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The Sisters of Reckoning by Charlotte Nicole Davis

The Good Luck Girls by Charlotte Nicole Davis

Aster, the protector. Violet, the favourite. Tansy, the medic. Mallow, the fighter. Clementine, the catalyst. The country of Arketta calls them Good Luck Girls—they know their luck is anything but. Sold to a “welcome house” as children and branded with cursed markings Trapped in a life they would never have chosen. When Clementine accidentally kills a man, the girls risk a dangerous escape and harrowing journey to find freedom, justice, and revenge in a country that wants them to have none of those things. Pursued by Arketta’s most vicious and powerful forces, both… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism
Sex slavery & indentured servitude
Rape & attempted rape
Substance addiction
Suicide
Drug abuse & withdrawal
Murder

The Sisters of Reckoning by Charlotte Nicole Davis

The Sisters of Reckoning by Charlotte Nicole Davis

The Good Luck Girls are free. Aster’s sister and friends have new lives across the border in Ferron, while Aster remains in Arketta, helping more girls escape. But news of a new welcome house opening fills Aster with a need to do more than just help individual girls. And an unexpected reunion gives her an idea of how to do it. From there, grows a wildly ambitious plan to free all dustbloods, who live as prisoners to Arketta’s landmasters and debt slavery.,… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Child sexual abuse
Underage sex work mentioned
Torture

The Pants Project by Cat Clarke

The Pants Project by Cat Clarke

Whoever wrote the uniform policy decided (whyyy?) that girls had to wear skirts, while boys were allowed to wear pants. Sexist. Unfair. “Girls must wear a black, pleated, knee-length skirt.” I bet I read those words a hundred times during summer vacation. The problem wasn’t the last word in that sentence. Skirt wasn’t really the issue, not for me. The issue was the first word. Girls. Here’s the thing: I may seem like a girl, but on the inside, I’m a boy.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Queermisia
Misgendering
Coming out themes
Sexism
Internalised ableism
Attempted sexual assault recounted
Death of a father
Death of a grandfather
Physical assault discussed
Bullying (theme)

The Hell You Say by Josh Lanyon

The Hell You Say by Josh Lanyon

In the third in the popular Adrien English series, the “ill-starred and bookish” mystery writer has to contend with a Satanic cult, a handsome university professor and his on-again/off-again relationship with the eternally conflicted LAPD Detective Jake Riordan. And, oh, yes, murder…

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Homomisia
Racism
Stalking
Satanic cults

Ash by Malinda Lo

Ash by Malinda Lo

In the wake of her father’s death, Ash is left at the mercy of her cruel stepmother. Consumed with grief, her only joy comes by the light of the dying hearth fire, rereading the fairy tales her mother once told her. In her dreams, someday the fairies will steal her away, as they are said to do. When she meets the dark and dangerous fairy Sidhean, she believes that her wish may be granted. The day that Ash meets Kaisa, the King’s Huntress, her heart begins to change. Instead of chasing fairies, Ash learns to hunt with Kaisa. Though their friendship is as delicate as a new… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Indentured servitude of a child
Physical child abuse
Alcohol consumption
Blood depiction
Death from fever
Seizures
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a mother & wife, off-page
Death of a father
Knife violence
Graphic animal death & dead bodies
Hunting

Broken by Jenny Lawson

Broken (In the Best Possible Way) by Jenny Lawson

As Jenny Lawson’s hundreds of thousands of fans know, she suffers from depression. In Broken, Jenny brings readers along on her mental and physical health journey, offering heartbreaking and hilarious anecdotes along the way. With people experiencing anxiety and depression now more than ever, Jenny humanizes what we all face in an all-too-real way, reassuring us that we’re not alone and making us laugh while doing it. From the business ideas that she wants to pitch to Shark Tank to the reason why Jenny can never go back to the post office, Broken leaves nothing…. Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Anxiety & panic attacks
Depression
Suicidal ideation

He’s a Brute by Chloe Liese

He’s a Brute by Chloe Liese

Every good scientist knows the second law of thermodynamics: the universe’s disorder, entropy, is always increasing. Professionally and personally speaking, Nairne’s familiar with the principle. After a streak of costly fame, now she’s set on saving the world, microscope in hand, and there’s no time for romance. Problem is, when a rude, despicably sexy Adonis shows up to run their board meeting, chemistry and its ensuing chaos become more than a formula—now they’re a burning hot reality… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Cancer

Four Point by Max Ellendale

Four Point by Max Ellendale

Thirty-two bodies, twenty years, and a cold case that lives inside her alone. Detective Sali James teeters on the edge of sanity as she’s forced to unearth her darkest days in order to stop Washington’s most elusive serial killer.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Sexual assault
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Panic attacks
Suicide mentioned
Graphic drug use
Emesis
Murder

Chemistry by Weike Wang

Chemistry by Weike Wang

At first glance, the quirky, overworked narrator of this novel seems to be on the cusp of a perfect life: she is studying for a prestigious PhD in chemistry that will make her Chinese parents proud (or at least satisfied), and her successful, supportive boyfriend has just proposed to her. But instead of feeling hopeful, she is wracked with ambivalence. The long demanding hours at the lab have created an exquisite pressure cooker, and she doesn’t know how to answer the marriage question. When it all becomes too much and her life plan veers off course, she finds herself on a new path of discoveries about everything she thought she knew.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Child abuse
Cheating

This Winter by Alice Oseman

This Winter by Alice Oseman

The festive season isn’t always happy for Tori Spring and her brother Charlie. And this year’s going to be harder than most. I used to think that difficult was better than boring, but I know better now… I’m not going to think about the past few months, about Charlie and me, and all of the sad. I’m going to block it all out Just for today.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Ableism & internalised ableism
Bimisa
Suicidal ideation
Attempted suicide recounted
Eating disorder (anorexia)
Disordered food thoughts & restrictive eating
Psychiatric hospitalisation discussed