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Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless Lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl. . . . Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai’s, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world’s future.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Coerced suicide (magical manipulation)
Global pandemic (on-page)
Consensual & non-consensual medical treatment, medical experimentation & needles
Death of a father (recounted & off-page)
Gun violence
Car accident
Fire

Renegades by Marissa Meyer

Renegades by Marissa Meyer

The Renegades are a syndicate of prodigies – humans with extraordinary abilities – who emerged from the ruins of a crumbled society and established peace and order where chaos reigned. As champions of justice, they remain a symbol of hope and courage to everyone… except the villains they once overthrew. Nova has a reason to hate the Renegades, and she is on a mission for vengeance. As she gets closer to her target, she meets Adrian, a Renegade boy who believes in justice – and in Nova. But Nova’s allegiance is to a villain who has the power to end them both

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Ableism
Physical injury (burns)
Death of a mother from a fall
Murder of a mother, father and baby sister by gun violence recounted
Gun violence including fatal shootings, stun guns and tranquilizer guns with poisoned ammunition
Fire, poisonous gas and explosions
Animal death & cruelty
Poverty
Bullying
War themes recounted & battle scenes (on-page)

The Host by Stephenie Meyer

The Host by Stephenie Meyer

Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away. The earth has been invaded by a species that take over the minds of human hosts while leaving their bodies intact. Wanderer, the invading “soul” who has been given Melanie’s body, didn’t expect to find its former tenant refusing to relinquish possession of her mind. As Melanie fills Wanderer’s thoughts with visions of Jared, a human who still lives in hiding, Wanderer begins to yearn for a man she’s never met. Reluctant allies, Wanderer and Melanie set off to search for the man they both love.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Suicide & attempted suicide
Overdose
Blood & physical injury depiction
Cancer
Gun violence
Near-drowning incident

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Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis

Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis

Lynn knows every threat to her pond: drought, a snowless winter, coyotes, and, most importantly, people looking for a drink. She makes sure anyone who comes near the pond leaves thirsty, or doesn’t leave at all. Confident in her own abilities, Lynn has no use for the world beyond the nearby fields and forest. Having a life means dedicating it to survival, and the constant work of gathering wood and water. Having a pond requires the fortitude to protect it, something. Mother taught her well during their quiet hours on the rooftop, rifles in hand. But wisps of smoke on the horizon… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Ableism
Rape & attempted rape recounted, and forced sex work (off-page)
Child abuse & intimate partner violence recounted
Suicide (on-page) & suicidal ideation
Pregnancy & childbirth (on-page), including stillbirth (on-page)
Blood & injury depiction, including dead bodies, graphic physical injuries & illness (cholera, seizures, fever), field surgery, and syringes & needles
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a mother & father
Death of a brother
Murder & attempted murder
Gun & knife violence
Torture
Kidnapping & hostage situation
Blackmail
Fire
Drought including death from starvation & dehydration
Death from exposure
Military deployment recounted
Animal death & death of a pet (on-page), including hunting & animal dead bodies
Animal cruelty

Alice Payne Arrives by Kate Heartfield

Alice Payne Arrives by Kate Heartfield

It’s 1788 and Alice Payne is the notorious highway robber, the Holy Ghost. Aided by her trusty automaton, Laverna, the Holy Ghost is feared by all who own a heavy purse. It’s 1889 and Major Prudence Zuniga is once again attempting to change history―to save history―but seventy attempts later she’s still no closer to her goal. But in 2020 the Farmers and the Guides are locked in battle; time is their battleground, and the world is their prize. Only something new can change the course of the war. Or someone new. Little did they know, but they’ve all been waiting until Alice Payne arrives.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Period-typical misogyny
Sexual assault of a minor & statutory rape mentioned*
Depression mentioned
Suicide, suicidal ideation & suicide pacts discussed
Minor blood & gore depiction, including dead bodies
Gun violence
War themes, including refugee experiences & displacement

*Context : Mentions of sex between a seventeen-year-old girl and an adult man.

