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Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman

Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman

In Norse Mythology, Gaiman stays true to the myths in envisioning the major Norse pantheon: Odin, the highest of the high, wise, daring, and cunning; Thor, Odin’s son, incredibly strong yet not the wisest of gods; and Loki—son of a giant—blood brother to Odin and a trickster and unsurpassable manipulator. Gaiman fashions these primeval stories into a novelistic arc that begins with the genesis of the legendary nine worlds and delves into the exploits of deities, dwarfs, and giants. Through Gaiman’s deft and witty… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Marital rape mentioned
Sexual harassment
Cheating
Forced arranged marriage
Suicide
Pregnancy & childbirth mentioned
Alcohol consumption
Blood, gore and injury depiction
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a son & father
Murder & attempted murder
Physical assault
Fire
Kidnapping
Blackmail
Hanging
Graphic animal death & cruelty
War themes

Steadfast by Claudia Gray

Steadfast by Claudia Gray

Nadia, Mateo, and Verlaine have saved Captive’s Sound from the dark Sorceress Elizabeth…or so they thought. Despite their best efforts, a crack opened and a new, greater evil seeped through. With Mateo as her Steadfast, Nadia’s magic is magnified and she is more powerful than ever. But there is still so much she doesn’t know about the craft, leaving her open and vulnerable to a darker magic…which has begun to call Nadia’s name.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Rape & attempted rape by coercion (off-page)
Parental abandonment
Parental divorce
Nightmares
Suicide discussed
Hospitalisation
Coma
Eye-gouging mentioned
Death of a mother from suicide by drowning mentioned
Death of a mother & father from viral pneumonia mentioned
Murder & attempted murder
Loss of autonomy (mind control)
Sinkholes, on-page
Animal attack
Animal death (birds)

Good Neighbors by Sarah Langan

Good Neighbors by Sarah Langan

Welcome to Maple Street, a picture-perfect slice of suburban Long Island, its residents bound by their children, their work, and their illusion of safety in a rapidly changing world. Arlo Wilde, a gruff has-been rock star who’s got nothing to show for his fame but track marks, is always two steps behind the other dads. His wife, beautiful ex-pageant queen Gertie, feels socially ostracized and adrift. Spunky preteen Julie curses like a sailor and her kid brother Larry is called “Robot Boy” by the kids on the block… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Hate crime
Rape
Sexual assault
Adult-minor relationship
Alcoholism & substance addiction
Suicide
Cancer
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a child
Death of a parent
Murder
Gun violence
Animal death

The Poison Season by Mara Rutherford

The Poison Season by Mara Rutherford

Leelo has spent her entire life on Endla, coexisting with the bloodthirsty Forest and respecting the poisonous lake that protects her island from outsiders who seek to destroy it. But as much as Leelo cares for her community, she struggles to accept that her younger brother will be exiled by his next birthday, unless he gains the magic of enchanted song so vital to Endla. When Leelo sees a young outsider on the verge of drowning in the lake, she knows exactly what she’s supposed to do. But in a moment that will… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Murder
Poisoning
Animal death (ritualistic sacrifice)

Luminous by Mara Rutherford

Luminous by Mara Rutherford

Liora has spent her life in hiding, knowing discovery could mean falling prey to the king’s warlock, Darius, who uses mages’ magic to grow his own power. But when her worst nightmare comes to pass, Darius doesn’t take her. Instead, he demands that her younger sister return to the capital with him. To make matters worse, Evran, Liora’s childhood friend and the only one who knows her secret, goes missing following Darius’s visit, leaving her without anyone to turn to. To find Evran and to save her sister, Liora must embrace the power she has always feared. But the greatest danger she’ll face is yet to come, for Darius has… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Persecution for magic & witchcraft (theme)
Blood depiction
Dead body
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a mother in a fire recounted
Knife violence
Imprisonment mentioned
Blackmail
Animal attack
Animal hunting
Animal death, on-page
Animal dead bodies mentioned

Crown of Coral and Pearl by Mara Rutherford

Crown of Coral and Pearl by Mara Rutherford

Nor once dreamed of seeing the wondrous wealth and beauty of Ilara, the kingdom that’s ruled her village for as long as anyone can remember. But when a childhood accident left her with a permanent scar, it became clear that her identical twin sister, Zadie, would likely be chosen to marry the Crown Prince—while Nor remained behind, unable to ever set foot on land. Then Zadie is gravely injured, and Nor is sent to Ilara in her place. To Nor’s dismay, her future husband, Prince Ceren, is as forbidding and cold as his home—a castle carved into a mountain and devoid of sunlight. And as… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Misogyny
Body shaming
Emotional & physical child abuse
Bloodletting
Emesis
Murder
Torture
Confinement
Animal death
Animal cruelty

We Are Not Free by Traci Chee

We Are Not Free by Traci Chee

Fourteen teens who have grown up together in Japantown, San Francisco. Fourteen teens who form a community and a family, as interconnected as they are conflicted. Fourteen teens whose lives are turned upside down when over 100,000 people of Japanese ancestry are removed from their homes and forced into desolate incarceration camps. In a world that seems determined to hate them, these young Nisei must rally together as racism and injustice threaten to pull them apart.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism & racial slurs
Misogyny
Hate crimes
Death of a friend
Fire
Imprisonment
Internment camps
War themes
Poverty themes
Animal death, on-page

The Bird Tribunal by Agnes Ravatn

The Bird Tribunal by Agnes Ravatn

TV presenter Allis Hagtorn leaves her partner and her job to take voluntary exile in remote house on an isolated fjord. But her new job as housekeeper and gardener is not all that it seems, and her silent, surly employer, 44-year-old Sigurd Bagge, is not the old man she expected. As they await the return of his wife from her travels, their silent, uneasy encounters develop into a chilling, obsessive relationship, and it becomes clear that atonement for past sins may not be enough.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Slut-shaming
Cheating
Death of a spouse recounted
Murder
Animal death

My Sister Rosa by Justine Larbalestier

My Sister Rosa by Justine Larbalestier

Seventeen-year-old Aussie Che Taylor loves his younger sister, Rosa. But he’s also certain that she’s a psychopath–clinically, threateningly, dangerously. Recently Rosa has been making trouble, hurting things. Che is the only one who knows; he’s the only one his sister trusts. Rosa is smart, talented, pretty, and very good at hiding what she is and the manipulation she’s capable of. Their parents, whose business takes the family from place to place, brush off the warning signs as Rosa’s -acting out.- Now that they have moved again–from Bangkok to New York City… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Alcohol consumption
Recreational drug use
Anaphylactic shock
Death of a pet guinea pig

The Crown’s Game by Evelyn Skye

The Crown’s Game by Evelyn Skye

Vika Andreyeva can summon the snow and turn ash into gold. Nikolai Karimov can see through walls and conjure bridges out of thin air. They are enchanters—the only two in Russia—and with the Ottoman Empire and the Kazakhs threatening, the tsar needs a powerful enchanter by his side. And so he initiates the Crown’s Game, an ancient duel of magical skill—the greatest test an enchanter will ever know. The victor becomes the Imperial Enchanter and the tsar’s most respected adviser. The defeated is sentenced to death. Raised on tiny Ovchinin Island her whole life… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Blood & injury depiction
Murder & attempted murder
Knife & sword violence and stabbing
Animal death mentioned