Tag Archives: Blood & Gore Depiction

The Scorpion and the Night Blossom by Amélie Wen Zhao

Nine years ago, the war between the Kingdom of Night and the Kingdom of Rivers tore Àn’yīng’s family apart, leaving her mother barely alive and a baby sister to fend for. Now the mortal realm is falling into eternal night, and mó—beautiful, ravenous demons—roam the land, feasting on the flesh of humans and drinking their souls. Àn’yīng is no longer a helpless child, though. Armed with her crescent blades and trained in the ancient art of practitioning, she has decided to enter the Immortality Trials, which are open to any mortal who can survive the journey to the… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Alcohol consumption mentioned
  • Graphic blood & gore depiction (on-page)
  • Knife, sword, bow & arrow & weapon violence
  • Torture including public whippings & water torture

The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk by Carissa Broadbent

Mische made the ultimate sacrifice to save those she loves – and plunged the world into an eternal night. Now, imprisoned by the gods and obsessed with revenge, Asar is desperate to find her again. When a goddess offers them a final path to redemption – and back to each other – Asar and Mische embark on an extraordinary mission. Together, they must seize the power of the god of death so Asar may do the impossible: ascend to true divinity. Their journey will take them through mortal and immortal realms, alongside both old friends and ruthless… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Rape mentioned
  • Blood, gore & injury depiction
  • Emesis
  • Murder
  • Graphic torture
  • Sword violence
  • War themes & mentions of genocide

Mother of Death and Dawn by Carissa Broadbent

In the wake of a crushing defeat, Tisaanah and Maxatarius have been ripped apart. Tisaanah is desperate to rescue Max from his imprisonment, even as her people’s fight for freedom grows more treacherous. But within the walls of Ilyzath, Max’s mind is a shadow of what it once was… leaving his past a mystery and his future at the mercy of Ara’s new, ruthless queen. Meanwhile, in the Fey lands, Aefe has been dragged back into this world by a king who vows to destroy civilizations in her name. But even as her past returns to claim her, her former self… Read more.

Goodreads • The Story Graph

Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Rape mentioned
  • Blood, gore & injury depiction
  • Emesis
  • Murder
  • Graphic torture
  • Sword violence
  • War themes & mentions of genocide

Children of Fallen Gods by Carissa Broadbent

No war can be fought with clean hands. Not even the ones waged for the right reasons. Not even the ones you win. Tisaanah bargained away her own freedom to save those she left behind in slavery. Now, bound by her blood pact, she must fight the Orders’ war — and Max is determined to protect her at all costs. But when a betrayal tears apart Ara, Max and Tisaanah are pushed into an even bloodier conflict. Tisaanah must gamble with Reshaye’s power to claim an impossible victory. And Max, forced into leadership, must confront everything he hoped to forget: his past… Read more.

Goodreads • The Story Graph

Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Rape mentioned
  • Trauma & nightmares
  • Blood, gore & injury depiction
  • Emesis
  • Medical experimentation
  • Murder
  • Sword violence
  • Loss of autonomy (possession)
  • Kidnapping
  • War themes & mentions of genocide

The Songbird & the Heart of Stone by Carissa Broadbent

Mische lost everything when she was forcibly Turned into a vampire – her home, her humanity, and most devastating of all, the love of the sun god to whom she had devoted her life. Now, sentenced to death for murdering the vampire prince who Turned her, redemption feels impossible. But when Mische is saved by Asar, the bastard prince of the House of Shadow with a past as brutal as his scars, she’s forced into a mission worse than execution: a journey to the underworld to resurrect the god of death himself. Yet, Mische’s punishment may be the key to her… Read more.

