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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

The Crown’s Fate by Evelyn Skye

The Crown’s Fate by Evelyn Skye

Russia is on the brink of great change. Pasha’s coronation approaches, and Vika is now the Imperial Enchanter, but the role she once coveted may be more difficult—and dangerous—than she ever expected. Pasha is grappling with his own problems—his legitimacy is in doubt, the girl he loves loathes him, and he believes his best friend is dead. When a challenger to the throne emerges—and with the magic in Russia growing rapidly—Pasha must do whatever it takes to keep his position and protect his kingdom. For Nikolai, the ending of the Crown’s Game stung deeply… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Classism
Persecution for witchcraft
Rape, implied
Sexual harassment
Nightmares
Attempted suicide mentioned
Alcohol consumption
Blood & gore depiction
Dead bodies
Amputation
Physical injury
Death of a friend
Death of a mother & guardian
Murder & attempted murder
Explosion
Gun violence
Incarceration & captivity
Avalanche
War, revolt & rebellion themes
Poverty themes

People Like Us by Dana Mele

People Like Us by Dana Mele

Kay Donovan may have skeletons in her closet, but the past is past, and she’s reinvented herself entirely. Now she’s a star soccer player whose group of gorgeous friends run their private school with effortless popularity and acerbic wit. But when a girl’s body is found in the lake, Kay’s carefully constructed life begins to topple. The dead girl has left Kay a computer-coded scavenger hunt, which, as it unravels, begins to implicate suspect after suspect, until Kay herself is in the crosshairs of a murder investigation… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Ableism
Classism
Teacher-student relationship
Parent with depression mentioned
Suicide, recounted & on-page
Alcohol consumption
Recreational drug use & doping mentioned
Dead body
Death of a friend, recounted & on-page
Death of a brother recounted
Murder
Drowning
Death of a pet cat
Bullying

The Dark Club Pact by Alison Goodman

The Dark Days Club by Alison Goodman

London, April 1812. On the eve of eighteen-year-old Lady Helen Wrexhall’s presentation to the queen, one of her family’s housemaids disappears-and Helen is drawn into the shadows of Regency London. There, she meets Lord Carlston, one of the few who can stop the perpetrators: a cabal of demons infiltrating every level of society. Dare she ask for his help, when his reputation is almost as black as his lingering eyes? And will her intelligence and headstrong curiosity wind up leading them into a death trap?

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Fatmisia & body shaming
Misogyny (theme)
Slut-shaming
Sexual assault
Domestic & child abuse
Suicide
Alcohol consumption
Recreational drug use
Blood, gore and injury depiction including graphic dead bodies
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a mother recounted
Murder
Loss of autonomy (possession)
Drowning

Ruin of Stars by Linsey Miller

Ruin of Stars by Linsey Miller

As one of the Queen’s elite assassins, Sal finally has the power, prestige, and permission to hunt down the lords who killed their family. But Sal still has to figure out who the culprits are. They must enlist the help of some old friends and enemies while ignoring a growing distaste for the queen and that the charming Elise is being held prisoner by her father. But there’s something terribly wrong in the north. Talk of the return of shadows, missing children, and magic abounds. As Sal takes out the people responsible for their ruined homeland, Sal learns secrets and truths that can’t be forgotten.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Misgendering
Misogyny
Child abuse mentioned
Graphic dead bodies
Medical experimentation
Panic attack
Death of a friend mentioned
Murder & attempted murder
Skinning
Torture
Physical assault
Immolation
Kidnapping

The Last Time I Saw Her by Amber Garza

The Last Time I Saw Her by Amber Garza

Two weeks ago, Dylan DiMarco and his sister Claire discovered Lauren Pascal’s body lying in a creek near his home. Murdered. Dead. Lifeless. Today she is standing in the middle of the store where he works. Alive. Breathing. It’s not the first time he’s seen her lurking around. Following him. In life, Lauren had wanted nothing to do with him. In death, she won’t leave him alone. He knows what she wants. What he has to do so he can finally be free. With the help of the school’s bad girl loner Harley, Dylan sets out to solve Lauren’s murder. But when the lines begin to blur… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Hallucinations
Nightmares
Blood depiction
Dead bodies
Death of a child
Death of a mother

