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Mary, Will I Die by Shawn Sarles

Mary, Will I Die? by Shawn Sarles

It starts innocently enough. Four kids – three girls, one boy – are at one of their houses, playing games. One of them has read about “Bloody Mary” and the idea that if you look into a mirror and say her name thirteen times, she will show you the future. Some legends say she’ll show you your one true love or a skull to mark your death within five years. Others say that conjuring Bloody Mary will bring her into your world. Both sets of legends are true. The kids go through with the act, saying her name thirteen times. One girl looks in the mirror and sees her longtime… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Blood depiction
Death of a grandparent recounted
Car accident
Bullying

Being Mary Bennet by JC Peterson

Being Mary Bennet by J.C. Peterson

It is a truth universally acknowledged that every bookworm secretly wishes to be Lizzie Bennet. It is a truth universally acknowledged that every bookworm secretly wishes to be Lizzie Bennet.

For seventeen-year-old Marnie Barnes, who’s convinced she is the long-suffering protagonist of her life, this revelation comes at the end of a series of self-induced disasters that force her to confront a devast…. Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism
Statutory rape
Grooming
Cheating
Miscarriage
Car accident, off-page
Bullying

Vow of Thieves by Mary Pearson

Vow of Thieves by Mary E. Pearson

Kazi and Jase have survived, stronger and more in love than ever. Their new life now lies before them–the Ballengers will be outlaws no longer, Tor’s Watch will be a kingdom, and Kazi and Jase will meet all challenges side by side, together at last.

But an ominous warning mars their journey back, and they soon find themselves captured in a tangled web of deceit woven by their greatest enemies and unlikeli…. Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Torture
Sword violence
Hanging
Poisoning
Animal attacks

Dance of Thieves by Mary Pearson

Dance of Thieves by Mary E. Pearson

When the patriarch of the Ballenger empire dies, his son, Jase, becomes its new leader. Even nearby kingdoms bow to the strength of this outlaw family, who have always governed by their own rules. But a new era looms on the horizon, set in motion by a young queen, which makes her the target of the dynasty’s resentment and anger.

At the same time, Kazi, a legendary former street thief, is sent by the queen to investigate transgressi… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Torture

Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire

Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire

October “Toby” Daye, a changeling who is half human and half fae, has been an outsider from birth. After getting burned by both sides of her heritage, Toby has denied the Faerie world, retreating to a “normal” life. Unfortunately for her, the Faerie world has other ideas…

The murder of Countess Evening Winterrose pulls Toby back into the fae world. Unable to resist Evening’s dying curse, which binds her to investigate, Toby must resume her former position as knight errant and ren… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Sexual assault recounted
Depression
Blood depiction
Murder
Torture
Gun violence
Kidnapping

Indestructible Object by Mary McCoy

Indestructible Object by Mary McCoy

For the past two years, Lee has been laser-focused on two things: her job as a sound tech at a local coffee shop and her podcast Artists in Love, which she cohosts with her boyfriend Vincent. Until he breaks up with her on the air right after graduation.

When their unexpected split, the loss of her job, and her parent’s announcement that they’re separating coincide, Lee’s plans, her art, and her life are thrown in… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Cheating

Shame Is an Ocean I Swim Across by Mary Lambert

Shame Is an Ocean I Swim Across by Mary Lambert

Beautiful and brutally honest, Mary Lambert’s poetry is a beacon to anyone who’s ever been knocked down–and picked themselves up again. In verse that deals with sexual assault, mental illness, and body acceptance, Ms. Lambert’s Shame Is an Ocean I Swim Across emerges as an important new voice in poetry, providing strength and resilience even in the darkest of times.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Rape
Sexual assault
Incest
Self-harm

The Other Mrs by Mary Robinette Kowal

The Other Mrs by Mary Robinette Kowal

Sadie and Will Foust have only just moved their family from bustling Chicago to small-town Maine when their neighbour Morgan Baines is found dead in her home. The murder rocks their tiny coastal island, but no one is more shaken than Sadie.

But it’s not just Morgan’s death that has Sadie on edge. And as the eyes of suspicion turn toward the new family in town, Sadie is drawn deeper into the myst…. Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Queermisia
Cheating
Suicide
Chronic illness
Stalking
Animal abuse, on-page
Bullying

The Relentless Moon by Mary Robinette Kowal

The Relentless Moon by Mary Robinette Kowal

The Earth is coming to the boiling point as the climate disaster of the Meteor strike becomes more and more clear, but the political situation is already overheated. Riots and sabotage plague the space program. The IAC’s goal of getting as many people as possible off Earth before it becomes uninhabitable is being threatened.

Elma York is on her way to Mars, but the Moon colony is still being established. Her friend and fellow… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Eating disorder (anorexia)
Suicidal ideation
Pandemic

The Fated Sky by Mary Robinette Kowal

The Fated Sky by Mary Robinette Kowal

The Fated Sky continued the grand sweep of alternate history begun in The Calculating Stars. It is 1961, and the International Aerospace Coalition has established a colony on the moon. Elma York, the noted Lady Astronaut, is working on rotation, flying shuttles on the moon and returning regularly to Earth.

But humanity must get a foothold on Mars. The first exploratory mission is being planned, and none of the women astronauts is on the crew list. The… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism
Queermisia
Death of a spouse