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Willa of the Wood by Robert Beatty

Willa of the Wood by Robert Beatty

Willa, a young night-spirit, is her clan’s best thief. She creeps into the cabins of the day-folk under cover of darkness and takes what they won’t miss. It’s dangerous work–the day-folk kill whatever they don’t understand–but Willa will do anything to win the approval of the padaran, the charismatic leader of the Faeran people.

Willa, a young night-spirit, is her clan’s best thief. She creeps into the cabins of the day-folk under cover of darkness and takes what they… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Kidnapping of children
Fire, including displacement from the destruction of houses
Death of a pet

Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty

Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty

Serafina has never had a reason to disobey her pa and venture beyond the grounds of the Biltmore estate. There’s plenty to explore in her grand home, although she must take care to never be seen. None of the rich folk upstairs know that Serafina exists; she and her pa, the estate’s maintenance man, have secretly lived in the basement for as long as Serafina can remember.

But when children at the estate start disappearing, only Serafina knows who the culprit is: a terrifying man in a black cloak who stalks Biltmore’s… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Kidnapping of children (theme)

Willa of Dark Hollow by Robert Beatty

Willa of Dark Hollow by Robert Beatty

The Great Smoky Mountains. 1901. Willa and her clan are the last of the Faeran, an ancient race of forest people who have lived in the mountains for as long as the trees have grown there. But as crews of newly arrived humans start cutting down great swaths of the forest she loves, Willa is helpless to stop them. How can she fight the destroyers of the forest and their powerful machines? When Willa discovers a mysterious dark hollow filled with strange and beautiful creatures, she comes to realize that it contains a terrifying force. Is unleashing these dangerous spirits the key to stopping the loggers? … Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Gun violence
Animal death & hunting
Animal attack (snake)

Nightblood by Elly Blake

Nightblood by Elly Blake

Ruby’s world has changed more than she ever could have imagined. She’s in love with a powerful Frost King. She’s the heir to the Fire Throne. And she may be a Nightblood–the spawn of a vengeful deity hellbent on releasing his wraithlike Minax from their prison. Once freed, these beasts will roam the earth, devouring every last person until he or she is nothing but an empty husk. But Ruby is able to control the Minax to a degree, and now she, her beloved Arcus, and her friend Kai must find a way to bring Frostbloods and Firebloods–sworn enemies–together to make a stand against a foe more deadly than any they’ve faced.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Murder of a mother recounted*
Sword & arrow violence
Fire
Shipwreck
Loss of autonomy (possession)

*Explanation : The heroine’s mother was bludgeoned to death in the first book.

Frostblood by Elly Blake

Frostblood by Elly Blake

In a land governed by the cruel Frostblood ruling class, seventeen-year-old Ruby is a Fireblood who has spent most of her life hiding her ability to manipulate heat and light – until the day the soldiers come to raid her village and kill her mother. Ruby vows revenge on the tyrannous Frost King responsible for the massacre of her people.

But Ruby’s powers are unpredictable and so are the feelings she has for Arcus, the scarred. .. Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Starvation & food deprivation
Burn scars
Death of a mother*
Murder & attempted murder
Physical assault*
Gladiator-style fight rings
Imprisonment
Fire (theme)
Animal death

*Explanation : The heroine’s mother is bludgeoned to death, and she hears her neighbouring cellmate being beaten to death by guards.

Antisocial by Jillian Blake

Antisocial by Jillian Blake

Senior spring was supposed to mean sleeping through class and partying with friends. But for Anna Soler, it’s going to be a lonely road. She’s just been dumped by her perfect basketball star boyfriend—with no explanation. Anna’s closest friends, the real ones she abandoned while dating him, are ignoring her. The endearing boy she’s always had a complicated friendship with is almost too sympathetic.

But suddenly Anna isn’t the only one whose life has been upended… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Queermisia
Anxiety
Eating disorder mentioned
Suicide
Self-harm
Abortion mentioned
Bullying

Fireblood by Elly Blake

Fireblood by Elly Blake

Against all odds, Ruby has defeated the villainous Frost King and melted his throne of ice. But the bloodthirsty Minax that was trapped inside is now haunting her kingdom and everyone she loves. The answers to its demise may lie to the south in Sudesia, the land of the Firebloods, and a country that holds the secrets to Ruby’s powers and past.

Despite warnings from her beloved Arcus, Ruby accompanies a roguish Fireblood… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Forced arranged marriage
Murder & mass murder mentioned
Sword & dagger violence
Loss of autonomy (possession)
Fire
Animal attack (scorpion)

The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James by Ashley Herring Blake

The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James by Ashley Herring Blake

When Sunny St. James receives a new heart, she decides to set off on a “New Life Plan”: 1) do awesome amazing things she could never do before; 2) find a new best friend; and 3) kiss a boy for the first time.

Her “New Life Plan” seems to be racing forward, but when she meets her new best friend Quinn, Sunny questions whether she really wants to kiss a boy at all. When the reemergence of her mother, Sunny begins a journey to becoming the new Sunny St. James.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Queermisia
Parent with alcoholism
Heart transplant surgery

Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood

Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood

Andromeda is a debtera—an exorcist hired to cleanse households of the Evil Eye. When a handsome young heir named Magnus Rochester reaches out to hire her, Andromeda quickly realizes this is a job like no other, with horrifying manifestations at every turn, and that Magnus is hiding far more than she has been trained for. Death is the most likely outcome if she stays, but leaving Magnus to live out his curse alone isn’t an option. Evil may roam the castle’s halls, but so does a burning desire.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Slavery
Child abuse
Blood & gore depiction
Dismemberment
Murder

Savage Fae by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti

Savage Fae by Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti

There’s more to my brother’s murder than I realised. Shadows in the halls, mysteries lurking around every corner. Whoever killed him is covering their tracks well. And now I’m walking a dangerous line between getting close to the four kings for information and wanting to crawl deeper under their skin for my own desires.

I can’t trust anyone. I can’t let my guard down. And I must keep the urges of my body separate from my heart. But I’m starting to break all of my own rules.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Drug use & abuse
Murder of a brother recounted
Bullying