The Pants Project by Cat Clarke

The Pants Project by Cat Clarke

Whoever wrote the uniform policy decided (whyyy?) that girls had to wear skirts, while boys were allowed to wear pants. Sexist. Unfair. “Girls must wear a black, pleated, knee-length skirt.” I bet I read those words a hundred times during summer vacation. The problem wasn’t the last word in that sentence. Skirt wasn’t really the issue, not for me. The issue was the first word. Girls. Here’s the thing: I may seem like a girl, but on the inside, I’m a boy.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Queermisia
  • Misgendering
  • Coming out themes
  • Sexism
  • Internalised ableism
  • Attempted sexual assault recounted
  • Death of a father
  • Death of a grandfather
  • Physical assault discussed
  • Bullying (theme)
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Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani

Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani

Priyanka Das has so many unanswered questions: Why did her mother abandon her home in India years ago? What was it like there? And most importantly, who is her father, and why did her mom leave him behind? But Pri’s mom avoids these questions–the topic of India is permanently closed. For Pri, her mother’s homeland can only exist in her imagination. That is, until she find a mysterious pashmina tucked away in a forgotten suitcase… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Sexism
  • Hospital
  • Bullying
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That Kind of Guy by Talia Hibbert

That Kind of Guy by Talia Hibbert

If there’s one thing Rae can’t stand, it’s pity. She’s forty, frazzled, and fed up—so attending an awards ceremony alone while her ex swans about with his new wife? Not an option. To avoid total humiliation, Rae needs a date of her own. And her young, hot-as-hell new best friend is the perfect candidate. Zach Davis, king of casual hookups, has a secret: the notorious womaniser craves emotional connection, and anonymous encounters leave him feeling hollow. After years of performance, Zach’s desperate to be himself. So why does he agree to play Rae’s fake… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Racism
  • Sexism
  • Disfigurmisia
  • Cheating recounted
  • Emotional parental abuse & gaslighting
  • Alcohol consumption
  • Death of a father from a heart attack mentioned
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Payback’s a Witch by Lana Harper

Payback’s a Witch by Lana Harper

Emmy Harlow is a witch but not a very powerful one—in part because she hasn’t been home to the magical town of Thistle Grove in years. Her self-imposed exile has a lot to do with a complicated family history and a desire to forge her own way in the world, and only the very tiniest bit to do with Gareth Blackmoore, heir to the most powerful magical family in town and casual breaker of hearts and destroyer of dreams. But when a spellcasting tournament that her family serves as arbiters for approaches… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Sexism
  • Cheating recounted
  • Toxic relationship
  • Alcohol consumption
  • Loss of autonomy (possession)
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Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood

Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood

Bee Königswasser lives by a simple code: What would Marie Curie do? If NASA offered her the lead on a neuroengineering project – a literal dream come true – Marie would accept without hesitation. Duh. But the mother of modern physics never had to co-lead with Levi Ward. Sure, Levi is attractive in a tall, dark, and piercing-eyes kind of way. But Levi made his feelings toward Bee very clear in grad school – archenemies work best employed in their own galaxies far, far away. But when her equipment starts to go mis… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Sexism
  • Workplace sexual harassment mentioned
  • Death of a parent recounted
  • Attempted murder
  • Gun violence
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A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes

A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes

In the middle of the night, a woman wakes to find her beloved city engulfed in flames. Ten seemingly endless years of conflict between the Greeks and the Trojans are over. Troy has fallen. From the Trojan women whose fates now lie in the hands of the Greeks, to the Amazon princess who fought Achilles on their behalf, to Penelope awaiting the return of Odysseus, to the three goddesses whose feud started it all, these are the stories of the women whose lives, loves, and rivalries were forever altered by this long and tragic war.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Sexism
  • Slavery
  • Rape
  • Adult-minor relationship
  • Cheating
  • Suicide & attempted suicide
  • Blood & gore depiction
  • Death of a child
  • Death of a parent
  • Death of a spouse
  • Murder
  • Kidnapping
  • War themes
  • Animal death
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Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche by Nancy Springer

Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche by Nancy Springer

Enola Holmes is the much younger sister of her more famous brothers, Sherlock and Mycroft. But she has all the wits, skills, and sleuthing inclinations of them both. At fifteen, she’s an independent young woman–after all, her name spelled backwards reads ‘alone’–and living on her own in London. When a young professional woman, Miss Letitia Glover, shows up on Sherlock’s doorstep, desperate to learn more about the fate of her twin sister, it is Enola who steps up. It seems her sister, the former Felicity Glover, married the Earl of Dunhench and per curt note… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Misogyny
  • Death of a parent
  • Murder
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The Case of the Goodbye by Nancy Springer

The Case of the G**** Goodbye by Nancy Springer

Please note that the title and cover contain a slur. It will be censored where possible.

As Enola searches for the missing Lady Blanchefleur del Campo, she discovers that her brother Sherlock is just as diligently searching for Enola herself! Sherlock and Enola must solve a triple mystery: What has happened to their mother? And to Lady Blanchefleur? And what does either have to do with their brother, Mycroft?

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Misogyny
  • Parental abandonment
  • Death of a parent
  • Attempted murder
  • Kidnapping
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The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline by Nancy Springer

The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline by Nancy Springer

Enola Holmes’s landlady, Mrs. Tupper, is the closest thing Enola has to family these days, besides her occasional run-ins with her brother Sherlock. Even though Mrs. Tupper is nearly deaf and can barely cook, she’s an endearing presence as Enola longs for her absent mother. So imagine her horror when Enola comes home to find Mrs. Tupper kidnapped! Who would take her, and why? And what does Florence Nightingale have to do with it?

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Misogyny
  • Parental abandonment
  • Kidnapping
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The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan by Nancy Springer

The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan by Nancy Springer

Enola is thrown into a tailspin when she receives a desperate message from her old friend, Lady Cecily. Enola knows she must help her friend before it’s too late – but she doesn’t know how! This complicated case has Enola hunting down clues all over London until she finally discovers the awful truth: Lady Cecily is being held prisoner! Enola must risk her own freedom and join forces with her brother, the famed Sherlock Holmes, to free Cecily. Can Enola trust her brother, and can they save Cecily in time?

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Misogyny
  • Parental abandonment
  • Kidnapping
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