Death of a Sister – Trigger Warning Database

A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World by CA Fletcher

A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World by C.A. Fletcher

My name’s Griz. My childhood wasn’t like yours. I’ve never had friends, and in my whole life I’ve not met enough people to play a game of football. My parents told me how crowded the world used to be, but we were never lonely on our remote island. We had each other, and our dogs. Then the thief came. There may be no law left except what you make of it. But if you steal my dog, you can at least expect me to come after you. Because if we aren’t loyal to the things we love, what’s the point?

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Forced sex work & sexual assault of a minor, off-page
Forced pregnancy of a child mentioned
Miscarriage
Physical injury
Emesis
Death of a sister from a fall recounted
Animal death

Nine Lives by Peter Swanson

Nine Lives by Peter Swanson

Nine strangers receive a list with their names on it in the mail. Nothing else, just a list of names on a single sheet of paper. None of the nine people know or have ever met the others on the list. They dismiss it as junk mail, a fluke – until very, very bad things begin happening to people on the list. First, a well-liked old man is drowned on a beach in the small town of Kennewick, Maine. Then, a father is shot in the back while running through his quiet neighbourhood in suburban Massachusetts. A frightening pattern is emerging, but what do these nine people have in common? Their professions range from… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Misogyny
Racism mentioned
Ableism (r slur), on-page
Sexual assault mentioned (groping)
Child abuse and neglect recounted including a mention of child sexual assault
Spousal abandonment
Abusive relationship (scs)
Cheating
Sex work, on-page
Familial estrangement mentioned
Alcohol consumption, on-page
Alcohol abuse (implied)
Recreational drug use, on-page
Chronic leg injury
Grief and loss depiction
Death of a girlfriend from an oxycontin overdose mentioned
Death of a husband and a pet dog in a car accident recounted
Death of a sister from drowning recounted
Murder by drowning
Murder by gun violence
Murder by poisoning
Stalking
Animal dead body mentioned (seagull)

Dark Triumph by Robin LaFevers

Dark Triumph by Robin LaFevers

The convent has returned Sybella to a life that nearly drove her mad. Her father’s rage and brutality are terrifying, and her brother’s love is equally monstrous. When she discovers an unexpected ally imprisoned in the dungeons, will the daughter of Death find something other than vengeance to live for?

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Child abuse recounted
Sex work shaming
Incest (brother-sister & father-daughter)
Rape & attempted rape, on-page & recounted (multiple scenes)
Paedophilia & child sexual abuse
Pregnancy from rape mentioned
Childbirth mentioned
Blood & gore depiction
Graphic physical injuries & illness,
Facial scars and disfigurement mentioned
Death of a sister, off-page
Death of a newborn daughter recounted
Murder & attempted murder
Attempted infanticide by drowning mentioned
Infanticide by snapping a newborn’s neck recounted, on-page
Knife, sword & arrow violence
Poisoning
Imprisonment
Animal death (dog) mentioned
Animal hunting
War themes & battle scenes including discussions of sieges

The Road to Rose Bend by Naima Simone

The Road to Rose Bend by Naima Simone

Sydney Collins left the small Berkshires town of Rose Bend eight years ago, grieving her sister’s death—and heartbroken over her parents’ rejection. But now the rebel is back—newly divorced and pregnant—ready to face her fears and make a home for her child in the caring community she once knew. The last thing she needs is trouble. But trouble just set her body on fire with one hot, hot smile. Widower and Rose Bend mayor Coltrane Dennison hasn’t smiled in ages. Until a chance run-in with Sydney Collins, who’s all grown-up and making him want what he knows he can’t… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Custody issues
Death of a wife recounted
Death of a child (baby) recounted
Death of a sister from cancer

