Tag Archives: Asphyxia

This page lists books that contain trigger warnings for the depiction of asphyxia (in which the body is deprived of oxygen), including strangulation, and suffocation.

See also Hanging & lynching, Garrotting, and Murder & attempted murder.

Prophecy by Ellen Oh

Prophecy by Ellen Oh

Kira’s the only female in the king’s army, and she’s also the prince’s bodyguard. A demon slayer and an outcast, she’s hated by nearly everyone in her home city of Hansong. And she’s their only hope Murdered kings and discovered traitors point to a demon invasion, sending Kira on the run with the young prince. He may be the saviour predicted in the Dragon King’s prophecy, but the legendary lost ruby treasure just might be the true key to victory. With only the guidance of the cryptic prophecy, Kira must battle demon soldiers, an evil shaman, and the Demon Lord himself to find what was once lost while raising a prince into a king.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Nightmares
  • Mass suicide mentioned
  • Decapitation, on-page
  • Death of a father from sword stabbing, on-page
  • Death of a mother from self-sacrifice, on-page
  • Death of a wife & baby son in childbirth mentioned
  • Death of a wife & children in an influenza epidemic mentioned
  • Murder & attempted murder
  • Knife & sword violence
  • Death from a fall
  • Near drowning
  • Strangulation
  • Kidnapping
  • War themes & battle scenes
  • Animal death
  • Animal hunting
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Endangered by Lamar Giles

Endangered by Lamar Giles

The one secret she cares about keeping—her identity—is about to be exposed. Unless Lauren “Panda” Daniels—an anonymous photoblogger who specializes in busting classmates and teachers in compromising positions—plays along with her blackmailer’s little game of Dare or . . . Dare. But when the game turns deadly, Panda doesn’t know what to do. And she may need to step out of the shadows to save herself . . . and everyone else on the Admirer’s hit list.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Racism
  • Ableism
  • Slut shaming
  • Public outing recounted
  • Statutory rape
  • Nonconsensual voyeurism
  • Adult-minor relationship*
  • Cheating
  • Attempted suicide
  • Substance addiction mentioned
  • Blood & injury depiction
  • Hospitalisation
  • Murder
  • Physical assault
  • Strangulation
  • Fire
  • Stalking
  • Blackmail
  • Car accident
  • Kidnapping mentioned
  • Bullying & cyberbullying (theme)

*Context : Adult-minor relationship between an underage female student and a male teacher.

The Deck of Omens by Christine Lynn Herman

The Deck of Omens by Christine Lynn Herman

Though the Beast is seemingly subdued for now, a new threat looms in Four Paths: a corruption seeping from the Gray into the forest. And with the other Founders preoccupied by their tangled alliances and fraying relationships, only May Hawthorne seems to realize the danger. But saving the town she loves means seeking aid from the person her family despises most–her and Justin’s father. May’s father isn’t the only newcomer in town–Isaac Sullivan’s older brother has also returned, seeking forgiveness for the role he played in Isaac’s troubled past. But Isaac isn’t ready to let… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Coming out themes, on-page
  • Emotional & physical child abuse
  • Parental abandonment
  • Domestic violence recounted
  • Memory loss (memory manipulation magic)
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Alcohol consumption & abuse
  • Graphic body horror
  • Physical injury & illness
  • Emesis
  • Scars
  • Death of a mother, off-page
  • Death of a brother & sister recounted
  • Murder & attempted murder
  • Attempted filicide recounted
  • Knife violence, including the attempted murder of a child by slitting his throat
  • Strangulation, on-page & recounted
  • Imprisonment mentioned
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Witchmark by CL Polk

Witchmark by C.L. Polk

Magic marked Miles Singer for suffering the day he was born, doomed either to be enslaved to his family’s interest or to be committed to a witches’ asylum. He went to war to escape his destiny and came home a different man, but he couldn’t leave his past behind. The war between Aeland and Laneer leaves men changed, strangers to their friends and family, but even after faking his own death and reinventing himself as a doctor at a cash-strapped veterans’ hospital, Miles can’t hide what he truly is. When a fatally poisoned patient exposes Miles’ healing gift and his witch… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Slavery
  • Homophobia
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Dissociation & depersonalisation
  • Alcohol consumption
  • Blood depiction
  • Medical experimentation
  • Cancer
  • Death of a spouse
  • Poisoning
  • Strangulation
  • Torture
  • War themes

