This page lists books that contain trigger warnings for the depiction of cancer and terminal illness.
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- 10 Things I Hate About Pinky by Sandhya Menon
- 11/22/63 by Stephen King
Aa:
- Accidentally Engaged by Farah Heron
- Act Like It by Lucy Parker
- Addicted After All by Krista Ritchie & Becca Ritchie
- Admission by Julie Buxbaum
- After the Dragons by Cynthia Zhang
- All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson
- Alone in Space by Tillie Walden
- American Dreamer by Adriana Herrera
- An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
- American Royals by Katharine McGee
- Ancestor Approved edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith
- Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
- Appetites and Vices by Felicia Grossman
- Arctic Heat by Annabeth Albert
- The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
- As Many Nows as I Can Get by Shana Youngdahl
- Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail by Ashley Herring Blake
- The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake
Bb:
- Bag of Bones by Stephen King
- The Beauty That Remains by Ashley Woodfolk
- Because You’ll Never Meet Me by Leah Thomas
- Becoming by Michelle Obama
- Before Jamaica Lane by Samantha Young
- Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
- Below Zero by Dan Smith
- Between the Lives by Jessica Shirvington
- A Bicycle Made For Two by Mary Jayne Baker
- Black Water Sister by Zen Cho
- Bleak House by Charles Dickens
- Blood Heir by Amélie Wen Zhao
- The Boy in the Black Suit by Jason Reynolds
- Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall
- Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak
- Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews
- By Her Touch by Adriana Anders
Cc:
- The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor
- The Charmed List by Julie Abe
- Circus Mirandus by Cassie Beasley
- City of the Beasts by Isabel Allende
- Clean Getaway by Nic Stone
- Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare
- Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare
- Closer to Nowhere by Ellen Hopkins
- Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire
- Confess by A. Zavarelli
- Connection Error by Annabeth Albert
- A Constellation of Roses by Miranda Asebedo
- Contagion by Erin Bowman
- Cowboy Come Home by Carly Bloom
- Crazy Stupid Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams
- Crow by A. Zavarelli
- Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
- A Curse so Dark & Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
Dd:
- Dancing at the Pity Party by Tyler Feder
- The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer
- The Deal by Elle Kennedy
- The Deal of a Lifetime by Fredrick Backman
- Dear Justyce by Nic Stone
- Delilah Green Doesn’t Care by Ashley Herring Blake
- Displacement by Kiku Hughes
- A Dog’s Journey by W. Bruce Cameron
- The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain
- Dreamcatcher by Stephen King
- The Dry by Jane Harper
Ee:
- The Elephant in the Room by Holly Goldberg Sloan
- Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin
- Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland Stone
- Everything After by Jill Santopolo
Ff:
- Fall Back by Zoe York
- Falling For Your Best Friend by Emma St. Clair
- The Family Plot by Megan Collins
- The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
- Fault Lines by Emily Itami
- Final Girls by Riley Sager
- Finlay Donovan Knocks ‘Em Dead by Elle Cosimano
- Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
- The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North
- Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott with Mikki Daughtry & Tobias Iaconis
- Flirting with Forever by Cara Bastone
- The Fragile Ordinary by Samantha Young
- Frankly in Love by David Yoon
Gg:
- Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier
- Go the Distance by Jen Calonita
- The Golden Sheep, Vol. 3 by Kaori Ozaki
- The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
- The Grownup by Gillian Flynn
Hh:
- The Hanging Tree by Ben Aaronovitch
- Happy Endings by Thien-Kim Lam
- Heart2Heart, Vol. 3 by Various
- The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang
- The Help by Kathryn Stockett
- Hidden Pieces by Paula Stokes
- Hideous Beauty by William Hussey
- Home Before Dark by Riley Sager
- The Host by Stephenie Meyer
- Hot British Boyfriend by Kristy Boyce
- Hot Copy by Ruby Barrett
- Hothouse Flower by Krista Ritchie & Becca Ritchie
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Ii:
- If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy
- In Five Years by Rebecca Serle
- In the Unlikely Event by L.J. Shen
- Insomnia by Stephen King
Jj:
- None.
