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Saga, Vol. 6 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples

Saga, Vol. 6 by Brian K. Vaughan and illustrated Fiona Staples

After a dramatic time jump, Hazel begins the most exciting adventure of her life: kindergarten. Meanwhile, her starcrossed family learns hard lessons of their own.

Collecting: Saga 31-36

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Ableism & ableist language (r word)
Homomisia & homomisic slurs
Transmisia
Outing
Misgendering
Rape mentioned
Forced sex work mentioned
Child abuse
Substance addiction
Hallucinations
Self-harm mentioned
Recreational drug use
Overdose mentioned
Pregnancy
Graphic blood & gore depiction
Physical injuries, including serious injury of a loved one
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a sister
Death of a girlfriend
Murder & attempted murder
Explosion
Kidnapping
Fire
Blackmail
Imprisonment
War & military violence (theme)
Animal death
Hunting

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

Saga, Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples

Saga, Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan and illustrated Fiona Staples

When two soldiers from opposite sides of a never-ending galactic war fall in love, they risk everything to bring a fragile new life into a dangerous old universe.

From bestselling writer Brian K. Vaughan, Saga is the sweeping tale of one young family fighting to find their place in the worlds. Fantasy and science fiction are wed like never before in this sexy, subversive drama for adults.

Collecting: Saga 1-6

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Ableism & ableist language including r slur
Racism
Slut-shaming
Child sexual slavery & forced sex work
Rape mentioned
Child abuse mentioned
Trauma & PTSD, including flashbacks
Recreational drug use
Graphic childbirth (on-page)
Blood & gore depiction, including serious injury
Dead bodies
Death of a child recounted
Murder & attempted murder
Gun violence
Explosions
Stabbing
Imprisonment recounted
War themes & military violence (theme)
Animal death

Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis

Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis

Lynn knows every threat to her pond: drought, a snowless winter, coyotes, and, most importantly, people looking for a drink. She makes sure anyone who comes near the pond leaves thirsty, or doesn’t leave at all.

Confident in her own abilities, Lynn has no use for the world beyond the nearby fields and forest. Having a life means dedicating it to survival, and the constant work of gathering wood and water. Having a pond requires the fortitude to protect it, something…. Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Ableism
Rape & attempted rape recounted
Forced sex work, off-page
Child abuse
Intimate partner violence recounted
Suicide, on-page
Suicidal ideation
Pregnancy & childbirth, on-page
Stillbirth, on-page
Blood & gore depiction, including dead bodies
Graphic physical injuries & illness, including cholera, seizures, and fever
Field surgery
Syringes and needles
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a mother & father
Death of a brother
Murder & attempted murder
Gun & knife violence
Torture
Kidnapping & hostage situation
Blackmail
Fire
Drought
Death from starvation & dehydration
Death from exposure
Military deployment recounted
Animal death & death of a pet, on-page
Animal cruelty
Hunting & animal dead bodies

Lover Awakened by JR Ward

Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward

A former blood slave, the vampire Zsadist still bears the scars from a past filled with suffering and humiliation. Renowned for his unquenchable fury and sinister deeds, he is a savage feared by humans and vampires alike. Anger is his only companion, and terror is his only passion—until he rescues a beautiful aristocrat from the evil Lessening Society.

Bella is instantly entranced by the seething power Zsadist possesses. But even as their desire for one another begins to overtake them both, Zsadist’s thirst for vengeance against Bella’s tormentors drives him to the brink of madness. Now, Bella must help her lover overcome the wounds of his tortured past, and find a future with her…

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Misogyny
Slavery & sex slavery
Rape
Domestic violence recounted
Nonconsensual drugging
Pregnancy
Blood depiction, including blood-drinking
Kidnapping & captivity
Torture
Murder
Gun violence
Whipping
Bullying

Angelfall by Susan Ee

Angelfall by Susan Ee

It’s been six weeks since angels of the apocalypse descended to demolish the modern world. Street gangs rule the day while fear and superstition rule the night. When warrior angels fly away with a helpless little girl, her seventeen-year-old sister Penryn will do anything to get her back. Anything, including making a deal with an enemy angel. Raffe is a warrior who lies broken and wingless on the street. After eons of fighting his own battles, he finds himself being rescued from a desperate situation by a half-starved teenage girl… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Ableism
Misogyny
Slut-shaming
Sexual harassment
Sex work, implied
Parental abandonment recounted
Parent with paranoid schizophrenia
Delusions and hallucinations mentioned
Nightmares
Alcohol consumption
Graphic blood and gore depiction
Dead bodies and body parts
Cannibalism
Nonconsensual body modification (theme)
Graphic physical injuries
Dismemberment
Graphic human experimentation
Graphic scars
Death of children discussed
Murder and attempted murder
Knife & gun violence
Physical assault
Torture
Poisoning
Kidnapping and captivity
War themes
Animal attack

The Death of Mrs Westaway by Ruth Ware

The Death of Mrs Westaway by Ruth Ware

On a day that begins like any other, Hal receives a mysterious letter bequeathing her a substantial inheritance. She realizes very quickly that the letter was sent to the wrong person—but also that the cold-reading skills she’s honed as a tarot card reader might help her claim the money.

Soon, Hal finds herself at the funeral of the deceased…where it dawns on her that there is something very, very wrong about this strange situation and the inheritance at the centre of it.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Homomisia
Sex work discussed
Child abuse recounted
Disownment & familial estrangement
Cheating
Anxiety & panic attacks
PTSD
Alcohol consumption
Alcohol abuse recounted
Dubious consent to medication
Teen pregnancy
Miscarriage & abortion mentioned
Infertility mentioned
Emesis
Hospital
Minor blood & gore depiction and physical injuries
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a mother & father
Death of a grandmother
Death of a sister
Murder & attempted murder
Strangulation
Car accident
Disappearance of a loved one
Blackmail
Captivity recounted
Poverty themes & eviction

Artificial Condition by Martha Wells

Artificial Condition by Martha Wells

It has a dark past – one in which a number of humans were killed. A past that caused it to christen itself “Murderbot”. But it has only vague memories of the massacre that spawned that title, and it wants to know more.

Teaming up with a Research Transport vessel named ART (you don’t want to know what the “A” stands for), Murderbot heads to the mining facility where it went rogue.

What it discovers will forever change the way it thinks…

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Dubious consent to sex work discussed*
Blood & gore depiction
Physical injuries
Surgery for coerced body modifications
Murder & attempted murder
Mass murder recounted
Gun violence
Explosion mentioned
Kidnapping
Attempted plane crash
Mind control discussed

*Note: Android sex workers have a limited or no ability to override their mind control-like regulating system and therefore are unable to truly consent.

Alone in the Wild by Kelley Armstrong

Alone in the Wild by Kelley Armstrong

Every season in Rockton seems to bring a new challenge. At least that’s what Detective Casey Duncan has felt since she decided to call this place home. Between all the secretive residents, the sometimes-hostile settlers outside, and the surrounding wilderness, there’s always something to worry about.

While on a much needed camping vacation with her boyfriend, Sheriff Eric Dalton, Casey hears a baby crying in the woods. The sound leads them to a tragic scene: a woman buried under the snow, murdered, a baby still alive in her arms… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Forced sex work, mentioned
Sexual slavery, mentioned
Recreational drug use
Blood depiction
Death and loss depiction
Murder
Gun violence
Animal injury
Animal death