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The Dazzling Heights by Katharine McGee

The Dazzling Heights by Katharine McGee

New York City, 2118. Manhattan is home to a thousand-story supertower, a breathtaking marvel that touches the sky. But amid high-tech luxury and futuristic glamour, five teenagers are keeping dangerous secrets. Leda is haunted by memories of what happened on the worst night of her life. She’ll do anything to make sure the truth stays hidden—even if it means trusting her enemy. Leda is haunted by memories of what happened on the worst night of her life. She’ll do anything to make sure the truth stays hidden—even if it means trusting her enemy. When Rylin wins a scholarship to an upper-floor school, her life transforms overnight… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Bury Your Gays trope
Teacher-student relationship
Alcohol consumption
Drug use
Murder by drowning

The Thousandth Floor by Katharine McGee

The Thousandth Floor by Katharine McGee

Welcome to New York, 2118. A hundred years in the future, New York is a city of innovation and dreams. Everyone there wants something…and everyone has something to lose. LEDA COLE’s flawless exterior belies a secret addiction—to a drug she never should have tried and a boy she never should have touched. ERIS DODD-RADSON’s beautiful, carefree life falls to pieces when a heartbreaking betrayal tears her family apart. RYLIN MYERS’s job on one of the highest floors sweeps her into a world—and a romance—she never imagined…but will this new life cost Rylin her old… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Kill Your Sapphics trope
Classism
Incest (adopted siblings)
Cheating
Substance addiction recovery
Recreational drug use & abuse
Alcohol consumption
Death from a fall (theme)
Bullying

The Elites by Natasha Ngan

The Elites by Natasha Ngan

Hundreds of years into the future, wars, riots, resource crises and rising sea levels have destroyed the old civilisations. Only one city has survived: Neo-Babel, a city full of cultures – and racial tension. Fifteen-year-old Silver is an Elite, a citizen of Neo-Babel chosen to guard the city due to her superior DNA. She’d never dream of leaving – but then she fails to prevent the assassination of Neo Babel’s president, setting off a chain of events more shocking and devastating than she could ever have imagined. Forced to flee the city with her best friend Butterfly (a boy with genetically…Read more.

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Murder

Disorientation by Elaine Hsieh Chou

Disorientation by Elaine Hsieh Chou

29-year-old PhD student Ingrid Yang is desperate to finish her dissertation on the late canonical poet, Xiao-Wen Chou, and never read about “Chinese-y” things again. But after four years of painstaking research, she has nothing but anxiety and stomach pain to show for her efforts. When she accidentally stumbles upon a strange and curious note in the Chou archives, she convinces herself it’s her ticket out of academic hell. ut Ingrid’s in much deeper than she thinks. Her clumsy exploits to unravel the note’s message lead to an explosive discovery, one that upends her…Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Ableism
Racism
Eugenics
Drug abuse, including the use of hallucinogenic drugs
Physical assault

Moonstruck, Volume 2 by Grace Ellis

Moonstruck, Vol. 2: Some Enchanted Evening by Grace Ellis & illustrated by Shae Beagle and Kat Fajardo

Werewolf barista Julie and her supernatural friends try to unwind at a party, but a conniving fraternity of fairy bros has other plans for our heroes. With one of their friends trapped in the frat house and the winter solstice (a notable night of magical mischief) looming ever-closer, it’s up to the amorous werewolves and gregarious centaur to save the day. Collects MOONSTRUCK #6-10

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Alcohol consumption
Anxiety

The Seventh Perfection by Daniel Polansky

The Seventh Perfection by Daniel Polansky

When a woman with perfect memory sets out to solve a riddle, the threads she tugs on could bring a whole city crashing down. The God-King who made her is at risk, and his other servants will do anything to stop her. To become the God-King’s Amanuensis, Manet had to master all seven perfections, developing her body and mind to the peak of human performance. She remembers everything that has happened to her, in absolute clarity, a gift that will surely drive her mad. But before she goes, Manet must unravel a secret which threatens not only the carefully prepared… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Physical injuries, including the removal of an eye and finger

Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar

Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar

Everyone likes Humaira “Hani” Khan—she’s easy going and one of the most popular girls at school. But when she comes out to her friends as bisexual, they invalidate her identity, saying she can’t be bi if she’s only dated guys. Panicked, Hani blurts out that she’s in a relationship…with a girl her friends absolutely hate—Ishita “Ishu” Dey. Ishu is the complete opposite of Hani. She’s an academic overachiever who hopes that becoming head girl will set her on the right track for college. But Ishita agrees to help Hani, if Hani will help her become more popular so that she… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism
Islamophobia
Bimisia
Lesbomisia
Coming out themes
Disownment
Toxic friendship (theme)
Alcohol consumption discussed
Bullying
False allegations of cheating in a school test

Shadow City by Francesca Flores

Shadow City by Francesca Flores

Aina Solís has fought her way to the top of criminal ranks in the city of Kosín by wresting control of an assassin empire owned by her old boss, Kohl. She never has to fear losing her home and returning to life on the streets again—except Kohl, the man who tried to ruin her life, will do anything to get his empire back. Aina sets out to kill him before he can kill her. But Alsane Bautix, the old army general who was banned from his seat in the government after Aina revealed his corruption, is working to take back power by destroying anyone who stands in his way. With a new … Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Drug abuse
Murder

Beyond Ruin by Kit Rocha

Beyond Ruin by Kit Rocha

Adrian Maddox fled his royal life—and tragic past—in Sector One, choosing instead to join up with the O’Kanes. For years, he’s lived by one rule: love fast, love hard, and always be willing to walk away. He’s managed to guard his heart, keep it whole and untouched—until now. They couldn’t be more different—Dylan, the brilliant, burned-out doctor from Eden who drowns his pain with drugs and self-destruction. Scarlet, the sensuous, sexy rocker from Three, a woman unafraid to embrace the world. And Jade, turned spy… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Rape & sexual assault mentioned
Addiction
Death of a parent mentioned
Murder & attempted murder

More Than This by Patrick Ness

More Than This by Patrick Ness

A boy drowns, desperate and alone in his final moments. He dies. Then he wakes, naked and bruised and thirsty, but alive. How can this be? And what is this strange deserted place? As he struggles to understand what is happening, the boy dares to hope. Might this not be the end? Might there be more to this life, or perhaps this afterlife?

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Homomisia
Domestic abuse
Suicide