Because publishers still aren’t putting content warnings in their books, here is a list of (mostly YA) books and possible triggers.
Inclusion on this list doesn’t mean I have read the book, nor does it mean it is a wholly unproblematic book, nor does it mean it is a good book. This is a crowdsourced list.
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This list currently has 361 books. Organized by author’s last name. Ctrl/cmd + F to search for certain triggers or authors.
Content listed:
Alphabetically. Related ‘triggers’ are together, separated by a comma, with the most general trigger word listed first.
- ableism, ableist language
- abuse, emotional abuse, verbal abuse, physical abuse, child abuse, child neglect, absent parent, abusive relationship, domestic abuse, beating, toxic relationship
- alcoholism, alcohol
- amnesia, memory loss
- animal abuse, animal violence, animal sacrifice, death of an animal
- anger issues
- anxiety, agoraphobia, panic attacks
- arsony
- bipolar disorder
- blood, gore, graphic injuries
- body shaming, fat shaming
- bullying, cyberbullying, blackmail, online abuse, doxxing
- car accident
- cult
- death, murder, drowning, death threats, poisoning
- depersonalization disorder
- depression
- disowning
- divorce
- drugs, drugging, addiction, withdrawal
- eating disorder, anorexia, bulimia, ARFID, disordered eating
- emetophobia (fear of v*miting)
- eugenics
- forced marriage
- guilt
- hallucinations, delusions, intrusive thoughts
- homelessness
- homophobia, hate crimes, conversion therapy
- hospitalization
- human trafficking
- incest
- kidnapping, Stockholm syndrome, abduction
- loss of a loved one, death of a parent, death of a child, death of a sibling
- manipulation, toxic relationship
- medical stuff
- mental illness (general)
- mind control
- misogyny
- narcissistic personality disorder
- needles
- OCD, compulsions, germaphobia
- paranoia
- pills
- pregnancy, abortion, child taken away after birth, miscarriage
- racism, racial profiling, police brutality, Islamophobia, genocide, white surpremacy, antisemitism, hate crimes
- rape, sexual abuse, sexual assault, sexual violence, student/teacher relationship, statuatory rape, toxic relationship, pedophilia
- schizophrenia
- self harm, cutting, self harm imagery
- sex, prostitution, slut shaming
- sexism, misogynistic language
- slavery
- stalking
- starvation
- suicide, suicidal ideation, suicidal thoughts
- terminal illness, cancer
- terrorism, 9/11
- torture
- transphobia, transmysogyny, misgendering
- trauma, PTSD, victim blaming
- violence, gunshots, gun violence, school shooting, physical assault
- war, bombing, executions, genocide, refugee crisis
A
- A Land of Permanent Goodbyes by Atia Abawi (bombing, death, death of parent, death of sibling, death of child, drowning, executions, human trafficking, manipulation, sexual violence against children and teens, terrorism, torture, violence, war)
- Does My Head Look Big in This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah (ableist language, fat shaming, Islamophobia)
- The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo (abuse, emotional, parental, physical; homophobia; panic attack; sexism; sexual assault; slut shaming)
- Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi (beating, blood, emetophobia, murder, physical abuse, PTSD, sexual assault, slavery, torture, violence)
- Halo by Alexandra Adornetto (suicide)
- Flame in the Mist by Renee Ahdieh (death, ritual suicide, violence)
- The Book of Tomorrow by Cecelia Ahern (emetophobia, suicide, transphobia)
- Love, Hate & Other Filters by Samira Ahmed (Islamophobia, physical assault, racism, violence, white surpremacy)
- Crewel by Gennifer Albin (suicide)
- The Sky Between You and Me by Catherine Alene (anorexia, eating disorder)
- Catalyst by Laurie Halse Anderson (compulsions)
- Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson (rape)
- Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson (depression, eating disorder, self harm, suicide)
- The Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson (drugs, PTSD, trauma)
- Letting Ana Go by Anonymous (eating disorder, mental illness)
- Mosquitoland by David Arnold (divorce, mental illness, rape)
