Book Recs

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ㅤintroductionㅤ Hey so I usually have a lot of book recs that I thought I'd make this and update it every now and then.
(Current Update: 05/22/2025)!! All information here has been gathered via The StoryGraph !!

current favorites
The Wedding People	Literary Fiction	Alison Espach
The Reapperance of Rachel Price	Mystery	Holly Jackson
Babylonia	Historical Fantasy	Constanza Casati
The Familiar	Historical Fantasy	Leigh Bardugo
Sunrise on the Reaping	Dystopian	Suzanne Collins

fantasy

Title	Pages	Author	Trigger/Content Warnings	Short Summary
Elektra	305	Jennifer Saint	Murder, Child death, War, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Grief, Blood, Rape, Gore, Slavery, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Abandonment, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Animal death, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Genocide, Classism, Gaslighting, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Adult/minor relationship, Torture, Colonization, Domestic abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis, Suicide, Body horror, Incest, Ableism, Self harm, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Xenophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Hate crime, Pandemic/Epidemic, Drug use, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Deportation, Genocide	Three women, tangled in an ancient curse. When Clytemnestra marries Agamemnon, she ignores the insidious whispers about his family line, the House of Atreus. But when, on the eve of the Trojan War, Agamemnon betrays Clytemnestra in the most unimaginable way, she must confront the curse that has long ravaged their family. In Troy, Princess Cassandra has the gift of prophecy, but carries a curse of her own: no one will ever believe what she sees. When she is shown what will happen to her beloved city when Agamemnon and his army arrives, she is powerless to stop the tragedy from unfolding. Elektra, Clytemnestra and Agamemnon’s youngest daughter, wants only for her beloved father to return home from war. But can she escape her family’s bloody history, or is her destiny bound by violence, too?
The Familiar	385	Leigh Bardugo	Torture, Religious bigotry, Antisemitism, Death, Violence, Blood, Classism, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Gore, Sexism, Sexual content, Body horror, Xenophobia, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Colonization, Slavery, Infidelity, Islamophobia, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Racism, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Police brutality, War, Suicide, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Body shaming, Adult/minor relationship, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Ableism, Animal death, Deportation, Child death, Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Homophobia	In a shabby house, on a shabby street, in the new capital of Madrid, Luzia Cotado uses scraps of magic to get through her days of endless toil as a scullion. But when her scheming mistress discovers the lump of a servant cowering in the kitchen is actually hiding a talent for little miracles, she demands Luzia use those gifts to better the family's social position. What begins as simple amusement for the bored nobility takes a perilous turn when Luzia garners the notice of Antonio Pérez, the disgraced secretary to Spain's king. Still reeling from the defeat of his armada, the king is desperate for any advantage in the war against England's heretic queen—and Pérez will stop at nothing to regain the king's favor. Determined to seize this one chance to better her fortunes, Luzia plunges into a world of seers and alchemists, holy men and hucksters, where the lines between magic, science, and fraud are never certain. But as her notoriety grows, so does the danger that her Jewish blood will doom her to the Inquisition's wrath. She will have to use every bit of her wit and will to survive—even if that means enlisting the help of Guillén Santangel, an embittered immortal familiar whose own secrets could prove deadly for them both.
The Kingdom of Sweets	368	Erika Johansen	Murder, Death, Violence, Classism, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Child death, Alcoholism, Blood, Gore, Confinement, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Child abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Sexism, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Genocide, Addiction, Torture, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Drug use, Abandonment, Miscarriage, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Abortion, Ableism, War, Suicide	Light and dark—this is the destiny placed upon Natasha and Clara, the birthright bestowed by their godfather, the mysterious sorcerer Drosselmeyer. Clara, the favorite, grows into beauty and ease, while Natasha is cursed to live in her sister’s shadow. But one fateful Christmas Eve, Natasha gets her chance at revenge. For Drosselmeyer has brought the Nutcracker, an enchanted present that offers entry into a deceptively beautiful world: the Kingdom of Sweets. In this land of snow and sugar, Natasha is presented with a power far greater than Drosselmeyer: the Sugar Plum Fairy, who is also full of gifts . . . and dreadful bargains. As Natasha uncovers the dark destiny laid before her birth, she must reckon with powers both earthly and magical, and decide to which world she truly belongs.
The Poppy War	554	R.F. Kuang	War, Genocide, Violence, Rape, Death, Drug use, Torture, Gore, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Murder, Addiction, Blood, Child death, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Body horror, Colonization, Grief, Racism, Child abuse, Xenophobia, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Classism, Animal death, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Sexism, Medical content, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, Death of parent, Abandonment, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/psychosis, Miscarriage, Gaslighting, Suicide attempt, Police brutality, Ableism, Cannibalism, Body shaming, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings	When Rin aced the Keju—the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to learn at the Academies—it was a shock to everyone: to the test officials, who couldn’t believe a war orphan from Rooster Province could pass without cheating; to Rin’s guardians, who believed they’d finally be able to marry her off and further their criminal enterprise; and to Rin herself, who realized she was finally free of the servitude and despair that had made up her daily existence. That she got into Sinegard—the most elite military school in Nikan—was even more surprising. But surprises aren’t always good. Because being a dark-skinned peasant girl from the south is not an easy thing at Sinegard. Targeted from the outset by rival classmates for her color, poverty, and gender, Rin discovers she possesses a lethal, unearthly power—an aptitude for the nearly-mythical art of shamanism. Exploring the depths of her gift with the help of a seemingly insane teacher and psychoactive substances, Rin learns that gods long thought dead are very much alive—and that mastering control over those powers could mean more than just surviving school. For while the Nikara Empire is at peace, the Federation of Mugen still lurks across a narrow sea. The militarily advanced Federation occupied Nikan for decades after the First Poppy War, and only barely lost the continent in the Second. And while most of the people are complacent to go about their lives, a few are aware that a Third Poppy War is just a spark away . . . Rin’s shamanic powers may be the only way to save her people. But as she finds out more about the god that has chosen her, the vengeful Phoenix, she fears that winning the war may cost her humanity . . . and that it may already be too late.
