Final Girls by Riley Sager

Final Girls by Riley Sager

Ten years ago, college student Quincy Carpenter went on vacation with five friends and came back alone, the only survivor of a horror movie–scale massacre. In an instant, she became a member of a club no one wants to belong to—a group of similar survivors known in the press as the Final Girls. Lisa, who lost nine sorority sisters to a college dropout’s knife; Sam, who went up against the Sack Man during her shift at the Nightlight Inn; and now Quincy, who ran bleeding through the woods to escape Pine Cottage and the man she refers to only as Him. The three girls are all attempting to put their nightmares behind them, and, with that, one another. Despite the media’s attempts, they never meet… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

  • Ableism & ableist language
  • Slut shaming
  • Sexual assault (on-page)
  • Paedophilia & child sexual abuse
  • Cheating
  • Eating disorder recounted
  • Post traumatic disorder implied
  • Memory loss
  • Suicide
  • Self harm*
  • Recreational drug use
  • Prescription drug abuse
  • Nonconsensual drugging
  • Overdose
  • Alcohol consumption
  • Physical injuries
  • Emesis
  • Coma
  • Hospital
  • Cancer
  • Death of a friend
  • Death of a boyfriend
  • Mass murder
  • Knife violence & stabbing
  • Kidnapping & captivity
  • Poverty themes
  • Homelessness & displacement

*Note: Faked self harm wounds.

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13 Minutes by Sarah Pinborough

13 Minutes by Sarah Pinborough

They say you should keep your friends close and your enemies closer, but when you’re a teenage girl, it’s hard to tell them apart.

Natasha doesn’t remember how she ended up in the icy water that night, but she does know this—it wasn’t an accident, and she wasn’t suicidal. Her two closest friends are acting strangely, and Natasha turns to Becca, the best friend she dumped years before when she got popular, to help her figure out what happened.

Natasha’s sure that her friends love her. But does that mean they didn’t try to kill her?

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

  • Ableism
  • Queermisia
  • Slut shaming
  • Statutory rape
  • Memory loss
  • Eating disorder
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The Vegetarian by Han Kang

The Vegetarian by Han Kang

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Before the nightmare, Yeong-hye and her husband lived an ordinary life. But when splintering, blood-soaked images start haunting her thoughts, Yeong-hye decides to purge her mind and renounce eating meat. In a country where societal mores are strictly obeyed, Yeong-hye’s decision to embrace a more “plant-like” existence is a shocking act of subversion. And as her passive rebellion manifests in ever more extreme and frightening forms, scandal, abuse, and estrangement begin to send Yeong-hye spiralling deep into the spaces of her fantasy. In a complete metamorph… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

  • Misogyny
  • Rape
  • Abuse of a disabled person
  • Cheating
  • Eating disorder & disordered eating
  • Self-harm
  • Delusions
  • Psychiatric hospitalisation
  • Animal death & cruelty
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UnSlut: A Diary and a Memoir by Emily Lindin

UnSlut: A Diary and a Memoir by Emily Lindin

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When Emily Lindin was eleven years old, she was branded a “slut” by the rest of her classmates. For the next few years of her life, she was bullied incessantly at school, after school, and online. At the time, Emily didn’t feel comfortable confiding in her parents or in the other adults in her life. But she did keep a diary. UnSlut presents that diary, word for word, with split-page commentary to provide context and perspective. This unique diary and memoir sheds light on the important issues of sexual bullying, slut-shaming, and the murky mores of adolescent sexual development. 

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Misogyny, sexism & slut-shaming (theme)
  • Homophobia, body-shaming & ableist slurs
  • Sexual assault
  • Depression
  • Suicide & suicidal ideation
  • Self-harm mentioned, specifically cutting
  • Eating disorder mentioned (bulimia)
  • Alcohol consumption & drug use
  • Bullying

The Roses of May by Dot Hutchinson

The Roses of May by Dot Hutchinson

Near an isolated mansion lies a beautiful garden.

In this garden grow luscious flowers, shady trees…and a collection of precious “butterflies”—young women who have been kidnapped and intricately tattooed to resemble their namesakes. Overseeing it all is the Gardener, a brutal, twisted man obsessed with capturing and preserving his lovely specimens.

