Amisia – Trigger Warning Database

Dare Mighty Things by Heather Kaczynski

Dare Mighty Things by Heather Kaczynski

THE RULES ARE SIMPLE: You must be gifted. You must be younger than twenty-five. You must be willing to accept the dangers that you will face if you win. Eighteen-year-old Cassandra Gupta’s entire life has been leading up to this–the opportunity to travel to space. But to secure a spot on this classified mission, she must first compete against the best and brightest people on the planet. People who are as determined as she is to win a place on a journey to the farthest reaches of the universe. Cassie is ready … Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Amisia
Bimisia
Racism
Claustrophobia
Dubious consent (kiss)
Alcohol consumption
Medical procedures
Physical injuries
Hospitalisation (infirmary)
Attempted murder

Not Your Backup by CB Lee

Not Your Backup by C.B. Lee

Emma Robledo has a few more responsibilities than the usual high school senior, but then again, she and her friends have left school to lead a fractured Resistance movement against a corrupt Heroes League of Heroes. Emma is the only member of a supercharged team without powers, and she isn’t always taken seriously. A natural leader, Emma is determined to win this battle, and when that’s done, get back to school. As the Resistance moves to challenge the League, Emma realizes where her place is in this fight: at the front..

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Internalised amisia & aromisia
Coming out themes
Nightmares
Nonconsensual drugging recounted
Scars mentioned
Medical experimentation mentioned
Explosion
Kidnapping
Imprisonment
Disappearance of a loved one
Car accident
Fire

Not the Marrying Kind by Jae

Not the Marrying Kind by Jae

Small-town florist Ashley Gaines loves her little flower shop and putting together the perfect bouquets for weddings and other happy occasions. Her own love life, however, is far from blossoming. Ash has decided that staying in the closet is safer than risking her heart again. Local bakery owner Sasha Peterson hasn’t had much luck mixing it up with romance either. Besides, she’s too busy whipping up delicious treats to have time for a relationship. But when their town’s first lesbian wedding forces them to work together, Ashley and Sasha discover they have more in common than they imagined. During food fights, cake tasting… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Ableism
Internalised lesbomisia
Amisia recounted
Coming out (theme)
Attempted outing recounted
Alcohol consumption
Death of a sister from suicide mentioned

Off Planet by Aileen Erin

Off Planet by Aileen Erin

In an all-too-plausible future where corporate conglomerates have left the world’s governments in shambles, anyone with means has left the polluted Earth for the promise of a better life on a SpaceTech owned colony among the stars. Maité Martinez is the daughter of an Earther Latina and a powerful Aunare man, an alien race that SpaceTech sees as a threat to their dominion. When tensions turn violent, Maité finds herself trapped on Earth and forced into hiding. For over ten years, Maité has stayed hidden, but every minute Maité stays on Earth is one closer… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Amisia
Sexual assault
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Medical procedures
Burns
Emesis
Genocide
Imprisonment

What We Devour by Linsey Miller

What We Devour by Linsey Miller

Lorena Adler has a secret—she holds the power of the banished gods, the Noble and the Vile, inside her. She has spent her entire life hiding from the world and her past. She’s content to spend her days as an undertaker in a small town, marry her best friend, Julian, and live an unfulfilling life so long as no one uncovers her true nature. But when the notoriously bloodthirsty and equally Vile crown prince comes to arrest Julian’s father, he immediately recognizes Lorena for what she is. So she makes a deal—a fair trial for her betrothed’s father in exchange for her service to the… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Classism
Amisia
Self-harm
Blood & gore depiction
Cannibalism
Mass murder

Belle Révolte by Linsey Miller

Belle Révolte by Linsey Miller

Emilie des Marais is more at home holding scalpels than embroidery needles and is desperate to escape her noble roots to serve her country as a physician. But society dictates a noble lady cannot perform such gruesome work. Annette Boucher, overlooked and overworked by her family, wants more from life than her humble beginnings and is desperate to be trained in magic. So when a strange noble girl offers Annette the chance of a lifetime, she accepts. Emilie and Annette swap lives—Annette attends finishing school as a noble lady to be trained in the ways of divination… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Classism
Amisia
Blood & gore depiction
Graphic physical injuries
Body horror
Medical procedures & treatment
Beheading
Starvation & food insecurity mentioned
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a sibling, on- & off-page
Execution
Drowning mentioned
War & military themes

It’s Always Been You by Elin Annalise

It’s Always Been You by Elin Annalise

Twenty-six-year-old Courtney Davenport is loud, fun, and always the heart of a party. She’s also asexual and runs a talking service for other aces who are worried about coming out. But when her sworn enemy Sophie Sway phones the helpline, Courtney is thrown. Courtney and Sophie have been enemies forever. Growing up at an expensive boarding school that pitted them against each other has ensured their rivalry lasted way beyond graduation. And now Sophie’s not just coming out to her unknowing that it is Courtney at the end of the line but worse! In the coincidence of the century, Sophie’s also moving next door. Furious, Courtney… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Amisia
Eating disorder mentioned
Death of a parent recounted
Stalking
Bullying

Treasure by Rebekah Weatherspoon

Treasure by Rebekah Weatherspoon

Her sister’s bachelorette party is the highlight of a miserable year for Alexis Chambers, but once her bridesmaid’s dress is packed away, she’s back to coping with her life as a once popular athlete and violinist turned loner and the focus of her parents’ disappointment. She isn’t expecting much from her freshman year of college until she finds herself sharing a class with Treasure, the gorgeous stripper from her sister’s party. Trisha Hamilton has finally gotten the credits and the money together to transfer to a four-year university. Between classes, studying… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Ableism
Amisia
Coming out themes
Underage sex work
Depression
Anxiety
Attempted suicide recounted
Death of a father
Death of a grandmother

Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian

Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian

It’s 1989 in New York City, and for three teens, the world is changing. Reza is an Iranian boy who has just moved to the city with his mother to live with his stepfather and stepbrother. He’s terrified that someone will guess the truth he can barely acknowledge about himself. Reza knows he’s gay, but all he knows of gay life are the media’s images of men dying of AIDS. Judy is an aspiring fashion designer who worships her uncle Stephen, a gay man with AIDS who devotes his time to activism as a member of ACT UP. Judy has never imagined finding romance until she falls… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Homomisia, internalised homomisia & homomisic slurs
Amisia
Deadnaming
Racism
Fatmisia
Suicide by overdose
HIV/AIDS
Terminal illness
Bullying

The Summer of Bitter and Sweet by Jen Ferguson

The Summer of Bitter and Sweet by Jen Ferguson

Lou has enough confusion in front of her this summer. She’ll be working in her family’s ice cream shack with her newly ex-boyfriend—whose kisses never made her feel desire, only discomfort—and her former best friend, King, who is back in their Canadian prairie town after disappearing three years ago without a word. But when she gets a letter from her biological father—a man she hoped would stay behind bars for the rest of his life—Lou immediately knows that she cannot meet him, no matter how much he insists. While King’s… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Amisia
Racism & racial slurs
Rape recounted, off-page
Cheating mentioned, off-page
Alcohol consumption
Smoking
Abortion mentioned
Teen pregnancy recounted
Blackmail
Stalking