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This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story by Kacen Callender

This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story by Kacen Callender

Nathan Bird doesn’t believe in happy endings. Although he’s the ultimate film buff and an aspiring screenwriter, Nate’s seen the demise of too many relationships to believe that happy endings exist in real life. Playing it safe to avoid a broken heart has been his MO ever since his father died and left his mom to unravel—but this strategy is not without fault. His best-friend-turned-girlfriend-turned-best-friend-again, Florence, is set on making sure Nate finds someone else. And in a twist that is rom-com-worthy, someone does… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Ableism
Cheating
Depression
Anxiety
Alcohol consumption
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a father recounted

The Art of Escaping by Erin Callahan

The Art of Escaping by Erin Callahan

Seventeen-year-old Mattie is hiding her obsession with Harry Houdini and Dorothy Dietrich from everyone, including her best friend Stella. When Stella takes off to boarding school for the summer, all of Mattie’s anxieties bubble to the surface, leaving her feeling adrift. To distract herself, she seeks out Miyu, the reclusive daughter of a world-renowned escape artist whose life and career were snuffed out by a tragic plane crash. With Miyu’s help, Mattie secretly transforms herself into a burgeoning escapologist and performance artist. Away from the curious eyes of her peers, she thrives in her new world of lock… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Ableism
Homomisic slurs
Cheating
Statutory rape
Alcoholism
Depression
Near-drowning

Honor Among Thieves by Rachel Caine and Ann Aguirre

Honor Among Thieves by Rachel Caine & Ann Aguirre

Petty criminal Zara Cole has a painful past that’s made her stronger than most, which is why she chose life in New Detroit instead of moving with her family to Mars. In her eyes, living inside a dome isn’t much better than a prison cell. Still, when Zara commits a crime that has her running scared, jail might be exactly where she’s headed. Instead, Zara is recruited into the Honors, an elite team of humans selected by the Leviathan—a race of sentient alien ships—to explore the outer reaches of the universe as their passengers… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Child abuse
Loss of autonomy (mind control)

Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine

Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine

Ruthless and supremely powerful, the Great Library is now a presence in every major city, governing the flow of knowledge to the masses. Alchemy allows the Library to deliver the content of the greatest works of history instantly—but the personal ownership of books is expressly forbidden. Jess Brightwell believes in the value of the Library, but the majority of his knowledge comes from illegal books obtained by his family, who are involved in the thriving black market. Jess has been sent to be his family’s spy, but his loyalties… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Suicide
Alcohol consumption
Emesis
Death of a friend
Death of a sibling recounted
Torture recounted
Explosion
Imprisonment
Fire
War themes & military enlistment

The Dead Girls’ Dance by Rachel Caine

The Dead Girls’ Dance by Rachel Caine

Claire Danvers has her share of challenges—like being a genius in a school that favours beauty over brains, dealing with the homicidal girls in her dorm, and above all, finding out that her college town is overrun with vampires. On the up side, she has a great roommate (who tends to disappear at sunup) and a new boyfriend named Shane, whose vampire-hunting dad has called in backup: cycle punks who like the idea of killing just about anything… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Sexual assault
Death of a parent
Murder

The Girl Who Knew Too Much by Tiffany Brooks

The Girl Who Knew Too Much by Tiffany Brooks

High school senior Riley Ozment is desperate to change her reality after making a fool of herself on social media. She needs to do something drastic to repair her social standing—like trying out for a Survivor-style reality TV show. Suddenly, Riley’s dropped onto a deserted tropical island with nineteen other teens competing for a million dollars and a rumored treasure lost on the island. But that treasure has a history: a local curse says that seven people need to die before the treasure can be found. And six hunters have already lost their lives in the search. Who will be the seventh?

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Adult-minor relationship
Drug use mentioned
Graphic physical injury
Emesis

Vial of Tears by Cristin Bishara

Vial of Tears by Cristin Bishara

Sixteen-year-old sisters Samira and Rima aren’t exactly living the dream. Instead, they live with their maddeningly unreliable mother in a rundown trailer in Michigan. Dad’s dead, money’s tight, and Mom disappears for days at a time. So when Sam’s grandfather wills her the family valuables–a cache of Lebanese antiquities–she’s desperate enough to try pawning them before Mom but she shouldn’t. Because one is cursed, forbidden, the burial coin of a forgotten god… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Threats of sexual assault
Self-injury
Knife violence

Music and Malice in Hurricane Town by Alex Bell

Music and Malice in Hurricane Town by Alex Bell

Also known as Dark Charm.

Jude Lomax scrapes a living playing the trumpet on the neon streets of Baton Noir. Then she is invited to play at the funeral of the infamous cajou queen, Ivory Monette. Passing through the cemetery gates, Jude finds herself possessed by the murdered queen’s spirit. And Ivory won’t rest until she’s found the person responsible for her death. Jude Lomax scrapes a living playing the trumpet on the neon streets of Baton Noir. Then she is invited to play at the funeral of the infamous cajou queen, Ivory Monette. Passing through… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Emesis
Death of a sibling recounted
Animal death
Animal attack

Salaam, with Love by Sara Sharaf Beg

Salaam, with Love by Sara Sharaf Beg

Being crammed into a house in Queens with her cousins is not how Dua envisions her trip to New York City. But here she is, spending the holy month of Ramadan with the extended family she hasn’t seen in years. Dua struggles to find her place in the conservative household and to connect with her aloof, engaged-to-be-married cousin, Mahnoor. And as if fasting the whole day wasn’t tiring enough, she must battle her hormones whenever she sees Hassan, the cute drummer in a Muslim band who has a habit of showing up at her most awkward moments… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Islamomisia
Armed robbery

This Wicked Fate by Kalynn Bayron

This Wicked Fate by Kalynn Bayron

Briseis has one chance to save her mother, but she’ll need to do the impossible: find the last fragment of the deadly Absyrtus Heart. If she is to locate the missing piece, she must turn to the blood relatives she’s never known, learn about their secret powers, and take her place in their ancient lineage. Briseis is not the only one who wants the Heart, and her enemies will stop at nothing to fulfil their own ruthless plans. The fates tell of a truly dangerous journey that could… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Emesis
Death of a mother recounted
Murder recounted
Knife & sword violence
Kidnapping