Red Queen	388	Victoria Aveyard	Death, Violence, Blood, War, Torture, Murder, Suicide, Gaslighting, Toxic relationships, Death of a parent, Medical content, Ableism, Kidnapping, Racial slurs, Self harm, Genocide, Confinement, Slavery, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Medical trauma, Cannibalism, Mass/School shootings, Colonization, Physical abuse	The Reds are commoners, ruled by a Silver elite in possession of god-like superpowers. And to Mare Barrow, a seventeen-year-old Red girl from the poverty-stricken Stilts, it seems like nothing will ever change. That is until she finds herself working in the Silver Palace. Here, surrounded by the people she hates the most, Mare discovers that, despite her red blood, she possesses a deadly power of her own. One that threatens to destroy the balance of power. Fearful of Mare's potential, the Silvers hide her in plain view, declaring her a long-lost Silver princess, now engaged to a Silver prince. Despite knowing that one misstep would mean her death, Mare works silently to help the Red Guard, a militant resistance group, and bring down the Silver regime. But this is a world of betrayal and lies, and Mare has entered a dangerous dance—Reds against Silvers, prince against prince, and Mare against her own heart.
Piranesi	272	Susanna Clarke	Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Murder, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis, Violence, Torture, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Child death,, Injury/Injury detail, Trafficking, Blood, Homophobia, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Pedophilia, Gore, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Medical content, Stalking, Religious bigotry, Racism, Ableism, Body horror, Classism, Medical trauma	Piranesi's house is no ordinary building: its rooms are infinite, its corridors endless, its walls are lined with thousands upon thousands of statues, each one different from all the others. Within the labyrinth of halls an ocean is imprisoned; waves thunder up staircases, rooms are flooded in an instant. But Piranesi is not afraid; he understands the tides as he understands the pattern of the labyrinth itself. He lives to explore the house. There is one other person in the house-a man called The Other, who visits Piranesi twice a week and asks for help with research into A Great and Secret Knowledge. But as Piranesi explores, evidence emerges of another person, and a terrible truth begins to unravel, revealing a world beyond the one Piranesi has always known.
A Song to Drown Rivers	324	Ann Liang	War, Death, Blood, Violence, Murder, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Gore, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Xenophobia, Suicide, Classism, Child abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Sexism, Alcohol, Racism, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, Colonization, Confinement, Body horror	Her beauty hides a deadly purpose. Xishi’s beauty is seen as a blessing to the villagers of Yue—convinced that the best fate for a girl is to marry well and support her family. When Xishi draws the attention of the famous young military advisor, Fanli, he presents her with a rare opportunity: to use her beauty as a weapon. One that could topple the rival neighboring kingdom of Wu, improve the lives of her people, and avenge her sister’s murder. All she has to do is infiltrate the enemy palace as a spy, seduce their immoral king, and weaken them from within. Trained by Fanli in everything from classical instruments to concealing emotion, Xishi hones her beauty into the perfect blade. But she knows Fanli can see through every deception she masters, the attraction between them burning away any falsehoods. Once inside the enemy palace, Xishi finds herself under the hungry gaze of the king’s advisors while the king himself shows her great affection. Despite his gentleness, a brutality lurks and Xishi knows she can never let her guard down. But the higher Xishi climbs in the Wu court, the farther she and Fanli have to fall—and if she is unmasked as a traitor, she will bring both kingdoms down.
She Who Became the Sun	416	Shelley Parker-Chan	War, Violence, Death, Murder, Misogyny, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Death of parent, Blood, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Ableism, Body horror, Child abuse, Body shaming, Torture, Colonization, Animal death, Physical abuse, Homophobia, Classism, Xenophobia, Slavery, Transphobia, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Genocide, Racism, Medical trauma, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Outing, Suicidal thoughts, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Infidelity, Animal cruelty, Confinment, Sexual harassment, Infertility, Religious bigotry, Eating disorder, Rape, Gaslight, Kidnapping, trafficking, Hate crime, Suicide, Addiction, Pedophilia, Mental illness	"I refuse to be nothing..." In a famine-stricken village on a dusty yellow plain, two children are given two fates. A boy, greatness. A girl, nothingness... In 1345, China lies under harsh Mongol rule. For the starving peasants of the Central Plains, greatness is something found only in stories. When the Zhu family's eighth-born son, Zhu Chongba, is given a fate of greatness, everyone is mystified as to how it will come to pass. The fate of nothingness received by the family's clever and capable second daughter, on the other hand, is only as expected. When a bandit attack orphans the two children, though, it is Zhu Chongba who succumbs to despair and dies. Desperate to escape her own fated death, the girl uses her brother's identity to enter a monastery as a young male novice. There, propelled by her burning desire to survive, Zhu learns she is capable of doing whatever it takes, no matter how callous, to stay hidden from her fate. After her sanctuary is destroyed for supporting the rebellion against Mongol rule, Zhu takes the chance to claim another future altogether: her brother's abandoned greatness.
Stone Blind	373	Natalie Haynes	Rape, Sexual assault, Murder, Death, Violence, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, grief, Sexism, Infidelity, War, Blood, Death of parent, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Body horror, Incest, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Torture, Physical abuse, Child death, Xenophobia, Stalking, Genocide, Slavery, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Chronic illness, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury	They will fear you and flee you and call you a monster. The only mortal in a family of gods, Medusa is the youngest of the Gorgon sisters. Unlike her siblings, Medusa grows older, experiences change, feels weakness. Her mortal lifespan gives her an urgency that her family will never know. When the sea god Poseidon assaults Medusa in Athene's temple, the goddess is enraged. Furious by the violation of her sacred space, Athene takes revenge--on the young woman. Punished for Poseidon's actions, Medusa is forever transformed. Writhing snakes replace her hair and her gaze will turn any living creature to stone. Cursed with the power to destroy all she loves with one look, Medusa condemns herself to a life of solitude. Until Perseus embarks upon a fateful quest to fetch the head of a Gorgon
To Kill a Kingdom	342	Alexandra Christo	Violence, Blood, Death, Murder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Child abuse, Injury/Injury, detail, Physical abuse, Death of parent, War, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Torture, Confinement, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Genocide, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Child death, Self harm, Kidnapping, Slavery, Classism	Princess Lira is siren royalty and the most lethal of them all. With the hearts of seventeen princes in her collection, she is revered across the sea. Until a twist of fate forces her to kill one of her own. To punish her daughter, the Sea Queen transforms Lira into the one thing they loathe most--a human. Robbed of her song, Lira has until the winter solstice to deliver Prince Elian's heart to the Sea Queen and or remain a human forever. The ocean is the only place Prince Elian calls home, even though he is heir to the most powerful kingdom in the world. Hunting sirens is more than an unsavory hobby--it's his calling. When he rescues a drowning woman in the ocean, she's more than what she appears. She promises to help him find the key to destroying all of sirenkind for good--but can he trust her? And just how many deals will Elian have to barter to eliminate mankind's greatest enemy?

