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The Theft of Sunlight by Intisar Khanani

The Theft of Sunlight by Intisar Khanani

Children have been disappearing from across Menaiya for longer than Amraeya ni Ansarim can remember. When her friend’s sister is snatched, Rae knows she can’t look away any longer – even if that means seeking answers from the royal court, where her country upbringing and clubfoot will only invite ridicule. Yet the court holds its share of surprises. There she discovers an ally in the foreign princess, who recruits her as an attendant. Armed with the princess’s support, Rae seeks answers in the dark city streets, finding unexpected help in a rough-around-the-edges street thief with secrets of his own. But treachery… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Slavery
Ableism
Human trafficking, off-page
Sexual assault
Physical & emotional child abuse
Blood depiction
Emesis
Attempted murder
Physical assault
Kidnapping

Black by Fleur Ferris

Black by Fleur Ferris

Ebony Marshall is in her final year of high school. Five months, two weeks and four days . . . She can’t wait to leave the town where she’s known only as ‘Black’. Because of her name, of course. But for another reason, too. Everyone says Black Marshall is cursed. Three of her best friends have died in tragic accidents. After Oscar, the whispers started. Now she’s used to being on her own. It’s easier that way. But when her date for the formal ends up in intensive care, something in quiet little Dainsfield starts to stir. Old secrets are revealed and terrifying new dangers emerge… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Domestic violence
Suicide
Death of a friend recounted
Murder
Physical assault
Car accident
Kidnapping
Bullying

Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare

Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare

Quinn Maybrook just wants to make it until graduation. She might not make it to morning. Quinn and her father moved to tiny, boring Kettle Springs to find a fresh start. But ever since the Baypen Corn Syrup Factory shut down, Kettle Springs has cracked in half. On one side are the adults, who are desperate to make Kettle Springs great again, and on the other are the kids, who want to have fun, make prank videos, and get out of Kettle Springs as quick as they can. Kettle Springs is caught in a battle between old and new, tradition and progress. It’s a fight that looks like it will destroy the town. Until Frendo, the Baypen mascot, a… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Medical trauma & treatment
Amputation & loss of limb
Graphic burns
Dead bodies
Murder & mass murder
Gun violence
Knife violence
Physical assault
Fire
Death from a fall
Hostage situation

Something is Killing the Children, Volume One by James Tynion IV

Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 1 by James Tynion IV and illustrated by Werther Dell’Edera

When the children of Archer’s Peak—a sleepy town in the heart of America—begin to go missing, everything seems hopeless. Most children never return, but the ones that do have terrible stories—impossible details of terrifying creatures that live in the shadows. Their only hope of finding and eliminating the threat is the arrival of a mysterious stranger, one who believes the children and claims to be the only one who sees what they can see. Her name is Erica Slaughter. She kills monsters. That is all she does, and she bears the cost because it must be done.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Homomisia & homomisic slurs
Blood & gore depiction
Body horror
Murder
Death of a child

The Light in the Ruins by Chris Bohjalian

The Light in the Ruins by Chris Bohjalian

1943: Tucked away in the idyllic hills south of Florence, the Rosatis, an Italian family of noble lineage, believe that the walls of their ancient villa will keep them safe from the war raging across Europe. Eighteen-year-old Cristina spends her days swimming in the pool, playing with her young niece and nephew, and wandering aimlessly amid the estate’s gardens and olive groves. But when two soldiers, a German and an Italian, arrive at the villa asking to see an ancient Etruscan burial site, the Rosatis’ bucolic tranquillity is shattered. A young German lieutenant begins to court Cristina, the Nazis descend upon the estate demanding… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Antisemitism & Nazism
Murder of a sister-in-law
World War Two

Confessions by Kanae Minato

Confessions by Kanae Minato

After calling off her engagement in wake of a tragic revelation, Yuko Moriguchi had nothing to live for except her only child, four-year-old Manami. Now, following an accident on the grounds of the middle school where she teaches, Yuko has given up and tendered her resignation. But first she has one last lecture to deliver. She tells a story that upends everything her students ever thought they knew about two of their peers, and sets in motion a maniacal plot for revenge.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Misogyny
Parental neglect & abandonment
Transphobia mentioned & misgendering
Depression
HIV/AIDs (theme)*
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a father in a car accident mentioned
Death of a mother from illness mentioned
Murder of a daughter from drowning
Attempted murder of a child from electrocution
Murder of a teen girl from strangulation
Mass death of a family from poisoning discussed (mother, father & child)
Explosion, off-page
Animal death & cruelty mentioned

*Context: A teacher purposefully infects the two teenage boys who murdered her daughter with HIV/AIDs. The aftereffects of being infected are explored in depth. Mentions of HIV+ stigma and how the teacher’s ex-husband is dying of HIV/AIDs.

Everyone Dies Famous in a Small Town by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock

Everyone Dies Famous in a Small Town by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock

In this book, the impact of wildfire, a wayward priest, or a mysterious disappearance ricochet across communities, threading through stories. Here, ordinary actions such as ice skating or going to church reveal hidden truths. One choice threatens a lifelong friendship. Siblings save each other. Rescue and second chances are possible, and so is revenge. On the surface, it seems that nothing ever happens in these towns. But Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock shows that underneath that surface, teenagers’ lives blaze with fury, with secrets, and with love so strong it burns a path to the future.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Racism & queerphobia
Sexual assault
Pedophilia & child sexual abuse
Cheating
Alcoholism
Drug use
Murder
Kidnapping
Car accident
Wildfire

Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel

Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel

So begins Kaikeyi’s story. The only daughter of the kingdom of Kekaya, she is raised on tales about the might and benevolence of the gods: how they churned the vast ocean to obtain the nectar of immortality, how they vanquish evil and ensure the land of Bharat prospers, and how they offer powerful boons to the devout and the wise. Yet she watches as her father unceremoniously banishes her mother, listens as her own worth is reduced to how great a marriage alliance she can secure. And when she calls upon the gods for help, they never seem to hear. Desperate… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Misogyny & sexism
Classism
Domestic abuse
Pregnancy & childbirth
Infertility
Murder
Fire
Animal death
War themes & battle scenes

Killer Content by Kiley Roache

Killer Content by Kiley Roache

The six teenagers who make up the Hype House seem to have it all. A beachfront Malibu mansion, millions of TikTok followers, model good looks, and sponsorship deals up to $30,000 per post. Everything’s pretty much a Gen-Z paradise. Except that one member of the house has just turned up dead in the infinity pool. And the rest of them are suspects. When the group’s TikTok account starts posting cryptic messages about the murder, the police limit their investigation to the members of the house. Now old joke videos are filed as evidence and past rivalries start to look like motives. As investigators dig into these influencers’ lives beyond their glossy internet personalities, they discover all… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Suicide
Alcohol consumption
Blood & gore depiction
Death of a friend
Murder
Gun violence

The Hitman by Katrina Jackson

The Hitman by Katrina Jackson

What would you do if you found out that your fiancé cheated on you the night before your wedding with a reality tv exotic dancer? What if you found out that they’d had a threesome with your best friend, who was also your maid of honour? What if you discovered all of this on the morning of your wedding with a camera for your own reality tv show pointing at your face? Let me tell you what I do. I punch her. I punch him. And then I run away to Italy on what should have been my honeymoon alone, with my ex’s stolen credit cards. I just want to drink all the wine and cry myself to sleep at night, but I can’t even do that in peace… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Cheating recounted
Alcohol consumption
Murder & attempted murder
Gun violence