Death of a Brother – Page 9 – Trigger Warning Database

Tyler Johnson Was Here by Jay Coles

Tyler Johnson Was Here by Jay Coles

When Marvin Johnson’s twin, Tyler, goes to a party, Marvin decides to tag along to keep an eye on his brother. But what starts as harmless fun turns into a shooting, followed by a police raid.

The next day, Tyler has gone missing, and it’s up to Marvin to find him. But when Tyler is found dead, a video leaked online tells an even more chilling story: Tyler has been shot and killed by a police officer. Terrified as his mother unravels and mourning a brother who is now a hashtag, Marvin must learn what justice and freedom really mean.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism & racial slurs
Alcohol consumption
Recreational drug use
Blood depiction
Emesis
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a brother
Gun violence
Police brutality & violence
Incarceration of a parent

If I Only Had a Duke by Lenora Bell

If I Only Had a Duke by Lenora Bell

After three failed seasons and a disastrous jilting, Lady Dorothea Beaumont has had more than enough of her family’s scheming. She won’t domesticate a duke, entangle an earl, or vie for a viscount. She will quietly exit to her aunt’s Irish estate for a life of blissful freedom. Until an arrogant, sinfully handsome duke singles her out for a waltz, making Thea the most popular belle of the season. The duke ruined her plans and he’ll just have to fix them… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Grief & loss depiction
Murder of a baby brother

Risking it All by Tessa Bailey

Risking it All by Tessa Bailey

NYPD detective Seraphia Newsom will avenge her brother’s death at any cost. Even if it means insinuating herself into a rough, Brooklyn street gang and going so far undercover, she’s not sure she’ll be able to get out. Every minute she spends in their midst means the clock ticking down on her life, especially when she overhears something that could get her killed.

Bowen Driscol is the heir to a crime enterprise. He never asked for the job, but with his father behind bars… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Death of a brother
Murder
Organised crime (gangs)

The Last Time We Say Goodbye by Cynthia Hand

The Last Time We Say Goodbye by Cynthia Hand

The last time Lex was happy, it was before. When she had a family that was whole. A boyfriend she loved. Friends who didn’t look at her like she might break down at any moment. Now she’s just the girl whose brother killed himself. And it feels like that’s all she’ll ever be. As Lex starts to put her life back together, she tries to block out what happened the night Tyler died. But there’s a secret she hasn’t told anyone-a text Tyler sent, that could have changed everything. Lex’s brother is gone. But Lex is about to discover that a ghost doesn’t have to be real to keep you from moving on.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Grief & loss depiction
Death of a son and brother by suicide

Everything That Makes You by Moriah McStay

Everything That Makes You by Moriah McStay

One girl. Two stories. Meet Fiona Doyle. The thick ridges of scar tissue on her face are from an accident twelve years ago. Fiona has notebooks full of songs she’s written about her frustrations, her dreams, and about her massive crush on beautiful uber-jock Trent McKinnon. If she can’t even find the courage to look Trent straight in his beautiful blue eyes, she sure isn’t brave enough to play or sing any of her songs in public. But something’s changing in Fiona. She can’t be defined by her scars anymore… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Facial scars (burns)
Cheating
Physical injury
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a twin brother recounted
Death of a boyfriend from heart disease

Wild Ones by Kristine Wyllys

Wild Ones by Kristine Wyllys

Bri Martin likes her skirts too short, her heels too high, and trouble close at hand. So when big, brooding underground boxer Luke Turner comes into the bar where she works and starts a fight before she brings his first drink, she can’t help being intrigued. Luke is everything she never wanted and everything she can’t resist. Soon, Luke is showing up everywhere Bri is, and she can’t break free of his hold on her, nor does she want to. When her best friend turns on her, it’s Luke who is there. When Luke’s opponent comes after her to send Luke a message, it’s he who comes… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Child sexual abuse, on-page
Incest (father-daughter), on-page
Child physical abuse mentioned
Intimate partner violence mentioned
Coerced sex work mentioned
Parent with alcoholism mentioned
Alcohol consumption
Smoking
Overdose mentioned
Physical injuries, including broken bones & concussion
Scars
Death of a brother by suicide mentioned
Police raid
Gun violence
Mugging
Homelessness

The Voting Booth by Brandy Colbert

The Voting Booth by Brandy Colbert

Marva Sheridan was born ready for this day. She’s always been driven to make a difference in the world, and what better way than to vote in her first election? Duke Crenshaw is so done with this election. He just wants to get voting over with so he can prepare for his band’s first paying gig tonight. Only problem? Duke can’t vote.