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Title	Pages	Author	Trigger/Content Warnings	Short Summary
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue	511	V.E. Schwab	Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death, Toxic relationship, Grief, Mental illness, Sexual content, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Suicide, War, Abandonment, Drug abuse, Addiction, Rape, Violence, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Self harm, Stalking, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Confinement, Classism, Terminal illness, Domestic abuse, Murder, Torture, Kidnapping, Pandemic/Epidemic, Gore, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Gen violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis, Child abuse, Racism, Infidelity	France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever – and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets. Thus begins the extraordinary life of Addie LaRue, and a dazzling adventure that will play out across centuries and continents, across history and art, as a young woman learns how far she will go to leave her mark on the world. But everything changes when, after nearly 300 years, Addie stumbles across a young man in a hidden bookstore and he remembers her name.
The Wild Huntress	432	Emily Lloyd-Jones	Death. Animal death, Injury/Injury deatail, Violence, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Blood, Animal cruelty, Murder, Domestic abuse, Dementia, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Classism, Child abuse, Abandonment, War, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Torture	Every five years, two kingdoms take part in a Wild Hunt. Joining is a bloody risk and even the most qualified hunters can suffer the deadliest fates. Still, hundreds gamble their lives to participate—all vying for the Hunt’s life-changing prize: a magical wish granted by the Otherking. BRANWEN possesses a gift no other human has: the ability to see and slay monsters. She’s desperate to cure her mother’s sickness, and the Wild Hunt is her only option. GWYDION is the least impressive of his magically-talented family, but with his ability to control plants and his sleight of hand, he’ll do whatever it takes to keep his cruel older brother from becoming a tyrant. PRYDERI is prince-born and monster-raised. Deep down, the royal crown doesn’t interest him—all he wants is to know is where he belongs. If they band together against the monstrous creatures within the woods, they have a chance to win. But, then again, nothing is guaranteed when all is fair in love and the Hunt.
Five Broken Blades	512	Mai Corland	Violence, Death, Blood, Murder, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Classism, Misogyny, Animal death, War, Death of parent, Genocide, Slavery, Drug use, Sexism, Grief, Sexual content, Torture, Physical abuse, Addiction, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Rape, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Colonization, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, Abandonment, Trafficking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Domestic abuse, Xenophobia, Deportation, homophobia, Police brutality, Chronic illness, Forced institutionalization	It’s the season for treason... The king of Yusan must die. The five most dangerous liars in the land have been mysteriously summoned to work together for a single objective: to kill the God King Joon. He has it coming. Under his merciless immortal hand, the nobles flourish, while the poor and innocent are imprisoned, ruined...or sold. And now each of the five blades will come for him. Each has tasted bitterness—from the hired hitman seeking atonement, a lovely assassin who seeks freedom, or even the prince banished for his cruel crimes. None can resist the sweet, icy lure of vengeance. They can agree on murder. They can agree on treachery. But for these five killers—each versed in deception, lies, and betrayal—it’s not enough to forge an alliance. To survive, they’ll have to find a way to trust each other...but only one can take the crown. Let the best liar win.
Hera	388	Jennifer Saint	Rape, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Infidelity, Incest, Toxic relationship, Violence, Emotional abuse, Death, Sexual violence, War, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Grief, Domestic abuse, Murder, Slavery, Torture, Confinement, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Ableism, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Stalking, Abandonment, Pedophilia, Miscarriage, Cannibalism, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Infertility, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Classism, Body shaming, Alcoholism, Xenophobia, Blood	Hera, immortal goddess and daughter of the ancient Titan Cronos, helped her brother Zeus to overthrow their tyrannical father so that they could rule the world. But, as they establish their reign on Mount Olympus, Hera suspects that Zeus might be just as ruthless and cruel as their father was, and she begins to question her role at his side. She was born to rule, but does that mean perpetuating a cycle of violence and cruelty that has existed since the dawn of time? Will assuming her power mean that Hera loses herself, or can she find a way to forge a better world? Traditionally portrayed as a jealous wife, a wicked stepmother, and a victim-blaming instrument of the patriarchy, Hera is ripe for a retelling that shows her as a powerful queen — ruthless when she needs to be, but also compassionate, strategic, and ambitious. With Hera, beloved and bestselling author Jennifer Saint delivers another epic and enthralling reimagining of a Greek heroine we only thought we knew.
Circe	393	Madeline Miller	Rape, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Violence, Death, Sexual violence, Blood, Murder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Grief, Abandonment, Confinement, Gore, Animal death, Body horror, Sexism, War, Bullying, Torture, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Incest, Death of parent, Medical content, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Cannibalism, Cursing, Classism, Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Genocide, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Colonization, Ableism, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicide attempt, Chronic illness, Racism, Terminal illness, Excrement, Stalking, Abortion, Cultural appropriation, Deportation, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis, Acephobia/Arophobia, Xenophobia	In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child--neither powerful like her father nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power: the power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves. Threatened, Zeus banishes her to a deserted island, where she hones her occult craft, tames wild beasts, and crosses paths with many of the most famous figures in all of mythology, including the Minotaur, Daedalus and his doomed son Icarus, the murderous Medea, and, of course, wily Odysseus. But there is danger, too, for a woman who stands alone, and Circe unwittingly draws the wrath of both men and gods, ultimately finding herself pitted against one of the most terrifying and vengeful of the Olympians. To protect what she loves most, Circe must summon all her strength and choose, once and for all, whether she belongs with the gods she is born from or with the mortals she has come to love.
Divine Rivals	368	Rebecca Ross	War, Death of parent, Death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Grief, Alcoholism, Gore, Medical content, Child death, Alcohol, Gun violence, Addiction, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Classism, Panic attacks/disorders, Body horror, Murder, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Mass/school shootings, Emotional abuse. Car accident, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Stalking, Toxic relationship, hate crime, Slavery, Deportation, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Eating disorder, Drug use, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Confinement, Child abuse, Animal death, Misogyny	When two young rival journalists find love through a magical connection, they must face the depths of hell, in a war among gods, to seal their fate forever. After centuries of sleep, the gods are warring again. But eighteen-year-old Iris Winnow just wants to hold her family together. Her mother is suffering from addiction and her brother is missing from the front lines. Her best bet is to win the columnist promotion at the Oath Gazette. To combat her worries, Iris writes letters to her brother and slips them beneath her wardrobe door, where they vanish—into the hands of Roman Kitt, her cold and handsome rival at the paper. When he anonymously writes Iris back, the two of them forge a connection that will follow Iris all the way to the front lines of battle: for her brother, the fate of mankind, and love.
A Fate Inked In Blood	418	Danielle L. Jensen	Violence, Sexual content, War, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Grief, Animal death, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Drug use, Physical abuse, Slavery, Classism, Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Body horror, Incest, Confinement, Colonization, Sexual assault, Medical content, Genocide, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Rape, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, Sexual harassment, Xenophobia, Drug abuse, Self harm, Child abuse	Bound in an unwanted marriage, Freya spends her days gutting fish but dreams of becoming a warrior. And of putting an axe in her boorish husband’s back. Freya’s dreams abruptly become reality when her husband betrays her to the region’s jarl, landing her in a fight to the death against his son, Bjorn. To survive, Freya is forced to reveal her deepest secret: She possesses a drop of a goddess’s blood, which makes her a shield maiden with magic capable of repelling any attack. And it’s been foretold that such magic will unite the fractured nation of Skaland beneath the one who controls the shield maiden’s fate. Believing he’s destined to rule Skaland as king, the fanatical jarl binds Freya with a blood oath and orders Bjorn to protect her from their enemies. Desperate to prove her strength, Freya must train to fight and learn to control her magic, all while facing perilous tests set by the gods. The greatest test of all, however, may be resisting her forbidden attraction to Bjorn. If Freya succumbs to her lust for the charming and fierce warrior, she risks not only her own destiny but the fate of all the people she has sworn to protect.
Ninth House	458	Leigh Bardugo	Sexual assault, Rape, Murder, Violence, Drug abuse, Death, Drug use, Sexual violence, Blood, Gore, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Physical abuse, Excrement, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Grief, Medical content, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Classism, Alcohol, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Gun violence, Sexism, Self harm, Alcoholism, Racism, Gaslighting, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Abandonment, Stalking, Trafficking, Animal death, Toxic friendship, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Antisemitism, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Confinement, Hate crime, Religious bigotry, Cancer, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Eating disorder, Car accident, Slavery, Ableism, Cannibalism, Cultural appropriation, Miscarriage, Body shaming	Galaxy "Alex" Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale's freshman class. Raised in the Los Angeles hinterlands by a hippie mom, Alex dropped out of school early and into a world of shady drug-dealer boyfriends, dead-end jobs, and much, much worse. In fact, by age twenty, she is the sole survivor of a horrific, unsolved multiple homicide. Some might say she's thrown her life away. But at her hospital bed, Alex is offered a second chance: to attend one of the world's most prestigious universities on a full ride. What's the catch, and why her? Still searching for answers, Alex arrives in New Haven tasked by her mysterious benefactors with monitoring the activities of Yale's secret societies. Their eight windowless "tombs" are the well-known haunts of the rich and powerful, from high-ranking politicos to Wall Street's biggest players. But their occult activities are more sinister and more extraordinary than any paranoid imagination might conceive. They tamper with forbidden magic. They raise the dead. And, sometimes, they prey on the living.
Vampires of El Norte	348	Isabel Cañas	War, Violence, Blood, Colonization, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Classism, Gore, Gun violence, Sexism, Animal death, Body horror, Abandonment, Misogyny, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Death of parent, Racism, Animal cruelty, Xenophobia, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Child death, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Slavery, Infidelity, Chronic illness, Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic	As the daughter of a rancher in 1840s Mexico, Nena knows a thing or two about monsters—her home has long been threatened by tensions with Anglo settlers from the north. But something more sinister lurks near the ranch at night, something that drains men of their blood and leaves them for dead. Something that once attacked Nena nine years ago. Believing Nena dead, Néstor has been on the run from his grief ever since, moving from ranch to ranch working as a vaquero. But no amount of drink can dispel the night terrors of sharp teeth; no woman can erase his childhood sweetheart from his mind. When the United States attacks Mexico in 1846, the two are brought abruptly together on the road to war: Nena as a curandera, a healer striving to prove her worth to her father so that he does not marry her off to a stranger, and Néstor as a member of the auxiliary cavalry of ranchers and vaqueros. But the shock of their reunion—and Nena’s rage at Néstor for seemingly abandoning her long ago—is quickly overshadowed by the appearance of a nightmare made flesh. And unless Nena and Néstor work through their past and face the future together, neither will survive to see the dawn.
Powerless	523	Lauren Roberts	Violence, Death, Blood, Murder, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Grief, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Classism, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse. Emotional abuse. Genocide, War, Child death, Body horror, Alcohol, Medical content, Hate crime, Pandemic/Epidemic, Toxic relationship, abandonment, Police brutality, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Animal death, Sexual harassment, Xenophobia, Animal cruelty, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Sexism, Ableism, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Misogyny, Slavery, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Deportation, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Gun violence, Colonization, Alcoholism, Stalking, Suicide, Body shaming, Racial slurs, Addiction, Drug use	She is the very thing he’s spent his whole life hunting. He is the very thing she’s spent her whole life pretending to be. Only the extraordinary belong in the kingdom of Ilya—the exceptional, the empowered, the Elites. The powers these Elites have possessed for decades were graciously gifted to them by the Plague, though not all were fortunate enough to both survive the sickness and reap the reward. Those born Ordinary are just that—ordinary. And when the king decreed that all Ordinaries be banished in order to preserve his Elite society, lacking an ability suddenly beca