- City of Strife by Claudie Arseneault (abuse: emotional, physical, mind control; child neglect; death by fire, hanging; homelessness; loss of a loved one; memory loss; police brutality; racism; torture)
- Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher (bullying, suicide, rape/sexual abuse)
- 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl by Mona Awad (body shaming, fat shaming)
- Compulsion by Heidi Ayarbe (ocd, mental illness)
B
- What I Lost by Alexandra Ballard (anorexia, eating disorder, self harm)
- Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo (death; drugs, addiction, and withdrawal; gore; gunshots; panic attacks; torture; violence)
- A Quiet Kind of Thunder by Sara Barnard (anxiety, panic attacks, selective mutism)
- Wonders of the Invisible World by Christopher Barzak (ableism, homophobia, manipulation, violence)
- Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust (blood, emotional abuse, suicide mention)
- Massive by Julia Bell (eating disorder)
- Empress of a Thousand Skies by Rhoda Belleza (death, murder, racism)
- Blood of a Thousand Stars by Rhoda Belleza (blood, mind-control, murder, racism, violence, war)
- All The Truth That’s In Me by Julie Berry (abuse, kidnapping, trauma)
- A Girl Like That by Tanaz Bhathena (sexism, sexual assault, slut shaming, rape, victim blaming)
- Drowning Instinct by Ilsa J. Bick (cutting, depression, emetophobia, mental illness, self harm, sex, sexual assault, stalking, suicide, PTSD, rape, trauma, violence)
- The Cruel Prince by Holly Black (abuse, murder, suicide)
- Girl Made of Stars by Ashley Herring Blake (sexual assault, pedophilia, rape, victim shaming)
- Crash Into Me by Albert Borris (suicide)
- Am I Normal Yet? by Holly Bourne (anxiety, OCD)
- Starfish by Akemi Dawn Bowman (ableism, anxiety, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, panic attacks)
- Thin by Grace Bowman (eating disorder)
- A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray (sexual abuse)
- The Diviners by Libba Bray (ableism, abortion, alcohol, animal sacrifice, death of an animal, child abuse, cult, death, death of a sibling, drugs, eugenics, gore, racism, rape)
- Madness by Zac Brewer (depression, self harm, suicide)
- Fortitude Smashed by Taylor Brooke (ableist language, alcohol, blood, mental illness, sexism)
- Hate List by Jennifer Brown (death, gore, violence)
- Perfect Escape by Jennifer Brown (ocd)
- Her Hometown Girl by Lorelie Brown (emotional abuse, sexual assault)
- Junky by William S. Burroughs (drugs)
C
- One Kick by Chelsea Cain (abduction, PTSD, trauma)
- Stay by Deb Caletti (abusive relationship, stalking)
- A Heart in a Body in the World by Deb Caletti (death of a loved one, depression, grief, gun violence, murder, PTSD, self harm, stalking)
- Echo After Echo by Amy Rose Capetta (sexual harrassment, murder, rape)
- All Fall Down by Ally Carter (PTSD)
- I Stop Somewhere by T.E. Carter (rape, sexual assault, murder, violence)
- Jane, Unlimited by Kristin Cashore (animal cruelty, dog gets shot but survives; death by hypothermia; grief; loss of a loved one)
- Blackhearts by Nicole Castroman (attempted sexual assault, kidnapping, slut shaming)
- Blacksouls by Nicole Castroman (racism; references to child abuse, murder, sexual assault against a child, slavery; public whipping)
- A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro (discussion about sexual assault, drugs, murder, poisoning)
- American Panda by Gloria Chao (ableist language, death of a family member, disowning, germaphobia, medical stuff, mention of suicide)
- Teach Me to Forget by Erica M. Chapman (depression, loss of a loved one, suicide, mental illness)
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (depression, loss of a loved one, sexual abuse, suicide)
- The Reader by Traci Chee (blood, cannibalism, death, gore, kidnapping, panic attacks, suicide mention)
- The Speaker by Traci Chee (abuse, addiction, gore, manipulation, murder, panic attacks, PTSD, suicide attempt, torture, violence)
- Walking on Knives by Maya Chhabra (rape)
- Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi (ableist language, sexual assault, panic attack, racism, rape)
- Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi (absent parent, child neglect)
- Stolen: A Letter to My Captor by Lucy Christopher (kidnapping, suicide, Stockholm syndrome)