That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming

That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming

All I wanted to do was live my life in peace. Maybe get a cat, expand my spice farm. Really anything that doesn’t involve going on a quest where an orc might rip my face off. But they say the Goddess has favorites. If so, I’m clearly not one of them. After saving the demon Fallon in a wine-drunk stupor, all he wanted to do was kill an evil witch enslaving his people. I mean, I get it. Don’t get me wrong. But he’s dragging me along for the ride, and I’m kind of peeved about it. On the bright side, he keeps burning off his shirt.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Slavery
Fatmisia
Threats of rape & dubious consent
Alcohol consumption, on-page
Blood, gore and injury depiction including dead bodies and nonconsensual amputation
Emesis
Grief & loss depiction
Disappearance and presumed death of a sister recounted
Murder
Whipping
Fire
Animal death, on-page (crocodile)

*Context : Demons are enslaved by humans by magical forces which render them completely at the mercy of their masters. The plotline follows the hero and heroine joining together to rescue all the demons. The heroine is confronted with bandits who threaten sexual violence when they attack, The heroine is mourning her younger sister who disappeared when they were children.

Murder on Mustique by Anne Glenconner

Murder on Mustique by Anne Glenconner

Mustique is in a state of breathless calm as tropical storm Cristobal edges towards it across the Atlantic. Most villa owners have escaped the island but a few young socialites remain, unwilling to let summer’s partying end. American heiress Amanda Fortini is one such thrill-seeker – until she heads out for a morning swim and doesn’t return. Detective Sergeant Solomon Nile is just 28 years old and the island’s only fully trained police officer. He quickly realises he needs to contact Lord and Lady Blake, who bought the island decades ago and have invested time, money and love creating a paradise. Jasper is in St Lucia… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Alcohol consumption
Drug use mentioned
Graphic dead bodies
Death of a friend
Murder
Gun violence
Kidnapping
Fire

The Cove by Alice Clark-Platts

The Cove by Alice Clark-Platts

Welcome to Turtle Cove. A luxury resort surrounded by pristine sea and the dense beauty of the jungle, it is the perfect escape from the stresses of life and work. For couples Lou and Adam, Eliza and Noah, a few days spent relaxing on the beach, while their kids are happily distracted, is exactly what they need. But appearances can be deceiving. There’s a strange tension brewing at the resort, with relations between the hotel and the locals threatening to spill over into violence. This is nothing though compared to the strained atmosphere between the two families. They haven’t been friends for long and they are starting to realise they… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Parental abandonment mentioned
Child neglect recounted
Spousal and parental infidelity mentioned
Suicide, on-page
Alcohol consumption & abuse, on-page
Recreational drug use
Minor physical injury including mentions of burns
COVID-19 pandemic mentioned (epilogue)
Graphic dead bodies
Death of a husband
Death of a father recounted
Death of a mother from suicide by hanging recounted
Murder
Disappearance of a spouse & child
Explosion
Gun violence mentioned
Fire
Animal death mentioned (wild pig, fish)
Mentions of cruel animal hunting practices
Discussions of loss of business/livelihoods and traditional ways of life due to climate change

Monster by Walter Dean Myers

Monster by Walter Dean Myers

Sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon is on trial for murder. A Harlem drugstore owner was shot and killed in his store, and the word is that Steve served as the lookout. Guilty or innocent, Steve becomes a pawn in the hands of “the system,” cluttered with cynical authority figures and unscrupulous inmates, who will turn in anyone to shorten their own sentences. For the first time, Steve is forced to think about who he is as he faces prison, where he may spend all the tomorrows of his life. As a way of coping with the horrific events that entangle him, Steve, an amateur filmmaker, decides… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism
Rape
Drug use
Dead body mentioned
Murder