Self-harm

This page lists books which contain trigger warnings for self-harm in all its forms, including cutting, and self-inflicted wounds. Click on each title for more context.

See also Suicide, attempted suicide, and suicidal ideation.

If you’re looking for more other related warnings, please see the database for a comprehensive list.

A – B – C – D – E – F – G – H – I – J – K – L – M – N – O – P – Q – R – S – T – U – V – W– X – Y – Z

Aa:

• The Adventure Zone: Here There Be Gerblins by the McElroy Brothers
• The Accident Season by Moïra Fowley-Doyle
• All of the Above by Juno Dawson
• All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace

Bb:

• Beartown by Fredrik Backman
• Beauty in the Breakdown by Tegan Anderson
• Being Toffee by Sarah Crossan
• Between Us by Clare Atkins
• The Black Key by Amy Ewing
• The Book of Phoenix by Nnedi Okorafor
• The Boy Who Steals Houses by C. G. Drews

Cc:

• Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
• The Colour Purple by Alice Walker
• Contagion by Erin Bowman
• The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
• A Curse of Roses by Diana Pinguicha

Dd:

• Damsel by Elana K. Arnold
• The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
• The Dead Girls of Hysteria Hall by Katie Alender
• Deadline by Stephanie Ahn
• A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson

Ee:

• None.

Ff:

• Find Me Their Bones by Sara Wolf
• Foul is Fair by Hannah Capin
• The Foxhole Court by Nora
• Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi Sakavic

Gg:

• The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna
• Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust
• The Girls at 17 Swann Street by Yara Zgheib

Hh:

• House of Dragons by Jessica Cluess
• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Ii:

• Imagine Us Happy by Jennifer Yu
• The Impossible Contract by K.A. Doore
• It’s Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini

Jj:

• Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson

Kk:

• The King’s Men by Nora Sakavic

Ll:

• The Lessons by Naomi Alderman
• The Light Between Worlds by Laura E. Weymouth

Mm:

• Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
• My Sisters Grimm by Menna van Praag

Nn:

• Neverland by Margot McGovern
• The Night Watch by Sarah Waters
• Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

Oo:

• None.

Pp:

• Pretties by Scott Westerfeld
• The Price Guide to the Occult by Leslye Walton
• The Program by Suzanne Young
• The Project by Courtney Summers

Qq:

• None.

Rr:

• The Raven King by Nora Sakavic
• Reign of the Fallen by Sarah Glenn Marsh

Ss:

• Sadie by Courtney Summers
• Shallow Graves by Kali Wallace
• A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow
• A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown
• Sovereign by April Daniels
• Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

Tt:

• The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
• Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
• A Thousand Perfect Notes by C. G. Drews
• Toffee by Sarah Crossan
• A Treason of Thorns by Laura E. Weymouth
• The Truth About Keeping Secrets by Savannah Brown
• The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware

Uu:

• Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
• Ultraviolet by R. J. Anderson

Vv:

• None.

Ww:

• The White Rose by Amy Ewing
• The Wicked King by Holly Black
• The Wicker King by K. Ancrum
• Wilder Girls by Rory Power
• Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
• Witches of Ash & Ruin by E. Latimer

Xx:

• None.

Yy:

• None.

Zz:

• None.