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My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

Abby and Gretchen have been best friends since fifth grade, when they bonded over a shared love of E.T., roller-skating parties, and scratch-and-sniff stickers. But when they arrive at high school, things change. Gretchen begins to act….different. And as the strange coincidences and bizarre behaviour start to pile up, Abby realizes there’s only one possible explanation: Gretchen, her favourite person in the world, has a demon living inside her. And Abby is not about to let anyone or anything come between her and her best friend. With help from some unlikely allies, Abby embarks on a quest to save Gretchen. But is their friendship powerful enough to beat the devil?

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Ableist language
Date rape mentioned
Attempted suicide
Body horror
Emesis
Death of a baby
Animal death (dog)
Kidnapping

Into the Crooked Place by Alexandra Christo

Into the Crooked Place by Alexandra Christo

Magic rules the city of Creije Capital and Tavia Syn knows just how many tricks she needs up her sleeve to survive. Selling dark magic on the streets for her kingpin, she keeps clear of other crooks, counting the days until her debt is paid and she can flee her criminal life.

But then, one day, with her freedom in sight, Tavia uncovers a sinister plot that threatens to destroy the realm she calls home. Desperate to put an end to her kingpin’s plan, Tavia forms an unlikely alliance with three crooks even more deadly than her: Wesley, the kingpin’s prodigy and most renewed criminal in the realm… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Indentured servitutde
Sexual assault (nonconsensual kiss)
Child abuse
Estrangement
Hallucinations
Alcohol consumption
Drugging
Blood depiction
Physical injuries
Dead bodies
Plague mentioned
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a mother & father recounted
Death of a brother recounted
Murder & attempted murder
Gun & knife violence
Gang violence
Strangulation
Physical assault, on-page (fight ring)
Kidnapping & captivity
Imprisonment
Disappearance of a loved one
Loss of autonomy
War themes & battle scenes recounted
Poverty discussed
Homelessness recounted

To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo

To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo

Princess Lira is siren royalty and the most lethal of them all. With the hearts of seventeen princes in her collection, she is revered across the sea. Until a twist of fate forces her to kill one of her own. To punish her daughter, the Sea Queen transforms Lira into the one thing they loathe most—a human. Robbed of her song, Lira has until the winter solstice to deliver Prince Elian’s heart to the Sea Queen or remain a human forever. The ocean is the only place Prince Elian calls home, even though he is heir to the most powerful kingdom in the world. Hunting sirens is more than an unsavoury hobby—it’s his calling. When he rescues a… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Slavery mentioned
Sexual assault & threats of rape
Child abuse
Disownment
Arranged marriage
Nightmares
Self-injury
Blood, gore & injury depiction
Death of a friend
Death of a mother
Murder, torture & physical assault
Knife and gun violence & stabbing
Kidnapping, captivity & imprisonment
Drowning
Cyclones
Avalanche
Hunting
War themes

Paper Girls Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan

Paper Girls Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan

SAGA writer BRIAN K. VAUGHAN launches a brand-new ONGOING SERIES with superstar Wonder Woman artist CLIFF CHIANG! In the early hours after Halloween of 1988, four 12-year-old newspaper delivery girls uncover the most important story of all time.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Queermisia & queermisic slurs
Bury Your Gays trope
Alcoholism
Attempted suicide
Blood depiction
Kidnapping mentioned

Night Shine by Tessa Gratton

Night Shine by Tessa Gratton

In the vast palace of the empress lives an orphan girl called Nothing. She slips within the shadows of the Court, unseen except by the Great Demon of the palace and her true friend, Prince Kirin, heir to the throne. When Kirin is kidnapped, only Nothing and the prince’s bodyguard suspect that Kirin may have been taken by the Sorceress Who Eats Girls, a powerful woman who has plagued the land for decades. The sorceress has never bothered with boys before, but Nothing has uncovered many secrets in her sixteen years in the palace, including a few about the prince.

