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The Dry by Jane Harper

The Dry by Jane Harper

In the grip of the worst drought in a century, the farming community of Kiewarra is facing life and death choices daily when three members of a local family are found brutally slain.

Federal Police investigator Aaron Falk reluctantly returns to his hometown for the funeral of his childhood friend, loath to face the townsfolk who turned their backs on him twenty years earlier.
But as questions mount, Falk is forced to probe deeper into the deaths of the Hadler family because Falk and Luke Hadler shared a secret. A secret Luke’s death now threatens to bring to the surface.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Child physical & sexual abuse
Rape & sexual assault of a child
Incest (father-daughter)
Domestic violence
Gambling addiction
Depression mentioned
Suicide & murder-suicide (theme)
Attempted suicide by immolation, on-page
Alcohol consumption
Smoking
Graphic dead bodies
Blood & gore depiction, including burns
Hospitalisation
Death of a friend
Death of a son, daughter-in-law & grandson
Death of a child
Death of a father from bowel cancer mentioned
Murder
Gun violence
Fire
Drought (theme)
Mugging & home invasion recounted
Animal death & hunting

Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry

Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry

Orphaned and physically flawed in a civilization that shuns and discards the weak, Kira faces a frightening uncertain future.

When she is summoned by the Council if Guardians, Kira prepares to fight for her life, but the Council has unexpected plans for her. Now Kira faces new responsibilities. On her quest for truth, she discovers things that will change her life forever.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Ableism
Misogyny
Child abuse
Suicide
Loss of vision
Death of a child
Murder
Physical assault
Poisoning

Something Like Gravity by Amber Smith

Something Like Gravity by Amber Smith

Chris and Maia aren’t off to a great start. A near-fatal car accident first brings them together, and their next encounters don’t fare much better. Chris’s good intentions backfire. Maia’s temper gets the best of her. But they’re neighbors, at least for the summer, and despite their best efforts, they just can’t seem to stay away from each other.

The path forward isn’t easy. Chris has come out as transgender, but he’s still processing a frightening assault he survived the year before. Maia is grieving the loss of her older sister and trying to find her place in the world without her. Falling in love was the last thing on either of their minds. But would it be so bad if it happened anyway?

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Queermisia & queermisic slurs
Outing
Sexual assault
Alcohol consumption
Recreational drug use
Graphic physical assault recounted
Serious physical injuries requiring surgery
Car accident
Death of a pet

The Raven’s Tale by Cat Winters

The Raven’s Tale by Cat Winters

Seventeen-year-old Edgar Poe counts down the days until he can escape his foster family—the wealthy Allans of Richmond, Virginia. He hungers for his upcoming life as a student at the prestigious new university, almost as much as he longs to marry his beloved Elmira Royster. However, on the brink of his departure, all his plans go awry when a macabre Muse named Lenore appears to him. Muses are frightful creatures that lead Artists down a path of ruin and disgrace, and no respectable person could possibly understand or accept them. But Lenore steps out of the shadows with one request: “Let them see me!”

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Sexual harassment
Cheating recounted
Self harm
Alcohol consumption
Blood & gore depiction
Physical injuries
Surgery
Gun violence
Physical assault
Strangulation
Drowning

The Siren by Kiera Cass

The Siren by Kiera Cass

Years ago, Kahlen was rescued from drowning by the Ocean. To repay her debt, she has served as a Siren ever since, using her voice to lure countless strangers to their deaths. Though a single word from Kahlen can kill, she can’t resist spending her days on land, watching ordinary people and longing for the day when she will be able to speak and laugh and live freely among them again.

Kahlen is resigned to finishing her sentence in solitude…until she meets Akinli. Handsome, caring, and kind, Akinli is everything Kahlen ever dreamed of… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Teen pregnancy mentioned
Blood depiction
Death of an infant recounted
Murder & attempted murder
Physical assault recounted
Shipwreck
Drowning

The Heir by Kiera Cass

The Heir by Kiera Cass

Princess Eadlyn has grown up hearing endless stories about how her mother and father met. Twenty years ago, America Singer entered the Selection and won the heart of Prince Maxon – and they lived happily ever after. Eadlyn has always found their fairy-tale story romantic, but she has no interest in trying to repeat it. If it were up to her, she’d put off marriage for as long as possible.

But a princess’s life is never entirely her own, and Eadlyn can’t escape her very own Selection—no matter how fervently she protests… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Attempted rape
Alcohol consumption
Heart attack
Physical assault

The One by Kiera Cass

The One by Kiera Cass

The Selection began with thirty-five girls. Now with the group narrowed down to the six Elite, the competition to win Prince Maxon’s heart is fiercer than ever—and America is still struggling to decide where her heart truly lies. Is it with Maxon, who could make her life a fairy tale? Or with her first love, Aspen?

America is desperate for more time. But the rest of the Elite know exactly what they want—and America’s chance to choose is about to slip away.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Murder
Gun violence
Physical assault
War & rebellion themes

Hoops by Walter Dean Myers

Hoops by Walter Dean Myers

All eyes are on seventeen-year-old Lonnie Jackson while he practices with his team for a city-wide basketball Tournament of Champions. His coach, Cal, knows Lonnie has what it takes to be a pro-basketball player, but warns him about giving in to the pressure. Cal knows because he, too, once had the chance–but sold out.

As the Tournament nears, Lonnie learns that some heavy bettors want Cal to keep him on the bench so that the team will lose the championship. As the last seconds of the game tick away Lonnie and Cal must make a decision. Are they willing to blow the chance of a lifetime?

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Alcohol consumption
Smoking
Murder
Physical assault

Wires and Nerve, Vol 2 by Marissa Meyer

Wires & Nerve, Vol. 2 by Marissa Meyer and illustrated by Stephen Gilpin

Iko. an audacious android and best friend to the Lunar Queen Cinder. has been tasked with hunting down Alpha Lysander Steele, the leader of a rogue band of bioengineered wolf-soldiers who threaten to undo the tenuous peace agreement between Earth and Luna. Unless Cinder can reverse the mutations that were forced on them years before, Steele and his soldiers plan to satisfy their monstrous appetites with a massacre of the innocent people of Earth. And to show he’s serious, Steele is taking hostages.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Ableism & ableist language
Child abuse recounted
Psychosis & hallucinations mentioned
Blood, gore & injury depiction
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a friend & sister
Death of a father recounted
Murder
Physical assault
Kidnapping & hostage situation
War themes

Supernova by Marissa Meyer

Supernova by Marissa Meyer

The epic conclusion to Marissa Meyer’s thrilling Renegades Trilogy finds Nova and Adrian fighting to keep their identities secret. While the battle rages on between their alter egos and their allies, there is a darker threat shrouding Gatlon City. The Renegades’ worst enemy is back among them, threatening to reclaim Gatlon City. Nova and Adrian must brave lies and betrayal to protect those they love. Their greatest fears are about to come to life, and unless they can bridge the divide between heroes and villains, they stand to lose everything. Including each other.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Sexual assaut of a child mentioned
Alcohol consumption & mentions of smoking
Non-consensual body modifications including tattoo removal and tracking implants
Murder of a mother, father & infant sister by gun violence recounted
Murder by stabbing, a broken neck and gun violence
Physical assault (on-page)
War themes & battle scene