Content warnings
What each warning means, and which books carry it. Warnings come from the author's own note where there is one, and from reader-reported lists, which we show under their own heading.
Sexual violence and consent
- Non-consent between the main couple
- A sexual scene between the love interests where one has not agreed and has not pre-negotiated it.
- 3 books
- Dubious consent
- Consent is unclear or compromised (intoxication, sleep, coercion, manipulation, magic), without being clearly refused.
- 9 books
- Consensual non-consent (CNC)
- A non-consent scenario the characters negotiated and agreed to beforehand.
- 2 books
- Sexual coercion
- Sex obtained through threats, blackmail or pressure.
- 1 book
Intense sexual content
- Knife play
- Knives or blades used during sex.
- 2 books
- Gun play
- Guns used during sex.
- 1 book
- Degradation
- Humiliation or degrading language as part of sex.
- 2 books
- Primal play or chase
- Hunting or chasing as part of sex.
- Somnophilia
- Sexual acts with a sleeping partner.
- 1 book
- Public sex or voyeurism
- Sex in public, being watched, or watching others.
- 1 book
Violence and death
- Character death
- Named characters die (use death-of-loved-one when they are close to a protagonist).
- 6 books
- Human trafficking
- People bought, sold or transported for exploitation.
- 1 book
- Child trafficking
- Children bought, sold or transported for exploitation.
- 1 book
- Genocide
- The deliberate killing of a people or group.
- 2 books
- Cannibalism
- People eating human flesh.
- 2 books
Abuse and control
- Stalking
- A character is watched, followed or tracked without consent. Tag even when the stalker is the love interest.
- 6 books
- Domestic abuse
- Physical violence by a partner or family member in the home.
- 2 books
Relationships
- Cheating by the main couple
- A love interest is sexually or romantically involved with someone else once the main couple are together (why choose groups excepted).
- 2 books
- Infidelity (other characters)
- Cheating by side characters, or by a protagonist before the main relationship.
- 4 books
- Forced marriage
- A character is made to marry against their will.
- 1 book
- Abortion
- An abortion is part of the story.
Mental health
- Eating disorder
- Anorexia, bulimia or disordered eating.
- 2 books
- Overdose
- A character overdoses.
- 2 books
Other
- Chronic illness
- A protagonist lives with a long-term illness or disability.
- 1 book
- Terminal illness
- A character is dying of an illness.
- 2 books
- Racism
- Racist abuse or discrimination.
- Homophobia or transphobia
- Homophobic or transphobic abuse or discrimination.
- 1 book
- Religious trauma
- Abuse or harm connected to religion or a cult.