As the empress’s army searches fruitlessly, Nothing and the bodyguard set out on a rescue mission, through demon-filled rain forests and past crossroads guarded by spirits. Their journey takes them to the gates of the Fifth Mountain, where the sorceress wields her power… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Misgendering (accidental)
Self-harm
Blood depiction
Murder
Kidnapping

Defy the Night by Brigid Kemmerer

Defy the Night by Brigid Kemmerer

The kingdom of Kandala is on the brink of disaster. Rifts between sectors have only worsened since a sickness began ravaging the land, and within the Royal Palace, the king holds a tenuous peace with a ruthless hand. King Harristan was thrust into power after his parents’ shocking assassination, leaving the younger Prince Corrick to take on the brutal role of the King’s Justice. The brothers have learned to react mercilessly to any sign of rebellion–it’s the only way to maintain order when the sickness can strike anywhere, and the only known cure, an elixir made from delicate… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Epidemic (theme)
Blood & injury depiction including detailed dead bodies
Medical treatment
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a friend, off-page
Murder of a mother & father
Torture
Knife violence
Explosion
Physical assault
Kidnapping
Imprisonment
Fire
Poverty discussed

More Than We Can Tell by Brigid Kemmerer

More Than We Can Tell by Brigid Kemmerer

Rev Fletcher is battling the demons of his past. But with loving adoptive parents by his side, he’s managed to keep them at bay…until he gets a letter from his abusive father and the trauma of his childhood comes hurtling back.

Emma Blue spends her time perfecting the computer game she built from scratch, rather than facing her parents’ crumbling marriage. She can solve any problem with the right code, but when an online troll’s harassment escalates, she’s truly afraid

When Rev and Emma meet, they both long to lift the burden of their secrets and bond instantly over their shared turmoil. But when their situations turn dangerous, their trust in each other will be tested in ways they never expected….. Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Sexism
Rape mentioned
Child abuse & neglect
Self-harm
Miscarriage recounted
Kidnapping
Stalking
Catfishing
Cyberbullying & online harassment
Bullying

Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan

Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan

Growing up on the moon, Xingyin is accustomed to solitude, unaware that she is being hidden from the feared Celestial Emperor who exiled her mother for stealing his elixir of immortality. But when Xingyin’s magic flares and her existence is discovered, she is forced to flee her home, leaving her mother behind.

Alone, powerless, and afraid, she makes her way to the Celestial Kingdom, a land of wonder and secrets. Disguising her identity, she seizes an opportunity to learn alongside the emperor’s son, mastering archery and magic, even as passion flames between her and the prince… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Misogyny
Attempted sexual assault
Sexual harassment
Alcohol consumption
Blood & gore depiction
Emesis
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a parent
Torture mentioned
Kidnapping & captivity
Fire
War themes

NOS4A2 by Joe Hill

NOS4A2 by Joe Hill

Victoria McQueen has an uncanny knack for finding things: a misplaced bracelet, a missing photograph, answers to unanswerable questions. When she rides her bicycle over the rickety old covered bridge in the woods near her house, she always emerges in the places she needs to be.

Charles Talent Manx has a gift of his own. He likes to take children for rides in his 1938 Rolls-Royce Wraith with the vanity plate NOS4A2. In the Wraith, he and his innocent guests can slip out of the everyday world and onto hidden roads that lead to an astonishing playground of amusements he calls Christmasland. The journey across the highway of Charlie’s twisted imagination transforms his precious passengers, leaving them as terrifying and unstoppable as their benefactor… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Racism
Rape
Sexual assault
Child abuse
Self-harm
Drug abuse
Death of a child
Murder
Kidnapping
Death of a dog

Corrupt by Penelope Douglas

Corrupt by Penelope Douglas

I was told that dreams were our heart’s desires. My nightmares, however, became my obsession. His name is Michael Crist.My boyfriend’s older brother is like that scary movie that you peek through your hand to watch. He’s handsome, strong, and completely terrifying. The star of his college’s basketball team and now gone pro, he’s more concerned with the dirt on his shoe than me. But I noticed him.

I saw him. I heard him. The things that he did, and the deeds that he hid… For years, I bit my nails, unable to look away. Now, I’ve graduated high school and moved on to college, but I haven’t stopped watching Michael. He’s bad, and the dirt I’ve seen isn’t content to stay in my head anymore. Because he’s finally noticed me… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Sexism
Slut-shaming
Child abuse
Rape & attempted rape
Sexual assault
Alcohol abuse
Drug abuse
Drugging
Death of a parent
Murder
Kidnapping
Animal cruelty
Bullying