horror

Title	Pages	Author	Trigger/Content Warnings	Short Summary
Dracula	488	Bram Stoker	Blood, Death, Murder, Violence, Gore, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Animal death, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Sexism, Body horror, Misogyny, Animal cruelty, Child death, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, Death of a parent, Stalking, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Schizophrenia/Psychosis, Ableism, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma. Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Emotional abuse, Torture, Classism, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Chronic illness, Cannibalism, Gaslighting, Drug use, Gun violence, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Cultural appropriation, Sexual harassment, Colonization, Body shaming, Cursing, Deadnaming, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Slavery, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Slavery, Miscarriage, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Dementia, Infidelity	When Jonathan Harker visits Transylvania to help Count Dracula with the purchase of a London house, he makes a series of horrific discoveries about his client. Soon afterwards, various bizarre incidents unfold in England: an apparently unmanned ship is wrecked off the coast of Whitby; a young woman discovers strange puncture marks on her neck; and the inmate of a lunatic asylum raves about the 'Master' and his imminent arrival. In Dracula, Bram Stoker created one of the great masterpieces of the horror genre, brilliantly evoking a nightmare world of vampires and vampire hunters and also illuminating the dark corners of Victorian sexuality and desire.
The Haunting of Hill House	182	Shirley Jackson	Suicide, Death, Mental illness, Car accident, Death of parent, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Child death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Chronic illness, Abandonment, Child abuse, Terminal illness, Medical content, Lesbophobia, Dysphoria, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Self harm, Torture, Dementia, Murder, Classism, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Body horror, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Self harm, Sexism, Cannibalism, Murder, Ableism	It is the story of four seekers who arrive at a notoriously unfriendly pile called Hill House: Dr. Montague, an occult scholar looking for solid evidence of a "haunting"; Theodora, the lighthearted assistant; Eleanor, a friendless, fragile young woman well acquainted with poltergeists; and Luke, the future heir of Hill House. At first, their stay seems destined to be merely a spooky encounter with inexplicable phenomena. But Hill House is gathering its powers—and soon it will choose one of them to make its own.
The Only Good Indians	305	Stephan Graham Jones	Animal death, Gore, Death, Violence, Murder, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Gun violence, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Death of parent, Grief, Alcoholism, Child death, Alcohol, Racial slurs, Vomit, Pregnancy, Hate crime, Colonization, Addiction, Cursing, Stalking, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Police brutality, Car accident, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Genocide, Miscarriage, Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Classism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Abandonment, Ableism, Bullying, Incest, Infertility, Misogyny, Slavery, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, War, Kidnapping, Stalking, Sexism, Police brutality, Gun violence	Seamlessly blending classic horror and a dramatic narrative with sharp social commentary, The Only Good Indians follows four American Indian men after a disturbing event from their youth puts them in a desperate struggle for their lives. Tracked by an entity bent on revenge, these childhood friends are helpless as the culture and traditions they left behind catch up to them in a violent, vengeful way.
American Psycho	399	Bret Easton Ellis	Murder, Gore, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Rape, Blood, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Animal cruelty, Death, Homophobia, Racism. Body horror, Cannibalism, Animal death, Misogyny, Drug use, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Child death, Sexism, Gun violence, Hate crime, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Cursing, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Body shaming, Addiction, Antisemitism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Ableism, Excrement, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Bullying, Abortion, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Transphobia, Eating disorder, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Medical content, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Outing, Cultural appropriation, Genocide, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, Dysphoria, Biphobia, Suicide, Police brutality, Trafficking, Chronic illness, Dementia, Death of parent, Cancer, Infertility, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Colonization, War, Pandemic/Epidemic, Suicidal thoughts, Cannibalism	Patrick Bateman is twenty-six and works on Wall Street. He is handsome, sophisticated, charming and intelligent. He is also a psychopath. Taking us to head-on collision with America's greatest dream—and its worst nightmare—American Psycho is a bleak, bitter, black comedy about a world we all recognize but do not wish to confront.
My Heart Is a Chainsaw	405	Stephan Graham Jones	Gore, Suicide attempt, Murder, Violence, Blood, Death, Self harm, Body horror, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Rape, Suicide, Vomit, Incest, Emotional abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Pedophilia, Alcohol, Mental illness, Racism, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Grief, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Cursing, Abandonment, Addiction, Gun violence, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Animal cruelty, Gaslighting, Cultural appropriation, Colonization, Confinement, Deadnaming, Racial slurs, Stalking, Bullying, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Cannibalism, Abortion, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Torture, Medical content, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, Xenophobia, Car accident, Medical trauma, Medical content, Pregnancy	In her quickly gentrifying rural lake town Jade sees recent events only her encyclopedic knowledge of horror films could have prepared her for Jade Daniels is an angry, half-Indian outcast with an abusive father, an absent mother, and an entire town that wants nothing to do with her. She lives in her own world, a world in which protection comes from an unusual source: horror movies…especially the ones where a masked killer seeks revenge on a world that wronged them. And Jade narrates the quirky history of Proofrock as if it is one of those movies. But when blood actually starts to spill into the waters of Indian Lake, she pulls us into her dizzying, encyclopedic mind of blood and masked murderers, and predicts exactly how the plot will unfold. Yet, even as Jade drags us into her dark fever dream, a surprising and intimate portrait emerges… a portrait of the scared and traumatized little girl beneath the Jason Voorhees mask: angry, yes, but also a girl who easily cries, fiercely loves, and desperately wants a home. A girl whose feelings are too big for her body. My Heart Is a Chainsaw is her story, her homage to horror and revenge and triumph.
The Terror	769	Dan Simmons	Cannibalism, Death, Gore, Violence, Racism, Blood, Murder, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Animal death, Misogyny, Sexual content, Suicide, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Medical trauma, Body horror, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Colonization, Addiction, Xenophobia, Vomit, Grief, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Cultural appropriation, Drug use, Kidnapping, Ableism, Hate crime, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Body shaming, Bullying, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Pandemic/Epidemic, Child abuse, Child death, Deadnaming, Genocide, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Dementia, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Cursing, Torture, Xenophobia, Classism, Trafficking, Adult/minor relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal cruelty, Chronic illness	The men on board HMS Terror have every expectation of triumph. As part of the 1845 Franklin Expedition, the first steam-powered vessels ever to search for the legendary Northwest Passage, they are as scientifically supported an enterprise as has ever set forth. As they enter a second summer in the Arctic Circle without a thaw, though, they are stranded in a nightmarish landscape of encroaching ice and darkness. Endlessly cold, with diminishing rations, 126 men fight to survive with poisonous food, a dwindling supply of coal, and ships buckling in the grip of crushing ice. But their real enemy is far more terrifying. There is something out there in the frigid darkness: an unseen predator stalking their ship, a monstrous terror constantly clawing to get in. When the expedition's leader, Sir John Franklin, meets a terrible death, Captain Francis Crozier takes command and leads his surviving crewmen on a last, desperate attempt to flee south across the ice. With them travels an Inuit woman who cannot speak and who may be the key to survival, or the harbinger of their deaths. But as another winter approaches, as scurvy and starvation grow more terrible, and as the terror on the ice stalks them southward, Crozier and his men begin to fear that there is no escape.
The Hollow Places	341	T. Kingfisher	Body horror, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Violence, Blood, Child death, Cursing, Murder, Alcohol, Animal death, Confinement, Self harm, Torture, Medical content, Drug use, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Excrement, Suicide, Sexual content, Rape, Racism, Physical abuse, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Incest, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Ableism, Gun violence	Pray they are hungry. Kara finds these words in the mysterious bunker that she’s discovered behind a hole in the wall of her uncle’s house. Freshly divorced and living back at home, Kara now becomes obsessed with these cryptic words and starts exploring the peculiar bunker—only to discover that it holds portals to countless alternate realities. But these places are haunted by creatures that seem to hear thoughts…and the more you fear them, the stronger they become.
Four Past Midnight	930	Stephan King	Rape, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Murder, Gore, Body horror, Violence, Blood, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Addiction, Animal death, Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicide, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injruy detail	At midnight comes the point of balance. Of danger. The instant of utter stillness when between two beats of the heart, an alternative reality can slip through, like a blade between the ribs, and switch you into a new and terrifying world. "Four Past Midnight": four heart-stopping accounts of that moment when the familiar world fractures beyond sense, the fragments spinning away from the desperate, clutching reach of sanity...
Wilder Girls	357	Rory Power	Body horror, Gore, Death, Blood, Violence, Suicide, Death of parent, Child death, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Animal death, Confinement, Vomit Medical trauma, Self harm, Grief, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, Suicide attempt, Kidnapping, Pandemic/Epidemic, Torture, Cursing, Child abuse, Gas lighting, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Genocide, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Fire/Fire injury, Ableism, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Excrement, Police brutality, Schizophrenia/Psychosis, Body horror, Medical content, Dysphoria, Lesbophobia, Outing, Mass/school shootings, Incest	It's been eighteen months since the Raxter School for Girls was put under quarantine. Since the Tox hit and pulled Hetty's life out from under her. It started slow. First the teachers died one by one. Then it began to infect the students, turning their bodies strange and foreign. Now, cut off from the rest of the world and left to fend for themselves on their island home, the girls don't dare wander outside the school's fence, where the Tox has made the woods wild and dangerous. They wait for the cure they were promised as the Tox seeps into everything. But when Byatt goes missing, Hetty will do anything to find her, even if it means breaking quarantine and braving the horrors that lie beyond the fence. And when she does, Hetty learns that there's more to their story, to their life at Raxter, than she could have ever thought true.
The Shadow over Innsmouth	158	H.P. Lovecraft	Racism, Xenophobia, Body horror, Death, Ableism, Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis, Alcohol, Colonization, Gaslighting, Suicide, Mental illness	Considered to the be one of most influential American authors, Howard Philip Lovecraft is synonymous with some of the best fantasy and horror fiction of the 20th century, second only to Edgar Allan Poe. Innsmouth is a dilapidated seaside town with secrets as a hybrid race of half-human and half-amphibian creatures worship the gods of Cthulhu and Dagon… Written in 1931, and published by the Visionary Publishing Company some five years later.

