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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

The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal

The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal

On a cold spring night in 1952, a huge meteorite fell to earth and obliterated much of the east coast of the United States, including Washington D.C. The ensuing climate cataclysm will soon render the earth inhospitable for humanity, as the last such meteorite did for the dinosaurs. This looming threat calls for a radically accelerated effort to colonize space and requires a much larger share of humanity to take part in the process. Elma York’s experience as a WASP pilot and…

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Racism
Antisemitism
Misogyny

A Gorgeous Villain by Saffron Kent

A Gorgeous Villain by Saffron A. Kent

Two years ago, Reed Jackson betrayed Calliope Thorne and broke her heart. So she stole his most prized possession – a white mustang – and drove it into the lake for revenge. Now, Callie is stuck at a reform school while Reed is off at college, living his life without repercussions. Until he comes back.

With him comes back all the feelings that Callie has been trying to bury: anger and heartbreak… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Unplanned pregnancy
Abortion mentioned

Sparrow by Mary Hooper

Sparrow by Mary Hooper

There are two kinds of people on the planet. Hunters and prey. I thought I would be safe after my mother died. I thought I could stop searching for new places to hide. But you can’t escape what you are, what you’ve always been. My name is Savannah Darcy Rose. And I am still prey.

Though Savannah Rose―Sparrow to her friends and family―is a gifted ballerina, her real talent is keeping secrets. Schooled in silence by her long… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Homomisia
Bullying

Stronger Than a Bronze Dragon by Mary Fan

Stronger Than a Bronze Dragon by Mary Fan

When a powerful viceroy arrives with a fleet of mechanical dragons and stops an attack on Anlei’s village, the villagers see him as a godsend. They agree to give him their sacred, enchanted River Pearl in exchange for permanent protection—if he’ll marry one of the village girls to solidify the alliance. Anlei is appalled when the viceroy selects her as a bride, but with the fate of her people at stake, she sees no choice but to consent. Anlei’s noble plans are sent into a tailspin, however, when a young thief steals the River Pearl for himself.. Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Misogyny
Attempted forced adult-minor marriage
Child neglect
Nightmares
Death of a father & mother recounted
Death of a wife recounted
Murder
Torture
Gun & knife violence
Fire
War themes & military violence
Animal attack

Sweetest in the Gale by Olivia Dade

Sweetest in the Gale by Olivia Dade

Candy Albright has always stomped confidently through the halls of Marysburg High, passionate and loud and entirely devoted to her students and her various English department initiatives. From his first day as her colleague, Griff Conover couldn’t look away, despite his best efforts.

After a summer apart, though, Candy returns to school a changed woman. Muted. Dimmed. Bowed by a grief Griff recognizes all too well but doesn’t yet under… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Breast cancer

40-Love by Olivia Dade

40-Love by Olivia Dade

When a rogue wave strips Tess Dunn of her bikini top, desperate, half-naked times call for desperate, please-cover-me-kids-are-coming-closer measures. Enter Lucas Karlsson, AKA that flirty Swede in the water nearby. When he prevents her bare buoys from being exposed to fellow vacationers, even an ocean can’t drown the sparks that fly.

Lucas, a former top-level tennis pro now giving lessons at the resort, fled there after the abrupt, painful end to his injury-plagued career. But he’s finally ready… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Fatmisia & body-shaming
Cheating recounted
Arthritis (neck)
Chronic knee & back pain
Wrist & knee surgery mentioned
Car accident recounted

Permanent Record by Mary HK Choi

Permanent Record by Mary H.K. Choi

After a year of college, Pablo is working at his local twenty-four-hour deli, selling overpriced snacks to brownstone yuppies. He’s dodging calls from the student loan office and he has no idea what his next move is.

Leanna Smart’s life so far has been nothing but success. Age eight: Disney Mouseketeer; Age fifteen: first #1 single on the US pop chart; Age seventeen, *tenth* #1 single; and now, at Age nineteen…life is a queasy blur of private planes, weird hotel rooms, and strangers ask… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Anxiety
Depression
Alcohol consumption
Recreational drug use
Cancer mentioned
Financial difficulties

If You Still Recognise Me by Cynthia So

If You Still Recognise Me by Cynthia So

Elsie has a crush on Ada, the only person in the world who truly understands her. Unfortunately, they’ve never met in real life and Ada lives an ocean away. But Elsie has decided it’s now or never to tell Ada how she feels. That is until her long-lost best friend Joan walks back into her life.

In a summer of repairing broken connections and building surprising new ones, Elsie realises that she isn’t nearly as alone as she thought. But now she has a choice to make…

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Queermisia
Toxic relationship recounted

Hearts Unbroken by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Hearts Unbroken by Cynthia Leitich Smith

When Louise Wolfe’s first real boyfriend mocks and disrespects Native people in front of her, she breaks things off and dumps him over e-mail. It’s her senior year, anyway, and she’d rather spend her time with her family and friends and working on the school newspaper. The editors pair her up with Joey Kairouz, the ambitious new photojournalist, and in no time the paper’s staff find themselves with a major story to cover: the school musical director’s inclusive approach to casting The Wizard of Oz has been provoking backlash in their mostly white, middle-class Kansas town… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism
Slut-shaming discussed
Bullying discussed