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The Mirror Season by Anna-Marie McLemore

The Mirror Season by Anna-Marie McLemore

Graciela Cristales’s whole world changes after she and a boy she barely knows are assaulted at the same party. She loses her gift for making enchanted pan dulce. Neighbourhood trees vanish overnight, while mirrored glass appears, bringing reckless magic with it. And Ciela is haunted by what happened to her, and what happened to the boy whose name she never learned. But when the boy, Lock, shows up at Ciela’s school, he has no memory of that night, and no clue that a single piece of mirrored glass is taking his life apart. Ciela decides to help him, which means hiding... Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Fatmisia & body shaming
Homomisia
Bimisia
Racism
Sexism
Classism
Victim blaming
Rape
Sexual assault
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Drugging
Blood depiction
Emesis
Death of a grandparent recounted
Bullying

Nightingale Point by Luan Goldie

Nightingale Point by Luan Goldie

One ordinary day. One extraordinary event. Their lives changed forever. On an ordinary Saturday morning in 1996, the residents of Nightingale Point wake up to their normal lives and worries. Mary has a secret life that no one knows about, not even Malachi and Tristan, the brothers she vowed to look after. Malachi had to grow up too quickly. Between looking after Tristan and nursing a broken heart, he feels older than his twenty-one years. Tristan wishes Malachi would stop pining for Pamela. No wonder he’s falling in with the wrong crowd, without Malachi to keep him straight. Elvis… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Ableism
Racism
Sexism
Abandonment
Cheating
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Drug abuse
Bullying

The Valley and the Flood by Rebecca Mahoney

The Valley and the Flood by Rebecca Mahoney

Rose Colter is almost home, but she can’t go back there yet. When her car breaks down in the Nevada desert, the silence of the night is broken by a radio broadcast of a voicemail message from her best friend, Gaby. A message Rose has listened to countless times over the past year. The last one Gaby left before she died. So Rose follows the lights from the closest radio tower to Lotus Valley, a small town where prophets are a dime a dozen, secrets lurk in every shadow, and the diner pie is legendary. And according to Cassie Cyrene, the town’s third most accurate prophet, they’ve been… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Anxiety & anxiety attacks
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Intrusive thoughts
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a father
Death of a friend
Car accident

The Fallen Kingdom by Elizabeth May

The Fallen Kingdom by Elizabeth May

Deep in a forest, Aileana Kameron claws her way out of the earth. Back from the dead with no memory of who she is or what has happened to her, the Falconer now possesses even greater otherworldly powers and a ruthless instinct to kill—and the one piece of knowledge that can change everything. Two fae monarchs, Aithinne and Kadamach, stand on the brink of war, and according to an ancient curse, one must die at the hand of the other or all the worlds will perish. Once, Kadamach was known as Kiaran, and he… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

PTSD & trauma including flashbacks and memory loss
Blood & gore depiction
Dead bodies
Emesis
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a mother recounted
Death of a friend, on-page
Murder, attempted murder & mass murder, on-page
Graphic torture
Kidnapping & captivity
Sword & knife violence
Fire, off-page
Loss of autonomy (nonconsensual mind invasion & memory manipulation)

How Sweet It Is by Dylan Newton

How Sweet It Is by Dylan Newton

Event planner Kate Sweet is famous for creating the perfect happily-ever-after moment for her clients’ dream weddings. So how is it that her best friend has roped her into planning a bestselling horror writer’s book launch extravaganza? But the second Kate meets—or rather, accidentally maims—the drop-dead-hot Drake Matthews, her well-ordered life quickly transforms into an absolute nightmare. Drake Matthews is tired of the spotlight and tired of his reputation as the Knight of Nightmares. He’s really a nice guy! But he’s not prepared for Kate, a fearless agent of chaos in steel-tipped stilettos, or for that sweet sting of… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Cheating recounted
Domestic abuse mentioned
Military-Related PTSD
Suicide mentioned
Alcohol consumption
Amputation
Terminal cancer mentioned
Death of a mother in a house fire mentioned

