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Hard to Find by Chace Verity

Hard to Find by Chace Verity

Hard to Find by Chace Verity. Unexpected Friendship: Kelsey makes a new friend when she is dragged into a haunted house one night. Pearls: Once friends, now enemies, two princesses start a tense correspondence. One Last Game: The night before high school graduation, Court wants to get their friends back together to recreate a part of their childhood hide’n’seek games, even if that means seeing their ex-BFF again. A Place To Rest: The afterlife isn’t quite what Sam expected, but at least it has great people.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Amnesia
Recreational drug use
Death of a parent mentioned

Dark Horses by Susan Mihalic

Dark Horses by Susan Mihalic

Fifteen-year-old equestrian prodigy Roan Montgomery has only ever known two worlds: inside the riding arena, and outside of it. Both, for as long as she can remember, have been ruled by her father, who demands strict obedience in all areas of her life. The warped power dynamic of coach and rider extends far beyond the stables, and Roan’s relationship with her father has long been inappropriate. She has been able to compartmentalize that dark aspect of her life, ruthlessly focusing on her ambitions as a rider heading for the Olympics, just as her father had… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Incest
Rape
Paedophilia
Child abuse
Adult-minor relationship
Panic attack
Emesis (purging)
Car accident

Beard in Mind by Penny Reid

Beard in Mind by Penny Reid

Beau Winston is the nicest, most accommodating guy in the world. Usually. Handsome as the devil and twice as charismatic, Beau lives a charmed life as everyone’s favourite Winston Brother. But since his twin decided to leave town, and his other brother hired a stunning human-porcupine hybrid as a replacement mechanic for their auto shop, Beau Winston’s charmed life has gone to hell in a handbasket. Shelly Sullivan is not nice and is never accommodating. Ever. She mumbles to herself, but won’t respond when asked a question. She glares at everyone, especially babies. She… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Domestic violence recounted
Depression
Self-harm (cutting)

No Place Like Here by Christina June

No Place Like Here by Christina June

Ashlyn Zanotti has big plans for the summer. She’s just spent a year at boarding school and can’t wait to get home. But when Ashlyn’s father is arrested for tax evasion and her mother enters a rehab facility for “exhaustion,” a.k.a. depression, her life is turned upside down. The cherry on top? Ashlyn’s father sends her to work with a cousin she doesn’t even know at a rustic team-building retreat centre in the middle of nowhere. A self-proclaimed “indoor girl,” not even Ash’s habit of leaving breadcrumb quotes—inspirational sayings she scribbles everywhere—can help her cope… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Incarcerated parent
Depression
Anaphylaxis
Near-drowning

Dream by Garrett Leigh

Dream by Garrett Leigh

When unrequited love leaves Dylan Hart sleepless and nursing his wounds, instinct draws him to the one place he’s found mindless respite in the past—Lovato’s. It’s a place for every fantasy — for crazy-hot encounters — where a night of insane NSA sex brings relief to Dylan’s fragile feelings. It should be a perfect escape, and for one magical night it seems that way, but then worlds collide, and reality bites when his hookup desperately needs a friend. Surely Dylan can’t trust his instincts when friendship has bruised his heart so badly before? The deck is stacked against former ballet… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism
Parental abandonment
Anxiety
Chronic fatigue
Pneumonia
Death of a father

The Resolutions by Mia Garcia

The Resolutions by Mia Garcia

New Years are for fresh starts, but Jess just wants everything to go back to the way it was. From hiking trips, to four-person birthday parties, to never-ending group texts, Jess, Lee, Ryan, and Nora have always been inseparable—and unstoppable. But now, with senior year on the horizon, they’ve been splintering off and growing apart. And so, as always, Jess makes a plan. Reinstating their usual tradition of making resolutions together on New Year’s Eve, Jess adds a new twist: instead of making their own resolutions, the four friends assign them for each other—dares like kiss someone you know is wrong for you, show… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Panic attack
Hospital
Death of a parent recounted
Car accident

Paris Daillencourt Is About to Crumble by Alexis Hall

Paris Daillencourt Is About to Crumble by Alexis Hall

Paris Daillencourt is a recipe for disaster. Despite his passion for baking, his cat, and his classics degree, constant self-doubt and second-guessing have left him a curdled, directionless mess. So when his roommate enters him in Bake Expectations, the nation’s favourite baking show, Paris is sure he’ll be the first one sent home. But not only does he win week one’s challenge—he meets fellow contestant Tariq Hassan. Sure, he’s the competition, but he’s also cute and kind, with more confidence than Paris could ever hope to have. Still, neither his growing romance with… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism
Queermisia
Anxiety & panic attack

Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa

Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa

Sentaro has failed. He has a criminal record, drinks too much, and his dream of becoming a writer is just a distant memory. With only the blossoming of the cherry trees to mark the passing of time, he spends his days in a tiny confectionery shop selling dorayaki, a type of pancake filled with sweet bean paste. But everything is about to change. Into his life comes Tokue, an elderly woman with disfigured hands and a troubled past. Tokue makes the best sweet bean paste Sentaro has ever tasted. She begins to teach him her craft, but as their friendship flourishes, social pressures become impossible to escape and Tokue’s dark secret is revealed, with devastating consequences.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Depression
Suicide mentioned

I Know Your Secret by Daphne Benedis-Grab

I Know Your Secret by Daphne Benedis-Grab

The email arrives Sunday night: Do exactly what I say, when I say it, or I will reveal your secret. On Monday morning, seventh graders Owen, Gemma, Ally, and Todd, who have nothing in common and barely know each other, must work together and follow the instructions of an anonymous blackmailer. None of them want to go along with the blackmailer’s instructions, but each of them have a secret they must protect at all costs. Set during a single day of school, the students race against the clock to complete a disquieting set of tasks, with fast-paced… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism mentioned
Misogyny mentioned
Adoption
Anxiety
Depression
COVID-19, discussed
Blackmail (theme)

A Danger to Herself and Others by Alyssa Sheinmel

A Danger to Herself and Others by Alyssa B. Sheinmel

Four walls. One window. No way to escape. Hannah knows there’s been a mistake. She didn’t need to be institutionalized. What happened to her roommate at her summer program was an accident. As soon as the doctors and judge figure out that she isn’t a danger to herself or others, she can go home to start her senior year. In the meantime, she is going to use her persuasive skills to get the staff on her side. Then Lucy arrives. Lucy has her own baggage. And she may be the only person who can get Hannah to confront the dangerous games and secrets that landed her in confinement in the first place.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Psychosis
Eating disorder
Suicide mentioned
Serious physical injury