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.

The Spectacular Now by Tim Tharp

The Spectacular Now by Tim Tharp

Sutter Keely. He’s the guy you want at your party. He’ll get everyone dancing. He’ ll get everyone in your parents’ pool. Okay, so he’s not exactly a shining academic star. He has no plans for college and will probably end up folding men’s shirts for a living. But there are plenty of ladies in town, and with the help of Dean Martin and Seagram’s V.O., life’s pretty fabuloso, actually. Until the morning he wakes up on a random front lawn, and he meets Aimee. Aimee’s clueless. Aimee is a social disaster. Aimee needs help, and it’s up to the Sutterman to show Aimee a splendiferous time and then let her go forth and prosper. But… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Adult-minor relationship*
  • Alcoholism
  • Alcohol consumption & abuse
  • Recreational drug use mentioned
  • Physical injuries (broken arm)
  • Emesis
  • Car accident

* Context : Sexual relationship between a fourteen-year-old and a twenty-year-old.

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The Last Thing to Burn by Will Dean

The Last Thing to Burn by Will Dean

On an isolated farm in the United Kingdom, a woman is trapped by the monster who kidnapped her seven years ago. When she discovers she is pregnant, she resolves to protect her child no matter the cost, and starts to meticulously plan her escape. But when another woman is brought into the fold on the farm, her plans go awry. Can she save herself, her child, and this innocent woman at the same time? Or is she doomed to spend the remainder of her life captive on this farm?

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Physical injury (broken ankle)
  • Pregnancy from rape & childbirth
  • Kidnapping & captivity
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Taking Care of Business by Megan Hart and Lauren Dane

Taking Care of Business by Megan Hart & Lauren Dane

After leaving the wrong man, Leah Griffin’s not ready to look for the right one. All she wants is to survive the conference she’s planning and spend some time with her best friend Kate Edwards. She’s not expecting the conference services manager to be so tall, dark and handsome…or so eager to please. It’s Brandon Long’s job to make Leah happy, but after a scorching interlude in her hotel room, neither can deny business has become pleasure. Smart, driven and successful attorney Katherine Edwards has spent her life doing the right thing but Charles Dixon is a bad choice… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Antisemitism
  • Sexism
  • Homomisia, off-page
  • Cheating mentioned
  • Anxiety
  • Dieting mentioned
  • Alcohol consumption
  • Concussion, off-page
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Somebody Told Me by Mia Siegert

Somebody Told Me by Mia Siegert

After an assault, bigender seventeen-year-old Aleks/Alexis is looking for a fresh start―so they voluntarily move in with their uncle, a Catholic priest. In their new bedroom, Aleks/Alexis discovers they can overhear parishioners in the church confessional. Moved by the struggles of these “sinners,” Aleks/Alexis decides to anonymously help them, finding solace in their secret identity: a guardian angel instead of a victim. But then Aleks/Alexis overhears a confession of another priest admitting to sexually abusing a parishioner. As they try to uncover the… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Racism
  • Ableism
  • Disfigurmisia
  • Slut shaming
  • Homomsia & homomisic slurs
  • Transmisia & internalised transmisia
  • Misgendering
  • Paedophilia & child sexual abuse
  • Sexual assault
  • Domestic abuse mentioned
  • Disordered eating & body image
  • Body dysmorphia
  • Cancer mentioned
  • Physical injury
  • Hospital
  • Murder
  • Fire
  • Stalking and invasion of privacy
  • Bullying
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The ​Crow Rider by Kalyn Josephson

The ​Crow Rider by Kalyn Josephson

Princess Thia, her allies, and her crow, Res, are planning a rebellion to defeat Queen Razel and Illucia once and for all. Thia must convince the neighbouring kingdoms to come to her aid, and Res’s show of strength is the only thing that can help her. But so many obstacles stand in her way. Res excels at his training, until he loses control of his magic, harming Thia in the process. She is also pursued by Prince Ericen, heir to the Illucian throne and the one person she can’t trust but can’t seem to stay away from. As the rebel group prepares for war, Res’s magic grows more unstable. Thia has to decide if she can rely on herself and their… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Coming out themes
  • Depression
  • Nightmares
  • Blood & gore depiction
  • Physical injuries
  • Death of a brother mentioned
  • Murder & attempted murder
  • Fire
  • Whipping mentioned
  • War (central theme)
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Villains Rising by Jeramey Kraatz

Villains Rising by Jeramey Kraatz

The Cloak Society has finally taken down their greatest enemies-the Rangers of Justice-in a spectacular feat of supervillainy, and their long-awaited rise to power is imminent. But twelve-year-old Alex Knight has other plans-he has joined forces with Kirbie and the Junior Rangers of Justice to fight Cloak once and for all. The Cloak Society has finally taken down their greatest enemies-the Rangers of Justice-in a spectacular feat of supervillainy, and their long-awaited rise to power is imminent. But twelve-year-old Alex Knight has other plans-he has joined forces with Kirbie and the Junior Rangers of Justice to fight Cloak once and for all.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Physical assault
  • Kidnapping & captivity
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Fall of Heroes by Jeramey Kraatz

Fall of Heroes by Jeramey Kraatz

The people of Sterling City believe that the evil Cloak Society has been driven underground, but Alex Knight and his friends know the truth. Cloak has taken over the city—by posing as its most beloved superheroes. And with the real Rangers of Justice trapped in the Gloom, it’s up to Alex to make the final stand against his parents, his past, and the life of supervillainy he’s always known…

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Physical injury, including burns & broken bones
  • Explosion
  • Strangulation
  • Animal death
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The Dark Vault by Victoria Schwab

The Dark Vault by V.E. Schwab

Imagine a place where the dead rest on shelves like books. Each body has a story to tell, a life seen in pictures only Librarians can read. The dead are called Histories, and the vast realm in which they rest is the Archive. Mackenzie Bishop’s grandfather first brought her here four years ago, when she was twelve years old, frightened but determined to prove herself. Now her grandfather is dead, and Mac has grown into what he once was: a ruthless Keeper, tasked with stopping often-violent Histories from waking up and getting out. Because of her job, she lies to the people… Read more,

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Self-harm
  • Drugging
  • Blood & injury depiction
  • Grief & loss depiction
  • Death of a brother recounted
  • Murder
  • Car accident mentioned
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Swordheart by T. Kingfisher

Swordheart by T. Kingfisher

Halla is a housekeeper who has suddenly inherited her great-uncle’s estate… and, unfortunately, his relatives. Sarkis is an immortal swordsman trapped in a prison of enchanted steel. When Halla draws the sword that imprisons him, Sarkis finds himself attempting to defend his new wielder against everything from bandits and roving inquisitors to her own in-laws… and the sword itself may prove to be the greatest threat of all.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Parental abandonment recounted
  • Suicide
  • Suicidal ideation
  • Death of a sister during childbirth recounted
  • Death of an uncle recounted
  • Death of a husband from fever recounted
  • Murder & attempted murder
  • Sword violence
  • Imprisonment
  • Kidnapping
  • Attempted mugging
  • Animal death
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