Refugee by Alan Gratz

Josef is a Jewish boy in 1930s Nazi Germany. With the threat of concentration camps looming, he and his family board a ship bound for the other side of the world. Isabel is a Cuban girl in 1994. With riots and unrest plaguing her country, she and her family set out on a raft, hoping to find safety and freedom in America. Mahmoud is a Syrian boy in 2015. With his homeland torn apart by violence and destruction, he and his family begin a long trek toward Europe. All three young people will go on harrowing journeys in search of refuge. All will face unimaginable dangers… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Period-typical antisemitism & Nazism
Attempted suicide & suicidal ideation of a grandparent due to trauma sustained in a concentration camp
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Blood & injury depiction, including the mention of the floating dead body with gunshot wounds
Physical assault (beating)
Police violence
Riots, specifically in 1994 Cuba
Home invasion
Destruction of a home & buildings from a missile strike
WWII themes, including detainment in concentration camps
Refugee experiences & displacement (theme)
Animal attack (secondary character dies from a shark bite)

When You Find Me by PJ Vernon

When You Find Me by P.J. Vernon

Visiting her family’s South Carolina estate, socialite Gray Godfrey wakes from a night out to an empty bed. Her husband Paul is gone and a thrashing hangover has wiped her memory clean. At first, she’s relieved for the break from her tumultuous marriage; perhaps Paul just needed some space. But when his car is found abandoned on the highway, Gray must face the truth: Paul is gone. And Gray may not want him found. When a stranger named Annie calls claiming to know Paul’s whereabouts, Gray reluctantly accepts her help. But this ally is not what she seems: soon Annie is sending frightening messages and revealing… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Sexual assault of a child
Trauma
Alcohol abuse
Disappearance of a spouse

That’s Not What Happened by Kody Keplinger

That’s Not What Happened by Kody Keplinger

It’s been three years since the Virgil County High School Massacre. Three years since my best friend, Sarah, was killed in a bathroom stall during the mass shooting. Everyone knows Sarah’s story–that she died proclaiming her faith. But it’s not true. I know because I was with her when she died. I didn’t say anything then, and people got hurt because of it. Now Sarah’s parents are publishing a book about her, so this might be my last chance to set the record straight . . . but I’m not the only survivor with a story to tell about what did–and didn’t–happen that day. Except Sarah’s… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Alcoholism mentioned
Substance addiction mentioned
Overdose mentioned
Blood depiction
Death of a friend
School shooting
Bullying

You’d Be Mine by Erin Hahn

You’d Be Mine by Erin Hahn

Annie Mathers is America’s sweetheart and heir to a country music legacy full of all the things her Gran warned her about. Superstar Clay Coolidge is most definitely going to end up one of those things. But unfortunately for Clay, if he can’t convince Annie to join his summer tour, his music label is going to drop him. That’s what happens when your bad boy image turns into bad boy reality. Annie has been avoiding the spotlight after her parents’ tragic death, except on her skyrocketing YouTube channel. Clay’s label wants to land Annie, and Clay has to make it… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Panic attack
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Alcoholism & alcohol abuse
Grief & loss depiction
Death of father from suicide
Death of a mother from a drug overdose

Triple-Duty Bodyguards by Lily Gold

Triple-Duty Bodyguards by Lily Gold

As one of the world’s most hated celebrities, I’m used to unwanted attention. But when I wake up one morning to find a mysterious man has broken into my house, I know I need security, fast. Enter “The Angels”, my three ex-military bodyguards: Glen, the Scottish sweetheart with the scarred face and gentle hands. Kenta, the long-haired soldier with the tattooed skin and secretive smile. And Matt, the blue-eyed, bad-tempered leader haunted by his military past. Having three gorgeous men guarding me 24-7 sounds like a dream come true, but it turns out to be a nightmare. They’re always here, watching me. Caring for me. Protecting… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Slut-shaming
Victim-blaming
Anxiety & panic attacks
Military Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) including flashbacks and night terrors
Dieting & weight loss mentioned
Blood & injury depiction
Hospitalisation
Needles mentioned
Emesis mentioned
Gun & knife violence
Torture recounted
Bombing
Kidnapping
Stalking (theme)