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The Death of Mrs Westaway by Ruth Ware

The Death of Mrs Westaway by Ruth Ware

On a day that begins like any other, Hal receives a mysterious letter bequeathing her a substantial inheritance. She realizes very quickly that the letter was sent to the wrong person—but also that the cold-reading skills she’s honed as a tarot card reader might help her claim the money.

Soon, Hal finds herself at the funeral of the deceased…where it dawns on her that there is something very, very wrong about this strange situation and the inheritance at the centre of it.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Homomisia
Sex work discussed
Child abuse recounted
Disownment & familial estrangement
Cheating
Anxiety & panic attacks
PTSD
Alcohol consumption
Alcohol abuse recounted
Dubious consent to medication
Teen pregnancy
Miscarriage & abortion mentioned
Infertility mentioned
Emesis
Hospital
Minor blood & gore depiction and physical injuries
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a mother & father
Death of a grandmother
Death of a sister
Murder & attempted murder
Strangulation
Car accident
Disappearance of a loved one
Blackmail
Captivity recounted
Poverty themes & eviction

My Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine Warga

My Heart & Other Black Holes by Jasmine Warga

Sixteen-year-old physics nerd Aysel is obsessed with plotting her own death. With a mother who can barely look at her without wincing, classmates who whisper behind her back, and a father whose violent crime rocked her small town, Aysel is ready to turn her potential energy into nothingness.

There’s only one problem: she’s not sure she has the courage to do it alone. But once she discovers a website with a section called Suicide Partners, Aysel’s convinced she’s found her solution: a teen boy with the username FrozenRobot (aka Roman) who’s haunted by a family tragedy is looking for a partner.

Even though Aysel and Roman have nothing in common, they slowly start to fill in each other’s broken lives. But as their suicide pact becomes more concrete, Aysel begins to question whether she really wants to go through with it. Ultimately, she must choose between wanting to die or trying to convince Roman to live so they can discover the potential of their energy together. Except that Roman may not be so easy to convince.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Suicide (theme)
Suicidal ideation (theme)
Depression

A Heart Made of Gold by Christina H. Childers

A Heart Made of Gold by Christina H. Childers

Her hands are blessed with the power to transform anything she touches into gold. A single mindless touch changes the course of her life forever.

After her husband’s sudden death, Queen Kalyca of Aristos must protect herself and the vacant throne from a tyrant hellbent on becoming king. With the help of newfound allies—a divine-borne, a flirtatious hero, a famous strongwoman, and a determined youth—she finds all the strength she needs to survive in a cruel world where gods are eager to play behind the scenes.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Suicidal ideation
Anxiety
Panic attacks
Trauma

Between by Jessica Warman

Between by Jessica Warman

Elizabeth Valchar-pretty, popular, and perfect-wakes up the morning after her eighteenth birthday party on her family’s yacht, where she’d been celebrating with her six closest friends. A persistent thumping noise has roused her. When she goes to investigate, what she finds will change everything she thought she knew about her life, her friends, and everything in between.

As Liz begins to unravel the circumstances surrounding her birthday night, she will find that no one around her, least of all Liz herself, was perfect-or innocent.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Eating disorder (anorexia)
Drug use
Murder
Emesis
Death of a mother recounted

Ghost Wood Song by Erica Waters

Ghost Wood Song by Erica Waters

If I could have a fiddle made of Daddy’s bones, I’d play it. I’d learn all the secrets he kept.

Shady Grove inherited her father’s ability to call ghosts from the grave with his fiddle, but she also knows the fiddle’s tunes bring nothing but trouble and darkness.

But when her brother is accused of murder, she can’t let the dead keep their secrets.

