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The Rose Society by Marie Lu

The Rose Society by Marie Lu

Adelina Amouteru’s heart has suffered at the hands of both family and friends, turning her down the bitter path of revenge. Now known and feared as the White Wolf, she flees Kenettra with her sister to find other Young Elites in the hopes of building her own army of allies. Her goal: to strike down the Inquisition Axis, the white-cloaked soldiers who nearly killed her.

But Adelina is no heroine. Her powers, fed only by fear and hate, have started to grow beyond her control. She does not trust her newfound Elite friends. Teren Santoro, leader of the Inquisition, wants her dead. And her former friends, Raffaele and the Dagger Society, want to stop her thirst for vengeance. Adelina struggles to cling to the good within her. But how can someone be good when her very existence depends on darkness?

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Slavery
Rape
Child sex slavery
Child abuse recounted
Hallucinations
Murder recounted
Knife violence & stabbing
Torture
Shipwreck
War & rebellion themes

Batman: Nightwalker by Marie Lu

Batman: Nightwalker by Marie Lu

Before he was Batman, he was Bruce Wayne. A reckless boy willing to break the rules for a girl who may be his worst enemy.

One by one, the city’s elites are being executed as their mansions’ security systems turn against them. Meanwhile, Bruce is turning eighteen and about to inherit his family’s fortune, not to mention the keys to Wayne Enterprises and all the tech gadgetry. But after a run-in with the police, he’s forced to do community service at Arkham Asylum, the infamous prison that holds the city’s most brutal criminals.

In Arkham, Bruce meets Madeleine, a brilliant girl with ties to the Nightwalkers. What is she hiding? And why will she speak only to Bruce? Is he getting her to divulge her secrets, or is he feeding her the information she needs to bring Gotham City to its knees?

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Parental abuse
Alcoholism
Suicide
Blood depiction
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a parent
Murder

Tower of Dawn by Sarah J Maas

Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas

Chaol Westfall and Nesryn Faliq have arrived in the shining city of Antica to forge an alliance with the Khagan of the Southern Continent, whose vast armies are Erilea’s last hope. But they have also come to Antica for another purpose: to seek healing at the famed Torre Cesme for the wounds Chaol received in Rifthold.

After enduring unspeakable horrors as a child, Yrene Towers has no desire to help the young lord from Adarlan, let alone heal him. Yet she has sworn an oath to assist those in need—and will honor it. But Lord Westfall carries shadows from his own past, and Yrene soon comes to realize they could engulf them both.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Child abuse recounted
Paralysis
Death of a sibling

Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

In a land without magic, where the king rules with an iron hand, an assassin is summoned to the castle. She comes not to kill the king, but to win her freedom. If she defeats twenty-three killers, thieves, and warriors in a competition, she is released from prison to serve as the king’s champion. Her name is Celaena Sardothien.

The Crown Prince will provoke her. The Captain of the Guard will protect her. But something evil dwells in the castle of glass—and it’s there to kill. When her competitors start dying one by one, Celaena’s fight for freedom becomes a fight for survival, and a desperate quest to root out the evil before it destroys her world.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Slavery
Misogyny
Classism
Slut shaming
Sexual harassment
Rape mentioned
Forced arranged marriage mentioned
Trauma & nightmares
Attempted suicide recounted
Suicidal ideation
Alcohol consumption
Substance addiction
Nonconsensual drugging
Recreational drug abuse
Blood & gore depiction
Physical injury
Emesis
Dead bodies
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a boyfriend recounted
Death of an mother & father recounted
Murder & attempted murder
Knife violence
Poisoning
Torture
Whipping recounted
Imprisonment
Death by a fall
War & colonialism themes
Animal death & hunting mentioned

Crown of Midnight by Sarah J Maas

Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas

From the throne of glass rules a king with a fist of iron and a soul as black as pitch. Assassin Celaena Sardothien won a brutal contest to become his Champion. Yet Celaena is far from loyal to the crown. She hides her secret vigilantly; she knows that the man she serves is bent on evil.