When Marva sees Duke turned away from their polling place, she takes it upon herself to make sure his vote is counted. She hasn’t spent months doorbelling and registering voters just to see someone denied their right. And that’s how their whirlwind day begins, rushing from precinct to precinct, cutting school, waiting in endless lines, turned away time and again, trying to do one simple thing: vote. They may have started out as strangers, but as Duke and Marva team up to beat a rigged system (and find Marva’s missing cat), it’s clear that there’s more to their connection than a shared mission for democracy.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism & racial profiling
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a brother in a gang shooting recounted

An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena

It’s winter in the Catskills and Mitchell’s Inn, nestled deep in the woods, is the perfect setting for a relaxing–maybe even romantic–weekend away. It boasts spacious old rooms with huge wood-burning fireplaces, a well-stocked wine cellar, and opportunities for cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, or just curling up with a good murder mystery. So when the weather takes a turn for the worse, and a blizzard cuts off the electricity–and all contact with the outside world–the guests settle in and try to make the best of it… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Bury Your Gays trope
Gang rape recounted
Infidelity
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Anxiety & panic attacks
Attempted suicide
Alcohol consumption
Blood & gore depiction including dead bodies
Death of a wife, fiancée & husband
Death of a brother
Death of a son
Murder & attempted murder by strangulation and poisoning
Physical assault
Death from a fall
Death from exposure to the cold
Drowning
Military service recounted

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Bury Your Gays trope
Gang rape recounted
Cheating
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Anxiety & panic attacks
Attempted suicide
Alcohol consumption
Blood depiction
Dead bodies
Death of a wife & husband
Death of a fiance
Death of a brother
Death of a son
Murder & attempted murder
Strangulation
Poisoning
Physical assault
Death from a fall
Death from exposure to the cold
Drowning
Military service recounted

Into the Crooked Place by Alexandra Christo

Into the Crooked Place by Alexandra Christo

Magic rules the city of Creije Capital and Tavia Syn knows just how many tricks she needs up her sleeve to survive. Selling dark magic on the streets for her kingpin, she keeps clear of other crooks, counting the days until her debt is paid and she can flee her criminal life.

But then, one day, with her freedom in sight, Tavia uncovers a sinister plot that threatens to destroy the realm she calls home. Desperate to put an end to her kingpin’s plan, Tavia forms an unlikely alliance with three crooks even more deadly than her: Wesley, the kingpin’s prodigy and most renewed criminal in the realm… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Indentured servitutde
Sexual assault (nonconsensual kiss)
Child abuse
Estrangement
Hallucinations
Alcohol consumption
Drugging
Blood depiction
Physical injuries
Dead bodies
Plague mentioned
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a mother & father recounted
Death of a brother recounted
Murder & attempted murder
Gun & knife violence
Gang violence
Strangulation
Physical assault, on-page (fight ring)
Kidnapping & captivity
Imprisonment
Disappearance of a loved one
Loss of autonomy
War themes & battle scenes recounted
Poverty discussed
Homelessness recounted

Gallant by V.E. Schwab

Gallant by V.E. Schwab

Sixteen-year-old Olivia Prior is missing three things: a mother, a father, and a voice. Her mother vanished all at once, and her father by degrees, and her voice was a thing she never had to start with. She grew up at Merilance School for Girls. Now, nearing the end of her time there, Olivia receives a letter from an uncle she’s never met, her father’s older brother, summoning her to his estate, a place called Gallant. But when she arrives, she discovers that the letter she received was several years old. Her uncle is dead. The estate is empty, save for the servants. Olivia is permitted to… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Ableism & ableist language
Parental abandonment
Child abuse & neglect
Mutism (protagonist)
Nightmares
Alcoholism, implied
Blood depiction
Death of a brother by knife violence recounted
Death of a mother & father mentioned
Death of a cousin (on-page)
Murder
Knife & sword violence
Strangulation
Bullying
Graphic animal death (crow, cat)