being murdered. Only Kevin knows though, why he was able to save her. Things get even more complicated when Kevin is seen removing two patriotic “Support the Troops” ribbons from his car bumper. Now the town that lauded him as a hero turns on him, calling him unpatriotic. Kevin, who hadn’t thought much about patriotism up to then, becomes politically engaged, suddenly questioning what exactly suppo… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Stalking
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Bruiser by Neal Shusterman

Bruiser by Neal Shusterman

When Brontë starts dating Brewster “Bruiser” Rawlins – the guy voted “Most Likely to Get the Death Penalty” her twin brother, Tennyson, isn’t surprised. But then strange things begin to occur. Tennyson and Brontë’s scrapes heal unnaturally fast, and cuts disappear before their eyes. What at first seems like their good fortune turns out to be more than they bargained for…much more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Child abuse
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The Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg

The Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg

Returning to her hometown of Fjallbacka after the funeral of her parents, writer Erica Falck finds a community on the brink of tragedy. The death of her childhood friend, Alex, is just the beginning. Her wrists slashed, her body frozen in an ice-cold bath, it seems that she has taken her own life. Erica conceives a book about the beautiful but remote Alex, one that will answer questions about their own shared past. While her interest grows into an obsession, local detective Patrik Hedstrom is following his own suspi… Read more

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Domestic abuse
  • Murder
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The May Queen Murders by Sarah Jude

The May Queen Murders by Sarah Jude

Those are the rules in Rowan’s Glen, a remote farming community in the Missouri Ozarks where Ivy Templeton’s family has lived for centuries. It’s an old-fashioned way of life, full of superstition and traditions, and sixteen-year-old Ivy loves it. The other kids at school may think the Glen kids are weird, but Ivy doesn’t care—she has her cousin Heather as her best friend. The two girls share everything with each other—or so Ivy thinks. When Heather goes missing after a May Day celebration, Ivy discovers that both her best friend and her beloved hometown are as full of secrets as the woods that surround them.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Bury Your Gays trope
  • Murder
  • Physical assault
  • Animal cruelty
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Pyre at the Eyreholme Trust by Lin Darrow

Pyre at the Eyreholme Trust by Lin Darrow

In Temperance City, the streets are ruled by spelled-up gangsters, whose magic turf wars serve as a constant backdrop to civilian life. With magic strictly regulated, Eli Coello—whip-smart jewelry salesman by day, sultry torch singer by night—has always found it advantageous to hide his magical affinity for ink. All that goes up in smoke the day Eli is forced to use his magic to foil a jewelry heist, and in doing so unwittingly catches the eye of Duke Haven, leader of the fire-flinging Pyre gang. Seeing a useful asset, Duke promptly blackmails Eli into providing unregistered spellwork… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Non-fatal immolation
  • Blackmail
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Demon Slayer, Volume Two by Koyoharu Gotouge

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 2: It Was You by Koyoharu Gotouge

During final selection for the Demon Slayer Corps, Tanjiro faces a disfigured demon and uses the techniques taught by his master, Urokodaki! As Tanjiro begins to walk the path of the Demon Slayer, his search for the demon who murdered his family leads him to investigate the disappearances of young girls in a nearby town.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Blood & gore depiction
  • Death of a mother & siblings
  • Death of a father mentioned
  • Death of a grandmother mentioned
  • Axe & knife violence
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The Half-Orc’s Maiden Bride by Ruby Dixon

The Half-Orc’s Maiden Bride by Ruby Dixon

Lady Iolanthe of Rockmourn Keep expects to be a spinster all her days. She is very tall. She is very poor. And she is thirty. What lord could possibly want her? But then her father returns with news that he has found a bridegroom for her – one that is impressively tall. One that is strong, and bold, and wealthy. And best of all? He wants Iolanthe. It seems too good to be true. And when Iolanthe gets her first look at her husband-to-be, she realizes why. No one mentioned the ‘orc’ part of things… 

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Parental neglect
  • Domestic abuse mentioned, off-page
  • Forced breeding
  • Attempted kidnapping
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