Tag Archives: Homophobia

16 Steps to Forever by Georgia Beers

16 Steps to Forever by Georgia Beers

If there’s one thing Brooke Sullivan knows for sure it’s that people let you down, but that hasn’t stopped her from going after the life she wants. In a new city, with a new job and a new start as a high-end real estate agent, she’s finally back on her feet. The last thing she needs is a distraction. Not her volatile neighbours, not a damn stray cat, and certainly not the flaky, infuriatingly adorkable girl-next-door property stager she has to work with. Macy Carr believes in soul mates and true love. She knows because she had it all until a freak accident took the love of her life… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Homomisia
  • Panic attack
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Because of You by Pip Harry

Because of You by Pip Harry

Tiny is homeless. Nola has everything she could ask for. They meet when Nola is forced into volunteer work for the writers’ group at the homeless shelter where Tiny is staying, and at first, it seems impossible that two people who are so different could ever be friends. But despite her initial prejudice, Nola quickly learns that there isn’t much separating her from the people who live on the streets. And Tiny begins to see that falling down doesn’t mean you never get back up. Because of You is a story about homelessness, prejudice and the power of words to provide a little hope… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Homomisia
  • Post-natal depression
  • Substance addiction
  • Suicidal ideation
  • Drug abuse
  • Death of a friend
  • Homelessness
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The Frame-Up by Meghan Scott Molin

The Frame-Up by Meghan Scott Molin

MG Martin lives and breathes geek culture. She even works as a writer for the comic book company she idolized as a kid. But despite her love of hooded vigilantes, MG prefers her comics stay on the page. But when someone in LA starts recreating crime scenes from her favourite comic book, MG is the LAPD’s best—and only—lead. She recognizes the golden arrow left at the scene as the calling card of her favourite comic book hero. The thing is…superheroes aren’t real. Are they? When too-handsome-for-his-own… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Sexism
  • Homomisia
  • Recreational drug use
  • Murder
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Our Dreams at Dusk by Yuhki Kamatani

Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare, Vol. 3 by Yuhki Kamatani

When Tasuku attends a workshop organized by Cat Clutter, the last person he is expecting to see there shows up: his crush, Tsubaki! Is this the beginning of a dream come true?

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Homomisia & homomisic slurs
  • Bullying
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Zara Hossain Is Here by Sabina Khan

Zara Hossain Is Here by Sabina Khan

Seventeen-year-old Pakistani immigrant, Zara Hossain, has been leading a fairly typical life in Corpus Christi, Texas since her family moved there for her father to work as a pediatrician. While dealing with the Islamophobia that she faces at school, Zara has to lay low, trying not to stir up any trouble and jeopardize their family’s dependent visa status while they await their green card approval, which has been in process for almost nine years… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Bimisia
  • Homomisia
  • Racism & racial slurs
  • Islamomisia
  • Hospital
  • Gun violence
  • Bullying
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The Chandler Legacies by Abdi Nazemian

The Chandler Legacies by Abdi Nazemian

Beth Kramer is a “townie” who returns to her sophomore year after having endured a year of judgment from her roommate, Sarah. But Sarah Brunson knows there’s more to that story. Amanda Priya “Spence” Spencer is the privileged daughter of NYC elites, who is reeling from the realization that her family name shielded her from the same fate as Sarah. Ramin Golafshar arrives at Chandler as a transfer student to escape the dangers of being gay in Iran, only to suffer brutal hazing under the guise of tradition in the boys’ dorms. And Freddy Bello is the… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Racism
  • Homomisia
  • Adult-minor relationship
  • Paedophilia & child sexual abuse
  • Sexual assault
  • Trichotillomania
  • Self-harm
  • Bullying & hazing
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The Dead and the Dark by Courtney Gould

The Dead and the Dark by Courtney Gould

Something is wrong in Snakebite, Oregon. Teenagers are disappearing, some turning up dead, the weather isn’t normal, and all fingers seem to point to TV’s most popular ghost hunters who have just returned to town. Logan Ortiz-Woodley, daughter of TV’s ParaSpectors, has never been to Snakebite before, but the moment she and her dads arrive, she starts to get the feeling that there’s more secrets buried here than they originally let on. Ashley Barton’s boyfriend was the first teen to go missing, and she’s felt his pr…. Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Homomisia & homomisic slurs
  • Hate crimes
  • Death of a child
  • Murder & attempted murder
  • Gun violence
  • Attempted drowning
  • Vivisepulture (being buried alive)
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White Rabbit by Caleb Roehrig

White Rabbit by Caleb Roehrig

Rufus Holt is having the worst night of his life. It begins with the reappearance of his ex-boyfriend, Sebastian—the guy who stomped his heart out like a spent cigarette. Just as Rufus is getting ready to move on, Sebastian turns up out of the blue, saying they need to “talk.” Things couldn’t get much worse, right? But then Rufus gets a call from his sister April, begging for help. And then he and Sebastian find her, drenched in blood and holding a knife, beside the dead body of her boyfriend, Fox Whitney… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Homomisia & slurs
  • Racism
  • Rape
  • Drug use
  • Blood depiction
  • Murder
  • Gun violence
  • Physical assault
  • Arson
  • Bullying
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The Assignment by Liza Wiemer

The Assignment by Liza M. Wiemer

When an assignment given by a favourite teacher instructs a group of students to argue for the Final Solution, a euphemism used to describe the Nazi plan for the genocide of the Jewish people, Logan March and Cade Crawford are horrified. Their teacher cannot seriously expect anyone to complete an assignment that fuels intolerance and discrimination. Logan and Cade decide they must take a stand. As the school administration addressed the teens’ refusal to participate in the appalling debate, the student body, their parents, and the larger community… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Antisemitism
  • Racism
  • Homomisia
  • Cyberbullying
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Fandom by Eden Finley

Fandom by Eden Finley

Everyone remembers the night the boy band Eleven broke up. Hearts shattered around the world, including my own. I made a mistake, and I’ve been avoiding bandmate Mason Nash ever since. At first, it was hard, but eighteen months ago, he made it easier by leaving Hollywood and disappearing. When Eleven reunion talks start, I’m against it completely. I could really do with the publicity, but I don’t want to face Mason again. I’m sure he won’t want to see me either… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Homomisia
  • Fatmisia & internalised body shaming
  • Depression
  • Alcoholism & alcohol abuse
  • Suicidal ideation
  • Death from a heart attack
  • Death of a parent mentioned
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