Keeping up the deadly charade becomes increasingly difficult when Celaena realizes she is not the only one seeking justice. As she tries to untangle the mysteries buried deep within the glass castle, her closest relationships suffer. It seems no one is above questioning her allegiances—not the Crown Prince Dorian; not Chaol, the Captain of the Guard; not even her best friend, Nehemia, a foreign princess with a rebel heart.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Forced servitude & slavery
Misogyny
Classism
Persecution for witchcraft
Rape mentioned
Forced sex work
Child abuse recounted
Cheating mentioned
Trauma & nightmares
Attempted suicide (on-page)
Suicidal ideation
Alcohol consumption
Graphic blood & gore depiction
Emesis
Dead bodies
Decapitation
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a boyfriend recounted
Death of an mother & father recounted
Death of a friend
Murder & attempted murder
Imprisonment

All We Have Left by Wendy Mills

All We Have Left by Wendy Mills

Now:
Sixteen-year-old Jesse is used to living with the echoes of the past. Her older brother died in the September 11th attacks, and her dad has filled their home with anger and grief. When Jesse gets caught up with the wrong crowd, one momentary hate-fueled decision turns her life upside down. The only way to make amends is to face the past, starting Jesse on a journey that will reveal the truth about how her brother died.

Then:
In 2001, sixteen-year-old Alia is proud to be Muslim… it’s being a teenager that she finds difficult. After being grounded for a stupid mistake, Alia is determined to show her parents that that they must respect her choices. She’ll start by confronting her father at his office in downtown Manhattan, putting Alia in danger she never could have imagined. When the planes collide into the Twin Towers Alia is trapped inside one of the buildings. In the final hours she meets a boy who will change everything for her as the flames rage around them…

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Child abuse
Child neglect
Gaslighting and manipulation

R.I.P. Eliza Hart by Alyssa B. Sheinmel

R.I.P. Eliza Hart by Alyssa B. Sheinmel

Twelve-year-old Grace and her mother have always been their own family, traveling from place to place like gypsies. But Grace wants to finally have a home all their own. Just when she thinks she’s found it her mother says it’s time to move again. Grace summons the courage to tell her mother how she really feels and will always regret that her last words to her were angry ones.

After her mother’s sudden death, Grace is forced to live with a grandmother she’s never met. She can’t imagine her mother would want her to stay with this stranger. Then Grace finds clues in a mysterious treasure hunt, just like the ones her mother used to send her on. Maybe it is her mother, showing her the way to her true home.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Child abuse
Child neglect
Gaslighting and manipulation
Suicide

The Secret Hum of a Daisy by Tracy Holczer

The Secret Hum of a Daisy by Tracy Holczer

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Misogyny
Child abuse
Psychological child abuse
Gaslighting and manipulation
Child murder

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

Alicia Berenson’s life is seemingly perfect. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand house with big windows overlooking a park in one of London’s most desirable areas. One evening her husband Gabriel returns home late from a fashion shoot, and Alicia shoots him five times in the face, and then never speaks another word.

Alicia’s refusal to talk, or give any kind of explanation, turns a domestic tragedy into something far grander, a mystery that captures the public imagination and casts Alicia into notoriety. The price of her art skyrockets, and she, the silent patient, is hidden away from the tabloids and spotlight at the Grove, a secure forensic unit in North London.. Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Ableism & ableist language
Child abuse
Cheating
Suicide & attempted suicide
Psychiatric hospitalisation
Blood & gore depiction
Eyeball trauma
Death of a parent recounted
Death of a husband
Murder
Gun violence
Strangulation

Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore

Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore and illustrated by Brian Bolland

For the first time the Joker’s origin is revealed in this tale of insanity and human perseverance. Looking to prove that any man can be pushed past his breaking point and go mad, the Joker attempts to drive Commissioner Gordon insane.

After shooting and permanently paralyzing his daughter Barbara (a.k.a. Batgirl), the Joker kidnaps the commissioner and attacks his mind in hopes of breaking the man.

But refusing to give up, Gordon maintains his sanity with the help of Batman in an effort to beset the madman.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Ableism & ableist language
Sexual assault
Paralysis
Murder
Torture
Gun violence
Kidnapping