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Eidolon by Grace Draven

Eidolon by Grace Draven

In a bid for more power, the Shadow Queen of Haradis has unleashed a malignant force into the world. Her son Brishen, younger prince of the Kai royal house, suddenly finds himself ruler of a kingdom blighted by a diseased darkness and on the brink of war. His human wife Ildiko must decide if she will give up the man she loves in order to secure his throne. Three enemy kingdoms must unite to save each other, and a one-eyed, reluctant king must raise an army of the dead to defeat an army of the damned…

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Alcohol consumption
Loss of limb (hand)
Attempted infanticide recounted
Genocide
War themes & battle violence

Phoenix Unbound by Grace Draven

Phoenix Unbound by Grace Draven

Every year, each village is required to send a young woman to the Empire’s capital – her fate: to be burned alive for the entertainment of the masses. For the last five years, one small village’s tithe has been the same woman. Gilene’s sacrifice protects all the other young women of her village, and her secret to staying alive lies in the magic only she possesses. But this year is different. Azarion, the Empire’s most famous gladiator, has somehow seen through her illusion and is set on blackmailing Gilene into using her abilities to help him escape his life of slavery. And unknown to… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Slavery
Rape & attempted rape, on-page
Self-harm
Infertility
Blood & gore depiction
Murder
Torture
Kidnapping & captivity
Fire & immolation
War themes

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk

n a remote Polish village, Janina devotes the dark winter days to studying astrology, translating the poetry of William Blake, and taking care of the summer homes of wealthy Warsaw residents. Her reputation as a crank and a recluse is amplified by her not-so-secret preference for the company of animals over humans. Then a neighbor, Big Foot, turns up dead. Soon other bodies are discovered, in increasingly strange circumstances. As suspicions mount, Janina inserts herself into the investigation, certain that she knows whodunit. If only anyone would pay her mind . . .

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Murder
Animal death & abuse

Temple by Matthew Reilly

Temple by Matthew Reilly

Deep in the jungle of Peru, the hunt for a legendary Incan idol is underway – an idol that in the present day could be used as the basis for a terrifying new weapon. Guiding a US Army team is Professor William Race, a young linguist who must translate an ancient manuscript that contains the location of the idol. What they find is an ominous stone temple, sealed tight. They open it – and soon discover that some doors are meant to remain unopened…

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism & racial slurs
Rape mentioned
Cheating
Blood & gore depiction
Decapitation
Murder
Gun violence
Explosions
Animal death
Nazism & the Holocaust
Colonisalism
Medical experiments in concentration camps mentioned

Seven Ancient Wonders by Matthew Reilly

Seven Ancient Wonders by Matthew Reilly

It is the biggest treasure hunt in history. Nearly every nation on earth is involved. A headlong race to locate the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. A magnificent golden capstone once sat atop the Great Pyramid at Giza. It was a source of immense power, capable of bestowing upon its holder absolute global rule for a thousand years But then, in 323 BC, the capstone was broken into seven pieces and hidden within the greatest structures of the age: monuments that would become known as the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World. Now, with the coming of a rare solar event, the time has come to locate the pieces and rebuild the cap… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Death in childbirth
Blood & gore depiction
Death of a friend
Murder
Explosion

The Violent Season by Sara Walters

The Violent Season by Sara Walters

Every November, the people in Wolf Ridge are overwhelmed with a hunger for violence–at least that’s the town rumour. Last fall Wyatt Green’s mother was brutally murdered, convincing Wyatt that this yearning isn’t a morbid urban legend. but rather a palpable force infecting her neighbours. This year, Wyatt fears the call of violence has spread to her best friend Cash–who also happens to be the guy she can’t stop wanting no matter how much he hurts her. At the same time, she’s drawn to Cash’s nemesis Porter, now that they’re partners on an ambitious project for lit class. When Wyatt pulls away… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Attempted rape, on-page
Suicide
Self-harm
Smoking & recreational drug use, on-page
Alcohol consumption
Blood depiction
Dead bodies
Emesis mentioned
Death of a mother from suicide recounted
Death of a mother from murder recounted
Infanticide by drowning mentioned
Murder in an armed robbery mentioned
Car accident mentioned

Prophecy by Ellen Oh

Prophecy by Ellen Oh

Kira’s the only female in the king’s army, and she’s also the prince’s bodyguard. A demon slayer and an outcast, she’s hated by nearly everyone in her home city of Hansong. And she’s their only hope Murdered kings and discovered traitors point to a demon invasion, sending Kira on the run with the young prince. He may be the saviour predicted in the Dragon King’s prophecy, but the legendary lost ruby treasure just might be the true key to victory. With only the guidance of the cryptic prophecy, Kira must battle demon soldiers, an evil shaman, and the Demon Lord himself to find what was once lost while raising a prince into a king.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Nightmares
Mass suicide mentioned
Decapitation, on-page
Death of a father from sword stabbing, on-page
Death of a mother from self-sacrifice, on-page
Death of a wife & baby son in childbirth mentioned
Death of a wife & children in an influenza epidemic mentioned
Murder & attempted murder
Knife & sword violence
Death from a fall
Near drowning
Strangulation
Kidnapping
War themes & battle scenes
Animal death
Animal hunting

Two Lines by Melissa Marr

Two Lines by Melissa Marr

Or at least that’s what Eavan tells herself. Though Eve knows she is a Glaistig, and that hunger for sex and death – preferably together – runs in her blood, she is determined to keep herself human. She will turn full Glaistig only in the event that she engages in both sex and murder within one month – and so far she’s managed to avoid both. But staying away from temptation is harder than ever before. A mysterious man – as seductive as he is dangerous — has been drugging and taking advantage of girls in the local nightclubs and Eve’s determined to stop… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Sex slavery
Sexual assault
Domestic abuse
Murder
Forced drug use

The Traitor’s Kingdom by Erin Beaty

The Traitor’s Kingdom by Erin Beaty

A new queen under threat. An ambassador with a desperate scheme. Two kingdoms with everything to lose. Once a spy and counsellor to the throne, Sage Fowler has secured victory for her kingdom at a terrible cost. Now an ambassador representing Demora, Sage is about to face her greatest challenge to avoid a war with a rival kingdom. After an assassination attempt destroys the chance for peace, Sage and her fiancé Major Alex Quinn risk a dangerous plot to reveal the culprit. But the stakes are higher than ever, and in the game of traitors, betrayal is the only certainty.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Drug dependency recounted
Sword & arrow violence
Murder
Fire

Blood and Moonlight by Erin Beaty

Blood and Moonlight by Erin Beaty

Rising above the city of Collis is the holy Sanctum. And watching over its spires is Catrin, an orphan girl with unique skills—for she alone can spot the building’s flaws in construction before they turn deadly. But when Catrin witnesses a murderer escaping the scene of his crime, she’s pulled into the web of a dangerous man who will definitely strike again. Assigned to capture the culprit is the mysterious, brilliant, and enigmatic Simon, whose insights into the mind of a killer are frighteningly accurate. As the grisly crimes continue, Catrin finds herself caught between murderer… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Sexual assault
Incest
Schizophrenia
Alcohol abuse
Blood & gore depiction
Graphic murder