- City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare (rape mention, sexual assault, incest, emetophobia)
- Entangled by Cat Clarke (drugs, kidnapping, mental illness, self harm, suicide)
- Torn by Cat Clarke (suicide)
- What Happens Next by Colleen Clayton (rape, sexual assault)
- The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton (death, sexual assault)
- Cold Summer by Gwen Cole (PTSD)
- Skinny by Donna Cooner (eating disorder)
- Keep Holding On by Susane Colasanti (bullying)
- Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert (bipolar disorder; homophobia; racism; suicide, discussed)
- The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins (addiction, death, depression, hallucinations, murder, prostitution, PTSD, torture, violence)
- The Space Between the Stars by Anne Corlett (miscarriage, rape)
- Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst (blood, murder, violence)
- Inkmistress by Audrey Coulthurst (genocide, gore, murder, self harm, violence)
- One by Sarah Crossan (death, death of a sibling, hospitalization)
- Don’t Breathe a Word by Holly Cupala (emotional/physical abuse)
D
- The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth (conversion therapy, self harm)
- Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C. Dao (gore, torture)
- Mirage by Somaiya Daud (death, gore, racism, torture, violence)
- The Kill Order by James Dashner (suicide)
- Say Her Name by James Dawson (self harm, suicide)
- Love Letters to the Dead by Ava Dellaira (depression, rape, suicide)
- Dreamland by Sarah Dessen (domestic abuse)
- Just Listen by Sarah Dessen (eating disorder, rape)
- Keeping The Moon by Sarah Dessen (eating disorder)
- Room by Emma Donoghue (abuse, child abuse, kidnapping, rape)
- Before I Die by Jenny Downham (death, terminal illness)
- Elena Vanishing by Elena & Clare B. Dunkle (eating disorders, emetophobia, anorexia, bulimia, self-harm, cutting, sexual assault, rape, blood, OCD, miscarriage)
- On the Edge of Gone by Corinne Duyvis (drugs, emetophobia, graphic injuries, self harm, suicide)
E
- The Uncrossing by Melissa Eastlake (homophobia, racism, self harm/cutting)
- Sad Perfect by Stephanie Elliot (ARFID, anorexia, bulimia, disordered eating, eating disorder, self harm)
- Unicorn Tracks by Julia Ember (animal death; sexual assault, off-page; suicide, discussed; torture, discussed)
F
- Playlist for the Dead by Michelle Falkoff (suicide)
- Even the Darkest Stars by Heather Fawcett (death, animal death)
- The Shock of the Fall by Nathan Filer (schizophrenia)
- Perfect by Natasha Friend (eating disorder, loss of a loved one)
- Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (abuse, rape)
- Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn (child abuse, depression, self harm)
- Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer (depression, self harm, 9/11)
- Suicide Notes by Michael Thomas Ford (suicide)
- If I Stay by Gayle Forman (death, loss of a loved one)
- I Was Here by Gayle Forman (suicide, loss of a loved one)
- The Weight of Zero by Karen Fortunati (bipolar disorder, depression, suicide, pills, mental illness)
- The Survival Kit by Donna Freitas (loss of a loved one)
G
- You’re Welcome, Universe by Whitney Gardner (ableism, eating disorder)
- Chaotic Good by Whitney Gardner (death threats, doxxing, misogynistic comments, online abuse)
- Reign the Earth by A.C. Gaughen (emotional abuse, physical abuse, possible miscarriage, rape, torture)
- The Distance From Me to You by Marina Gessner (abuse, alcoholism, emetophobia)
- Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow (depression, self harm, cutting)
- Under Rose-Tainted Skies by Louise Gornall (agoraphobia, anxiety, OCD, self harm)
- Gone series by Michael Grant (abuse)
- The Queens of Innis Lear by Tessa Gratton (gore, mental illness, suicide)
- Looking For Alaska by John Green (depression, loss of a loved one, suicide)
- Paper Towns by John Green (emetophobia)
- Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan (suicide, depression)
- The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (cancer, depression, loss of a loved one, terminal illness)
