WARNING: The following content warnings are comprehensive and contain significant spoilers for each book
Referenced/Implied/Off-Page:
Non-specific child abuse in foster care (alluded to)
Past domestic violence (not between mc’s)
(Assumed) post-partum depression/psychosis (past)
Attempted murder/suicide involving an infant (past, briefly mentioned)
Accidental death of a child (past, referenced)
Parent suicide (past)
On-Page:
Poverty, interactions with CPS
Alcohol/drug/cigarette use & addiction (not by mc’s)
Alcohol & moderate marijuana use by mc’s
Child neglect & emotional abuse (past & present)
Disordered/controlled eating by a parent
Physical violence by a parent to an adult child
Minor physical injuries of MCs and a child
Panic attacks and signs of PTSD
Depression/thoughts of suicide
Minor self-harm/harmful stimming (hair-pulling, scratching)
Explicit sex, including: unsafe sex, unnegotiated breathplay/facefucking
Referenced/Implied/Off-Page:
Death of a teenager by gun violence
Death of a parent by stroke
Untreated mental illness
Domestic violence (not between mc’s)
Military service including combat & combat PTSD
Attempted contract murder
Serious car accident (referenced briefly)
Psilocybin use by mc (once, referenced)
Teen pregnancy (parent of mc)
On-Page:
Poverty
Grief
Toxic masculinity & homophobia (no slurs)
Conflict with police
Alcohol/drug use & addiction (not by mc’s)
Alcohol use/abuse by mc’s
Child neglect & emotional abuse (past & present)
Death of a parent by domestic violence (past, but on-page)
Significant physical violence against a child by a stepparent
Gun violence
Gang violence/organized crime
Minor physical injuries of mc’s and minor characters due to violence
Panic attacks, nightmares, PTSD, dissociation
Selective mutism
Extensive physical scarring from self-harm
Depression/discussions of suicide
Non-suicidal self-injury (cutting, graphic and on-page)
Exercise and fighting used as a form of self-harm
Realistic medical procedures, including blood, gunshots, stabbing, diabetes complications
Explicit sex, including: spanking, switching, facefucking, docking, snowballing, dirty talk, consensual name-calling, restraints