This page lists books that contain trigger warnings for the depiction of grief and loss depiction.
- See also Death of parent and Death of a child
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- #Murderfunding by Gretchen McNeil
- 100 Hours by Rachel Vincent
Aa:
- The Academy by Quinn Anderson
- The Accident Season by Moïra Fowley-Doyle
- An Affair of Poisons by Addie Thorley
- Afterlove by Tanya Byrne
- Against the Rules by A.R. Barley
- All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson
- All of the Above by Juno Dawson
- All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill
- All Rhodes Lead Here by Mariana Zapata
- All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
- All the Things We Never Knew by Liara Tamani
- All the Tides of Fate by Adalyn Grace
- All the Ways Home by Elsie Chapman
- All These Bodies by Kendare Blake
- All This Time by Mikki Daughtry & Rachael Lippincott
- All Your Perfects by Colleen Hoover
- Alone in the Wild by Kelley Armstrong
- Amelia Unabridged by Ashley Schumacher
- An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
- And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer by Fredrik Backman
- Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
- Arab, Australian, Other edited by Randa Abdel-Fattah & Sara Saleh
- Arctic Sun by Annabeth Albert
- At Attention by Annabeth Albert
- Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
Bb:
- The Baby is Mine by Oyinkan Braithwaite
- Bag of Bones by Stephen King
- Back in the Burbs by Tracy Wolff & Avery Flynn
- Batman: Nightwalker by Marie Lu
- Batman: Nightwalker by Marie Lu & Stuart Moore
- The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan
- The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
- Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
- Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
- The Beauty That Remains by Ashley Woodfolk
- The Belle and the Beard by Kate Canterbary
- Beneath the Citadel by Destiny Soria
- Better Than Fiction by Alexa Martin
- Beyond the Black Door by AdriAnne Strickland
- Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore
- Bitterburn by Ann Aguirre
- The Black Farm by Elias Witherow
- Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
- Blade of Secrets by Tricia Levenseller
- The Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond by Brenda Woods
- The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness
- Bone Crier’s Moon by Kathryn Purdie
- Born in Shame by Nora Roberts
- The Boy in the Black Suit by Jason Reynolds
- Bright Burning Stars by A.K. Small
- Bring Me Their Hearts by Sara Wolf
- The Burning Bridge by John Flanagan
- By Her Touch by Adriana Anders
Cc:
- The Candle & the Flame by Nafiza Azad
- Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
- Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas
- Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
- The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor
- Champion by Marie Lu
- The Charmed List by Julie Abe
- A Choice Cocktail of Death by Christine Zane Thomas
- Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron
- Circe by Madeline Miller
- City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare
- City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
- City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare
- City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare
- City of Secrets by Victoria Ying
- Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
- Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare
- A Cold Trail by Robert Dugoni
- The Companion by Katie Alender
- Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas
- A Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab
- The Copper Gauntlet by Holly Black & Cassandra Clare
- Cowboy Come Home by Carly Bloom
- Crazy Stupid Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams
- The Creeping Shadow by Jonathan Stroud
- Crier’s War by Nina Varela
- Crimson Bound by Rosamund Hodge
- The Crooked Mask by Rachel Burge
- Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas
- The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
- Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
- A Curse so Dark & Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
Dd:
- Dancing at the Pity Party by Tyler Keder
- The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White
- Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
- Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor
- Deadline by Mira Grant
- The Deal of a Lifetime by Fredrick Backman
- Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano
- Dear Martin by Nic Stone
