This page lists books which contain trigger warnings for suicide, attempted suicide, and suicidal ideation. Ideation and acts of self-immolation and self-sacrifice are also collated here. You can click on each title for more context.
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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:
- Absent by Katie Williams
- The Accident Season by Moïra Fowley-Doyle
- Adrian and the Tree of Secrets by Hubert
- The Adventure Zone: Here There Be Gerblins by the McElroy Brothers
- Affinity by Sarah Watters
- After the Eclipse by Fran Dorricott
- After the Fire by Will Hill
- Alice Payne Arrives by Kate Heartfield
- All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill
- All Systems Red by Martha Wells
- All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace
- All That Impossible Space by Anna Morgan
- All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
- All the Pretty Things by Emily Arsenault
- The Angel’s Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
- Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
- The Ascent to Godhood by Neon Yang
Bb:
- The Ballad of Ami Miles by Kristy Dallas Alley
- The Battle for Skandia by John Flanagan
- The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
- Beartown by Fredrik Backman
- Beauty in the Breakdown by Tegan Anderson
- The Beauty That Remains by Ashley Woodfolk
- Being Toffee by Sarah Crossan
- Be Not Far From Me by Mindy McGinnis
- The Black Key by Amy Ewing
- Blood Heir by Amélie Wen Zhao
- The Book of Phoenix by Nnedi Okorafor
- The Boy Who Steals Houses by C. G. Drews
- Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
- Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak
Cc:
- The Cheerleaders by Kara Thomas
- Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Vol 1: The Crucible by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
- A Constellation of Roses by Miranda Asebedo
- Contagion by Erin Bowman
- The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
- Cruel Summer by Juno Dawson
- A Curse so Dark & Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
Dd:
- Damsel by Elana K. Arnold
- The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White
- The Dead Girls of Hysteria Hall by Katie Alender
- Dead Space by Kali Wallace
- The Disasters by M. K. England
- The Diviners by Libba Bray
- Dreadnought by April Daniels
- The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker
- Dusk or Dark or Dawn or Day by Seanan McGuire
Ee:
- Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia
- The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo
- Everything Beautiful is Not Ruined by Danielle Younge-Ullman
Ff:
- Find Me Their Bones by Sara Wolf
- Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angelina Boulley
- Foul is Fair by Hannah Capin
- Four Weeks, Five People by Jennifer Yu
- Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi
Gg:
- Ghost Wood Song by Eria Waters
- Girl Gone Viral by Arvin Ahmadi
- Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust
- The Girls at 17 Swann Street by Yara Zgheib
- Go Ask Alice by Anonymous/Beatrice Sparks
Hh:
- The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
- A Heart Made of Gold by Christina H. Childers
- Heart of Thorns by Bree Barton
- A Hidden Hope by Laura Ambrose
- His Hideous Heart edited by Dahlia Adler
- His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik
- House of Dragons by Jessica Cluess
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
- Hurricane Child by Kacen Callender
Ii:
- The Icebound Land by John Flanagan
- Imagine Us Happy by Jennifer Yu
- In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware
- In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado
- In the Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winters
- I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver
- It’s Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini
Jj:
- The Jewel by Amy Ewing
- Junk Boy by Tony Abbott
- Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
Kk:
- A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire by Jennifer L. Armentrout
- King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo
- The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Ll:
- The Last True Poets of the Sea by Julia Drake
- The Lessons by Naomi Alderman
- The Light Between Worlds by Laura E. Weymouth
- Little Creeping Things by Chelsea Ichaso
- Love, Hate, & Other Filters by Samira Ahmed
- Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward
- Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wend
Mm:
- A Madness so Discreet by Mindy McGinnis
- Malice by Heather Walter
- A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
- MEG by Steve Alten
- Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
- Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
- Milk Blood Heat by Dantiel W. Moniz
- My Heart & Other Black Holes by Jasmine Warga
- My Sisters Grimm by Menna van Praag
Nn:
- Nailbiter, Vol. 1: There Will Be Blood by Joshua Williamson & Mike Henderson
- Neverland by Margot McGovern
- The Night Swim by Megan Goldin
- The Night Watch by Sarah Waters
- Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
- Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis
- Now Entering Addamsville by Francesca Zappia
Oo:
- Oakleaf Bearers by John Flanagan
- On the Fence by Kasie West
- The One by John Marrs
- One by One by Ruth Ware
- The Opposite of Here by Tara Altebrando
Pp:
- Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler
- Passing Strange by Ellen Klages
- Peter Darling by Austin Chant
- The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
- The Power by Naomi Alderman
- The Price Guide to the Occult by Leslye Walton
- The Program by Suzanne Young
- The Project by Courtney Summers
Qq:
- None.
Rr:
- Rayne & Delilah’s Midnight Matinee by Jeff Zentner
- Red Rising by Pierce Brown
- The Red Threads of Fortune by J.Y. Yang
- Remembrance by Meg Cabot
- Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells
- Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo
Ss:
- Sadie by Courtney Summers
- The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner
- Shallow Graves by Kali Wallace
- Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
- The Silence of Bones by June Hur
- Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
- Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young
- Small Spaces by Katherine Arden
- A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow
- Sovereign by April Daniels
- Spinning by Tillie Walden
- S.T.A.G.S by M. A. Bennett
- Starfish by Akemi Dawn Bowman
- Starry Eyes by Jenn Bennett
- The Strange & Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton
- Suicide Forest by Jeremy Bates
- Suicide Notes from Beautiful Girls by Lynn Weingarten
- The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
- Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Garvin
Tt:
- A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
- Temeraire by Naomi Novik
- Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
- Tight Quarters by Annabeth Albert
- Toffee by Sarah Crossan
- The Truth About Keeping Secrets by Savannah Brown
- The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware
- Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
- Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson
Uu:
- Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson
- The Underground Railway by Colson Whitehead
Vv:
- The View on the Way Down by Rebecca Wait
Ww:
- What Momma Left Me by Renée Watson
- The White Rose by Amy Ewing
- The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw
- Wicked Fox by Kat Cho
- The Wicked King by Holly Black
- The Wicker King by K. Ancrum
- Wilder Girls by Rory Power
- Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? And Other Questions About Dead Bodies by Caitlin Doughty
- Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
Xx:
- None.
Yy:
- The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson
- Yesternight by Cat Winters
Zz:
- Ziggy, Stardust and Me by James Brandon