Not the Marrying Kind by Jae

Not the Marrying Kind by Jae

Small-town florist Ashley Gaines loves her little flower shop and putting together the perfect bouquets for weddings and other happy occasions. Her own love life, however, is far from blossoming. Ash has decided that staying in the closet is safer than risking her heart again. Local bakery owner Sasha Peterson hasn’t had much luck mixing it up with romance either. Besides, she’s too busy whipping up delicious treats to have time for a relationship. But when their town’s first lesbian wedding forces them to work together, Ashley and Sasha discover they have more in common than they imagined. During food fights, cake tasting… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Ableism
Internalised lesbomisia
Amisia recounted
Coming out (theme)
Attempted outing recounted
Alcohol consumption
Death of a sister from suicide mentioned

Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben

Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben

Former special ops pilot Maya, home from the war, sees an unthinkable image captured by her nanny cam while she is at work: her two-year-old daughter playing with Maya’s husband, Joe—who had been brutally murdered two weeks earlier. The provocative question at the heart of the mystery: can you believe everything you see with your own eyes, even when you desperately want to? To find the answer, Maya must finally come to terms with deep secrets and deceit in her own past before she can face the unbelievable truth about her husband—and herself.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Murder
Death of sister & husband

The Miraculous by Jess Redman

The Miraculous by Jess Redman

Eleven-year-old Wunder Ellis is a miracologist. In a journal he calls The Miraculous, he records stories of the inexplicable and the extraordinary. These miracles fill Wunder with the feeling that he is not alone, that the world is magical, that he is part of something brighter than he can imagine. But then his newborn sister dies, at only eight days old. If that can happen, then miracles don’t exist. So Wunder gets rid of The Miraculous. And he stops believing. Then Wunder meets Faye—a cape-wearing, outspoken girl with losses of her own. Together, they find an abandoned house… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Grief & loss depiction
Death of a newborn sister

Absolution by Sloane Kennedy

Absolution by Sloane Kennedy

After four years abroad, artist Jonas Davenport has come home to start building his dream of owning his own art studio and gallery. But just as he’s ready to put the darkness of his past behind him forever, it comes roaring back with a vengeance. The only thing keeping ex-cop Mace Calhoun from eating his own gun after an unthinkable loss is his role in an underground syndicate that seeks to get justice for the innocent by taking the lives of the guilty. Ending the life of the young artist who committed unspeakable crimes against the most vulnerable of victims should have been the easiest thing in the world. So why can’t he bring… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Paedophilia & child sexual abuse mentioned
Underage sex work recounted
Attempted suicide mentioned
Death of a sister mentioned
Murder
Military service & deployment recounted

Saint by Sierra Simone

Saint by Sierra Simone

I can’t have Elijah Iverson. I can’t have him because he’s my older brother’s best friend. I can’t have him because I broke his heart five years ago; because he’s now engaged to someone else-someone kind and dependable who deserves his whiskey eyes, his soft mouth, his fierce intellect. I can’t have Elijah because I’ve chosen God instead. The Bell brothers, though . . . well, we don’t exactly have the greatest track record with vows. But I’m determined to do this monk thing right-to pledge myself to a cloistered life and spend the rest of my years in chastity and prayer. But now Elijah’s here. He’s here and he’s coming with me… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Homomisia
Child sexual abuse by a priest mentioned
Infidelity
Depression
Suicidal ideation recounted
Alcohol consumption
Death of a sister from suicide
Death of a mother from cancer recounted

Queen of Air and Darkness by Cassandra Clare

Queen of Air and Darkness by Cassandra Clare

Innocent blood has been spilled on the steps of the Council Hall, the sacred stronghold of the Shadowhunters. In the wake of the tragic death of Livia Blackthorn, the Clave teeters on the brink of civil war. One fragment of the Blackthorn family flees to Los Angeles, seeking to discover the source of the disease that is destroying the race of warlocks. Meanwhile, Julian and Emma take desperate measures to put their forbidden love aside and undertake a perilous mission to Faerie to retrieve the Black Volume of the Dead. What they find in the Courts is a secret that may tear the Shadow World asunder and open a dark… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Ableism
Blood and gore depiction including dead bodies
Grief and loss depiction
Death of a sister recounted
Death of a mother and father recounted
Murder and attempted murder
Exile
Drowning
Whipping recounted
War themes