Ableism – Trigger Warning Database

All of Us Murderers by KJ Charles

When Zeb Wyckham is summoned to a wealthy relative’s remote Gothic manor, he is horrified to find all the people he least wants to see in the world: his estranged brother, his sneering cousin, and his bitter ex-lover Gideon Grey. Things couldn’t possibly get worse. Then the master of the house announces the true purpose of the gathering: he intends to leave the vast family fortune to whoever marries his young ward, setting off a violent scramble for her hand. Zeb wants no part of his greedy family―but when he tries to leave, the way is barred. The walls of Lackaday… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Period-typical homophobia & ableism
Rape & incest recounted
Murder

Perfect Little Monsters by Cindy R.X. He

SElla Moore was the most popular girl in school…and also the most hated. When she’s murdered at her own party, there are too many suspects to count–and too many people who think she deserved it. The police’s prime suspect is the new girl, Dawn Foster. She was the last to hand Ella a drink on the night Ella died. Plus, all of Ella’s friends with a motive for wanting her dead are more than willing to implicate Dawn. But Dawn refuses to go down without a fight. She’s determined to clear her name. As she delves deeper into th… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Lesbophobia, disfiguremisia, ableism and fatphobia & body-shaming
Adult-minor relationship and statutoray rape
Image-based sexual assault (‘revenge porn’)
Infidelity
Disordered eating & body image issues
Panic attacks
Attempted suicide by overdose and stepping in front of a vehicle & suicidal ideation
Alcohol consumption
Death of a parent
Murder & attempted murder
Car accident recounted & discussed
Poisoning
Strangulation
Kidnapping
Blackmail & stalking
Fire
Bullying & cyberbullying

His Tesoro by Emilia Rossi

Sofiya: I’ve spent years hidden away to protect my father from the shame of having a defective daughter. The head of the Bratva can’t be associated with weakness—and to him, that’s all I am. That is, until a marriage alliance gives him the opportunity to finally be rid of me. As I head down the aisle towards my mysterious husband, I hope I’m moving towards love and freedom. But Matteo makes it clear he wants nothing to do with me. I wish I could return his coldness, but the dangerous Don sets my body ablaze whenever he’s near. Matteo: My life has been defined… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Ableism & misogyny
Threats of sexual assault
Arranged marriage
Child abuse
Infertility mentioned (secondary character) & unplanned pregnancy
Medical marijuana use
Chronic illness (protagonist with hypermobile ehlers-danlos syndrome)
Grief & loss depiction
Murder & torture
Gun violence
Kidnapping
Animal cruelty mentioned (secondary character)

The Listeners by Maggie Stiefvater

January 1942. The Avallon Hotel & Spa has always offered elegant luxury in the wilds of West Virginia, its mountain sweetwater washing away all of high society’s troubles. Local girl-turned-general manager June Porter Hudson has guided the Avallon skillfully through the first pangs of war. The Gilfoyles, the hotel’s aristocratic owners, have trained her well. But when the family heir makes a secret deal with the State Department to fill the hotel with captured Axis diplomats, June must persuade her staff—many of whom have sons and husbands heading… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Period-typical ableism
Antisemitism recounted
Child abandonment
Attempted suicide

Bad in the Blood by Matteo L. Cerilli

In the city of Puck’s Port, where motorized vehicles fill the streets and new technological marvels abound, something rotten is lurking under the surface. A violent murder at the docks seems to point to a fey killer, igniting a powder keg of distrust between the city’s humans and its fey inhabitants — folks who wield wonderful but often uncontrollable magical power. Gristle Senan Maxim Junior finds himself caught in the middle. Forced into the reluctant role of private investigator, like his late father, he’s working to solve the mystery of this fiery murder… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Ableism
Psychiatric hospisalition, including unethical electroshock therapy
Police brutality

Bad Mormon by Heather Gay

Drinking and Tweeting meets Unorthodox in this vulnerable memoir about The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star’s departure from the Mormon Church, and her unforeseen success in business, television, and single motherhood. Straight off the slopes and into the spotlight, Heather Gay is famous for speaking the gospel truth. Whether as a businesswoman, mother, or television personality, she is unafraid to blaze a new trail, even if it means losing family, friends, and her community. Born and bred to be devout… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Fatphobia & body-shaming
Misogyny & sexism with discussions of purity culture
Ableist child abuse
Divorce
Suicide of business partner’s sibling
Alcohol consumption & recreational drug use
Pregnancy
Cosmetic surgery
Death of a father mentioned

The Backstagers, Vol. 2: The Show Must Go On by James Tynion IV & Rian Sygh

Jory and the rest of the Backstagers have one goal this semester: to put on the best show their town’s ever seen. But best laid plans aren’t easy to achieve when there’s an entire magical world that lives beyond the curtain! When one of the actors suddenly goes missing, the Backstagers must band together to save their comrade and maintain the natural balance of . . . theater.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Ableist language
Disappearance of a friend

The Backstagers, Vol. 1: Rebels Without Applause by James Tynion IV, Rian Sygh & Walter Baiamonte

When Jory transfers to an all-boys private high school, he’s taken in by the only ones who don’t treat him like a new kid, the lowly stage crew known as the Backstagers. Not only does he gain great, lifetime friends, Jory is also introduced to an entire magical world that lives beyond the curtain. With the unpredictable twists and turns of the underground world, the Backstagers venture into the unknown, determined to put together the best play their high school has ever seen.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Ableist language
Bullying
Disappearance of a friend

Afterlight by Rebecca Lim

Since her parents died in a freak motorbike accident, Sophie Teague’s life has fallen apart. But she’s just enrolled at a new high school, hoping for a fresh start. That’s until Eve, a beautiful ghost in black, starts making terrifying nightly appearances, wanting Sophie to be her hands, eyes and go-to girl. There are loose ends that Eve needs Sophie to tie up. But dealing with the dead might just involve the greatest sacrifice of all.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Ableism
Attempted sexual assault & sexual harassment
Domestic violence
Death of parents in a motorcycle accident
Bullying

About That Night by Laura Brown

Izzy Fineberg can take on any challenge—and she’s had some big ones lately. After one fateful night with the hottest Deaf man she’d ever met, Izzy found she was pregnant with his child. And she never caught his name. She’s been doing the single mom thing for nine months now, and surely, nothing could be more challenging than that. But her first day at her new job, she meets her supervisor…and recognizes him immediately. Nolan Holtzman never expected to see Izzy again, and now, she’s the new hire at the agency he works in. He’d think things were finally going his way for once… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Ableism
Unplanned pregnancy