historical

Title	Pages	Author	Tigger/Content Warnings	Short Summary
The Song of Achilles	408	Madeline Miller	Death, War, Violence, Blood, Murder, Grief, Rape, Gore, Slavery, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Child death, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Animal death, Sexism, Homophobia, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Self harm, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Child abuse, Body horror, Sexual harassment, Genocide, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Torture, Trafficking, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Classism, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Death of parent, Suicide, Vomit, Alcohol, Colonization, Confinement, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Xenophobia, Pandemic/Epidemic, Gaslighting, Outing, Religious bigotry, Hate crime, Incest, Mental illness, Transphobia, Ableism, Cannibalism, Toxic friendship, Biphobia, Chronic illness, Deadnaming, Gun violence, Racism, Terminal illness, Dementia, Panic attacks/disorders, Cultural appropriation, Deportation, Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Racial Slurs, Stalking, Eating disorder. Drug use, Car accident	Achilles, "the best of all the Greeks," son of the cruel sea goddess Thetis and the legendary king Peleus, is strong, swift, and beautiful, irresistible to all who meet him. Patroclus is an awkward young prince, exiled from his homeland after an act of shocking violence. Brought together by chance, they forge an inseparable bond, despite risking the gods' wrath. They are trained by the centaur Chiron in the arts of war and medicine, but when word comes that Helen of Sparta has been kidnapped, all the heroes of Greece are called upon to lay siege to Troy in her name. Seduced by the promise of a glorious destiny, Achilles joins their cause, and torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus follows. Little do they know that the cruel Fates will test them both as never before and demand a terrible sacrifice.
To Kill a Mockingbird	323	Harper Lee	Racism, Racial slurs, Rape, Death, Violence, Hate crime, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexism, Animal death, Cursing, Classism, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Slavery, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Ableism, Police brutality, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Incest, Mental illness, Xenophobia, Gaslighting, Suicide, Terminal illness, Stalking, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Blood, Medical content, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Antisemitism, Cultural appropriation, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Confinement, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Colonization, War, Abandonment, Genocide, Hate crime	Atticus Finch gives this advice to his children as he defends the real mockingbird of this classic novel - a black man charged with attacking a white girl. Through the eyes of Scout and Jem Finch, Lee explores the issues of race and class in the Deep South of the 1930s with compassion and humour. She also creates one of the great heroes of literature in their father, whose lone struggle for justice pricks the conscience of a town steeped in prejudice and hypocrisy.
The Diary of a Young Girl	283	Anne Frank	Antisemitism, War, Confinement, Genocide, Death, Hate crime, Violence, Religious bigotry, Racism, Child death, Grief, Deportation, Sexism, Xenophobia, Bullying, Sexual content, Torture, Medical content, Animal death, Cancer, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Colonization, Alcohol, Abandonment, Toxic friendship, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Police brutality, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Chronic illness, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Racial slurs, Mental illness, Misogyny, Terminal illness	Discovered in the attic in which she spent the last years of her life, Anne Frank’s remarkable diary has become a world classic—a powerful reminder of the horrors of war and an eloquent testament to the human spirit. In 1942, with the Nazis occupying Holland, a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl and her family fled their home in Amsterdam and went into hiding. For the next two years, until their whereabouts were betrayed to the Gestapo, the Franks and another family lived cloistered in the “Secret Annexe” of an old office building. Cut off from the outside world, they faced hunger, boredom, the constant cruelties of living in confined quarters, and the ever-present threat of discovery and death. In her diary Anne Frank recorded vivid impressions of her experiences during this period. By turns thoughtful, moving, and surprisingly humorous, her account offers a fascinating commentary on human courage and frailty and a compelling self-portrait of a sensitive and spirited young woman whose promise was tragically cut short.
Wolf Hall	653	Hilary Mantel	Death, Child abuse, Child death, Misogyny, Grief, Religious bigotry, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Racism, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, War, Classism, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexism, Infertility, Fire/Fire injury, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Rape, Self harm, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Slavery, Toxic relationship	England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If the king dies without a male heir, the country could be destroyed by civil war. Henry VIII wants to annul his marriage of twenty years and marry Anne Boleyn. The pope and most of Europe opposes him. Into this impasse steps Thomas Cromwell: a wholly original man, a charmer and a bully, both idealist and opportunist, astute in reading people, and implacable in his ambition. But Henry is volatile: one day tender, one day murderous. Cromwell helps him break the opposition, but what will be the price of his triumph?
Where the Crawdads Sing	384	Delia Owens	Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Rape, Racism, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Murder, Racial slurs, Death, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Violence, Sexual content, Classism, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Grief, Alcohol, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Sexism, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Infidelity, Hate crime, Infertility, Gaslighting, Stalking, Blood, Mental illness, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Pedophilia, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal cruelty, War, Child death, Drug abuse, Car accident, Toxic friendship, Cancer, Drug use, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Ableism, Body horror, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Terminal illness, Vomit, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Chronic illness, Homophobia, Slavery, Suicide, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Outing, Schizophrenia/Psychosis, Dementia, Medical content, Eating disorder, Colonization, War.	For years, rumors of the “Marsh Girl” haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet fishing village. Kya Clark is barefoot and wild; unfit for polite society. So in late 1969, when the popular Chase Andrews is found dead, locals immediately suspect her. But Kya is not what they say. A born naturalist with just one day of school, she takes life's lessons from the land, learning the real ways of the world from the dishonest signals of fireflies. But while she has the skills to live in solitude forever, the time comes when she yearns to be touched and loved. Drawn to two young men from town, who are each intrigued by her wild beauty, Kya opens herself to a new and startling world—until the unthinkable happens. In Where the Crawdads Sing, Owens juxtaposes an exquisite ode to the natural world against a profound coming of age story and haunting mystery. Thought-provoking, wise, and deeply moving, Owens’s debut novel reminds us that we are forever shaped by the child within us, while also subject to the beautiful and violent secrets that nature keeps. The story asks how isolation influences the behavior of a young woman, who like all of us, has the genetic propensity to belong to a group. The clues to the mystery are brushed into the lush habitat and natural histories of its wild creatures.
Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders	687	Vincent Buglosi with Curt Gentry	Murder, Violence, Death, Racism, Blood, Racial slurs, Torture, Gore, Drug abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Sexual content, Rape, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Sexism, Addiction, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Xenophobia, Incest, Classism, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Alcohol, Medical trauma, Stalking, Genocide, Homophobia, War.	In the summer of 1969, in Los Angeles, a series of brutal, seemingly random murders captured headlines across America. A famous actress (and her unborn child), an heiress to a coffee fortune, a supermarket owner and his wife were among the seven victims. A thin trail of circumstances eventually tied the Tate-LeBianca murders to Charles Manson, a would-be pop singer of small talent living in the desert with his "family" of devoted young women and men. What was his hold over them? And what was the motivation behind such savagery? In the public imagination, over time, the case assumed the proportions of myth. The murders marked the end of the sixties and became an immediate symbol of the dark underside of that era. Vincent Bugliosi was the prosecuting attorney in the Manson trial, and this book is his enthralling account of how he built his case from what a defense attorney dismissed as only "two fingerprints and Vince Bugliosi." The meticulous detective work with which the story begins, the prosecutor's view of a complex murder trial, the reconstruction of the philosophy Manson inculcated in his fervent followers...these elements make for a true crime classic. Helter Skelter is not merely a spellbinding murder case and courtroom drama but also, in the words of The New Republic, a "social document of rare importance."
War Sonnets	372	Susannah Willey	Suicidal thoughts, War, Blood, Gore, Death, Violence, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Emotional abuse, Colonization, Mass/school shootings, Xenophobia, Torture, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis, Mental illness, Genocide, Deportation, Cursing, Abandonment, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Hate crime, Fire/Fire injury	1942: In the war-torn jungles of Luzon, two soldiers scout the landscape. Under ordinary circumstances they might be friends, but in the hostile environment of World War II, they are mortal enemies. Leal Baldwin, a US Army sergeant, writes sonnets. His sights are set on serving his country honorably and returning home in one piece. But the enemy is not always Japanese…Dooley wants Leo’s job, and he’ll do whatever it takes to get it…Leo finds himself fighting for his reputation and freedom. Lieutenant Tadashi Abukara prefers haiku. He has vowed to serve his emperor honorably, but finds himself fighting a losing battle. Through combat, starvation, and the threat of cannibalism, Tadashi’s only thought is of survival and return to his beloved wife and son. As Leo and Tadashi discover the humanity of the other side and the questionable moral acts committed by their own, they begin to ask themselves why they are here at all. When they at last meet in the jungles of Luzon, only one will survive, but their poetry will live forever.
The Invention of Wings	384	Sue Monk Kidd	Slavery, Racism, Violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Hate crime, Misogyny, Sexism, Death of parent, Classism, Child abuse, Blood, Police brutality, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Murder, Colonization, Grief, Abandonment, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Bullying, War, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Hate crime, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Excrement, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism	Sarah Grimké is the middle daughter. The one her mother calls difficult and her father calls remarkable. On Sarah's eleventh birthday, Hetty 'Handful' Grimké is taken from the slave quarters she shares with her mother, wrapped in lavender ribbons, and presented to Sarah as a gift. Sarah knows what she does next will unleash a world of trouble. She also knows that she cannot accept. And so, indeed, the trouble begins ... A powerful, sweeping novel, inspired by real events, and set in the American Deep South in the nineteenth century, The Invention of Wings evokes a world of shocking contrasts, of beauty and ugliness, of righteous people living daily with cruelty they fail to recognize; and celebrates the power of friendship and sisterhood against all the odds.
Fever 1793	252	Laurie Halse Anderson	Death, Medical content, Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic, Terminal illness, Vomit, Blood, Death of parent, Child death, Violence, Racism, Abandonment, Chronic illness, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Xenophobia, Sexism, Ableism, Animal death, Pedophilia, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Schizophrenia/Psychosis, Alcohol, Colonization, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism	It's late summer 1793, and the streets of Philadelphia are abuzz with mosquitoes and rumors of fever. Down near the docks, many have taken ill, and the fatalities are mounting. Now they include Polly, the serving girl at the Cook Coffeehouse. But fourteen-year-old Mattie Cook doesn't get a moment to mourn the passing of her childhood playmate. New customers have overrun her family's coffee shop, located far from the mosquito-infested river, and Mattie's concerns of fever are all but overshadowed by dreams of growing her family's small business into a thriving enterprise. But when the fever begins to strike closer to home, Mattie's struggle to build a new life must give way to a new fight—the fight to stay alive.
Great Expectations	544	Charles Dickens	Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Classism, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Sexism, Terminal illness, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Colonization, Panic attacks/disorders, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Antisemitism, Racism	Great Expectations charts the progress of Pip from childhood through often painful experiences to adulthood, as he moves from the Kent marshes to busy, commercial London, encountering a variety of extraordinary characters ranging from Magwitch, the escaped convict, to Miss Havisham, locked up with her unhappy past and living with her ward, the arrogant, beautiful Estella. Pip must discover his true self, and his own set of values and priorities. Whether such values allow one to prosper in the complex world of early Victorian England is the major question posed by Great Expectations, one of Dickens's most fascinating, and disturbing, novels.

