Suicidal Ideation – Trigger Warning Database

Dead in the Water by John Marrs

When Damon survives a near-drowning, his life flashes before his eyes. Every memory is crystal clear—except one. A dead boy. A face he can’t place. A moment he doesn’t remember living. At first he tells himself it’s a trick of the mind. But everything else he saw was real. So why not this? With his waking life stalked by the disturbing scene, confusion quickly turns to obsession. Desperate for answers, Damon digs into his fractured past, and becomes convinced that the only way to remember…is to die again. And again. And again. When he meets a perfect stranger who’s all too… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Child abuse mentioned
Suicide & suicidal ideation
Depression mentioned
Abortion mentioned
Death of a child
Fatal hit-and-run car accident
Near-drowning incident

See You at the Summit by Jordyn Taylor

Simone Whittaker has spent the first three decades of her life pretending to be straight. But when the girl she never dared call her girlfriend walks away, she decides she’s done living in fear. Her uptight parents don’t take the news well, but a viral coming-out post and a new job at Toronto’s Rainbow Museum offer a fresh start—and a crash course in queer adulthood. That is, until her first day of work, when Simone ruins a project designed by Ryan Foley—the museum’s gruff and annoyingly hot carpenter—earning her the top spot on his enemies list. When they’re forced to take a work trip to the Whistler Pride and Ski Festival together, Simone… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Biphobia & homophobia
Infidelity recounted (secondary characters)
Suicidal ideation mentioned

A Grim and Sunken Vow by Ashley Shuttleworth

The die is cast. The era of Spring is over. Riadne’s bloody coup on the Summer Solstice changed Arlo’s life forever. In one fell swoop and a fool’s bargain, she lost both her family and free will to the newly crowned High Queen. Now, with Arlo forced to use her powers as Luck’s Hollow Star to help summon the rest of the seven deadly sins, Riadne stands closer than ever to achieving her dark goals. And Arlo isn’t the only one trapped in a frightening new role. Her ex-Fury girlfriend, Nausicaä, is determined to do whatever it takes to stay by Arlo’s side, even if that means becoming… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Child trafficking
Child abuse & neglect
Depression
Suicide recounted (off-page) & suicidal ideation mentioned
Self-harm
Blood & gore depiction
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a sister, mother & father
Murder & torture
Arson

Perfect Little Monsters by Cindy R.X. He

SElla Moore was the most popular girl in school…and also the most hated. When she’s murdered at her own party, there are too many suspects to count–and too many people who think she deserved it. The police’s prime suspect is the new girl, Dawn Foster. She was the last to hand Ella a drink on the night Ella died. Plus, all of Ella’s friends with a motive for wanting her dead are more than willing to implicate Dawn. But Dawn refuses to go down without a fight. She’s determined to clear her name. As she delves deeper into th… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Lesbophobia, disfiguremisia, ableism and fatphobia & body-shaming
Adult-minor relationship and statutoray rape
Image-based sexual assault (‘revenge porn’)
Infidelity
Disordered eating & body image issues
Panic attacks
Attempted suicide by overdose and stepping in front of a vehicle & suicidal ideation
Alcohol consumption
Death of a parent
Murder & attempted murder
Car accident recounted & discussed
Poisoning
Strangulation
Kidnapping
Blackmail & stalking
Fire
Bullying & cyberbullying

Old Wounds by Logan-Ashley Kisner

Erin and Max are two trans kids who are just trying to get to California. Max is desperate to finally be able to transition, and Erin is longing to understand why she’s on this trip to begin with, after Max suddenly broke up with her two years earlier. But when they find themselves stranded – and eventually separated – in the creepy woods of rural middle-America, they suddenly have much bigger problems. First, there’s the creature that, according to legend, feeds on girls, hunting them through the shadows. And then there are the locals, who are searching for a female sacrifice… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Transphobia, homophobia & misgendering
Sexual assault
Physical & emotional child abuse
Attempted suicide & suicidal ideation mentioned

The Corruption of Hollis Brown by K. Ancrum

Hollis Brown is stuck. Born to a Blue-Collar American Dream, Hollis lives in a rotting small town where no one can afford to leave. Hollis’s only bright spots are his two best friends, cool girls Annie and Yulia, and the thrill of fighting his classmates. As if his circumstances couldn’t get worse, a chance encounter with a mysterious stranger named Walt results in a frightening trap. After unknowingly making a deal at the crossroads, Hollis finds himself losing control of his body and mind, falling victim to possession. Walt, the ghost making a home inside him, has a deep and violent history rooted in the town Hollis grew up in and he has unfinish… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Depression & suicidal ideation
Loss of autonomy (possession)

This Is All Your Fault by Aminah Mae Safi

Rinn Olivera is finally going to tell her longtime crush AJ that she’s in love with him. Daniella Korres writes poetry for her own account, but nobody knows it’s her. Imogen Azar is just trying to make it through the day. When Rinn, Daniella, and Imogen clock into work at Wild Nights Bookstore on the first day of summer, they’re expecting the hours to drift by the way they always do. Instead, they have to deal with the news that the bookstore is closing. Before the day is out, there’ll be shaved heads, a diva author, and a very large shipment of Air Jordans to contend with. And it will… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Attempted sexual assault
Anxiety & depression
Suicidal ideation

Breaking His Ice by Klastella

I have one rule: I don’t do relationships. Hookups? Sure. Love? Hell no. Love doesn’t fix anything—it just screws you up. I know. I watched it ruin my family. As captain of the Ridgewater Warriors, my game plan is simple: keep it casual, stay focused, win games. Repeat. And it’s been working just fine—until Samantha Westbrook showed up. My best friend’s pesky little sister. The girl who’s had a crush on me since she was ten. Now she’s a freshman at Ridgewater U, and she’s everywhere I go, cockblocking every girl who so much as breathes near me. I spent years brushing her off, telling her to stay… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Parental abandonment & neglect
Parental infidelity
Parent with alcoholism, gambling issues & depression
Suicidal ideation
Alcohol consumption & abuse
Drug use & smoking
Sports injury
Death of a parent from cancer (acute myeloid leukemia)
Animal death mentioned (pet)

The Sad Ghost Club, Vol. 2 by Lize Meddings

Ever felt anxious or alone? Like you don’t belong anywhere? Like you’re almost… invisible? Find your kindred spirits at The Sad Ghost Club. (You are not alone. Shhh. Pass it on.) When two strangers meet at a party and realise they both feel different from everyone else there, they start the The Sad Ghost Club – a secret society for the anxious and alone, a club for people who think they don’t belong. But when a third ghost wants to join the club, things get a bit more complicated. Can the two ghosts overcome their insecurities…. Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Anxiety & depression (theme)
Intrusive thoughts
Suicidal ideation

Baby & Solo by Lisabeth Posthuma

Seventeen-year-old Joel Teague has a new prescription from his therapist—a part-time job—the first step toward the elusive Normal life he’s been so desperate to live ever since The Bad Thing happened. Lucky for Joel, ROYO Video is hiring. It’s the perfect fresh start—Joel even gets a new name. Dubbed “Solo” after his favorite Star Wars character, Joel works his way up the not-so-corporate ladder without anyone suspecting What Was Wrong With Him. That is, until he befriends Nicole “Baby” Palmer, a smart-mouthed coworker with a chip on her shoulder about . . . well, everything… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Infidelity mentioned
Pregnancy & unplanned pregnancy
Abortion
Suicide & attempted suicide
Alcohol consumption & mentions of smoking
Psychiatric hospitalisation