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The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

The Alexandrian Society is a secret society of magical academicians, the best in the world. Their members are caretakers of lost knowledge from the greatest civilizations of antiquity. And those who earn a place among their number will secure a life of wealth, power, and prestige beyond their wildest dreams. Each decade, the world’s six most uniquely talented magicians are selected for initiation – and here are the chosen few… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Child abuse & neglect recounted
Cheating
Suicide, on-page
Alcohol consumption
Blood depiction
Death of a sibling from a terminal illness recounted
Murder & attempted murder
Gun violence
Loss of autonomy (mind control)

Three Hours In Paris by Cara Black

Three Hours In Paris by Cara Black

Kate Rees, a young American markswoman, has been recruited by British intelligence to drop into Paris with a dangerous assignment: assassinate the Führer. Wrecked by grief after a Luftwaffe bombing killed her husband and infant daughter, she is armed with a rifle, a vendetta, and a fierce resolve. But other than rushed and rudimentary instruction, she has no formal spy training. Thrust into the red-hot centre of the war, a country girl from rural Oregon finds herself holding the fate of the world in her hands… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism
Sexism
Blood depiction
Death of a child
Death of a partner
Torture
Gun violence

Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman and illustrated by Sarah Watts

Twelve-year-old Emily is on the move again. Her family is relocating to San Francisco, home of her literary idol: Garrison Griswold, creator of the online sensation Book Scavenger, a game where books are hidden all over the country and clues to find them are revealed through puzzles. But Emily soon learns that Griswold has been attacked and is in a coma, and no one knows anything about the epic new game he had been poised to launch. Then Emily and her new friend James discover an odd book, which they come to believe is from Griswold and leads to a valuable prize… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Gun violence
Stalking

The Best of Friends by Lucinda Berry

The Best of Friends by Lucinda Berry

Best friends Lindsey, Kendra, and Dani endure every parent’s nightmare when a tragic accident befalls their teenage boys, leaving one dead, another in a coma, and a third too traumatized to speak.

Reeling from the worst night of their lives, the three mothers plunge into a desperate investigation of the bizarre incident. How could something so horrible happen in their wealthy Southern California suburb?… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Domestic violence
Child abuse
Murder
Gun violence

Lovely War by Julie Berry

Lovely War by Julie Berry

It’s 1917, and World War I is at its zenith when Hazel and James first catch sight of each other at a London party. She’s a shy and talented pianist; he’s a newly minted soldier with dreams of becoming an architect. When they fall in love, it’s immediate and deep–and cut short when James is shipped off to the killing fields.

Aubrey Edwards is also headed toward the trenches. A gifted musician who’s played Carnegie Hall, he’s a member of the 15th New York Infantry, an all-African-American regiment… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Sexual assault
Racism
Hate crimes
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Gun violence
Lynching
War themes & battle scenes

My Killer Vacation by Tessa Bailey

My Killer Vacation by Tessa Bailey

It was supposed to be a relaxing vacation in sweet, sunny Cape Cod—just me and my beloved brother—but discovering a corpse in our rental house really throws a wrench into our tanning schedule. Now a rude, crude bounty hunter has arrived on the back of his motorcycle to catch the killer and refuses to believe I can be helpful, despite countless hours of true-crime podcast listening. Not to mention a fulfilling teaching career of wrangling second graders.

A brash bounty hunter and an energetic elementary schoolteacher: the murder-solving team… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Parental abandonment mentioned
Divorce recounted
Murder
Gun violence
Kidnapping mentioned

Window Shopping by Tessa Bailey

Window Shopping by Tessa Bailey

Two weeks before Christmas and all through Manhattan, shop windows are decorated in red and green satin. I’m standing alone in front of the famous Vivant department store, when a charming man named Aiden asks my opinion of the décor.

It’s a tragedy in tinsel, I say, unable to lie.
He asks for a better idea with a twinkle in his eye.
Did I know he owned the place? No. He put me on the spot. Now I’m working for that man, trying to ignore that he’s hot… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Toxic friendship discussed
Imprisonment for armed robbery recounted

The Deepest of Secrets by Kelley Armstrong

The Deepest of Secrets by Kelley Armstrong

It’s not always easy to live in the hidden town of Rockton, something Detective Casey Duncan knows firsthand. Tucked away in the Yukon wilderness, the community survives—and thrives—because the residents’ many secrets stay just that—secret.

But what happens when these secrets start to come out? Overnight, no one is safe. It’s not a question of if your secret will come out—but when… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Murder
Gun violence
Animal attack
Animal death mentioned

On the Edge by Ilona Andrews

On the Edge by Ilona Andrews

Rose Drayton lives on the Edge, between the world of the Broken (where people drive cars, shop at Wal-Mart, and magic is a fairy tale) and the Weird (where blueblood aristocrats rule, changelings roam, and the strength of your magic can change your destiny). Only Edgers like Rose can easily travel from one world to the next, but they never truly belong in either.

Rose thought if she practised her magic, she could build a better life for herself. But things didn’t turn out how she planned, and now she works a minimum wage, off the books job in the Broken just to survive… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Slavery mentioned
Death of a mother recounted
Murder
Gun violence
Animal death

Stone Cold Touch by Jennifer Armentrout

Stone Cold Touch by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Layla Shaw is trying to pick up the pieces of her shattered life—no easy task for a seventeen-year-old who’s pretty sure things can’t get worse. Her impossibly gorgeous best friend, Zayne, is forever off-limits thanks to the mysterious powers of her soul-stealing kiss. The Warden clan that has always protected her is suddenly keeping dangerous secrets. And she can barely think about Roth, the wickedly hot demon prince who understood her in ways no one else could.

But sometimes rock bottom is only the beginning. Because suddenly Layla’s powers… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Suicide
Drug use
Overdose
Murder & attempted murder
Gun violence
Hanging
Physical assault
Animal death