Tag Archives: Child Abuse & Neglect

The Woods Are Always Watching by Stephanie Perkins

The Woods Are Always Watching by Stephanie Perkins

Bears aren’t the only predators in these woods. Best friends Neena and Josie spent high school as outsiders, but at least they had each other. Now, with college and a two-thousand-mile separation looming on the horizon, they have one last chance to be together—a three-day hike deep into the woods of the Pisgah National Forest. Simmering tensions lead to a detour off the trail and straight into a waking nightmare; and then into something far worse. Something that will test them in horrifying ways.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Child abuse & neglect
  • Paedophilia
  • Rape of a minor mentioned
  • Necrophilia mentioned
  • Physical injury, including gunshot wounds & broken bones
  • Graphic blood, gore & dead bodies
  • Amputation
  • Death of a parent mentioned
  • Gun violence
  • Kidnapping
  • Car accident mentioned
  • Animal attack (bear)

How the Wallflower was Won by Eva Leigh

How the Wallflower was Won by Eva Leigh

Finn Ransome is an expert on Lady Luck, which is why he refuses to take a chance on love. Experience has taught him that he’s happier at a gaming table than around people he will, inevitably, disappoint. However, the clock is ticking on his father’s matrimonial demands. But the only woman to catch his eye is a bluestocking who would never consider a rogue like him. After a disastrous first Season, Tabitha Seaton decided to focus on books instead of ballrooms. She hopes to join the Sterling Society, a collective of the most brilliant, influential minds in London. Except, they will never admit an unmarried lady. Now… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Child abuse recounted
  • Bullying

Heart’s Blood by Juliet Marillier

Heart’s Blood by Juliet Marillier

Whistling Tor is a place of secrets, a mysterious, wooded hill housing the crumbling fortress of a chieftain whose name is spoken throughout the district in tones of revulsion and bitterness. A curse lies over Anluan’s family and his people; those woods hold a perilous force whose every whisper threatens doom. For young scribe Caitrin it is a safe haven. This place where nobody else is prepared to go seems exactly what she needs, for Caitrin is fleeing her own demons. As Caitrin comes to know Anluan and his home in more depth she realizes that it is only through her love and determ… com.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Child neglect
  • Domestic violence
  • Suicide
  • Death of a parent
  • House fire
  • Animal death (dog)

Will by Will Smith and Mark Manson

Will by Will Smith & Mark Manson

One of the most dynamic and globally recognized entertainment forces of our time opens up fully about his life, in a brave and inspiring book that traces his learning curve to a place where outer success, inner happiness, and human connection are aligned. Along the way, Will tells the story in full of one of the most amazing rides through the worlds of music and film that anyone has ever had. Will Smith’s transformation from a West Philadelphia kid to one of the biggest rap stars of his era, and then one of the biggest movie stars in Hollywood history, is an epic tale—but it’s…. Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Child abuse
  • Suicidal ideation
  • Death of a parent

Outcast, Volume One by Robert Kirkman

Outcast, Vol. 1: A Darkness Surrounds Him by Robert Kirkman and illustrated by Paul Azaceta

Kyle Barnes has been plagued by demonic possession all his life and now he needs answers. Unfortunately, what he uncovers along the way could bring about the end of life on Earth as we know it. Collects Outcast #1-6.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Rape & sexual assault, implied
  • Child abuse
  • Domestic violence
  • Graphic blood & gore depiction

Immortal in Death by JD Robb

Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb

But in a few weeks, she won’t just be Eve Dallas, lieutenant, homicide. She’ll be Roarke’s wife. But Eve’s wedding plans may have to be put on hold as her private and professional lives collide. The victim in her latest murder investigation is one of the most sought-after women in the world. A top model who would stop at nothing to get what she wanted – even another woman’s man. And Eve’s chief suspect is the other woman in this fatal love triangle – her best friend Mavis. Putting her job on the line to head the investigation, Eve discovers that the world of high fashion thrives on an all-consuming passion for youth and fame… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Child physical & sexual abuse recounted

Pros & Cons of Desire by A.E. Wasp

Pros & Cons of Desire by A.E. Wasp

Two jobs down, three to go, and job #3 is mine. My name is Ridge Pfeiffer, I’m a dirt poor jewel thief from the wrong side of the tracks, and I don’t play well with others. Theoretically, the deal works like this. I do the job Charlie planned for me and Miranda erases my past, makes my biggest problems go away. Too bad my biggest problem is the one thing I don’t want to go away: Diplomatic Security Agent Davis Ethan. When Davis caught me breaking into a safe during job #2, I should have ended up in jail. instead, I ended up in his bed. Rich, gorgeous, and privileged, the only thing we have in common is a love of beautiful… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Homomisia
  • Paedophilia
  • Parental neglect mentioned
  • Emesis
  • Murder
  • Gun violence
  • Blackmail

Rules for Vanishing by Kate Alice Marshall

Rules for Vanishing by Kate Alice Marshall

Once a year, the path appears in the forest and Lucy Gallows beckons. Who is brave enough to find her–and who won’t make it out of the woods? It’s been exactly one year since Sara’s sister, Becca, disappeared, and high school life has far from settled back to normal. With her sister gone, Sara doesn’t know whether her former friends no longer like her…or are scared of her, and the days of eating alone at lunch have started to blend together. When a mysterious text message invites Sara and her estranged friends to “play the game” and find local ghost legend Lucy Gallows, Sara… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Ableism
  • Physical child abuse, off-page
  • Amnesia
  • Suicide
  • Eye trauma
  • Starvation discussed
  • Grief & loss depiction
  • Death of a sister
  • Death of a friend
  • Murder & attempted murder
  • Knife violence
  • Disappearance of a sibling (theme)
  • Drowning, on-page
  • Animal attack

Thirteens by Kate Alice Marshall

Thirteens by Kate Alice Marshall

Twelve-year-old Eleanor has just moved to Eden Eld to live with her aunt and uncle after her mother was killed in a fire. Her birthday, which falls on Halloween, is just around the corner, and she hopes that this year will be a fresh start at a new life. But then one morning, an ancient grandfather clock counting down thirteen hours appears outside of her bedroom. And then she spots a large black dog with glowing red eyes prowling the grounds of her school. A book of fairytales she’s never heard of almost willingly drops in front of her, as if asking to be read. Something is wrong in… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Parental abandonment & neglect
  • Pregnancy & childbirth, off-page
  • Death of a mother, implied
  • Attempted murder
  • Kidnapping
  • House fire recounted

A Deal with the Elf King by Elise Kova

A Deal with the Elf King by Elise Kova

The elves come for two things: war and wives. In both cases, they come for death. Three thousand years ago, humans were hunted by powerful races with wild magic until the treaty was formed. Now, for centuries, the elves have taken a young woman from Luella’s village to be their Human Queen. To be chosen is seen as a mark of death by the townsfolk. A mark nineteen-year-old Luella is grateful to have escaped as a girl. Instead, she’s dedicated her life to studying herbology and becoming the town’s only healer. That is, until the Elf King unexpectedly arrives, for her… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Child neglect recounted
  • Forced marriage
  • Sibling with substance addiction
  • Drug use & abuse discussed
  • Alcohol consumption, on-page
  • Pregnancy mentioned
  • Heart disease & other chronic illnesses mentioned
  • Murder & attempted murder
  • Attempted kidnapping
  • War & rebellion discussed