In order to clear his name, she’s going to have to make those ghosts sing.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Ableist language
Attempted rape recounted (chp. 23)
Child abuse recounted, including being locked in the attics for extended periods of tie
Agoraphobia
Panic attack (chp. 24)
Death of a mother to suicide recounted
Recreational drug use (on-page in chp. 5 & mentioned otherwise)
Hospital (chp. 5 & 24)
Grief & loss (theme)
Death of a father recounted
Death of a stepfather (off-page)
Death of a sister recounted
Gun violence (chp. 28)
Police violence (chp. 28)
Hanging mentioned (chp. 9)
Near-drowning incident
Car accident (on-page, chp. 23-24)
Death of a child to a wasp attack recounted

Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley

Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley

As a biracial, unenrolled tribal member and the product of a scandal, eighteen-year-old Daunis Fontaine has never quite fit in, both in her hometown and on the nearby Ojibwe reservation. Daunis dreams of studying medicine, but when her family is struck by tragedy, she puts her future on hold to care for her fragile mother.

The only bright spot is meeting Jamie, the charming new recruit on her brother Levi’s hockey team. Yet even as Daunis falls for Jamie, certain details… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Ableism
Misogyny
Fatmisia
Racism & racial slurs
Sexual harassment
Sexual assault, on-page
Rape, on-page
Cheating recounted
Child abuse & neglect mentioned
Substance addiction discussed
Nightmares
Suicide by a gunshot to the head, on-page
Alcohol consumption
Drug use & abuse (theme)
Overdose mentioned
Teen pregnancy recounted
Grandparent recovering from a stroke
Physical injuries, including nerve damage & chronic shoulder injury
Hospitalisation for internalised bleeding & liver damage
Surgery mentioned
Emesis
Grief & loss depiction
Death of an uncle
Death of a father
Murder of a friend & teenager by gun violence, on-page
Car accident, on- & off-page
Bullying

Tarnished Crown by Erin Watt

Tarnished Crown by Erin Watt

Two years ago, one mistake cost Gideon Royal the girl of his dreams. Since then he’s become jaded and stoic, caught in a spiral that has him dealing with blackmail, heartache and loss. When he left for college, he hoped to start over. But fate has other ideas, placing Savannah Montgomery in his path again.

Savannah believes there’s no coming back from Gideon’s betrayal. He thinks she’s wrong.

Forgiveness. Hope. Redemption. Gideon has vowed to win back the only girl who owns his heart. And when a Royal makes a promise, he’ll go to the ends of the earth to keep it.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Misogyny
Sexual harassment
Adult-minor relationship*
Cheating
Blackmail
Depression

*The female protagonist was 15-years-old when she started her then 18-year-old boyfriend.

Cracked Kingdom by Erin Watt

Cracked Kingdom by Erin Watt

Ever since Hartley Wright met Easton Royal, her life hasn’t been the same. There are enemies behind every corner and dangers beyond each door. When tragedy strikes and steals her memories, she can’t trust anyone, not even the blue-eyed boy who promises her that everything will be alright.

Because while Hartley’s memory is full of gaps, her instincts tell her Easton is dangerous. She doesn’t know if he’s the snake in the garden or her chance at salvation. The chaos he brings wherever he goes is too much to handle, the intense feelings he evokes are too confusing to unravel.

Easton wants her to remember. Hartley thinks it’s better to forget. He has to face the facts—in this world, you can’t escape the Royals.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Physical, emotional & verbal parental abuse
Incest (half-siblings)
Sexual harassment
Amnesia
Hospital
Alcohol consumption
Overdose mentioned
Bullying

Network Effect by Martha Wells

Network Effect by Martha Wells

You know that feeling when you’re at work, and you’ve had enough of people, and then the boss walks in with yet another job that needs to be done right this second or the world will end, but all you want to do is go home and binge your favorite shows? And you’re a sentient murder machine programmed for destruction? Congratulations, you’re Murderbot.

When Murderbot’s human associates (not friends, never friends) are captured and another not-friend from its past requires urgent assistance, Murderbot must choose between inertia and drastic action.

Drastic action it is, then.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Indentured servitude & slavery discussed
Amnesia
Blood & gore depiction
Physical injuries
Contagion
Murder & attempted murder
Gun violence
Explosions
Kidnapping & hostage situation
Loss of autonomy discussed

Home by Martha Wells

Home by Martha Wells

This short story is told from the point of view of Dr. Mensah and follows the events in Exit Strategy.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

PTSD & flashbacks
Kidnapping recounted
Captivity recounted