World After by Susan Ee

World After by Susan Ee

When a group of people capture Penryn’s sister Paige, thinking she’s a monster, the situation ends in a massacre. Paige disappears. Humans are terrified. Mom is heartbroken. Penryn drives through the streets of San Francisco looking for Paige. Why are the streets so empty? Where is everybody? Her search leads her into the heart of the angels’ secret plans where she catches a glimpse of their motivations, and learns the horrifying extent to which the angels are willing to go. Meanwhile, Raffe hunts for his wings. Without them, he can’t rejoin the angels, can’t take his rightful place as… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Ableism & sexism (on-page)
Parent with paranoid schizophrenia with mentions of hallucinations & delusions
Graphic blood & gore depiction, including body horror, dead bodies, involuntary body modifications, medical experimentations, and cannibalism
Torture & psychological torture (on-page)
Murder & attempted murder
Gun & sword violence
Physical assault
Imprisonment
Kidnapping & captivity
Explosions
Building collapse recounted

Angelfall by Susan Ee

Angelfall by Susan Ee

It’s been six weeks since angels of the apocalypse descended to demolish the modern world. Street gangs rule the day while fear and superstition rule the night. When warrior angels fly away with a helpless little girl, her seventeen-year-old sister Penryn will do anything to get her back. Anything, including making a deal with an enemy angel. Raffe is a warrior who lies broken and wingless on the street. After eons of fighting his own battles, he finds himself being rescued from a desperate situation by a half-starved teenage girl… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Ableism
Misogyny & slut-shaming
Sexual harassment & sex work, implied
Parental abandonment recounted
Parent with paranoid schizophrenia with mentions of delusions and hallucinations
Nightmares
Alcohol consumption
Graphic blood and injury depiction, including dead bodies and body parts, cannibalism, dismemberment, scars, human experimentation, and nonconsensual body modification (theme)
Death of children discussed
Murder and attempted murder
Knife & gun violence
Physical assault
Torture
Poisoning
Kidnapping & captivity
War themes
Animal attack

Girls with Razor Hearts by Suzanne Young

Girls with Razor Hearts by Suzanne Young

It’s been weeks since Mena and the other girls of Innovations Academy escaped their elite boarding school. Although traumatized by the violence and experimentations that occurred there, Mena quickly discovers that the outside world can be just as unwelcoming and cruel. With no one else to turn to, the girls only have each other—and the revenge-fueled desire to shut down the corporation that imprisoned them. The girls enroll in Stoneridge Prep, a private school with suspect connections to Innovations, to identify the son of an investor and take down the corporation from the inside. But with…. Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Misogyny (theme), slut-shaming & victim-blaming
Emotional abuse & gaslighting recounted
Rape culture (central theme), including sexual assault (multiple on-page scenes & discussed in-depth) and graphic sexual harassment (on-page)
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) & trauma. including nightmares & flashbacks
Drugging recounted & alcohol consumption
Infertility mentioned
Blood & injury depiction, including physical injuries, dead bodies, non-consensual medical experimentation, and needles
Murder & attempted murder
Knife violence
Strangulation recounted
Kidnapping
Loss of autonomy (memory & mind manipulation)

Girls with Sharp Sticks by Suzanne Young

The Girls of Innovations Academy are beautiful and well-behaved—it says so on their report cards. Under the watchful gaze of their Guardians, the all-girl boarding school offers an array of studies and activities, from “Growing a Beautiful and Prosperous Garden” to “Art Appreciation” and “Interior Design.” The girls learn to be the best society has to offer. Absent is the difficult math coursework, or the unnecessary sciences or current events. They are obedient young ladies, free from arrogance or defiance. Until Mena starts to realize that their carefully controlled existence… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Misogyny, slut-shaming & victim blaming
Emotional abuse & gaslighting
Rape culture (theme), including sexual harassment, sexual assault (on- & off-page) and rape of a minor, implied
PTSD, trauma, nightmares & flashbacks
Dieting & food-shaming
Alcohol consumption & drugging
Infertility mentioned
Blood & injury depiction including body horror, dead bodies, consensual & non-consensual medical treatment, graphic use of needles, and human medical experimentation
Murder & attempted murder
Graphic torture
Knife violence
Strangulation
Physical assault
Loss of autonomy (memory & mind manipulation)
Disappearance of a friend

Wilder Girls by Rory Power

It’s been eighteen months since the Raxter School for Girls was put under quarantine. Since the Tox hit and pulled Hetty’s life out from under her. It started slow. First the teachers died one by one. Then it began to infect the students, turning their bodies strange and foreign. Now, cut off from the rest of the world and left to fend for themselves on their island home, the girls don’t dare wander outside the school’s fence, where the Tox has made the woods wild and dangerous. They wait for the cure they were promised as the Tox… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Parental abandonment
Suicide, suicidal ideation & self-harm (on-page)
Blood, gore& injury depiction, including graphic body horror, emesis, loss of limb, eye trauma, needles, and involuntary medical experimentation & medical treatment
Starvation
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a friend, child & father
Murder & attempted mass murder
Gun violence
Knife violence &stabbing
Hanging
Bombing mentioned
Kidnapping & captivity
Disappearance of a loved one
Chemical gassing
Animal death & hunting, including graphic animal dead bodies, and death by an animal attack