- Death in Her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh
- The Death of Mrs Westaway by Ruth Ware
- The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji
- Delilah Green Doesn’t Care by Ashley Herring Blake
- Demon from the Dark by Kresley Cole
- Devolution by Max Brooks
- Displacement by Kiku Hughes
- Don’t Look Back by Jennifer L. Armentrout
- Down Comes the Night by Allison Saft
- The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater
- The Duke Undone by Joanna Lowell
- Dusk or Dark or Dawn or Day by Seanan McGuire
Ee:
- The Easy Way by May Archer
- Eidolon by E.S. Yu
- Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
- The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo
- The Empty Grave by Jonathan Stroud
- Eva Evergreen and the Cursed Witch by Julie Abe
- Eva Evergreen, Semi-Magical Witch by Julie Abe
- Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland Stone
- Every Single Lie by Rachel Vincent
- Everything After by Jill Santopolo
- Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
- Everything That Makes You by Moriah McStay
- The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon
- Extra Whip by L.A. Witt
Ff:
- Fall for Anything by Courtney Summers
- Falling Under by Danielle Younge-Ullman
- The Family Plot by Megan Collins
- Ferocious by Paula Stokes
- Find Me Their Bones by Sara Wolf
- The First by Katherine Applegate
- Flawless by Sara Shepard
- Float Plan by Trish Doller
- For Lucy by Jewel E. Ann
- Frankly in Love by David Yoon
- The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez
- From Blood & Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Gg:
- The Garden of Small Beginnings by Abbi Waxman
- The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice & Virtue by Mackenzie Lee
- Ghost Medicine by Andrew Smith
- Ghost Wood Song by Eria Waters
- Giant Days, Vol 13 by John Allison and Max Sarin
- A Gingerbread Romance by Lacey Baker
- The Girl Next Door by Chelsea M. Cameron
- Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust
- Glutton for Pleasure by Alisha Rai
- The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison
- The God Game by Danny Tobey
- The Golden Tower by Holly Black & Cassandra Clare
- A Good Duke is Hard to Find by Christina Britton
- Gravemaidens by Kelly Coon
- The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper
Hh:
- Half Moon Lake by Kirsten Alexander
- Halt’s Peril by John Flanagan
- Happy Endings by Thien-Kim Lam
- The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez
- Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
- Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
- Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
- Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
- Hate to Want You by Alisha Rai
- The Haunting Season by Bridget Collins Natasha Pulley, Imogen Hermes Gowar, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Andrew Michael Hurley, Jess Kidd, Elizabeth Macneal and Laura Purcell
- Hazel Bly and the Deep Blue Sea by Ashley Herring Blake
- Heart of Thorns by Bree Barton
- The Heartbeats of Wing Jones by Katherine Webber
- Hearts Like Hers by Melissa Brayden
- Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas
- The Help by Kathryn Stockett
- Here Is the Beehive by Sarah Crossan
- Here Lie the Secrets by Emma Young
- A Hidden Hope by Laura Ambrose
- The Hidden Memory of Objects by Danielle Mages Amato
- Hideous Beauty by William Hussey
- The Highwayman by Kerrigan Byrne
- His Quiet Agent by Ada Maria Soto
- The Hollow Boy by Jonathan Stroud
- Home Before Dark by Riley Sager
- Home Field Advantage by Dahlia Adler
- Hopeless Romantic by Maria Adair
- A Horse Called Hero by Sam Angus
- Hot Copy by Ruby Barrett
- Hot Response by Shannon Stacey
- House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
- The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson
- How the Light Gets In by Katy Upperman
- How to Save a Life by Sara Zarr
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Ii:
- I Love You so Mochi by Sarah Kuhn
- I Was Here by Gayle Forman
- If Birds Fly Back by Carlie Sorosiak
- If It Bleeds by Stephen King
- If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy
- If There’s No Tomorrow by Jennifer L. Armentrout
- The Impossibility of Us by Katy Upperman
- In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware
- In the Winter Woods by Isabelle Adler
- The Initial Insult by Mindy McGinnis
- The Intimacy Experiment by Rosie Danan
- Into the Crooked Place by Alexandra Christo
- The Iron Trial by Holly Black & Cassandra Clare
- Isn’t It Bromantic? by Lyssa Kay Adams
- It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey
Jj:
- None.
