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The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah

The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah

Loulie al-Nazari is the Midnight Merchant: a criminal who, with the help of her jinn bodyguard, hunts and sells illegal magic. When she saves the life of a cowardly prince, she draws the attention of his powerful father, the sultan, who blackmails her into finding an ancient lamp that has the power to revive the barren land—at the cost of sacrificing all jinn.

With no choice but to obey or be executed, Loulie journeys with the sultan’s oldest son to find the artif.… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Alcohol consumption
Blood & gore depiction
Death of a parent
Genocide
Torture
Kidnapping

This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi

This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi

To all the world, Alizeh is a disposable servant, not the long-lost heir to an ancient Jinn kingdom forced to hide in plain sight.

The crown prince, Kamran, has heard the prophecies foretelling the death of his king. But he could never have imagined that the servant girl with the strange eyes, the girl he can’t put out of his mind, would one day soon uproot his kingdom—and the world.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Child abuse
Attempted suicide
Blood & injury depiction
Dead bodies & body parts
Decapitation & dismemberment mentioned
Death of a father
Death of a child
Knife violence
Kidnapping
Drowning mentioned
Poverty

Imagine Me by Tahereh Mafi

Imagine Me by Tahereh Mafi

Now that Ella knows who Juliette is and what she was created for, things have only become more complicated. As she struggles to understand the past that haunts her and looks to a future more uncertain than ever, the lines between right and wrong—between Ella and Juliette—blur. And with old enemies looming, her destiny may not be her own to control.

The day of reckoning for the Reestablishment is coming. But she may not get to choose what side she fights on.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Blood & gore depiction
Human experimentation
Gun & knife violence

Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi

Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi

Born as blank as canvas in a world brimming with colour and magic, Alice’s pale skin and milk-white hair mark her as an outcast. Because, for the people of Ferenwood, colour and magic are one and the same. And since the disappearance of her beloved father, Alice is more determined than ever to prove herself and her own magical abilities.

To do so she’ll have to travel into the myth … Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Parental abuse
Parental abandonment
Death from childbirth mentioned
Minor blood & gore depiction
Amputation
Cannibalism
Loss of autonomy (mind control & powers of manipulation)
Imprisonment
Disappearance of a parent
War themes mentioned
Bullying

The Bones of Ruin by Sarah Raughley

The Bones of Ruin by Sarah Raughley

As an African tightrope dancer in Victorian London, Iris is used to being strange. She is certainly a strange sight for leering British audiences always eager for the spectacle of colonial curiosity. But Iris also has a secret that even “strange” doesn’t capture… She cannot die.

Haunted by her unnatural power and with no memories of her past, Iris is obsessed with discovering… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism
Sexism
Slavery
Human trafficking
Eugenics mentioned
Sex work mentioned
Sexual harassment
Domestic abuse
Amnesia
Suicide
Drugging
Blood & gore depiction
Involuntary medical experimentation
Hospitalisation
Cannibalism
Murder
Torture
Kidnapping
Police brutality
Fire
Poverty

Blameless by Gail Carriger

Blameless by Gail Carriger

Queen Victoria dismisses her from the Shadow Council, and the only person who can explain anything, Lord Akeldama, unexpectedly leaves town. To top it all off, Alexia is attacked by homicidal mechanical ladybugs, indicating, as only ladybugs can, the fact that all of London’s vampires are now very much interested in seeing Alexia quite thoroughly dead.

While Lord Maccon elects to get progressively more inebriated and Professor Lyall desperately… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Ableism & ableist language
Misogyny
Slut-shaming
Fatmisia & body-shaming
Classism
Racism
Cheating discussed
Disownment
Alcohol consumption & abuse
Drugging
Pregnancy (theme)
Miscarriage discussed in-depth
Forced ‘breeding’ programs discussed
Physical injuries, including graphic eyeball trauma
Blood & gore depiction, including on-page blood-drinking
Emesis
Dead bodies & body parts
Forced human medical experiments recounted
Eugenics discussed
Death of a father mentioned
Death of a girlfriend recounted
Murder & attempted murder
Gun violence
Knife violence
Physical assault
Kidnapping & captivity
Hostage situation

Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris

Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris

Sookie Stackhouse is just a small-time cocktail waitress in small-town Louisiana. Until the vampire of her dreams walks into her life-and one of her coworkers checks out.

Maybe having a vampire for a boyfriend isn’t such a bright idea.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Child sexual abuse recounted
Blood depiction & blood-drinking
Death of a parent by drowning recounted
Murder of a grandmother
Physical assault
Death of a pet cat

Doctor Sleep by Stephen King

Doctor Sleep by Stephen King

On highways across America, a tribe of people called The True Knot travel in search of sustenance. They look harmless – mostly old, lots of polyester, and married to their RVs. But as Dan Torrance knows, and spunky 12-year-old Abra Stone learns, The True Knot are quasi-immortal, living off the “steam” that children with the “shining” produce when they are slowly tortured to death..

Haunted by the inhabitants of the Overlook Hotel where he spent one horrific childhood year, Dan has… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Paedophilia & child sexual abuse recounted
Alcoholism recovery
Blood & gore depiction
Death of a child
Murder
Torture
Gun violence

Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky

Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky

Christopher is seven years old. Christopher is the new kid in town. Christopher has an imaginary friend. We can swallow our fear or let our fear swallow us.

Single mother Kate Reese is on the run. Determined to improve life for her and her son, Christopher, she flees an abusive relationship in the middle of the night with her child. Together, they find themselves drawn to the tight-knit community of Mill Grove, Pennsylvania… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Rape
Incest
Paedophilia
Child abuse
Domestic abuse
Alcoholism
Dementia
Schizophrenia & psychosis
Suicide
Self-harm
Pregnancy
Blood depiction
Body horror
Death of a child
Torture
Gun violence
Bullying

A Master of Djinn by P Djèlí Clark

A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark

Cairo, 1912: Though Fatma el-Sha’arawi is the youngest woman working for the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities, she’s certainly not a rookie, especially after preventing the destruction of the universe last summer.

So when someone murders a secret brotherhood dedicated to one of the most famous men in history, al-Jahiz, Agent Fatma is called onto the case. Al-Jahiz transformed the world 50 years ago when… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Misogyny
Racism
Colourism
Colonialism
Disfigurmisia
Gambling addiction
Self-mutilation
Blood & gore depiction
Police brutality
Immolation