Tag Archives: Amputation & Loss of Limb

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon 

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destruction—but assassins are getting closer to her door.

Ead Duryan is an outsider at court. Though she has risen to the position of lady-in-waiting, she is loyal to a hidden society of mages. Ead keeps a watchful eye on Sabran, secretly protecting her with forbidden magi… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Incest mentioned
  • Depression
  • Alcoholism & alcohol abuse
  • Suicidal ideation
  • Infertility
  • Pregnancy
  • Miscarriage
  • Blood & gore depiction
  • Amputation
  • Grief & loss depiction
  • Murder
  • Beheading
  • Imprisonment
  • Torture
  • Fire
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How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell

How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell

Hiccup Haddock Horrendous III was a truly extraordinary Viking hero. The warrior chieftain and awesome sword fighter was known as ‘the Dragon Whisperer’, on account of his power over these terrifying beasts. But it wasn’t always like that, and this is the story of his rise to fame, in his own words.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Amputation & loss of limb
  • Animal attack
  • Animal death
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The Hunter and His Mates by Kiki Clark 

The Hunter and His Mates by Kiki Clark

As personal assistant to a powerful alpha of a large pack, there are certain rules Jamie has for himself to make sure he’s successful at his job. First, nothing and no one gets to the alpha without his say so. Second, schedules will be enforced for everyone. At all costs. Third, a certain Enforcer with an enticing scent and scarred face is not to be stared at, drooled over, and/or daydreamed about.

And fourth, human hunters are never, ever mate material—no matter what their smiles do to him… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder & trauma
  • Chronic pain
  • Amputation (arm)
  • Explosion recounted

*Note : One of the protagonists experiences chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd) after losing his arm in an explosion.

Warnings sourced from Alex @HEABookNerd.

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Red Riding Hood by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright 

Red Riding Hood by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright

Valerie’s sister was beautiful, kind, and sweet. Now she is dead. Henry, the handsome son of the blacksmith, tries to console Valerie, but her wild heart beats fast for another: the outcast woodcutter, Peter, who offers Valerie another life far from home.

After her sister’s violent death, Valerie’s world begins to spiral out of control. For generations, the Wolf has been kept at bay with a monthly sacrifice. But now no one is safe. When an expert Wolf hunter arrives, the villagers learn that the creature lives among them–it… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Parent with alcoholism
  • Amputation
  • Torture
  • Animal death
  • Animal attack
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The Lady Rogue by Jenn Bennett 

The Lady Rogue by Jenn Bennett

Travelling with her treasure-hunting father has always been a dream for Theodora. She’s read every book in his library, has an impressive knowledge of the world’s most sought-after relics, and has all the ambition in the world. What she doesn’t have is her father’s permission. That honour goes to her father’s nineteen-year-old protégé—and once-upon-a-time love of Theodora’s life—Huck Gallagher, while Theodora is left to sit alone in her hotel in Istanbul… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Amputation (loss of a finger)
  • Death of a parent recounted
  • Disappearance of a parent
  • Poisoning
  • Plane crash
  • Animal attack
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A Shadow in the Ember by Jennifer Armentrout 

Storm and Fury by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Born shrouded in the veil of the Primals, a Maiden as the Fates promised, Seraphena Mierel’s future has never been hers. Chosen before birth to uphold the desperate deal her ancestor struck to save his people, Sera must leave behind her life and offer herself to the Primal of Death as his Consort.   

However, Sera’s real destiny is the most closely guarded secret in all of Lasania—she’s not the well-protected Maiden but an assassin with one mission—one target. Make the Primal of Death fall in love. … Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Forced sex work mentioned
  • Sexual harassment
  • Child abuse
  • Arranged marriage
  • Depression
  • Anxiety & panic attacks
  • Suicide, off-page
  • Suicidal ideation
  • Self-mutilation
  • Death of a parent in childbirth
  • Blood & gore decapitation
  • Dead bodies
  • Decapitation
  • Amputation
  • Death of a father from suicide, off-page
  • Graphic murder & attempted murder
  • Torture, including restricted access to food
  • Whipping, on-page
  • Imprisonment
  • War themes & battle scenes
  • Animal abuse
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Lifelike by Jay Kristoff

LIFEL1K3 by Jay Kristoff

It’s just another day on the Scrap: lose the last of your credits at the WarDome, dodge the gangs and religious fanatics, discover you can destroy electronics with your mind, stumble upon the deadliest robot ever built When Eve finds the ruins of an android boy named Ezekiel in the scrap pile she calls home, her entire world comes crashing down. With her best friend and her robotic sidekick in tow, she and Ezekiel will trek across deserts of irradiated glass, battle cyborg assassins, and scour abandoned megacities to save the ones she loves and learn the dark secrets of her past.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Ableism
  • Suicide
  • Blood & gore depiction
  • Amputation
  • Death of a grandfather from cancer
  • Murder
  • Gun violence
  • Explosions
  • Comas
  • Physical assault
  • Kidnapping
  • Animal death
  • Animal injury
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The War of Two Queens by Jennifer L. Armentrout

The War of Two Queens by Jennifer L. Armentrout

The War of Two Queens by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Casteel Da’Neer knows all too well that very few are as cunning or vicious as the Blood Queen, but no one, not even him, could’ve prepared for the staggering revelations. The magnitude of what the Blood Queen has done is almost unthinkable. Nothing will stop Poppy from freeing her King and destroying everything the Blood Crown stands for.

With the strength of the Primal of Life’s guards behind her, and the support of the wolven, Poppy must convince the Atlantian generals to make war her way…. Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Suicide mentioned
  • Ritualistic self-harm (cutting)
  • Alcohol consumption
  • Pregnancy & childbirth mentioned
  • Graphic blood & injury depiction, including amputation
  • Cannibalism mentioned
  • Grief & loss depiction
  • Death of a parent, on-page
  • Death of a child, off-page
  • Murder & attempted murder
  • Torture
  • Imprisonment
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100 Days of Sunlight by Abbie Emmons

100 Days of Sunlight by Abbie Emmons

Terrified that her vision might never return, Tessa feels like she has nothing left to be happy about. But when her grandparents place an ad in the local newspaper looking for a typist to help Tessa continue writing and blogging, an unlikely answer knocks at their door: Weston Ludovico, a boy her age with bright eyes, an optimistic smile…and no legs.

Knowing how angry and afraid Tessa is feeling, Weston thinks he can help her. But he has one condition — no one can tell Tessa about his disability. And because she can’t see him, she treats him with contempt: screaming at him to get out of her house and never come back. But for Weston, it’s the most amazing feeling: to be treated like a normal person… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

  • Ableism and ableist language
  • Sexual assault
  • PTSD
  • Depression
  • Hospital
  • Amputation
  • Temporary loss of vision
  • Graphic car accident recounted
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A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green

The Carls disappeared the same way they appeared, in an instant. While they were on Earth, they caused confusion and destruction without ever lifting a finger. Well, that’s not exactly true. Part of their maelstrom was the sudden viral fame and untimely death of April May: a young woman who stumbled into Carl’s path, giving them their name, becoming their advocate, and putting herself in the middle of an avalanche of conspiracy theories. Months later, the world is as confused as ever. Andy has picked up April’s mantle of fame, speaking at conferences and online about the world… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Internalised ableism
  • Blood and graphic physical injury depiction including body horror and body dysmorphia due to prosthetics
  • Hospitalisation
  • Kidnapping & captivity
  • Gun violence
  • Strangulation
  • Loss of autonomy (mind control)
  • Terrorist attacks discussed