classics

title	genre	author	warnings	short summary
Leaves of Grass	192	Walt Whitman	Sexual content, Racism, War, Slavery	When Walt Whitman self-published his Leaves of Grass in July 1855, he altered the course of literary history. One of the greatest masterpieces of American literature, it redefined the rules of poetry while describing the soul of the American character. Throughout his great career, Whitman continuously revised, expanded, and republished Leaves of Grass, but many critics believe that the book that matters most is the 1855 original. Penguin Classics proudly presents that text in its original and complete form, with an introductory essay by the writer and poet Malcolm Cowley.
The Odyssey	416	Homer	Violence, Death, Murder, Blood, Animal death, Gore, War, Sexism, Slavery, Misogyny, Grief, Torture, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Animal cruelty, Classism, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Body horror, Abandonment, Confinement, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Colonization, Racism, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Cannibalism, Gaslighting, Stalking, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Trafficking, Drug use, Xenophobia, Body shaming, Mass/school shootings, Toxic relationship	The epic tale of Odysseus and his ten-year journey home after the Trojan War forms one of the earliest and greatest works of Western literature. Confronted by natural and supernatural threats - shipwrecks, battles, monsters and the implacable enmity of the sea-god Poseidon - Odysseus must use his wit and native cunning if he is to reach his homeland safely and overcome the obstacles that, even there, await him.
The Picture of Dorian Gray	272	Oscar Wilde	Murder, Death, Suicide, Misogyny, Blood, Toxic friendship, Antisemitism, Sexism, Violence, Classism, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Racism, Addiction, Body horror, Gore, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Grief, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Infidelity, Dysphoria, Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Xenophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Self harm, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis, Abandonment, Ableism, Animal cruelty, Child death, Fatphobia, Sexual violence, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Hate crime, Rape, Sexual content, Transphobia, Dementia, Religious bigotry, Outing, Colonization, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Slavery, Confinement	Enthralled by his own exquisite portrait, Dorian Gray makes a Faustian bargain to sell his soul in exchange for eternal youth and beauty. Under the influence of Lord Henry Wotton, he is drawn into a corrupt double life, where he is able to indulge his desires while remaining a gentleman in the eyes of polite society. Only Dorian's picture bears the traces of his decadence. A knowing account of a secret life and an analysis of the darker side of late Victorian society. The Picture of Dorian Gray offers a disturbing portrait of an individual coming face to face with the reality of his soul. Shocking in its suggestion of unspeakable sin, this novel was later used as evidence against Wilde when he was tried for indecency in 1895.
Little Women	449	Louisa May Alcott	Child death, Death, Grief, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Sexism, Misogyny, Classism, Adult/minor relationship, Medical content, War, Animal death, Child abuse, Racism, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Misogyny, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Religious bigotry, Blood, Homophobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Racial slurs	The lives and adventures of the four March sisters--Jo, Meg, Beth, and Amy--are set against the backdrop of nineteenth-century New England while their father is off fighting in the Civil War.
Emma	474	Jane Austen	Classism, Sexism, Racial slurs, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Racism, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Death, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Religious bigotry, Cultural appropriation, Colonization, Racial slurs, Toxic friendship, Xenophobia, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Medical content, Grief, Alcohol, Stalking, Addiction, Abandonment, Slavery, Pedophilia	Although described by Jane Austen as a character 'whom no one but myself will much like', the irrepressible Emma Woodhouse is one of her most beloved heroines. Clever, rich and beautiful, she sees no need for marriage, but loves interfering in the romantic lives of others, until her matchmaking plans unravel, with consequences that she never expected. Jane Austen's novel of youthful exuberance and gradual self-knowledge is a brilliant, sparkling comic masterpiece.
The Great Gatsby	180	F. Scott Fitzgerald	Death, Car accident, Infidelity, Murder, Racism, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Classism, Gun violence, Antisemitism, Misogyny, Sexism, Racial slurs, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Alcoholism, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gaslighting, Stalking, Toxic friendship, War, Drug use, Addiction, Body horror, Cursing, Mental illness, Xenophobia, Abandonment, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Cultural appropriation, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Religious bigotry	The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald's third book, stands as the supreme achievement of his career. This exemplary novel of the Jazz Age has been acclaimed by generations of readers. The story is of the fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his new love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan, of lavish parties on Long Island at a time when The New York Times noted "gin was the national drink and sex the national obsession," it is an exquisitely crafted tale of America in the 1920s. The Great Gatsby is one of the great classics of twentieth-century literature.
Crime and Punishment	671	Fyodor Dostoevsky	Murder, Death, Animal cruelty, Suicide, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Schizophrenia/Psychosis, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Grief, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Chronic illness, Gore, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Classism, Confinement, Physical abuse, Rape, Addiction, Body horror, Antisemitism, Gun violence, Stalking, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Cursing, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Medical content, Child death, Infidelity, Self harm, Vomit, Car accident, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Bullying, Deadnaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Torture, Xenophobia, Dementia, Cultural appropriation	Raskolnikov, a destitute and desperate former student, wanders through the slums of St Petersburg and commits a random murder without remorse or regret. He imagines himself to be a great man, a Napoleon: acting for a higher purpose beyond conventional moral law. But as he embarks on a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a suspicious police investigator, Raskolnikov is pursued by the growing voice of his conscience and finds the noose of his own guilt tightening around his neck. Only Sonya, a downtrodden sex worker, can offer the chance of redemption.
Wuthering Heights	359	Emily Brontë	Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Death, Child abuse, Violence, Physical abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Incest, Alcoholism, Bullying, Mental illness, Classism, Racism, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Chronic illness, Toxic friendship, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Racial slurs, Cursing, Alcohol, Animal death, Child death, Pregnancy, Ableism, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Blood, Addiction, Torture, Suicide, Xenophobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Self harm, Stalking, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Pedophilia, Forced institutionalization, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Dementia, Body horror, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Eating disorder, Hate crime, Gore, Sexual harassment, Colonization, Outing, Drug abuse, War, Gun violence, Rape, Deadnaming, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Drug use, Body shaming, Cancer, Antisemitism.	Lockwood, the new tenant of Thrushcross Grange, situated on the bleak Yorkshire moors, is forced to seek shelter one night at Wuthering Heights, the home of his landlord. There he discovers the history of the tempestuous events that took place years before. What unfolds is the tale of the intense love between the gypsy foundling Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw. Catherine, forced to choose between passionate, tortured Heathcliff and gentle, well-bred Edgar Linton, surrendered to the expectations of her class. As Heathcliff's bitterness and vengeance at his betrayal is visited upon the next generation, their innocent heirs must struggle to escape the legacy of the past.
The Divine Comedy	646	Dante Alighieri	Body horror, Violence, Torture, Death, Religious bigotry, Blood, War, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Police brutality, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonization, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Classism, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny	Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso -- the three fates of the deceased become the three pillars of an epic poem. The Divine Comedy, written by Italian poet Dante Alighieri in the fourteenth century, is considered the foremost work in Italian literature. The journey begins with Dante's descent into the depths of Hell where he witnesses those eternally separated from God. Then he climbs the mountain of Purgatory where Christian souls undergo final purification, before finally touring the celestial circles of Heaven where he is filled with the image of God. An allegorical work, the comedy is representative of the soul's journey towards God.
The Outsiders	208	S.E. Hinton	Violence, Death, Gun violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Grief, Classism, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Child abuse, Suicided, Blood, Medical content, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Police brutality, Addiction, Mental illness, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, War, Body horror, Chronic illness, Gore, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Self harm, Torture, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Outing, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Xenophobia, Torture, Racism, Forced institutionalization	The Outsiders is about two weeks in the life of a 14-year-old boy. The novel tells the story of Ponyboy Curtis and his struggles with right and wrong in a society in which he believes that he is an outsider. According to Ponyboy, there are two kinds of people in the world: greasers and socs. A soc (short for "social") has money, can get away with just about anything, and has an attitude longer than a limousine. A greaser, on the other hand, always lives on the outside and needs to watch his back. Ponyboy is a greaser, and he's always been proud of it, even willing to rumble against a gang of socs for the sake of his fellow greasers--until one terrible night when his friend Johnny kills a soc. The murder gets under Ponyboy's skin, causing his bifurcated world to crumble and teaching him that pain feels the same whether a soc or a greaser.

