Tag Archives: Terminal Illness

This page lists books that contain trigger warnings for the depiction of terminal illness.

See also Physical illness & injury and Cancer.

A Constellation of Roses by Miranda Asebedo

A Constellation of Roses by Miranda Asbedo

A Constellation of Roses by Miranda Asebedo book cover

Ever since her mother walked out, Trix McCabe has been determined to make it on her own. And with her near-magical gift for pulling valuables off unsuspecting strangers, Trix is confident she has what it takes to survive. Until she’s caught and given a choice: jail time, or go live with her long-lost family in the tiny town of Rocksaw, Kansas.

Trix doesn’t plan to stick around Rocksaw long, but there’s something special about her McCabe relatives that she is drawn to. Her aunt, Mia, bakes pies that seem to cure all ills. Her cousin, Ember, can tell a person’s deepest secret with the touch of a hand. And Trix’s great-aunt takes one look at Trix’s palm and tells her that if she doesn’t put down roots somewhere, she won’t have a future anywhere… Read more.

Goodreads • The Story Graph

Trigger & Content Warnings:

  • Child abuse & neglect
  • Addiction
  • Depression
  • Suicide
  • Alcohol consumption
  • Terminal illness mentioned, specifically cancer
  • Death of a parent
  • Death of a sibling
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Stay With Me by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀

Stay With Me by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀

Stay With Me by Ayobami Adebayo book cover

Yejide and Akin have been married since they met and fell in love at university. Though many expected Akin to take several wives, he and Yejide have always agreed: polygamy is not for them. But four years into their marriage–after consulting fertility doctors and healers, trying strange teas and unlikely cures–Yejide is still not pregnant. She assumes she still has time–until her family arrives on her doorstep with a young woman they introduce as Akin’s second wife. Furious, shocked, and livid with jealousy, Yejide knows the only way to save her marriage is to get pregnant, which, finally, she does–but at a cost far greater than she could have dared to imagine.

Goodreads • The Story Graph

Trigger & Content Warnings:

  • Ableist language
  • Cissexism
  • Rape mentioned
  • Pregnancy
  • Death by childbirth
  • Infertility themes
  • Terminal illness
  • Death of a child
  • Death of a parent
  • Murder
  • Police brutality
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The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

Despite the tumour-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel’s story is about to be completely rewritten.

Goodreads

Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Terminal cancer (theme)
  • Loss of vision (secondary character)
  • Medical treatments & procedures including hospitalisation
  • Death of a boyfriend