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Saga, Vol. 3 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples

Saga, Vol. 3 by Brian K. Vaughan and illustrated Fiona Staples

Searching for their literary hero, new parents Marko and Alana travel to a cosmic lighthouse on the planet Quietus, while the couple’s multiple pursuers finally close in on their targets.

Collecting: Saga 13-18.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Ableism & ableist language
Racism
Misogyny
Dubious consent scenario*
Intimate partner violence
Grey-area cheating
Substance addiction
Hallucinations mentioned
Drug abuse & recreational drug use
Graphic childbirth
Graphic blood & gore depiction
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a son
Death of a mother & wife
Murder & attempted murder
Kidnapping
Fire
War themes & military violence (theme)
Animal death

*Note: Sex scene with a protagonist under the influence of recreational drugs.

Killer by Sara Shepard

Killer by Sara Shepard

In picture-perfect Rosewood, Pennsylvania, ash-blond highlights gleam in the winter sun and frozen lakes sparkle like Swarovski crystals. But pictures often lie— and so do Rosewood’s four prettiest girls.

Hanna, Aria, Spencer, and Emily have been lying ever since they became friends with beautiful Alison DiLaurentis. Ali made them do terrible things—things they had to keep secret for years. And even though Ali was killed at the end of seventh grade, their bad-girl ways didn’t die with her.

Hanna’s on a mission to corrupt Rosewood’s youth, starting with a very attractive sophomore. Aria’s snooping into her boyfriend’s past. Spencer’s stealing— from her family. And pure little Emily’s abstaining from abstinence.
The girls should be careful, though. They thought they were safe when Ali’s killer was arrested and A’s true identity was finally revealed. But now there’s a new A in town turning up the heat. And this time Rosewood is going to burn.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Ableism
Queermisia
Conversion camp mentioned
Fatmisia and body shaming
Slut shaming
Misogyny
Sexual assault
Sexual harassment
Emotional parental abuse
Parental neglect
Eating disorders
Bingeing and purging recounted
Disordered thoughts about food
Anxiety attack
Alcohol consumption
Emesis recounted
Attempted murder
Stalking
Blackmail
Fire
Car accident recounted

Saga, Vol. 2 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples

Saga, Vol. 2 by Brian K. Vaughan and illustrated Fiona Staples

Thanks to her star-crossed parents Marko and Alana, newborn baby Hazel has already survived lethal assassins, rampaging armies, and alien monstrosities, but in the cold vastness of outer space, the little girl encounters something truly frightening: her grandparents!

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Racism
Child sexual slavery & forced sex work
Rape mentioned
Suicide
Nonconsensual drugging
Blood & gore depiction
Terminal illness
Death of a partner
Death of a husband & father
Murder & attempted murder
Gun violence
War themes & military violence (theme)
Animal death

The Beast of Blackmoor by Milla Vane

The Beast of Blackmoor by Milla Vane

A warrior princess must tame The Beast of Blackmoor to earn a place among her people. When she arrives in Blackmoor, however, she finds a land cursed by a demon and ruled by an evil warlord… and discovers that the beast isn’t a monster, but a barbarian warrior who intends to do some taming himself.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Rape (on-page)
Gang rape of a child recounted
Sexual slavery
Death from animal attack
Murder

Descendant of the Crane by Joan He

Descendant of the Crane by Joan He

Tyrants cut out hearts. Rulers sacrifice their own.

Princess Hesina of Yan has always been eager to shirk the responsibilities of the crown, but when her beloved father is murdered, she’s thrust into power, suddenly the queen of an unstable kingdom. Determined to find her father’s killer, Hesina does something desperate: she engages the aid of a soothsayer—a treasonous act, punishable by death… because in Yan, magic was outlawed centuries ago.

Using the information illicitly provided by the sooth, and uncertain if she can trust even her family, Hesina turns to Akira—a brilliant investigator who’s also a convicted criminal with secrets of his own. With the future of her kingdom at stake, can Hesina find justice for her father? Or will the cost be too high?

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Racism
Slavery
Emotional parental abuse
Suicide & attempted suicide
Self-harm
Blood & gore depiction
Death of a father
Murder
Torture
Hanging
Fire

Deadly by Sara Shepard

Deadly by Sara Shepard

High school seniors Aria, Emily, Hanna, and Spencer have all done horrible things—things that would put them behind bars if anyone ever found out. And their stalker “A” knows everything.

