Whipping

This page lists books which contain trigger warnings that fall under the flagellation umbrella, including whipping, caning, and flogging. Whipping may be used consensually during sexual practices or for religious purposes, so both consensual and non-consensual acts will be included here.

You can click on each title for more context or for other related warnings not listed here, see the database for our comprehensive list.

A – B – C – D – E – F – G – H – I – J – K – L – M – N – O – P – Q – R – S – T – U – V – W – X – Y – Z

Aa:

• And I Darken by Kiersten White
• Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb

Bb:

• Blood Heir by Amélie Wen Zhao
• Blood Like Magic by Liselle Sambury
• Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Cc:

• Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
• City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare
• City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare
• Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare
• Conjure Women by Afia Atakora

Dd:

• David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

Ee:

• The Elite by Kiera Cass

Ff:

• Fortuna Sworn by K.J. Sutton

Gg:

• None.

Hh:

• The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Ii:

• The Icebound Land by John Flanagan
• Into the Dim by Janet B. Taylor

Jj:

• None.

Kk:

• None.

Ll:

• Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare
• Longbourn by Jo Baker
• Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward
• Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward

Mm:

• The Mermaid, the Witch & the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall

Nn:

• None.

Oo:

• None.

Pp:

• Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler
• Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods by Rick Riordan
• The Pox Party by M.T. Anderson
• The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni

Qq:

• None.

Rr:

• The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan

Ss:

• The Silence of Bones by June Hur
• A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown

Tt:

• Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All by Laura Ruby
• Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

Uu:

• The Underground Railway by Colson Whitehead

Vv:

• None.

Ww:

• When Jeff Comes Home by Catherine Atkins

Xx:

• None.

Yy:

• None.

Zz:

• None.