Physical Assault – Trigger Warning Database

The Traitor Spy by Marion Blackwood

The elven Court of Stone has many spies, and Kenna is one of its most prized ones. Being a half-elf, she is skilled, dangerous, and beautiful. She’s also a traitor. Desperately yearning for freedom, she blackmails people for ransom behind the back of the elven prince who holds her leash. But one day, she takes it too far. When she accidentally goes after someone from a neighboring court, she is cornered by its prince. The feared Prince of Shadows gives her an ultimatum: spy for him on her own court or her master will learn of her illegal activities. At the same time, a… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Classism & slut-shaming
Indentured servitude
Estrangement
Alcohol consumption & gambling
Blood & injury depiction, including dead bodies
Death of a parent mentioned
Murder & attempted murder, including attempted regicide
Knife violence
Strangulation
Physical assault (mugging)
Captivity & confinement
Home invasion
Hostage situation
Blackmail
Conscription
Poverty themes

Ruthless Villains by Marion Blackwood

In a world where magic is distributed equally, there are some people who refuse to share their power. Dark mages. Lethal. Selfish. And utterly without morals. Audrey Sable is one of them. As a poison mage, she can bring men to their knees with a flick of her wrist. But the man she really wants to kill will not go down so easily. Callan Blackwell is also a powerful dark mage, and he would like nothing better than to see Audrey beg for mercy at his feet. But their hatred for one another will have to wait. When the heroic champions of equality prepare to launch an attack that will wipe… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Classism & persecution for witchcraft
Intimate partner abuse & violence
Alcohol consumption
Blood & injury depiction, including decapitation, dismemberment, loss of limb & mutilation
Torture
Knife violence
Strangulation
Poisoning
Physical assault (beating)
Home invasion
Kidnapping & hostage situation
Imprisonment
Blackmail

Empire of Flame and Thorns by Marion Blackwood

Trapped in the Seelie Court by a forest of thorns, Selena Hale lives at the mercy of the dragon shifters. Her only chance to gain her freedom is by entering the Atonement Trials: a deadly competition that pits fae magic users against each other. Only three people can win, and Selena intends to be one of them. There is only one problem. Draven Ryat, the ruthless commander of the dragon shifter army, is determined to make her lose. He symbolizes everything that she hates, and if he finds out that she is also a member of the secret fae rebellion. He symbolizes everything that she hates, and if he finds out that she is also a member Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Classism
Slavery & indentured servitude
Alcohol consumption
Blood & injury depiction, including medical treatment, scars, dead bodies, decapitation, & burns
Captivity & confinement
Murder & attempted murder
Torture
Knife & sword violence
Physical assault
Fire
Poisoning
Loss of autonomy (mind control)
Military service & violence mentioned
Bullying

The Counterfeit Family Tree of Vee Crawford-Wong by L. Tam Holland

When Vee Crawford-Wong’s history teacher assigns an essay on his family history, Vee knows he’s in trouble. His parents—Chinese-born dad and Texas-bred Mom—are mysteriously and stubbornly close-lipped about his ancestors. So, he makes it all up and turns in the assignment. And then everything falls apart. After a fistfight, getting cut from the basketball team, offending his best friend, and watching his grades plummet, one thing becomes abundantly clear to Vee: No one understands him! If only he knew… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Dubious consent scene (on-page)
Racism & racial slurs discussed
Alcohol consumption
Physical assault due to bullying (fistfight)

*Context : The protagonist is making out with his crush but says declines further sex because she is drunk.