Kk:
- Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
- The King of Crows by Libba Bray
- Kiss the Sky by Krista Ritchie & Becca Ritchie
- Knit Tight by Annabeth Albert
Ll:
- The Last Letter by Rebecca Yarros
- Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare
- The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager
- The Last Wish of Sasha Cade by Cheyanne Young
- Less by Andrew Sean Greer
- Let It Shine by Alyssa Cole
- Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist
- Life of the Party by Olivia Gatwood
- Life’s Too Short by Abby Jimenez
- Lifelike by Jay Kristoff
- The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
- Lock Every Door by Riley Sager
- Lore by Alexandra Bracken
- The Lost Fisherman by Jewel E. Ann
- The Love Square by Laura Jane Williams
- The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
- The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
- Love Someday by Rachel Roasek
- Loving the Ladies’ Man by Kristin Canary
- The Lucky List by Rachael Lippincott
Mm:
- Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb
- Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
- Meet Me in Paradise by Libby Hubscher
- A Meeting of Two Prophets by Judah Tasa
- Mercy by Jodi Picoult
- A Messy Beautiful Life by Jade Sara Alan
- The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
- Midnight Rising by Lara Adrian
- Milk Blood Heat by Dantiel W. Moniz
- A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
- Mrs Everything by Jennifer Weiner
- Must Love Cowboys by Carly Bloom
- My Fake Canadian Wife by M. Hollis
- My Favourite Half-Night Stand by Christina Lauren
- My Heart Goes Bang by Keris Stainton
- My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult
- My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
Nn:
- The Naked Fisherman by Jewel E. Ann
- The Names They Gave Us by Emery Lord
- Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crown by Jessica Townsend
- The Night Swim by Megan Goldin
- The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
- No Exit by Taylor Adams
- Nowhere Near You by Leah Thomas
Oo:
- Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout
- On Dublin Street by Samantha Young
- On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
- The One by John Marrs
- One Day to Fall by Therese Beharrie
- One Last Chance by Therese Beharrie
- One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus
- One of Us is Next by Karen M. McManus
- The Ones We’re Meant to Find by Joan He
- Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzales
- Opal by Maggie Stiefvater
- Open Book by Jessica Simpson with Kevin Carr O’Leary
- Our Year of Maybe by Rachel Lynn Solomon
- Over the Top by Jonathan Van Ness
Pp:
- Paper Cranes Don’t Fly by Peter Vu
- The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller
- Passing Strange by Ellen Klages
- A Place Without You by Jewel E. Ann
- Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li
- Pretty Baby by Mary Kubica
- The Princess Saves Herself in This One by Amanda Lovelace
- The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni
- The Probability of Miracles by Wendy Wunder
Qq:
- Queen Takes King by Joely Sue Burkhart
Rr:
- Rafe by Rebekah Weatherspoon
- Rayne & Delilah’s Midnight Matinee by Jeff Zentner
- Rebecca by Daphne du Murier
- Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins
- Regretting You by Colleen Hoover
- Rescue Me by Sarra Manning
- Reverb by Anna Zabo
- The Revolution of Birdie Randolph by Brandy Colbert
Ss:
- Sadie by Courtney Summers
- Saga, Vol. 2 by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples
- The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse
- The Savior by J.R. Ward
- Seasons of the Storm by Elle Cosimano
- The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes by Diane Chamberlain
- Side Effects May Vary by Julie Murphy
- The Simple Wild by K.A. Tucker
- Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
- Sky by Ondine Sherman
- Snow by Ondine Sherman
- A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow
- A Song of Secrets by Jayci Lee
- Star by Ondine Sherman
- Stargazing by Jen Wang
- Stay With Me by Ayobami Adebayo
- Stitches by David Small
- The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
- The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
- Sweet Talk by Cara Bastone
- The Switch by Beth O’Leary
- Symptoms of a Heartbreak by Sona Charaipotra
Tt:
- Take Down by Jess Anastasi
- Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum
- Thanks a Lot, Universe by Chad Lucas
- A Thousand Fires by Shannon Price
- Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center
- A Thousand Boy Kisses by Tillie Cole
- A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
- Thrive by Krista Ritchie & Becca Ritchie
- To Love While Back Is to Riot by Regina Williams
- To Sir, with Love by Lauren Layne
- Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
- The Trials of Morrigan Crown by Jessica Townsend
- Triangles by Ellen Hopkins
- Twice in a Blue Moon by Christina Lauren
Uu:
- Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune
- The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
- The Unwanted Wife by Natasha Anders
Vv:
- Vampires Never Get Old edited by Zoraida Córdova & Natale C. Parker
- The Vanishing Season by Dot Hutchinson
- Violet Ghosts by Leah Thomas
Ww:
- Watch Us Rise by Renée Watson & Ellen Hagan
- We Speak in Storms by Natalie Lund
- The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory
- A Wedding One Christmas by Therese Beharrie
- Well Played by Jen DeLuca
- When He Was Wicked by Julia Quinn
- When It Drops by Alex Dyson
- When My Heart Joins the Thousand by A.J. Steiger
- When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill
- White Hot by Ilona Andrews
- Whiteout by Elyse Springer
- The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen
- Wildcard by Marie Lu
- Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden
- The Winter Sister by Megan Collins
- The Witch Elm by Tana French
- The Witches of Echo Park by Amber Benson
- The Wolf at Bay by Charlie Adhara
- The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
Xx:
- None.
Yy:
- Yesterday Is History by Kosoko Jackson
- You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi
- You Were Made For Me by Jenna Guillaume
- You’d Be Home Now by Kathleen Glasgow
- You’ll Miss Me When I’m Gone by Rachel Lynn Solomon
- Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin
Zz:
- None.