When the garden is discovered, a survivor is brought in for questioning. FBI agents Victor Hanoverian and Brandon Eddison are tasked with piecing together one of the most stomach-churning cases of their careers.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

  • Paedophilia
  • Incest
  • Rape & sexual assault
  • Eating disorder
  • Suicide
  • Blood & gore depiction
  • Emesis
  • Murder
  • Stalking
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A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Wings & Ruin by Sarah J. Maas

Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin’s maneuverings and the invading king threatening to bring Prythian to its knees. But to do so she must play a deadly game of deceit-and one slip may spell doom not only for Feyre, but for her world as well.

As war bears down upon them all, Feyre must decide who to trust amongst the dazzling and lethal High Lords-and hunt for allies in unexpected places.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

  • Rape
  • Abusive relationship recounted
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Alcoholism
  • Disordered eating
  • War themes
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Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan

Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan

Based-on-true-events story of Harry and Craig, two 17-year-olds who are about to take part in a 32-hour marathon of kissing to set a new Guinness World Record—all of which is narrated by a Greek Chorus of the generation of gay men lost to AIDS.

While the two increasingly dehydrated and sleep-deprived boys are locking lips, they become a focal point in the lives of other teen boys dealing with languishing long-term relationships, coming out, navigating gender identity, and falling deeper into the digital rabbit hole of gay hookup sites—all while the kissing former couple tries to figure out their own feelings for each other.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

  • Transmisia
  • Homomisia & homomisic slurs
  • Coming out themes
  • Hate crimes
  • Physical parental abuse
  • Suicide & attempted suicide
  • Suicidal ideation
  • Self-harm mentioned
  • Eating disorders mentioned
  • AIDS
  • Bullying
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Just Listen by Sarah Dessen

Just Listen by Sarah Dessen

To find the truth, you’ve got to be willing to hear it. When she’s modeling, Annabel is the picture of perfection. But her real life is far from perfect.

Fortunately, she’s got Owen. He’s intense, music-obsessed, and dedicated to always telling the truth. And most of all, he’s determined to make Annabel happy…

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

  • Victim blaming
  • Sexual assault
  • Eating disorder (anorexia nervosa)
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On Beauty by Zadie Smith

On Beauty by Zadie Smith

Howard Belsey, a Rembrandt scholar who doesn’t like Rembrandt, is an Englishman abroad and a long-suffering professor at Wellington, a liberal New England arts college. He has been married for thirty years to Kiki, an American woman who no longer resembles the sexy activist she once was. Their three children passionately pursue their own paths: Levi quests after authentic blackness, Zora believes that intellectuals can redeem everybody, and Jerome struggles to be a believer in a family of strict atheists. Faced with the oppressive enthusiasms of his children, Howard feels that the first two acts of his life are over and he has no clear plans for the finale. Or the encore… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

  • Racism & racial slurs
  • Physical abuse
  • Cheating (theme)
  • Disordered eating
  • Panic attack
  • Alcohol consumption
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Blood Like Magic by Liselle Sambury

Blood Like Magic by Liselle Sambury

After years of waiting for her Calling—a trial every witch must pass in order to come into their powers—the one thing Voya Thomas didn’t expect was to fail. When Voya’s ancestor gives her an unprecedented second chance to complete her Calling, she agrees—and then is horrified when her task is to kill her first love. And this time, failure means every Thomas witch will be stripped of their magic.

Voya is determined to save her family’s magic no matter the cost. The problem is, Voya has never been in love, so for her to succeed, she’ll first have to find the perfect guy—and fast. Fortunately, a genetic matchmaking program has just hit the market. Her plan is to join the program, fall in love, and complete her task before the deadline. What she doesn’t count on is being paired with the infuriating Luc—how can she fall in love with a guy who seemingly wants nothing to do with her?

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

  • Racism mentioned
  • Slavery
  • Child neglect mentioned
  • Substance abuse mentioned
  • Eating disorder
  • Blood & gore depiction
  • Police brutality
  • Gun violence
  • Whipping
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