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Fingersmith by Sarah Waters

Fingersmith by Sarah Waters

No one and nothing is as it seems in this Dickensian novel of thrills and reversals. Sue Trinder is an orphan, left as an infant in the care of Mrs. Sucksby, a “baby farmer.” Mrs. Sucksby’s household also hosts a transient family of petty thieves—fingersmiths—for whom this house in the heart of a mean London slum is home.

One day, the most beloved thief of all arrives—Gentleman, an elegant con man, who carries with him an enticing proposition for Sue: If she wins a position as the maid to Maud Lilly, a naïve gentlewoman, and aids Gentleman in her seduction, they all will share in Maud’s vast inheritance. With dreams of paying back the kindness of her adopted family, Sue agrees to the plan. Once in, however, Sue begins to regret her decision.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Sexual assault
Alcohol abuse
Blood depiction
Death of a parent
Murder & execution
Torture
Wrongful incarceration
Kidnapping
Animal cruelty
Bullying

Affinity by Sarah Waters

Affinity by Sarah Waters

An upper-class woman recovering from a suicide attempt, Margaret Prior has begun visiting the women’s ward of Millbank prison, Victorian London’s grimmest jail, as part of her rehabilitative charity work. Amongst Millbank’s murderers and common thieves, Margaret finds herself increasingly fascinated by an apparently innocent inmate, the enigmatic spiritualist Selina Dawes. Selina was imprisoned after a séance she was conducting went horribly awry, leaving an elderly matron dead and a young woman deeply disturbed. Although initially skeptical of Selina’s gifts, Margaret is soon drawn into a twilight world of ghosts and shadows, unruly spirits and unseemly passions, until she is at last driven to concoct a desperate plot to secure Selina’s freedom, and her own.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Queermisia
Suicide & attempted suicide recounted
Incarceration discussed
Drowning implied
Recreational drug use

Adrian and the Tree of Secrets by Hubert

Adrian and the Tree of Secrets by Hubert, Marie Caillou & David Homel

Adrian isn’t very happy these days. He lives in a small town and goes to a Catholic high school. He wears glasses, secretly reads philosophy books, and wishes he had more muscles. He’s dogged by a strict mother, bullied by fellow players on the soccer field, and chastised by the school principal, who considers gay rumors about Adrian as a sign that he is “ill.” But Jeremy, the coolest kid at school, thinks otherwise; he takes Adrian on scooter trips, where they end up in Jeremy’s secret treehouse stealing kisses…. Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Homomisia & homomisic slurs
Suicide
Drowning implied
Bullying

Absent by Katie Williams

Absent by Katie Williams

When seventeen-year-old Paige dies in a freak fall from the roof during Physics class, her spirit is bound to the grounds of her high school. At least she has company: her fellow ghosts Evan and Brooke, who also died there. But when Paige hears the rumour that her death wasn’t an accident–that she supposedly jumped on purpose–she can’t bear it. Then Paige discovers something amazing. She can possess living people when they think of her, and she can make them do almost anything. Maybe, just maybe, she can get to the most popular girl in school and stop the rumours once and for all.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Suicide
Recreational drug use
Death by a fall (protagonist)
Murder
Bullying

Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson

Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson

A powerful true story about the potential for mercy to redeem us, and a clarion call to fix our broken system of justice—from one of the most brilliant and influential lawyers of our time.

Bryan Stevenson was a young lawyer when he founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice dedicated to defending those most desperate and in need: the poor, the wrongly condemned, and women and children trapped in the farthest reaches of our criminal justice system. One of his first cases was that of Walter McMillian, a young man who was sentenced to die for a notorious murder he insisted he didn’t commit. The case drew Bryan into a tangle of conspiracy, political machination, and legal brinksmanship—and transformed his understanding of mercy and justice forever.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Racism & racial slurs
Ableism & ableist slurs (r slur)
Classism
Conversion therapy
Graphic domestic & parental abuse
Slavery and forced labour
Graphic rape & prison rape
Paedophilia & child sexual assault
Incest
Alcoholism & substance addiction
PTSD
Depression
Suicide & self-harm
Miscarriage & infertility themes
Blood & gore depiction
Graphic physical injuries
Starvation
Nonconsensual psychiatric hospitalisation
Death of a parent
Death of a sibling
Death of an infant
Police brutality & violence
Murder & executions, including the execution of a child
Death in police custody and in prison
Graphic animal abuse
Homelessness
Poverty themes

