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Wayward by Gregory Ashe

Wayward by Gregory Ashe

Emery Hazard is trying to plan his wedding, even though his fiancé, John-Henry Somerset, isn’t exactly making things easy for him. To be fair, Somers has been distracted lately; his father is running for mayor in a hotly contested election, and their hometown is splintering under the weight of divisive politics.

In a matter of hours, those poisonous politics invade Hazard’s life in a way he couldn’t have imagined. Glenn Somerset, Somers’s father, shows up on their doorstep, and he wants two things: first, for Hazard to neutralize a blackmail threat; and second… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Sexism
Homomisia
Racism
Parent with cancer
Death of a parent
Blackmail
Psychiatrist-patient relationship
Animal abuse mentioned

The Mortal Sleep by Gregory Ashe

The Mortal Sleep by Gregory Ashe

Months have passed since the events at Belshazzar’s Feast. Vie Eliot, reluctant psychic and self-appointed defender of the small Wyoming town called Vehpese, knows that trouble is coming, but for the time being, he wants to spend as many happy days as he can with his boyfriend.

Until one night, two men arrive and blow up a car. They threaten to do more damage unless Vie leaves town. Immediately… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Ableism
Homomisia
Depression
Attempted suicide
Suicidal ideation
Drug use
Kidnapping
Loss of autonomy (mind control)
Animal torture mentioned

A Shadow in the Ember by Jennifer Armentrout

Storm and Fury by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Born shrouded in the veil of the Primals, a Maiden as the Fates promised, Seraphena Mierel’s future has never been hers. Chosen before birth to uphold the desperate deal her ancestor struck to save his people, Sera must leave behind her life and offer herself to the Primal of Death as his Consort.

However, Sera’s real destiny is the most closely guarded secret in all of Lasania—she’s not the well-protected Maiden but an assassin with one mission—one target. Make the Primal of Death fall in love. … Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Forced sex work mentioned
Sexual harassment
Child abuse
Arranged marriage
Depression
Anxiety & panic attacks
Suicide, off-page
Suicidal ideation
Self-mutilation
Death of a parent in childbirth
Blood & gore decapitation
Dead bodies
Decapitation
Amputation
Death of a father from suicide, off-page
Graphic murder & attempted murder
Torture, including restricted access to food
Whipping, on-page
Imprisonment
War themes & battle scenes
Animal abuse

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, Part 1: Phantom Blood, Vol. 1 by Hirohiko Araki

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, Part 1: Phantom Blood, Vol. 1 by Hirohiko Araki

Young Jonathan Joestar’s life is forever changed when he meets his new adopted brother, Dio. For some reason, Dio has a smouldering grudge against him and derives pleasure from seeing him suffer. But every man has his limits, as Dio finds out. This is the beginning of a long and hateful relationship!

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Bullying
Animal abuse

Deadline by Mira Grant

Deadline by Mira Grant

Shaun Mason is a man without a mission. Not even running the news organization he built with his sister has the same urgency as it used to. Playing with dead things just doesn’t seem as fun when you’ve lost as much as he has. But when a CDC researcher fakes her own death and appears on his doorstep with a ravenous pack of zombies in tow, Shaun has a newfound interest in life.

Because she brings news-he may have put down the monster who attacked them, but the conspiracy is far from dead… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Self-sacrifice
Hallucinations
Blood & gore depiction
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a sister
Death of a friend
Death of a spouse
Gun violence
Animal testing

The World on Either Side by Diane Terrana

The World on Either Side by Diane Terrana

After the death of her boyfriend, sixteen-year old Valentine stops going to school, quits seeing her friends, and, finally, won’t leave her bed. Desperate for her daughter to recover, Valentine’s mother takes her on a trek in Thailand. In the mountains north of Chiang Mai, Valentine finds a world she didn’t know existed, where houses are on stilts and elephants still roam wild. She learns about the Burmese civil war and the relentless violence against the Karen and Rohingya peoplest… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Human trafficking
Rape
Depression
Attempted suicide by overdose
Self-harm (cutting)
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a boyfriend recounted
Murder
Graphic animal cruelty & abuse
Poaching

Sky by Ondine Sherman

Sky by Ondine Sherman

After her mother’s death, Sky leaves her city life to move in with her aunt and uncle in a small Australian town. When her mum was alive, Sky knew who she was: she was kind-hearted and full of a passion for justice, especially the rights of animals. She was also a vegan whose hero was Jane Goodall. And until recently she preferred the company of dogs to boys. But being a vegan and trying to fit into her new home isn’t easy. Her aunt has forgotten she doesn’t eat meat, and Sky is desperately lonely.. Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Death of a mother from cancer
Animal cruelty

Strange Beasts of China by Yan Ge

Strange Beasts of China by Yan Ge and translated by Jeremy Tiang

In the fictional Chinese city of Yong’an, an amateur cryptozoologist is commissioned to uncover the stories of its fabled beasts. These creatures live alongside humans in near-inconspicuousness—save their greenish skin, serrated earlobes, and strange birthmarks. Aided by her elusive former professor and his enigmatic assistant, our narrator sets off to document each beast, and is slowly drawn deeper into a mystery that threatens her very sense of self.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Suicide
Pregnancy
Emesis
Body horror
Cannibalism
Forced institutionalisation
Animal cruelty

The Companion by Katie Alender

The other orphans say Margot is lucky. Lucky to survive the horrible accident that killed her family. Lucky to have her own room because she wakes up screaming every night. And finally, lucky to be chosen by a prestigious family to live at their remote country estate. But it wasn’t luck that made the Suttons rescue Margot from her bleak existence at the group home. Margot was hand-picked to be a companion to their silent, mysterious daughter, Agatha. At first, helping with Agatha, and getting to know her handsome older brother, seems much better than the… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Graphic child abuse
Drugging
Munchausen by Proxy (theme)
Nightmares
Catatonia
Parent with substance addiction mentioned
Non-consensual medical treatment and medication
Needles & syringes
Physical illness & injury, including graphic emesis & seizure
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a mother, father, and sisters in a car accident
Death of a sister
Murder & attempted murder
Drowning
Death of a pet cat recounted

I Know Who You Are by Alice Feeney

I Know Who You Are by Alice Feeney

Meet Aimee Sinclair: the actress everyone thinks they know but can’t remember where from. Except one person. Someone who knows Aimee very well—and what she’s done. . .

When Aimee comes home and discovers her husband is missing, she doesn’t seem to know what to do or how to act. The police think she’s hiding something and they’re right, she is—but perhaps not what they thought. Aimee has a secret she’s never shared, and yet, she suspects that someone knows. As she struggles to keep her career and sanity intact, her past comes back to haunt her in ways more dangerous than she could have ever imagined.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Animal abuse