mystery

title	genre	author	warnings	short summary
The Reappearance of Rachel Price	448	Holly Jackson	Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Murder, Death of parent, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Dementia, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Cursing, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Blood, Infertility, Torture, Misogyny, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Alcohol, Fatphobia, Bullying, Car accident, Infidelity, Sexism, Eating disorder, Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Sexual assault, Rape, Alcoholism, Vomit, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Drug use, Chronic illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis, Toxic friendship, Body horror, Animal death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Miscarriage, Slavery, Cancer, Trafficking	18-year-old Bel has lived her whole life in the shadow of her mom’s mysterious disappearance. Sixteen years ago, Rachel Price vanished and young Bel was the only witness, but she has no memory of it. Rachel is gone, long presumed dead, and Bel wishes everyone would just move on. But the case is dragged up from the past when the Price family agree to a true crime documentary. Bel can’t wait for filming to end, for life to go back to normal. And then the impossible happens. Rachel Price reappears, and life will never be normal again. Rachel has an unbelievable story about what happened to her. Unbelievable, because Bel isn’t sure it’s real. If Rachel is lying, then where has she been all this time? And – could she be dangerous? With the cameras still rolling, Bel must uncover the truth about her mother, and find out why Rachel Price really came back from the dead . . .
The Atlas Six	409	Olivie Blake	Death, Suicide, Sexual content, Murder, Violence, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Blood, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Death of parent, Infidelity, Grief, Classism, Bullying, Mental illness, Gore, Child death, Confinement, Terminal illness, Body horror, Child abuse, Mass/school shootings, Drug use, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Self harm, Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, Chronic illness, Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Torture, Physical abuse, Incest, Medical content, Misogyny, Stalking, Pedophilia, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Car accident, Hate crime, Addiction, Colonization, Dysphoria, War, Body shaming, Outing, Cancer, Rape	The Alexandrian Society, caretakers of lost knowledge from the greatest civilizations of antiquity, are the foremost secret society of magical academicians in the world. Those who earn a place among the Alexandrians will secure a life of wealth, power, and prestige beyond their wildest dreams, and each decade, only the six most uniquely talented magicians are selected to be considered for initiation. Enter the latest round of six: Libby Rhodes and Nico de Varona, unwilling halves of an unfathomable whole, who exert uncanny control over every element of physicality. Reina Mori, a naturalist, who can intuit the language of life itself. Parisa Kamali, a telepath who can traverse the depths of the subconscious, navigating worlds inside the human mind. Callum Nova, an empath easily mistaken for a manipulative illusionist, who can influence the intimate workings of a person's inner self. Finally, there is Tristan Caine, who can see through illusions to a new structure of reality--an ability so rare that neither he nor his peers can fully grasp its implications. When the candidates are recruited by the mysterious Atlas Blakely, they are told they will have one year to qualify for initiation, during which time they will be permitted preliminary access to the Society's archives and judged based on their contributions to various subjects of impossibility: time and space, luck and thought, life and death. Five, they are told, will be initiated. One will be eliminated. The six potential initiates will fight to survive the next year of their lives, and if they can prove themselves to be the best among their rivals, most of them will. Most of them.
The Round House	317	Louise Erdrich	Rape, Sexual assault, Murder, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Violence, Hate crime, Racism, Domestic abuse, Death, Grief, Alcohol, Colonization, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Car accident, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Child death, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Blood, Vomit, Mental illness, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Medical content, Torture, Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Classism, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Pedophilia, Medical trauma, Stalking, Bullying, Chronic illness, Infertility, Ableism, Genocide, Dementia, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Animal cruelty, Toxic relationship, Cultural appropriation, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Animal death	One Sunday in the spring of 1988, a woman living on a reservation in North Dakota is attacked. The details of the crime are slow to surface because Geraldine Coutts is traumatized and reluctant to relive or reveal what happened, either to the police or to her husband, Bazil, and thirteen-year-old son, Joe. In one day, Joe's life is irrevocably transformed. He tries to heal his mother, but she will not leave her bed and slips into an abyss of solitude. Increasingly alone, Joe finds himself thrust prematurely into an adult world for which he is ill prepared. While his father, a tribal judge, endeavors to wrest justice from a situation that defies his efforts, Joe becomes frustrated with the official investigation and sets out with his trusted friends, Cappy, Zack, and Angus, to get some answers of his own. Their quest takes them first to the Round House, a sacred space and place of worship for the Ojibwe. And this is only the beginning.
Every Sweet Thing Is Bitter	320	Samantha Crewson	Self harm, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Murder, Domestic abuse, Violence, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Car accident, Addiction, Drug abuse, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual content, Alcohol, Grief, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Homophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Abortion, Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Cursing, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, Body horror, Incest	Thirteen years ago, Providence Byrd threw the family car in reverse and ran over her mother. Even though her mother survived, that single instant of teenage madness made Providence a felon and irrevocably altered her life. When her mother disappears years later under suspicious circumstances, Providence tells herself that returning home is her chance to find closure after a prolonged estrangement from her family. Never mind that this is only half of the truth: she’s also returning to finally confront her abusive father, Tom Byrd. Nothing can stamp out Providence’s certainty that he is guilty of whatever terrible thing has happened to her mother. As the search unfolds, Providence is haunted by the wounds of her past, none of which cut as deep as the distance between her and her younger sisters. Harmony and Grace are both uniquely scarred by her attempted matricide, and both have their own idea of what reconciliations might look like – if reconciling is even possible. Harmony urges Providence to make their father pay for his sins; Grace begs her to end the cycle of violence that has haunted their family for generations. As her thirst for vengeance collides with her desire to heal her relationships with her sisters, Providence must decide which she values more: revenge or redemption.
Count My Lies	336	Sophie Stava	Infidelity, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Blood, Alcohol, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Death, Misogyny, Classism, Bullying, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual thoughts, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Body shaming, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Eating disorder, Cursing	Sloane Caraway is a liar. Harmless lies, mostly, to make her self-proclaimed sad, little life a bit more interesting. So when Sloane sees a young girl in tears at a park one afternoon, she can't help herself—she tells the girl’s (very attractive) dad she’s a nurse and helps him pull a bee stinger from the girl’s foot. With this lie, and chance encounter, Sloane becomes the nanny for the wealthy, and privileged life of Jay and Violet Lockhart. The perfect New York couple, with a brownstone, a daughter in private school, and summers on Block Island. But maybe Sloane isn’t the only one lying, and all that’s picture-perfect harbors a much more dangerous truth. To say anything more is to spoil the most exciting, twisty, and bitingly smart suspense novel to come out in years. The thing about lies is that they add up, form their own truth and twisted prison of a world.
Famous Last Words	326	Gillian McAllister	Murder, Infertility, Gun violence, Grief, Death, Abandonment, Violence, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Child death, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Mental illness, Blood, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Bullying, Body horror, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Confinement, Alcohol, Sexual content	It is June 21st, the longest day of the year, and new mother Camilla's life is about to change forever. After months of maternity leave, she will drop her infant daughter off at daycare for the first time and return to her job as a literary agent. Finally. But after she arrives at the office, police officers storm the foyer: in the city, just near her work, a man has taken three hostages and is now in a tense standoff with law enforcement. And Luke, the person she's loved for more than a decade, the father of her child, is involved. But he is not a hostage. He is the kidnapper. All she has is a half-written cryptic note that Luke left for her. Seven years after the crime that shocked the nation, and her husband's subsequent disappearance, Camilla has slowly accepted that she will never have answers about what really happened that day. But just as she prepares to let Luke go for good, an anonymous location, sent to her by text message, reignites her suspicions about the kidnapping and sends her on a dangerous search for the truth.
The Thirteenth Child	497	Erin A. Craig	Death, Death of parent, Medical content, Child abuse, Terminal illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Gore, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Abandonment, War, Medical trauma, Body horror, Grief, Chronic illness, Alcoholism, Classism, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Cancer, Torture, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Excrement, Misogyny	Hazel Trépas has always known she wasn’t like the rest of her siblings. A thirteenth child, promised away to one of the gods, she spends her childhood waiting for her godfather—Merrick, the Dreaded End—to arrive. When he does, he lays out exactly how he’s planned Hazel’s future. She will become a great healer, known throughout the kingdom for her precision and skill. To aid her endeavors, Merrick blesses Hazel with a gift, the ability to instantly deduce the exact cure needed to treat the sick. But all gifts come with a price. Hazel can see when Death has claimed a patient—when all hope is gone—and is tasked to end their suffering, permanently. Haunted by the ghosts of those she’s killed, Hazel longs to run. But destiny brings her to the royal court, where she meets Leo, a rakish prince with a disdain for everything and everyone. And it’s where Hazel faces her biggest dilemma yet—to save the life of a king marked to die. Hazel knows what she is meant to do and knows what her heart is urging her toward, but what will happen if she goes against the will of Death?
House of Glass	352	Sarah Pekkanen	Death, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Grief, Addiction, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Mental illness, Alcohol, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Stalking, Alcoholism, Bullying, Injury/Injruy detail, Confinement, Blood, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Self harm, Ableism, Suicide, Vomit, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Schizophrenia/Psychosis, Torture, Classism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Rape, Drug use	On the outside they were the golden family with the perfect life. On the inside they built the perfect lie. A young nanny who plunged to her death, or was she pushed? A nine-year-old girl who collects sharp objects and refuses to speak. A lawyer whose job it is to uncover who in the family is a victim and who is a murderer. But how can you find out the truth when everyone here is lying? Rose Barclay is a nine-year-old girl who witnessed the possible murder of her nanny - in the midst of her parent's bitter divorce - and immediately stopped speaking. Stella Hudson is a best interest attorney, appointed to serve as counsel for children in custody cases. She never accepts clients under thirteen due to her own traumatic childhood, but Stella's mentor, a revered judge, believes Stella is the only one who can help. From the moment Stella passes through the iron security gate and steps into the gilded, historic DC home of the Barclays, she realizes the case is even more twisted, and the Barclay family far more troubled, than she feared. And there's something eerie about the house itself: It's a plastic house, with not a single bit of glass to be found. As Stella comes closer to uncovering the secrets the Barclays are desperate to hide, danger wraps around her like a shroud, and her past and present are set on a collision course in ways she never expected. Everyone is a suspect in the nanny's murder. The mother, the father, the grandmother, the nanny's boyfriend. Even Rose. Is the person Stella's supposed to protect the one she may need protection from?
The River We Remember	421	William Kent Krueger	Murder, Racism, Rape, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Incest, War, Violence, Racial slurs, Death, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Xenophobia, Blood, Animal cruelty, Pedophilia, Grief, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Addiction, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Gore, Misogyny, Bullying, Medical trauma, Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Medical content, Sexual harassment, Colonization, Religious bigotry, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Cultural appropriation	On Memorial Day, as the people of Jewel, Minnesota gather to remember and honor the sacrifice of so many sons in the wars of the past, the half-clothed body of wealthy landowner Jimmy Quinn is found floating in the Alabaster River, dead from a shotgun blast. Investigation of the murder falls to Sheriff Brody Dern, a highly decorated war hero who still carries the physical and emotional scars from his military service. Even before Dern has the results of the autopsy, vicious rumors begin to circulate that the killer must be Noah Bluestone, a Native American WWII veteran who has recently returned to Jewel with a Japanese wife. As suspicions and accusations mount and the town teeters on the edge of more violence, Dern struggles not only to find the truth of Quinn’s murder but also put to rest the demons from his own past. Caught up in the torrent of anger that sweeps through Jewel are a war widow and her adolescent son, the intrepid publisher of the local newspaper, an aging deputy, and a crusading female lawyer, all of whom struggle with their own tragic histories and harbor secrets that Quinn’s death threatens to expose.