Goodreads • The Story Graph

Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Ableism
  • Statutory rape & child sexual abuse recounted
  • Sex work recounted (secondary character)
  • Exile recounted
  • Nightmares
  • Dementia (secondary character)
  • Blood & injury depiction (scars, burns, broken leg, etc) & blood-drinking, including protagonist with facial and body scars and vision impairment (loss of left eye)
  • Emesis
  • Death of a father recounted
  • Murder of sister & friend recounted
  • Murder & attempted murder
  • Infanticide recounted
  • Physical assault
  • Loss of autonomy (mind invasion)
  • Imprisonment
  • Murder of a pet dog recounted

Jackaby by William Ritter

Newly arrived in New Fiddleham, New England, 1892, and in need of a job, Abigail Rook meets R. F. Jackaby, an investigator of the unexplained with a keen eye for the extraordinary–including the ability to see supernatural beings. Abigail has a gift for noticing ordinary but important details, which makes her perfect for the position of Jackaby’s assistant. On her first day, Abigail finds herself in the midst of a thrilling case: A serial killer is on the loose. The police are convinced it’s an ordinary villain, but Jackaby is certain it’s a nonhuman creature, whose existence the… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Alcohol consumption
  • Blood depiction
  • Murder
  • Gun violence

Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay

After a late night of partying, NYU student Matt Pine returns to his dorm room to devastating news: nearly his entire family—his mom, his dad, his little brother and sister—have been found dead from an apparent gas leak while vacationing in Mexico. The local police claim it was an accident, but the FBI and State Department seem far less certain—and they won’t tell Matt why. The tragedy makes headlines everywhere because this isn’t the first time the Pine family has been thrust into the media spotlight. Matt’s older brother, Danny—currently serving a life sentence for the murder… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Alcohol consumption
  • Prescription drug abuse & recreational drug use
  • Blood & gore depiction
  • Grief & loss depiction
  • Death of a girlfriend, daughter & sister
  • Death of a mother & father
  • Murder
  • Stabbing
  • Gassing
  • Physical assault
  • Wrongful imprisonment
  • Animal attack mentioned

The Stolen Throne by Abigail Owen

My twin sister is the true queen of Aryd. She survives, hiding and clinging to life in the desert, while I reign as the false queen alongside the monstrous King Eidolon. There’s only one escape from this gilded prison: Reven. My Shadowraith. My heart. Only the shadows that he struggles to control are growing more sinister, more powerful. It’s just a matter of time before they turn on him…and on me. Even escape doesn’t mean true freedom, though, when we’re still on the run from Eidolon’s unstoppable armies. And when we discover there’s a traitor among us, I have no… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Blood & gore depiction
  • Murder
  • Loss of autonomy (possession)
  • War themes & battle scenes

A Kingdom of Fire and Fate by Holly Renee

Love and loyalty collide in the aftermath of war, where Sorin consumes my every thought. Haunted by nightmares, the intensity of our connection blazes brighter than ever. In the dead of night, he visits, whispering promises of a future that weakens my resolve. The fear of losing him becomes an inferno, overshadowing all else. But destiny takes a wicked twist. When news arrives that the human king, now allied with Evren’s father, has invited Starblessed contenders to compete for his hand in marriage, I embark on a perilous journey into enemy territory. My goal: to uncover the enigmatic ruler’s… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Parental abandonment recounted
  • Infidelity (on-page)
  • Alcohol consumption
  • Blood and injury depiction
  • Consensual blood-drinking (on-page) & nonconsensual blood-drinking recounted
  • Grief and loss depiction
  • Death of a friend in battle recounted
  • Death of a father from heart failure mentioned
  • Death of a mother mentioned
  • Torture recounted
  • Sword violence
  • Kidnapping and captivity (on-page & recounted)

A Kingdom of Venom and Vows by Holly Renee

I entered into a bargain—choosing my mate over my freedom. But I underestimated the crowned prince who took me. His touch like venom. His vengeance lethal. He craves a power I no longer hold, and he’ll sacrifice every part of me until he gets it. But I don’t belong to him. I belong to his brother. His brother who will come for me, consequences be damned. My fate is entangled between two princes—one who craves my power, the other who covets me—and I have more to lose than I ever imagined. War rages in a game between queens, and I have become their pawn. But I will… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Slut-shaming (on-page)
  • Graphic sexual assault and threats of rape including unwanted kisses and touching (on-page)
  • Blood and gore depiction including dead bodies and voluntary and involuntary blood-drinking (on-page)
  • Death of a friend in battle (off-page)
  • Murder of a mother (off-page)
  • Murder & regicide (on-page)
  • Torture (on-page)
  • Kidnapping and captivity (on-page)
  • Hostage situation recounted
  • War themes & battle scenes (on-page)