Kk:
- King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender
- King’s Captive by Amber A. Bardan
- Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
Ll:
- Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare
- A Land of Permanent Goodbyes by Atia Abawi
- The Last Boyfriend by Nora Roberts
- The Last Letter by Rebecca Yarros
- The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
- The Last Romantics by Tara Conkin
- The Last Smile in Sunder City by Luke Arnold
- The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager
- The Last Time We Say Goodbye by Cynthia Hand
- Last Will and Testament by Dahlia Adler
- The Last Wish of Sasha Cade by Cheyanne Young
- The Law of Inertia by Sophie Gonzales
- The Leaving by Tara Altebrando
- Legend by Marie Lu
- Letter to the Lost by Brigid Kemmerer
- Liesel & Po by Lauren Oliver
- Lock Every Door by Riley Sager
- The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
- Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch
- Love & Other Words by Christina Lauren
- Love Her or Lose Her by Tessa Bailey
- Love Language by Reese Morrison
- Love’s Recipe by Mila Nicks
- The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
- The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling
Mm:
- Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews
- Majesty by Katharine McGee
- Manhattan by Kandi Steiner
- Mark of Cain by Kate Sherwood
- Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb
- Meet Cute by Helena Hunting
- Meet Me in Paradise by Libby Hubscher
- Midnight Awakening by Lara Adrian
- Mists of the Serengeti by Leylah Attar
- Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
- Mostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett
- #Murderfunding by Gretchen McNeil
- My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry by Fredrik Backman
- My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
Nn:
- Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck & Fortune by Roselle Lim
- The Nature of Witches by Rachel Griffin
- Neon Gods by Katee Robert
- Neverland by Shari Arnold
- A New Kind of Everything by Richard Yaxley
- The Next Always by Nora Roberts
- Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis
- Not All Heroes by Josephine Cameron
- Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw
Oo:
- On Dublin Street by Samantha Young
- Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield
- One Italian Summer by Keris Stainton
- One of the Good Ones by Maika Moulite & Maritza Moulite
- One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies by Sonya Sones
- One of Us is Next by Karen M. McManus
- One Tiny Lie by K.A Tucker
- The One True Me and You by Remi K. England
- One Would Think the Deep by Claire Zorn
- The Ones We’re Meant to Find by Joan He
- Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzales
- The Orphans of Raspay by Lois McMaster Bujold
- The Other Side of Summer by Emily Gale
- Over the Top by Jonathan Van Ness
Pp:
- Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
- Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler
- Pie in the Sky by Remy Lai
- Please Don’t Hug Me by Kay Kerr
- The Possession of Mr Cave by Matt Haig
- Pride by Ibi Zoboi
- Prodigy by Marie Lu
- The Project by Courtney Summers
- The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory
Qq:
- The Question of Miracles by Elana K. Arnold
Rr:
- Rabbits by Terry Miles
- Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby
- Reaper of Souls by Rena Barron
- Rebelwing by Andrea Tang
- Rebound by Kwame Alexander
- Recursion by Blake Crouch
- Red Hood by Elana K. Arnold
- The Red Threads of Fortune by J.Y. Yang
- Reign of the Fallen by Sarah Glenn Marsh
- Remind Me How This Ends by Gabrielle Tozer
- Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor
- Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan
- The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai
- RomeAntically Challenged by Marina Adair
- Rule by Jay Crownover
- Runaway Girl by Tessa Bailey
Ss:
- Sadie by Courtney Summers
- Saga, Vol. 3 by Brian K Vaughan & Fiona Staples
- Saga, Vol. 4 by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples
- Saga, Vol. 5 by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples
- Saga, Vol. 6 by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples
- Saga, Vol. 7 by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples
- Saga, Vol. 8 by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples
- Saga, Vol. 9 by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples
