A Storm of Swords by George RR Martin

A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin

Of the five contenders for power, one is dead, another in disfavor, and still the wars rage as alliances are made and broken. Joffrey sits on the Iron Throne, the uneasy ruler of of the Seven Kingdoms. His most bitter rival, Lord Stannis, stands defeated and disgraced, victim of the sorceress who holds him in her thrall. Young Robb still rules the North from the fortress of Riverrun. Meanwhile, making her way across a blood-drenched continent is the exiled queen, Daenerys, mistress of the only three dragons still left in the world. And as opposing forces manoeuver for the final showdown, an army of barbaric wildlings arrives from the outermost limits of civilization, accompanied by a horde of mythical Others—a supernatural army of the living dead whose animated corpses are unstoppable. As the future of the land hangs in the balance, no one will rest until the Seven Kingdoms have exploded in a veritable storm of swords…

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

  • Ableism
  • Misogyny
  • Slavery
  • Rape
  • Sexual assault
  • Paedophilia
  • Incest
  • Child abuse
  • Suicide
  • Self harm
  • Pregnancy
  • Blood & gore depiction
  • Death of a child
  • Torture
  • Kidnapping
  • Animal death
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A Clash of Kings by George RR Martin

A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin

From the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding lands of Winterfell, chaos reigns as pretenders to the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms stake their claims through tempest, turmoil and war.

As a prophecy of doom cuts across the sky – a comet the colour of blood and flame – five factions struggle for control of a divided land. Brother plots against brother and the dead rise to walk in the night.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

  • Ableism
  • Racism
  • Misogyny
  • Slavery mentioned
  • Rape
  • Sexual assault
  • Paedophilia mentioned
  • Incest
  • Child abuse
  • Suicide
  • Self harm
  • Pregnancy
  • Blood & gore depiction
  • Physical injuries
  • Death of a child
  • Torture
  • Kidnapping
  • Animal death mentioned
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A Game of Thrones by George RR Martin

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

Summers span decades. Winter can last a lifetime. And the struggle for the Iron Throne has begun.

From the fertile south, where heat breeds conspiracy, to the vast and savage eastern lands, all the way to the frozen north, kings and queens, knights and renegades, liars, lords and honest men . . . all will play the Game of Thrones.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

  • Ableism
  • Racism
  • Misogyny
  • Queermisia
  • Slavery
  • Rape & dubious consent scenarios
  • Sexual assault
  • Paedophilia
  • Incest
  • Cheating
  • Domestic abuse
  • Child abuse
  • Suicide mentioned
  • Self harm
  • Alcohol consumption
  • Blood & gore depiction
  • Physical injuries, including amputation
  • Emesis
  • Death of a child
  • Torture
  • Kidnapping
  • Animal death
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The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

Holden Caulfield is a seventeen- year-old dropout who has just been kicked out of his fourth school. Navigating his way through the challenges of growing up, Holden dissects the ‘phony’ aspects of society, and the ‘phonies’ themselves: the headmaster whose affability depends on the wealth of the parents, his roommate who scores with girls using sickly-sweet affection.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

  • Racism & racial slurs
  • Queermisia & queermisic slurs
  • Suicide recounted
  • Alcohol consumption
  • Recreational drug use (smoking)
  • Emesis
  • Gun violence
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by CS Lewis

The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

Lucy is the first to find the secret of the wardrobe in the professor’s mysterious old house. At first her brothers and sister don’t believe her when she tells of her visit to the land of Narnia. But soon Edmund, then Peter and Susan step through the wardrobe themselves. In Narnia they find a country buried under the evil enchantment of the White Witch. When they meet the Lion Aslan, they realize they’ve been called to a great adventure and bravely join the battle to free Narnia from the Witch’s sinister spell.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

  • Suicide
  • Knife violence & stabbing
  • Animal attack
  • Animal death
  • War themes & battle scenes
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Animal Farm by George Orwell

Animal Farm by George Orwell

When the downtrodden animals of Manor Farm overthrow their master Mr Jones and take over the farm themselves, they imagine it is the beginning of a life of freedom and equality. But gradually a cunning, ruthless élite among them, masterminded by the pigs Napoleon and Snowball, starts to take control. Soon the other animals discover that they are not all as equal as they thought, and find themselves hopelessly ensnared as one form of tyranny is replaced with another.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

  • Suicide
  • Animal death
  • Animal abuse
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The Return of the King by JRR Tolkien

The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien

The armies of the Dark Lord Sauron are massing as his evil shadow spreads even wider. Men, Dwarves, Elves and Ents unite forces to do battle against the Dark. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam struggle further into Mordor, guided by the treacherous creature Gollum, in their heroic quest to destroy the One Ring

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

  • Misogyny
  • Suicide
  • Recreational drug use (smoking)
  • Murder
  • Kidnapping
  • Animal death
  • War themes & battle scenes
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UnSlut: A Diary and a Memoir by Emily Lindin

UnSlut: A Diary and a Memoir by Emily Lindin

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When Emily Lindin was eleven years old, she was branded a “slut” by the rest of her classmates. For the next few years of her life, she was bullied incessantly at school, after school, and online. At the time, Emily didn’t feel comfortable confiding in her parents or in the other adults in her life. But she did keep a diary. UnSlut presents that diary, word for word, with split-page commentary to provide context and perspective. This unique diary and memoir sheds light on the important issues of sexual bullying, slut-shaming, and the murky mores of adolescent sexual development. 

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Misogyny, sexism & slut-shaming (theme)
  • Homophobia, body-shaming & ableist slurs
  • Sexual assault
  • Depression
  • Suicide & suicidal ideation
  • Self-harm mentioned, specifically cutting
  • Eating disorder mentioned (bulimia)
  • Alcohol consumption & drug use
  • Bullying

Fire by Kristin Cashore

Fire by Kristin Cashore

She is the last of her kind… It is not a peaceful time in the Dells. In King City, the young King Nash is clinging to the throne, while rebel lords in the north and south build armies to unseat him. War is coming. And the mountains and forest are filled with spies and thieves. This is where Fire lives, a girl whose beauty is impossibly irresistible and who can control the minds of everyone around her.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

  • Rape mentioned
  • Attempted sexual assault
  • Cheating
  • Suicide
  • Pregnancy from rape mentioned
  • Death of a father
  • Murder
  • Torture
  • Loss of autonomy (mind control)
  • Animal attack
  • Animal abuse
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Graceling by Kristin Cashore

Graceling by Kristin Cashore

Katsa has been able to kill a man with her bare hands since she was eight—she’s a Graceling, one of the rare people in her land born with an extreme skill. As niece of the king, she should be able to live a life of privilege, but Graced as she is with killing, she is forced to work as the king’s thug.

She never expects to fall in love with beautiful Prince Po.

She never expects to learn the truth behind her Grace—or the terrible secret that lies hidden far away . . . a secret that could destroy all seven kingdoms with words alone.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

  • Rape mentioned
  • Paedophilia & child sexual abuse
  • Sexual harassment
  • Child abuse
  • Coerced suicide mentioned
  • Alcohol consumption
  • Nonconsensual drugging
  • Blood & physical injury depiction
  • Death of a mother
  • Murder
  • Knife violence
  • Near-death experience from hypothermia
  • Animal attack
  • Animal abuse
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