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Arsenic for Tea by Robin Stevens

Arsenic for Tea by Robin Stevens

Schoolgirl detectives Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are at Daisy’s home, Fallingford, for the holidays. Daisy’s glamorous mother is throwing a tea party for Daisy’s birthday, and the whole family is invited, from eccentric Aunt Saskia to dashing Uncle Felix. But it soon becomes clear that this party isn’t really about Daisy at all. Naturally, Daisy is furious. Then one of their party falls seriously, mysteriously ill—and everything points to poison. With wild storms preventing anyone from leaving, or the police from arriving, Fallingford suddenly feels like a dangerous place to be. Not… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism & racist language
Sexism
Classism
Ableism
Alcohol consumption mentioned
Dead bodies discussed
Emesis
Death of a father from suicide mentioned
Murder by arsenic poisoning, on-page
Floods

Jolly Foul Play by Robin Stevens

Jolly Foul Play by Robin Stevens

Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong have returned to Deepdean for a new school term, but nothing is the same. There’s a new Head Girl, Elizabeth Hurst, and a team of Prefects – and these bullying Big Girls are certainly not good eggs. Then, after the fireworks display on Bonfire Night, Elizabeth is found – murdered. Many girls at Deepdean had reason to hate Elizabeth, but who might have committed such foul play? Could the murder be linked to the secrets and scandals, scribbled on scraps of paper, that are suddenly appearing around the school? And with their own friendship falling to pieces, how will Daisy and Hazel solve this mystery?

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Queermisia & lesbomisia, on-page
Ableism discussed
Racism
Nazism & antisemitism discussed
Classism
Chronic heart disease discussed
Dead body
Psychiatric hospitalisation for eating disorder mentioned
Murder of a teenage girl from blunt-force trauma to the head, off-page
Kidnapping & captivity
Disappearance of a child and sister
Bullying & rumor-spreading

The Magnificent Sons by Justin Myers

The Magnificent Sons by Justin Myers

Jake D’Arcy has spent most of his twenty-nine years trying to get his life just right. He’s nearly there: great girlfriend, great friends, stable job. A distant relationship with his boisterous family – which is exactly the way he wants it. So why does everything feel so wrong? When his popular, irritatingly confident teenage brother Trick comes out as gay to a rapturous response, Jake realises he has questions about his own repressed bisexuality, and that he can’t wait any longer to find his answers. As Trick begins to struggle with navigating the murky waters of adult relationships… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Bimisia
Internalised homomisia

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

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