The Company of Fiends by Kathryn Moon

The Company of Fiends by Kathryn Moon

After eight years on the stage with The Company of Fiends, the glow of the spotlight is starting to wear thin for Hazel Nix. The theatre is perfect for a girl like her—one with a secret she keeps even from her more monstrous peers—but playing pretend is only exciting for so long. After so many lovers, on stage and otherwise, Hazel has yet to make a lasting connection with anyone and considers taking her last bow at the company. Just as Hazel encounters a new and intriguing patron, disaster strikes the theatre. Girls are going missing… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Slavery
  • Human trafficking mentioned
  • Parental abandonment recounted
  • Child abuse recounted
  • Attempted sexual assault
  • Involuntary body modifications recounted
  • Cannibalism mentioned
  • Death of a father recounted
  • Murder
  • Torture, off-page
  • Strangulation
  • Home invasion
  • Physical assault (mugging)
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Prince of Air and Darkness by MA Grant

Prince of Air and Darkness by M.A. Grant

The only human student at Mather’s School of Magick, Phineas Smith has a target on his back. Born with the rare ability to tap into unlimited magick, he finds both Faerie Courts want his allegiance—and will do anything to get it. They don’t realize he can’t levitate a feather, much less defend the Faerie Realm as it slips into civil war. Unseelie Prince Roark Lyne, Phineas’s roommate—and self-proclaimed arch nemesis—is beautiful and brave and a pain in the ass. Phineas can’t begin to sort through their six years of… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Nightmares
  • Alcohol consumption
  • Blood depiction
  • Murder
  • Torture
  • Suffocation
  • Kidnapping
  • Fire
  • Animal dead bodies
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Give Up the Ghost by Jenn Burke

Give Up the Ghost by Jenn Burke

Immortal not-ghost Wes Cooper and his vampire partner, Hudson Rojas, have it all—rewarding private investigation work, great friends and, most important, a love that’s endured. But ever since Wes sent a demon screaming back to the beyond, his abilities have grown overpowering and overwhelming. He’s hiding the fact that he’s losing control the best he can, but it’s hard to keep anything a secret for long when your partner’s a former cop…and especially when your partner’s a former cop who wants to move in toge… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Depression
  • Suicide
  • Alcohol consumption
  • Recreational drug use mentioned
  • Blood-drinking
  • Coma
  • Hospital
  • Murder recounted
  • Gas explosion
  • Car accident
  • Strangulation
  • Loss of autonomy (mind & memory manipulation)
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She’s Too Pretty to Burn by Wendy Heard

She’s Too Pretty to Burn by Wendy Heard

The summer is winding down in San Diego. Veronica is bored, caustically charismatic, and uninspired in her photography. Nico is insatiable, subversive, and obsessed with chaotic performance art. They’re artists first, best friends second. But that was before Mick. Delicate, lonely, magnetic Mick: the perfect subject, and Veronica’s dream girl. The days are long and hot―full of adventure―and soon they are falling in love. Falling so hard, they never imagine what comes next. One fire. Two murders. Three drowning bodies… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Emotional child abuse
  • Toxic mother-daughter relationship
  • Panic attack
  • Blood depiction
  • Death of a child
  • Murder
  • Kidnapping
  • Fire
  • Strangulation
  • Car accident
  • Drowning
  • Vivisepulture (buried alive)
  • Animal death
  • Animal cruelty
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The Blessed by Tonya Hurley 

The Blessed by Tonya Hurley

What if martyrs and saints lived among us? And what if you were told you were one of them?

Meet Agnes, Cecilia, and Lucy. Three lost girls, each searching for something. But what they find is Beyond Belief.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Attempted rape
  • Attempted suicide recounted
  • Nonconsensual branding
  • Blood & injury depiction
  • Murder
  • Torture, including the use of an Iron Maiden
  • Beheading
  • Strangulation
  • Drowning
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A Murder Is Announced by Agatha Christie

A Murder Is Announced by Agatha Christie

The villagers of Chipping Cleghorn, including Jane Marple, are agog with curiosity over an advertisement in the local gazette which reads: ‘A murder is announced and will take place on Friday October 29th, at Little Paddocks at 6.30 p.m.’ A childish practical joke? Or a hoax intended to scare poor Letitia Blacklock? Unable to resist the mysterious invitation, a crowd begins to gather at Little Paddocks at the appointed time when, without warning, the lights go out…

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Death of a sister from pneumonia
  • Murder & attempted murder
  • Gun violence
  • Home invasion
  • Poisoning
  • Strangulation
  • Near-drowning
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