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The King is Dead
Benjamin Dean
Genres: LGBTQ+, Mystery, Thriller
Simon & Schuster
Age Range:
     Content: 14+
     Reading Comprehension Level: 14+

Gossip Girl but make it royal - a Black LGBTQ+ royal reimagining full of scandalous secrets, rollercoaster romances and one hell of a mystery, from the award-winning author Benjamin Dean.

James has been a prince all his life, and since he was born, he's been thrust into the spotlight as the first Black heir to the throne. But when his father dies unexpectedly, James is crowned king at the tender age of seventeen, and his life irrevocably changes.

When James' boyfriend suddenly goes missing, threatening envelopes appear in the palace, and gossip and scandals that only he knows are leaked to the public. As the anonymous informant continues to expose every last skeleton in the royal closet, James realises even those in his inner circle can't be trusted.

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Trigger/Content Warnings:

● Abandonment             ● Alcohol             ● Alcoholism/Alcohol Abuse

 

● Attempted Murder      ● Blackmail          ● Bullying

 

● Classism                     ● Colonisaton      ● Death of Parent

 

● Death of Child (implied)                         ● Drugs

 

● Grief                          ● Gun Violence    ● Homophobia

 

● Injury/Blood                ● Infidelity           ● Kidnapping

 

● Mention of Death        ● Mention of Dead Body

 

● Mention of Termal Illness                        ● Murder

 

● Nazism                       ● Outing             ● Panic Attack

 

● Profanity                     ● Racism             ● Stalking

 

● Sexism (including misogynoir)                 ● Sexual Content (minor)

 

● Underage Drinking       ● Vomit

 

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