So far A has kept their secrets, using them to torture the girls. But now A’s changed the game. Suddenly the girls are hauled in for questioning, and all their worlds begin to unravel. If A’s plan succeeds, Rosewood’s pretty little liars will be locked away for good. . . .

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Ableism and ableist language
Suicide attempt
Suicide pact discussed
Heart attack
Murder recounted

Unnatural Causes by Richard Shepherd

Unnatural Causes by Richard Shepherd

As the UK’s top forensic pathologist, Dr Richard Shepherd has spent a lifetime uncovering the secrets of the dead. When death is sudden or unexplained, it falls to Shepherd to establish the cause. Each post-mortem is a detective story in its own right – and Shepherd has performed over 23,000 of them. Through his skill, dedication and insight, Dr Shepherd solves the puzzle to answer our most pressing question: how did this person die?

From serial killer to natural disaster, ‘perfect murder’ to freak accident, Shepherd takes nothing for granted in pursuit of truth. And while he’s been involved in some of the most high-profile cases of recent times, it’s often the less well known encounters that prove the most perplexing, intriguing and even bizarre. In or out of the public eye, his evidence has put killers behind bars, freed the innocent and turned open-and-shut cases on their heads.

But a life in death, bearing witness to some of humanity’s darkest corners, exacts a price and Shepherd doesn’t flinch from counting the cost to him and his family.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Rape
Graphic descriptions of autopsies
Graphic descriptions of dead bodies
Death of a parent
Death of a child
Murder
Knife violence and stabbing
Car accidents
Terrorist attacks
Deaths in custody

Influence by Sara Shepard & Lilia Buckingham

Influence by Sara Shepard & Lilia Buckingham

After a video she makes goes viral, everyone knows Delilah Rollins. And now that she’s in LA, Delilah’s standing on the edge of something incredible. Everything is going to change. She has no idea how much.

Jasmine Walters-Diaz grew up in the spotlight. A child star turned media darling, the posts of her in her classic Lulu C. rainbow skirt practically break the Internet. But if the world knew who Jasmine really was, her perfect life? Canceled.

Fiona Jacobs is so funny–the kind of girl for whom a crowd parts–no wonder she’s always smiling! But on the inside? The girl’s a hot mess. And when someone comes out of the shadows with a secret from her past, it’s one that won’t just embarrass Fiona: it will ruin her.

Who wouldn’t want to be Scarlet Leigh? Just look at her Instagram. Scarlet isn’t just styled to perfection: she is perfection. Scarlet has a gorgeous, famous boyfriend named Jack and there’s a whole fanbase about their ship. To everyone watching online, their lives seem perfect . . . but are they really? The sun is hot in California . . . and someone’s going to get burned.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Homomisia
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
Drug abuse
Murder
Bullying

Mark of Cain by Kate Sherwood

Mark of Cain by Kate Sherwood

After a tough day of counseling sessions, Anglican priest Mark Webber is looking forward to a relaxing dinner at a local restaurant. When he sees who’s bellied up to the bar, though, he reaches for his cell phone to call the police.

It’s Lucas Cain, the man who killed Mark’s brother three years ago. Apparently he’s out of jail and hanging out with his old crowd, which has to be a breach of parole, right?

Pulled over upon leaving the bar, Lucas blows a clean breathalyzer and hopes this isn’t a harbinger of things to come…. Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Homomisia
Fatmisia
Hate crimes
Parental abuse
Suicidal ideation
Alcohol consumption
Grief depiction
Murder
Physical assault

Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman

Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman

Rowan has gone rogue, and has taken it upon himself to put the Scythedom through a trial by fire. Literally. In the year since Winter Conclave, he has gone off-grid, and has been striking out against corrupt scythes—not only in MidMerica, but across the entire continent. He is a dark folk hero now—“Scythe Lucifer”—a vigilante taking down corrupt scythes in flames.

Citra, now a junior scythe under Scythe Curie, sees the corruption and wants to help change it from the inside out, but is thwarted at every turn, and threatened by the “new order” scythes. Realizing she cannot do this alone—or even with the help of Scythe Curie and Faraday, she does the unthinkable, and risks being “deadish” so she can communicate with the Thunderhead—the only being on earth wise enough to solve the dire problems of a perfect world. But will it help solve those problems, or simply watch as perfection goes into decline?

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Fatmisia and body shaming
Depression
Suicide
Murder
Torture