Dystopian

title	page count	author	warnings	short summary
Hunger Games	374	Suzanne Collins	Violence, Death, Child death, Murder, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Classism, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Animal death, Child abuse, Body horror, War, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Torture, Vomit, Medical content, Confinement, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Police brutality, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Panic attacks/disorders, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Cannibalism, Animal cruelty, Gaslighting, Bullying, Colonization, Suicide, Abandonment, Drug use, Gun violence, Self harm, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Drug abuse, Body shaming, Hate crime, Ableism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis, Xenophobia, Toxic friendship, Eating disorder, Domestic abuse, Racism, Sexism, Trafficking, Chronic illness, Excrement, Misogyny, Fatphobia, Rape, Mass/school shootings, Pandemic/Epidemic	In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. Katniss is a 16-year-old girl living with her mother and younger sister in the poorest district of Panem, the remains of what used to be the United States. Long ago the districts waged war on the Capitol and were defeated. As part of the surrender terms, each district agreed to send one boy and one girl to appear in an annual televised event called "The Hunger Games." The terrain, rules, and level of audience participation may change but one thing is constant: kill or be killed. When Kat's sister is chosen by lottery, Kat steps up to go in her place. Without really meaning to, Katniss becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.
Divergent	487	Veronica Roth	Violence, Death, Gun violence, Death of parent, Suicide, Bullying, Blood, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Grief, Gore, Sexual assault, Mass/school shooting, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Torture, Classism, Genocide, Child death, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, toxic friendship, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Medical content, Vomit, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Hate crime, Sexual content, Drug use, Alcohol, Self harm, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury. Gaslighting, Religious bigotry, Xenophobia, Mental illness, Slavery, Animal death, Sexual violence, Ableism	One choice can transform you. Beatrice Prior's society is divided into five factions--Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). Beatrice must choose between staying with her Abnegation family and transferring factions. Her choice will shock her community and herself. But the newly christened Tris also has a secret, one she's determined to keep hidden, because in this world, what makes you different makes you dangerous.
Fahrenheight 451	251	Ray Bradbury	Fire/Fire injury, Death, Suicide attempt, Murder, War, Violence, Suicide, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Grief, Police brutality, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Child death, Addiction, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Animal cruelty Bullying, Blood, Medical content, Body horror, Animal death, Vomit, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Classism, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Cursing, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Fatphobia, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Body shaming, Slavery, Torture, Sexism, Medical trauma, Stalking, Miscarriage, Abortion, Gore, Racism, Pedophilia, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Ableism, Rape, Domestic abuse, Colonization, Bullying, Mass/school shootings, Confinement, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Infertility, Racial slurs, Sexism, Religious bigotry.	Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to destroy the most illegal of commodities, the printed book, along with the houses in which they are hidden. Montag never questions the destruction and ruin his actions produce, returning each day to his bland life and wife, Mildred, who spends all day with her television "family." But when he meets an eccentric young neighbor, Clarisse, who introduces him to a past where people didn't live in fear and to a present where one sees the world through the ideas in books instead of the mindless chatter of television, Montag begins to question everything he has ever known.
The Memory Police	274	Yōko Ogawa	Confinement, Police brutality, Death, Grief, Death of a parent, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Body horror, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Dementia, Forced institutionalization, Deportation, Animal death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Rape, Violence, Domestic abuse, Ableism, Abandonment, Dysphoria, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Trafficking, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Murder, Sexual harassment, Pandemic/Epidemic, Child death, Pregnancy, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Gun violence, Gore, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Genocide, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Fatphobia.	A haunting Orwellian novel about the terrors of state surveillance, from the acclaimed author of The Housekeeper and the Professor. On an unnamed island off an unnamed coast, objects are disappearing: first hats, then ribbons, birds, roses--until things become much more serious. Most of the island's inhabitants are oblivious to these changes, while those few imbued with the power to recall the lost objects live in fear of the draconian Memory Police, who are committed to ensuring that what has disappeared remains forgotten. When a young woman who is struggling to maintain her career as a novelist discovers that her editor is in danger from the Memory Police, she concocts a plan to hide him beneath her floorboards. As fear and loss close in around them, they cling to her writing as the last way of preserving the past. A surreal, provocative fable about the power of memory and the trauma of loss, The Memory Police is a stunning new work from one of the most exciting contemporary authors writing in any language.
The Handmaid's Tale	311	Margaret Atwood	Rape, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Violence, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Infertility, Death, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Slavery, Confinement, Murder, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Torture, Grief, Trafficking, Sexual harassment, Homophobia, Infidelity, Classism, Gaslighting, Abortion, Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, War, Police brutality, Self harm, Medical trauma, Hate crime, Blood, Medical content, Genocide, Child death, Toxic relationship Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Body horror, Mental illness, Gore, Child abuse, Colonization, Racism, Antisemitism, Cursing, Bullying, Animal death, Gun violence, Lesbophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Pedophilia, Xenophobia, Deportation, Ableism, Drug use, Islamophobia, Transphobia, Abandonment, Biphobia, Animal cruelty, Vomit, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Mass/school shootings, Chronic illness, Excrement, Cancer, Death of parent, Acephobia/Arophobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Fatphobia, Alcoholism, Pandemic/Epidemic, Dysphoria, Outing, Eating disorder, Drug abuse, Deadnaming, Incest.	The Handmaid’s Tale is a novel of such power that the reader will be unable to forget its images and its forecast. Set in the near future, it describes life in what was once the United States and is now called the Republic of Gilead, a monotheocracy that has reacted to social unrest and a sharply declining birthrate by reverting to, and going beyond, the repressive intolerance of the original Puritans. The regime takes the Book of Genesis absolutely at its word, with bizarre consequences for the women and men in its population. The story is told through the eyes of Offred, one of the unfortunate Handmaids under the new social order. In condensed but eloquent prose, by turns cool-eyed, tender, despairing, passionate, and wry, she reveals to us the dark corners behind the establishment’s calm facade, as certain tendencies now in existence are carried to their logical conclusions. The Handmaid’s Tale is funny, unexpected, horrifying, and altogether convincing. It is at once scathing satire, dire warning, and a tour de force. It is Margaret Atwood at her best.
Of Blood and Bone	464	Nora Roberts	War, Genocide, Slavery, Torture, Child abuse, Violence, Emotional abuse, Trafficking, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Dore, Rape, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic, Cursing, Sexual violence.	They look like an everyday family living an ordinary life. But beyond the edges of this peaceful farm, unimaginable forces of light and dark have been unleashed. Fallon Swift, approaching her thirteenth birthday, barely knows the world that existed before--the city where her parents lived, now in ruins and reclaimed by nature since the Doom sickened and killed billions. Traveling anywhere is a danger, as vicious gangs of Raiders and fanatics called Purity Warriors search for their next victim. Those like Fallon, in possession of gifts, are hunted--and the time is coming when her true nature, her identity as The One, can no longer be hidden. In a mysterious shelter in the forest, her training is about to begin under the guidance of Mallick, whose skills have been honed over centuries. She will learn the old ways of healing; study and spar; encounter faeries and elves and shifters; and find powers within herself she never imagined. And when the time is right, she will take up the sword, and fight. For until she grows into the woman she was born to be, the world outside will never be whole again.
Red Rising	382	Pierce Brown	Violence, Death, Murder, War, Slavery. Blood, Gore, Classism, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Sexual assault, Grief, Animal death, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Child death, Colonization, Body horror, Death of parent, Cursing, Misogyny, Bullying, Sexism, Cannibalism, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Racism, Sexual harassment, Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Genocide, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Gaslighting, Confinement, Suicide, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Gun violence, Vomit, Forced institutionalization, Self harm, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Mental illness, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Trafficking, Sexual content, Body shaming, Drug use, Addiction, Ableism, Stalking, Pedophilia, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Cultural appropriation, Religious bigotry, Transphobia, Deadnaming, Deportation, Chronic illness, Pregnancy, Dysphoria.	"I live for the dream that my children will be born free," she says. "That they will be what they like. That they will own the land their father gave them." "I live for you," I say sadly. Eo kisses my cheek. "Then you must live for more." Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future. Like his fellow Reds, he works all day, believing that he and his people are making the surface of Mars livable for future generations. Yet he toils willingly, trusting that his blood and sweat will one day result in a better world for his children. But Darrow and his kind have been betrayed. Soon he discovers that humanity reached the surface generations ago. Vast cities and lush wilds spread across the planet. Darrow--and Reds like him--are nothing more than slaves to a decadent ruling class. Inspired by a longing for justice, and driven by the memory of lost love, Darrow sacrifices everything to infiltrate the legendary Institute, a proving ground for the dominant Gold caste, where the next generation of humanity's overlords struggle for power. He will be forced to compete for his life and the very future of civilization against the best and most brutal of Society's ruling class. There, he will stop at nothing to bring down his enemies . . . even if it means he has to become one of them to do so.
How High We Go In The Dark	292	Sequoia Nagamatsu	Child death, Death, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, Pandemic/Epidemic, Medical content, Chronic illness, Suicide, Animal death, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Cancer, Body horror, Confinement, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Mental illness, Violence, Vomit, Pregnancy, Racism, Drug use, Classism, Infidelity, Xenophobia, Suicide attempt, Ableism, Murder, Gore, Self harm, Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Dysphoria, War, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Infertility, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Stalking, Colonization, Dementia, Car accident, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Excrement, Torture, Medical content, Miscarriage.	In 2030, a grieving archeologist arrives in the Arctic Circle to continue the work of his recently deceased daughter at the Batagaika Crater, where researchers are studying long-buried secrets now revealed in melting permafrost, including the perfectly preserved remains of a girl who appears to have died of an ancient virus. Once unleashed, the Arctic plague will reshape life on Earth for generations to come, quickly traversing the globe, forcing humanity to devise a myriad of moving and inventive ways to embrace possibility in the face of tragedy. In a theme park designed for terminally ill children, a cynical employee falls in love with a mother desperate to hold on to her infected son. A heartbroken scientist searching for a cure finds a second chance at fatherhood when one of his test subjects—a pig—develops the capacity for human speech. A widowed painter and her teenaged granddaughter embark on a cosmic quest to locate a new home planet. From funerary skyscrapers to hotels for the dead to interstellar starships, Sequoia Nagamatsu takes readers on a wildly original and compassionate journey, spanning continents, centuries, and even celestial bodies to tell a story about the resilience of the human spirit, our infinite capacity to dream, and the connective threads that tie us all together in the universe.