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Even the Darkest Stars by Heather Fawcett

Even the Darkest Stars by Heather Fawcett

Kamzin has always dreamed of becoming one of the emperor’s royal explorers, the elite climbers tasked with mapping the wintry, mountainous Empire and spying on its enemies. She knows she could be the best in the world if only someone would give her a chance. But everything changes when the mysterious and eccentric River Shara, the greatest explorer ever known, arrives in her village and demands to hire Kamzin—not her older sister, Lusha, as everyone had expected—for his next expedition. This is Kamzin’s chance to prove herself—even though River’s mission to… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Abandonment
Alcohol consumption
Physical injuries
Animal death & death of a pet

Consumed by JR Ward

Consumed by J.R. Ward

Anne Ashburn is a woman consumed. By her bitter family legacy, by her scorched career as a firefighter, by her obsession with department bad-boy Danny McGuire, and by a new case that pits her against a fiery killer. Strong-willed Anne was fearless and loved the thrill of fighting fires, pushing herself to be the best. But when one risky decision at a warehouse fire changes her life forever, Anne must reinvent not only her job, but her whole self. Shattered and demoralized, Anne finds her new … Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Amputation (arm)
Fire

Patience and Esther by Sarah Winifred Searle

Patience & Esther by Sarah Winifred Searle

Patience is a kindhearted country girl, eking out a living in Edwardian England as tremors of social change rock the world around her. When she starts her employment in formal service on the grounds of an opulent country manor, she has no idea that her own personal revolution is about to begin. Selfless, dutiful, and just a touch naive, she takes to both her place as a parlour maid and to her new roommate, the bookish and progressive lady’s maid, Esther. In another time, the two women would have kept one another’s company forever in their little attic bedroom, living out their days… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism
Misogyny
Death of a baby brother & sister from scarlet fever recounted
Death of an employee from illness, off-page

Two Rogues Make a Right by Cat Sebastian

Two Rogues Make a Right by Cat Sebastian

Will Sedgwick can’t believe that after months of searching for his oldest friend, Martin Easterbrook is found hiding in an attic like a gothic nightmare. Intent on nursing Martin back to health, Will kindly kidnaps him and takes him to the countryside to recover, well away from the world. Martin doesn’t much care where he is or even how he got there. He’s much more concerned that the man he’s loved his entire life is currently waiting on him hand and foot, feeding him soup and making him tea. Martin knows he’s a lost cause, one he doesn’t want Will to waste… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Paedophilia & grooming mentioned
Child abuse & neglect
Protagonist with consumption
Drug abuse
Torture mentioned

A Gentleman Never Keeps Score by Cat Sebastian

A Gentleman Never Keeps Score by Cat Sebastian

Once beloved by London’s fashionable elite, Hartley Sedgwick has become a recluse after a spate of salacious gossip exposed his most-private secrets. Rarely venturing from the house whose inheritance is a daily reminder of his downfall, he’s captivated by the exceedingly handsome man who seeks to rob him. Since retiring from the boxing ring, Sam Fox has made his pub, The Bell, into a haven for those in his Free Black community. But when his best friend Kate implores him to find and destroy a scandalously revealing painting of her, he agrees. Sam would do anything to protect those he loves, even if it means… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism
Child sex work mentioned
Pregnancy & childbirth mentioned
Concussion
Death of a father mentioned
Death of a friend recounted
Animal fighting rings mentioned

A Delicate Deception by Cat Sebastian

A Delicate Deception by Cat Sebastian

When Amelia Allenby escaped a stifling London ballroom for the quiet solitude of the Derbyshire countryside, the very last thing she wanted was an extremely large, if—she grudgingly admits—passably attractive man disturbing her daily walks. Lecturing the surveyor about property rights doesn’t work and, somehow, he has soon charmed his way into lemon cakes, long walks, and dangerously heady kisses. The very last place Sydney wished to be was in the shadow of the ruins of Pelham Hall… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Anxiety
Eye trauma & loss of vision
Physical injury (broken leg)
Death of a father recounted
Death of a brother & sister-in-law in a fire

Bridge of Souls by Victoria Schwab

Bridge of Souls by Victoria Schwab

Where there are ghosts, Cassidy Blake follows … unless it’s the other way around? Cass thinks she might have this ghost-hunting thing down. After all, she and her ghost best friend, Jacob, have survived two haunted cities while travelling for her parents’ TV show. But nothing can prepare Cass for New Orleans, which wears all of its hauntings on its sleeve. In a city of ghost tours and tombs, raucous music and all kinds of magic, Cass could get lost in all the colourful, grisly local legends. And the city’s biggest surprise is a foe Cass never expected to face: a servant of Death itself.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Nightmares & flashbacks
Suicide mentioned
Near-death experience of a child due to Scarlet Fever recounted
Hospitalisation recounted
Death of a child recounted
Drowning
Fire recounted

The Archived by Victoria Schwab

The Archived by Victoria Schwab

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. Da first brought Mackenzie Bishop here four years ago, when she was twelve years old, frightened but determined to prove herself. Now Da 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 she loves, and she knows fear for what it is: a useful tool for staying alive… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Physical injury
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a brother recounted
Murder
Car accident mentioned

Into the Bright Unknown by Rae Carson

Into the Bright Unknown by Rae Carson

Leah Westfall’s journey has been one of ever-present peril, hidden magic, harsh realities, loss, life, determination, and love. She has searched for a place to belong and a place to call home, and people who can accept a girl with magical powers that prove to be both blessing and curse. Leah is poised to have everything she ever dreamed of on the long, dangerous journey to California’s gold fields—wealth, love, the truest friends, and a home. Thanks to her magical ability to sense precious gold, Leah, her fiancé Jefferson, and her friends have claimed rich land in… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Alcohol consumption
Smoking
Blood & injury depiction
Death of parents recounted
Attempted murder
Gun violence
Hanging
Physical assault
Kidnapping

Like a River Glorious by Rae Carson

Like a River Glorious by Rae Carson

After a harrowing journey across the country, Leah Westfall and her friends have finally arrived in California and are ready to make their fortunes in the Gold Rush. Lee has a special advantage over the other new arrivals in California—she has the ability to sense gold, a secret known only by her handsome best friend Jefferson and her murdering uncle Hiram. Lee and her friends have the chance to be the most prosperous settlers in California, but Hiram hasn’t given up trying to control Lee and her power. Sabotage and kidn… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Slavery & forced labour of Native Americans
Physical child abuse mentioned
Drugging
Dead bodies, including decapitated heads
Death of a friend from head trauma
Murder & attempted murder
Gun violence
Whipping
Kidnapping