Beautiful by Amy Reed

When Cassie moves from the tiny town where she has always lived to a suburb of Seattle, she is determined to leave her boring, good-girl existence behind. This is Cassie’s chance to stop being invisible and become the kind of girl who’s worth noticing. Stepping into her new identity turns out to be easier than Cassie could have ever imagined… one moment, one choice, changes everything. Cassie’s new existence both thrills and terrifies her. Swept into a world of illicit parties and social landmines, she sheds her virginity, embraces the numbness she feels from the drugs, and.. Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Rape of a child & incest (father-daughter)
Emotional & physical parental abuse and sibling abuse
Parent with alcoholism
Death of a father by suicide from hanging
Alcohol consumption & recreational drug use
Physical assault

Bad Deal by Annabeth Albert

I’m a bodyguard and far from ideal boyfriend material, but agreeing to this fake dating scheme might be the best bad deal I’ve ever made… I’m a fixer. As a SEAL chief, I succeeded in impossible no-win situations. Now I’m retired and determined to improve the lives of my former military teammates through our Hollywood security firm. Plus, I get to guard intriguing people like Ambrose Sterling, creator of one of my favorite TV shows. Of course, I want to keep Ambrose safe. When he’s attacked, I leap into action to save him and his scrappy little therapy dog. But my good… Read more,

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Anxiety & panic attacks
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Attempted mugging
Naval service

End of Days by Susan Ee

After a daring escape from the angels, Penryn and Raffe are on the run. They’re both desperate to find a doctor who can reverse the twisted changes inflicted by the angels on Raffe and Penryn’s sister. As they set off in search of answers, a startling revelation about Raffe’s past unleashes dark forces that threaten them all. When the angels release an apocalyptic nightmare onto humans, both sides are set on a path toward war. As unlikely alliances form and strategies shift, who will emerge victorious? Forced to pick sides in the fight for control of the earthly realm, Raffe and Penryn must choose: Their own kind, or each other?

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Ableism & ableist language (on-page)
Disfigurmisia
Slavery
Parent with paranoid schizophrenia
Self-sacrifice
Graphic blood & injury depiction, including dead bodies, body horror, involuntary body modifications, medical experimentations, plague, eyeball trauma & loss of vision, and cannibalism
Torture & psychological torture (on-page), including mentions of being eaten & skinned alive
Murder & attempted murder
Physical assault
Gun & sword violence
Explosion
Whipping
Imprisonment, kidnapping & captivity
Building collapse recounted
Rebellion themes
Cults

The Encanto’s Curse by Melissa de la Cruz

A curse has befallen Biringan. Stalking the night sky and sinking sharp teeth in its prey, a vampire-like creature—a manananggal—is terrorizing the kingdom. Now MJ Robertson-Rodriguez must fulfill her duties as the newly crowned queen and restore peace. Except . . . when MJ wakes up in tattered clothes stained with blood, she quickly realizes the monster lives within her. To prevent more destruction, MJ flees to Mount Makiling with select members of her court, all while keeping her curse secret. By her side is Lucas, the talented knight who broke her heart by… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Blood & gore depiction
Sword violence & hand-to-hand combat
Attempted kidnapping
Animal death (birds, decapitated horse head)

Cinder & Glass by Melissa de la Cruz

The king sends out an invitation to all the maidens in France: their presence is requested at a number of balls and events that will be held in honor of the dashing Prince Louis, who must choose a bride. Cendrillon de Louvois has more grace, beauty, and charm than anyone else in France. While she was once the darling child of the king’s favorite adviser, her father’s death has turned her into the servant of her stepmother and cruel stepsisters–and at her own chateau, too! Cendrillon–now called Cinder–manages to evade her stepmother and attend the ball, where she catches the eye of the handsome Prince Louis and… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Alcohol consumption mentioned
Murder by poisoning
Physical assault mentioned
Bullying

Beyond the Isle of the Lost by Melissa de la Cruz

For Red, growing up in Wonderland has been no piece of cake (literally—dessert is outlawed). Her mom, the Queen of Hearts, rules the kingdom with an iron scepter, while Red longs for a life of her own. She’s heard rumors about an island that once housed all the villains of folklore. A place with no rules? It sounds perfect. But then the Queen declares that Red will issue a royal decree at the annual Wonderland Tea Ceremony (aka she’ll come up with new ridiculous laws). Of course, Red loathes idea of following in her mother’s crimson-heeled footsteps. Banding together with… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Physical assault (fistfights/beatings)