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The King of Crows by Libba Bray

The King of Crows by Libba Bray

After the horrifying explosion that claimed one of their own, the Diviners find themselves wanted by the US government and on the brink of war with the King of Crows.

While Memphis and Isaiah run for their lives from the mysterious Shadow Men, Isaiah receives a startling vision of a girl, Sarah Beth Olson, who could shift the balance in their struggle for peace. Sarah Beth says she knows how to stop the King of Crows-but, she will need… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Ableism
Racism
Homomisia
Domestic violence & abuse recounted
Alcohol consumption
Drugging
Blood & injury depiction
Medical experimentation
Eugenics
Needles
Seizures
Loss of vision mentioned
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a friend in an explosion recounted
Death of a mother from cancer recounted
Death of a grandmother from a fall mentioned
Murder of an uncle by strangulation
Gun violence
Imprisonment for sedition mentioned
Kidnapping
Disappearance of a loved one
Fire

Lore by Alexandra Bracken

Lore by Alexandra Bracken

Every seven years, the Agon begins. As punishment for a past rebellion, nine Greek gods are forced to walk the earth as mortals, hunted by the descendants of ancient bloodlines, all eager to kill a god and seize their divine power and immortality.

Long ago, Lore Perseous fled that brutal world in the wake of her family’s sadistic murder by a rival line, turning her back on the hunt’s promises of eternal glory. For years she’s pushed away any thought… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Sexual assault
Paedophilia and child sexual abuse mentioned
Blood depiction
Graphic physical injury, including eye trauma
Cancer & cancer treatment
Murder
Graphic torture
Explosions & bombings
Fire

Stormrise by Jillian Boehme

Stormrise by Jillian Boehme

Alisha Blake works her magic in the kitchen, creating delectable desserts for her grandfather’s restaurant in rural Illinois. Though Alisha relishes the close relationship she has with her family, she can’t help but dream about opening a cookie shop in Chicago. She may be a small-town baker, but Alisha has big ambitions.

Then a dinosaur bone turns up in her grandparents’ backyard. When paleontologist Quentin Harris arrives to see the discovery for himself, he’s hoping… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Misogyny
Cannibalism
Fire
War themes

A Promise of Fire by Amanda Bouchet

A Promise of Fire by Amanda Bouchet

Catalia “Cat” Fisa lives disguised as a soothsayer in a travelling circus. She is perfectly content avoiding the danger and destiny the Gods-and her homicidal mother-have saddled her with. That is, until Griffin, an ambitious warlord from the magic-deprived south, fixes her with his steely gaze and upsets her illusion of safety forever.

Griffin knows Cat is the Kingmaker, the woman who divines the truth through lies. He wants her as a powerful weapon for his newly conquered realm until he realizes he wants her for much more than her… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Fatmisia
Child abuse
Intimate partner abuse
Nightmares
Kidnapping
Murder & attempted murder
Torture recounted
Immolation
Death of a pet (puppy)

Firelight by Kristen Callihan

Firelight by Kristen Callihan

Miranda Ellis is a woman tormented. Plagued since birth by a strange and powerful gift, she has spent her entire life struggling to control her exceptional abilities. Yet one innocent but irreversible mistake has left her family’s fortune decimated and forced her to wed London’s most nefarious nobleman.

Lord Benjamin Archer is no ordinary man. Doomed to hide his disfigured face behind masks, Archer knows it’s selfish to take Miranda as his bride… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Ableism
Sexual harassment
Threats of rape
Murder & attempted murder
Kidnapping
Arson & immolation

The Devil in Her Bed by Kerrigan Byrne

The Devil in Her Bed by Kerrigan Byrne

They call him the Devil of Dorset. He stands alone, a man of undeniable power. Moving in and out of shadows, back alleys and ballrooms, he is unstoppable and one of the Crown’s most dangerous weapons. However, when he sets his sights on the undeniably beautiful Countess of Mont Claire, Francesca Cavendish, he doesn’t realize that he has met a match like no other.

Francesca is a countess by day and stalks her prey—those responsible for the death of her family… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Death of a parent
Murder
Fire

All Scot and Bothered by Kerrigan Byrne

All Scot and Bothered by Kerrigan Byrne

He is first and foremost—at everything. A man who’s made his own way in the world through ruthless cunning and sheer force of will. A strong and imposing Scot who can turn on the charm but does not suffer fools. His title: Lord Chief Justice of the High Court. His name: Cassius Gerard Ramsay. His mission: To investigate the goings-on at London’s most notorious gaming hell, owned and operated by one of the most intriguing and desirable women he’s ever met.

Cecelia Teague was an orphan facing a rather dire future—until a secret benefactor… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Child sex trafficking
Slut shaming
Child abuse & neglect
Rape mentioned
Murder
Gun violence
Explosion
Kidnapping
Fire

Year on Fire by Julie Buxbaum

Year on Fire by Julie Buxbaum

What secrets will people keep—or reveal—to protect those they love? This novel, set against the frightening backdrop of an encroaching fire season, sparks reflection about friendship, the allure of romantic love, and loyalty to family. Can a single kiss change everything?

It was a year on fire. They fell in love. Someone was bound to get burned… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Homomisia
Child abuse & neglect
Coming out themes
Self-harm mentioned
Alcohol consumption
Arson

Together We Burn by Isabel Ibanez

Together We Burn by Isabel Ibanez

Eighteen-year-old Zarela Zalvidar is a talented flamenco dancer and daughter of the most famous Dragonador in Hispalia. People come for miles to see her father fight in their arena, which will one day be hers.
But disaster strikes during their five hundredth anniversary show, and in the carnage, Zarela’s father is horribly injured.

Facing punishment from the Dragon Guild, Zarela must keep the arena—her ancestral home and inheritance —safe… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Misogyny
Grief & loss depiction
Blood depiction
Death of a parent
Murder
Kidnapping
Fire
Animal death
Animal cruelty

Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White

Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White

Sixteen-year-old trans boy Benji is on the run from the cult that raised him—the fundamentalist sect that unleashed Armageddon and decimated the world’s population. Desperately, he searches for a place where the cult can’t get their hands on him, or more importantly, on the bioweapon they infected him with.

But when cornered by monsters born from the destruction, Benji is rescued by a group… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Transmisia
Deadnaming, on-page
Misgendering
Dysphoria & forced detransition
Child abuse
Abusive relationship
Attempted suicide
Self-injury
Blood & gore depiction
Body horror
Graphic emesis
Death of a parent recounted, off-page
Death of a friend, on-page
Murder & mass murder
Gun & knife violence
Kidnapping
Arson & building fire
Cults