- The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse
- Scars Like Wings by Erin Stewart
- The Scent Keeper by Erica Bauermeister
- Sea Prayer by Khaled Hosseini
- Séance Tea Party by Reimena Yee
- Secret by Brigid Kemmerer
- Semper Fi by Keira Andrews
- Served Hot by Annabeth Albert
- Seven Deadly Shadows by Courtney Alameda & Valynne E. Maetani
- The Shape of Thunder by Jasmine Warga
- The Sidekicks by Will Kostakis
- The Silence of Bones by June Hur
- The Silver Mask by Holly Black & Cassandra Clare
- Sister of the Bollywood Bride by Nandini Bajpai
- Sisters by Daisy Johnson
- Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
- Skim by Mariko Tamaki & Jillian Tamaki
- The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson
- Small Spaces by Katherine Arden
- Smoke in the Sun by Renée Ahdieh
- Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen
- The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan
- A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow
- Song of the Current by Sarah Tolcser
- A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown
- Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson
- The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas
- Spells Trouble by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast
- Stand-Off by Andrew Smith
- Starry Eyes by Jenn Bennett
- The Start of Me and You by Emery Lord
- Stolen Tongues by Felix Blackwell
- The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
- The Stranger in the Lifeboat by Mitch Albom
- Strawberry Summer by Melissa Brayden
- Summer Bird Blue by Akemi Dawn Bowman
- Summer of Salt by Katrina Leno
- Summoner of Storms by Jordan L. Hawk
- The Survivors by Jane Harper
- The Switch by Beth O’Leary
Tt:
- Take Down by Jess Anastasi
- The Takeover by T.L. Swan
- Talk Bookish to Me by Kate Bromley
- A Taste of Midnight by Lara Adrian
- Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum
- This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story by Kacen Callender
- Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
- A Time to Dance by Padma Venkatraman
- The Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan
- To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han
- To Sir, with Love by Lauren Layne
- Together We Burn by Isabel Ibanez
- The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen
- The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle by Leslie Connor
- Twinchantment by Elise Allen
- The Twisted Tree by Rachel Burge
- The Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie Silver
- Tyler Johnson Was Here by Jay Coles
Uu:
- Uncharted by Adriana Anders
- Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson
- Unfixable by Tessa Bailey
- Unforgiven by Jay Crownover
- Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey
Vv:
- Vampires Never Get Old edited by Zoraida Córdova & Natale C. Parker
- Vanishing Girls by Lauren Oliver
- The View on the Way Down by Rebecca Wait
- The Voting Booth by Brandy Colbert
Ww:
- Wait for It by Jenn McKinlay
- The War of Two Queens by Jennifer L. Armentrout
- Watch Us Rise by Renée Watson & Ellen Hagan
- We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal
- A Wedding One Christmas by Therese Beharrie
- The Weight of the Stars by K. Ancrum
- What Happens Next by Claire Swinarski
- What Momma Left Me by Renée Watson
- What the Wind Knows by Amy Harmon
- When He Was Wicked by Julia Quinn
- When It Drops by Alex Dyson
- When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole
- Where Dreams Descend by Janella Angeles
- Where She Went by Gayle Forman
- White Hot by Ilona Andrews
- Whiteout by Elyse Springer
- The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw
- Wicked Fox by Kat Cho
- The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen
- Wildcard by Marie Lu
- Wilder Girls by Rory Power
- Wing Jones by Katherine Webber
- Wires & Nerve, Vol. 2 by Marissa Meyer & Stephen Gilpin
- Witch Please by Ann Aguirre
- Witches Steeped in Gold by Ciannon Smart
- A Woman in the Widow by A.J. Finn
- The Woman with the Blue Star by Pam Jenoff
- The World on Either Side by Diane Terrana
- A Wounded Name by Dot Hutchinson
- Wrapped Together by Annabeth Albert
- Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur
Xx:
- None.
Yy:
- Yes No Maybe So by Beck Albertalli & Aisha Saeed
- You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi
- You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson
- You’d Be Mine by Erin Hahn