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

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About three things I was absolutely positive. First, Edward was a vampire. Second, there was a part of him—and I didn’t know how dominant that part might be—that thirsted for my blood. And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Racism & anti-Native language
Attempted suicide mentioned
Blood depiction & blood-drinking
Hospitalisation for illness & injuries (broken bones, blood loss)
Mentions of the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic
Death of a child recounted
Minor car accident
Attempted murder
Stalking & kidnapping

Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer

Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer

When Edward Cullen and Bella Swan met in Twilight, an iconic love story was born. But until now, fans have heard only Bella’s side of the story. This unforgettable tale as told through Edward’s eyes takes on a new and decidedly dark twist. Meeting Bella is both the most unnerving and intriguing event he has experienced in all his years as a vampire. As we learn more fascinating details about Edward’s past and the complexity of his inner thoughts, we understand why this is the defining struggle of his life. How can he justify following his heart if it means leading Bella into danger?

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Ableism & sexism
Racism & anti-Native language
Rape & paedophilia mentioned
Suicidal ideation and attempted suicide mentioned
Blood depiction & blood-drinking
Stalking
Murder
Animal death

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Damsel by Elana K Arnold

Damsel by Elana K. Arnold

The rite has existed for as long as anyone can remember: when the prince-who-will-be-king comes of age, he must venture out into the gray lands, slay a fierce dragon, and rescue a damsel to be his bride. This is the way things have always been.

When Ama wakes in the arms of Prince Emory, however, she knows none of this. She has no memory of what came before she was captured by the dragon, or what horrors she has faced in its lair. She knows only this handsome prince, the story he tells of her rescue, and her destiny to sit on the throne beside him. Ama comes with Emory back to the kingdom of Harding, hailed as the new princess, welcomed to the court.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Misogyny
Physical & emotional abuse, including gaslighting
Graphic sexual assault
Graphic rape & rape threats
Bestiality
Suicide
Graphic self-harm
Grey-area cheating
Alcohol consumption
Imprisonment
Graphic animal abuse & animal cruelty

All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven

All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven

Theodore Finch is fascinated by death, and he constantly thinks of ways he might kill himself. But each time, something good, no matter how small, stops him.

Violet Markey lives for the future, counting the days until graduation, when she can escape her Indiana town and her aching grief in the wake of her sister’s recent death.

When Finch and Violet meet on the ledge of the bell tower at school, it’s unclear who saves whom. And when they pair up on a project to discover the “natural wonders” of their state, both Finch and Violet make more important discoveries: It’s only with Violet that Finch can be himself—a weird, funny, live-out-loud guy who’s not such a freak after all. And it’s only with Finch that Violet can forget to count away the days and start living them. But as Violet’s world grows, Finch’s begins to shrink.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Depression
Bipolar Disorder
Suicide, attempted suicide & suicidal ideation (theme)*
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a sister
Death of a boyfriend
Car accident
Death by drowning

*Note: The main character dies by suicide at the end of book.

All Systems Red by Martha Wells

All Systems Red by Martha Wells

In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, planetary missions must be approved and supplied by the Company. Exploratory teams are accompanied by Company-supplied security androids, for their own safety. But in a society where contracts are awarded to the lowest bidder, safety isn’t a primary concern.

On a distant planet, a team of scientists are conducting surface tests, shadowed by their Company-supplied ‘droid—a self-aware SecUnit that has hacked its own governor module, and refers to itself (though never out loud) as “Murderbot.” Scornful of humans, all it really wants is to be left alone long enough to figure out who it is.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Suicide attempt, on-page
Blood & gore depiction
Dead bodies
Physical injuries
Death of colleagues, off page
Murder
Gun violence
‘Animal’ attack