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The Other Nadia Bisset by CA Wittman

The Other Nadia Bisset by C.A. Wittman

Nadia and Lydia Bisset are identical mirror twins, beautiful, ethereal little girls that make people stop and stare. Carla, their young mother, is exhausted, trudging through endless days of caring for her daughters with little help from her husband, often away on long business trips. At twenty-four, Carla feels like her life has ended before it has even begun. When a new and helpful neighbour, moves next door, the two women become fast friends, spending every day together for two weeks until Carla awakens one afternoon from a drug-induced sleep to find one of her twins, Lydia, and the new neighbour have disappeared… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Homomisia
Rape
Sexual assault
Cheating
Domestic abuse
Depression & postpartum depression
Cancer
Murder
Infanticidal ideation
Kidnapping of a child
Animal abuse
Bullying

Game Changer by Neal Shusterman

Game Changer by Neal Shusterman

All it takes is one hit on the football field, and suddenly Ash’s life doesn’t look quite the way he remembers it Impossible though it seems, he’s been hit into another dimension—and keeps on bouncing through worlds that are almost-but-not-really his own. The changes start small, but they quickly spiral out of control as Ash slides into universes where he has everything he’s ever wanted, universes where society is stuck in the past…universes where he finds himself looking at life through entirely different eyes.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism
Sexism
Homomisia
Victim blaming
Domestic abuse
Suicide

The Water That Falls on You from Nowhere by John Chu

The Water That Falls on You from Nowhere by John Chu

In the near future water falls from the sky whenever someone lies (either a mist or a torrential flood depending on the intensity of the lie). This makes life difficult for Matt as he maneuvers the marriage question with his lover and how best to “come out” to his traditional Chinese parents.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Homomisia
Sibling abuse

Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg

Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg

Rafe is a normal teenager from Boulder, Colorado. He plays soccer. He’s won skiing prizes. He likes to write. And, oh yeah, he’s gay. He’s been out since 8th grade, and he isn’t teased, and he goes to other high schools and talks about tolerance and stuff. And while that’s important, all Rafe really wants is to just be a regular guy. Not that GAY guy. To have it be a part of who he is, but not the headline, every single time. So when he transfers to an all-boys’ boarding school in New England, he decides to keep his sexuality a secret — not so much going back in the closet as start … Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Homomisia & internalised homomisia
Ableism
Outing
Depression mentioned
Alcohol consumption
Death of a relative from cancer

The Navigator’s Touch by Julia Ember

The Navigator’s Touch by Julia Ember

After invaders destroyed her village, murdered her family, and took her prisoner, shield-maiden Ragna is hungry for revenge. A trained warrior, she is ready to fight for her home, but with only a mermaid and a crew of disloyal mercenaries to aid her, Ragna knows she needs new allies. Guided by the magical maps on her skin, battling storms and mutiny, Ragna sets sail across the Northern Sea. She petitions the Jarl in Skjordal for aid, but despite Ragna’s rank and fighting ability, the Jarl sees only a young girl, too inexperienced to lead, unworthy of help. To prove herself to the Jarl and win her crew’s respect, Ragna undertakes… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Blood & graphic injury depiction
Murder of a child
Torture discussed
Physical assault
Kidnapping of a child
Imprisonment
Animal death

Husband Material by Alexis Hall

Husband Material by Alexis Hall

In BOYFRIEND MATERIAL, Luc and Oliver met, pretended to fall in love, fell in love for real, dealt with heartbreak and disappointment and family and friends…and somehow figured out a way to make it work. Now it seems like everyone around them is getting married, and Luc’s feeling the social pressure to propose. But it’ll take more than four weddings, a funeral, and a bowl full of special curry to get these two from I don’t know what I’m doing to I do. Good thing Oliver is such perfect HUSBAND MATERIAL.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Homomisia & internalised homomisia
Eating disorder mentioned
Alcohol consumption
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a parent from a heart attack, off-page

Pros & Cons of Desire by A.E. Wasp

Pros & Cons of Desire by A.E. Wasp

Two jobs down, three to go, and job #3 is mine. My name is Ridge Pfeiffer, I’m a dirt poor jewel thief from the wrong side of the tracks, and I don’t play well with others. Theoretically, the deal works like this. I do the job Charlie planned for me and Miranda erases my past, makes my biggest problems go away. Too bad my biggest problem is the one thing I don’t want to go away: Diplomatic Security Agent Davis Ethan. When Davis caught me breaking into a safe during job #2, I should have ended up in jail. instead, I ended up in his bed. Rich, gorgeous, and privileged, the only thing we have in common is a love of beautiful… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Homomisia
Paedophilia
Parental neglect mentioned
Emesis
Murder
Gun violence
Blackmail

Jay’s Gay Agenda by Jason June

Jay’s Gay Agenda by Jason June

There’s one thing Jay Collier knows for sure—he’s a statistical anomaly as the only out gay kid in his small rural Washington town. While all these friends can’t stop talking about their heterosexual hookups and relationships, Jay can only dream of his own firsts, compiling a romance to-do list of all the things he hopes to one day experience—his Gay Agenda. Then, against all odds, Jay’s family moves to Seattle and he starts his senior year at a new high school with a thriving LGBTQIA+ community. For the first time ever, Jay feels like he’s found where he truly… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism
Homomisia
Adult-minor relationship
Cheating
Emesis

Something is Killing the Children, Volume One by James Tynion IV

Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 1 by James Tynion IV and illustrated by Werther Dell’Edera

When the children of Archer’s Peak—a sleepy town in the heart of America—begin to go missing, everything seems hopeless. Most children never return, but the ones that do have terrible stories—impossible details of terrifying creatures that live in the shadows. Their only hope of finding and eliminating the threat is the arrival of a mysterious stranger, one who believes the children and claims to be the only one who sees what they can see. Her name is Erica Slaughter. She kills monsters. That is all she does, and she bears the cost because it must be done.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Homomisia & homomisic slurs
Blood & gore depiction
Body horror
Murder
Death of a child

Season’s Change by Cait Nary

Season’s Change by Cait Nary

Olly Järvinen has a long way to go. He’s got a fresh start playing for a new team, but getting his hockey career back on track is going to take more than a change of scenery. He’s got to shut his past out and focus. On the game, not on his rookie roommate and his annoyingly sunny disposition—and annoyingly distracting good looks. All Benji Bryzinski ever wanted was to play in the big leagues, and he’s not going to waste one single second of his rookie season. Yoga, kale smoothies and guided meditation help keep his head in the game. But his roommate keeps knocking him off track. Maybe it’s just that Olly is a grumpy bastard. Or may… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Homomisia & internalised homomisia
Coming out themes
Anxiety
Bullying