- Turtles All the Way Down by John Green (anxiety, car accident, death of a parent, depersonalization, disappearance, mental illness, OCD, panic attacks, self harm)
- None of the Above by I.W. Gregorio (attempted rape, misogyny, sexism, transphobia)
- Tighter by Adele Griffin (depression, addiction, pills, mental illness)
- Loud Awake and Lost by Adele Griffin (amnesia, PTSD, car accident)
- I’m Not Her by Janet Gurtler (cancer, loss of a loved one, terminal illness)
- How I Lost You by Janet Gurtler (sexual assault)
H
- Exit West by Mohsin Hamid (death; drugs; loss of a loved one, parent; murder; police brutality; sexual assault; suicidal ideation and description; war)
- P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han (ableist language, slut shaming, suicide joke)
- The Last Time We Say Goodbye by Cynthia Hand (suicide, loss of a loved one)
- Saving June by Hannah Harrington (suicide, loss of a loved one)
- What We Saw by Aaron Hartzler (bullying, rape)
- Nothing Tastes As Good by Claire Hennessy (eating disorder)
- Spindle Fire by Lexa Hillyer (slut shaming)
- Girl, Stolen by April Henry (kidnapping)
- Willow by Julia Hoban (self harm)
- Mara Dyer series by Michelle Hodkin (mental illness, rape/sexual assault, emetophobia, self harm, needles)
- The Becoming of Noah Shaw by Michelle Hodkin (death, death of parents, depression, self harm, suicide)
- The Secret Hum of a Daisy by Tracy Holczer (car accident, death, death of a parent, guilt)
- Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman (abuse, alcohol, arsony, pills, PTSD, suicide, trauma)
- Slammed by Colleen Hoover (loss of a loved one)
- Hopeless by Colleen Hoover (sexual abuse)
- Crank by Ellen Hopkins (drugs)
- Impulse by Ellen Hopkins (suicide)
- Burned by Ellen Hopkins (physical and verbal abuse, death, violence)
- Perfect by Ellen Hopkins (eating disorder, sexual assault)
- Tricks by Ellen Hopkins (rape)
- Try Not to Breathe by Jennifer R. Hubbard (suicide)
- And We Stay by Jenny Hubbard (abortion, suicide)
- We Are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson (suicide, bullying, PTSD, death)
- At the Edge of the Universe by Shaun David Hutchinson (depression; gaslighting; sexual abuse; suicide, discussed; violence)
J
- Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson (ableism, child abuse, death of an infant, fat shaming, gaslighting, racism, group rape)
- Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson (bullying, death, domestic abuse, physical assault)
- Romancing the Dark in the City of Light by Ann Jacobs (alcohol, suicide)
- Never Enough by Denise Jaden (eating disorder)
- Life is But a Dream by Brian James (schizophrenia, mental illness, paranoia)
- Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy by E.L. James (harassment, sexual abuse, rape)
- The Loneliest Girl in the Universe by Lauren James (anxiety, death, panic attacks, trauma, violence)
- Truly, Madly, Deadly by Hannah Jayne (suicide)
- Empress of All Seasons by Emiko Jean (death; child taken away after birth; gore; parental abuse; self harm imagery; suicide, mentioned; slavery)
- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (abuse, domestic; alcoholism; biphobia; cheating; death; homophobia; loss of a loved one; sexual assault; statuatory rape; suicide mention)
- Mapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones (animal violence, bullying, gore, gunshots, murder, violence)
- The Map of Salt and Stars by Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar (attempted rape, death, violence)
K
- Skinny by Ibi Kaslik (eating disorder)
- More Than We Can Tell by Brigid Kemmerer (abuse: emotional, verbal, and physical)
- The DUFF by Kody Keplinger (physical abuse)
- I Am Thunder by Muhammad Khan (racism, Islamophobia)
- All American Boys by Brendan Kiely and Jason Reynolds (ableist language, misogynistic language, police brutality, racial profiling, racism)
- Everybody Sees the Ants by A.S. King (bullying, depression, sexual abuse)
- Carrie by Stephen King (bullying, abuse, violence)
- Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella (social anxiety, mental illness)
- You Don’t Know Me by David Klass (child abuse)
- Rape Girl by Alina Klein (rape/sexual assault)
- The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang (abuse: emotional, physical; rape; drugs; self harm; sexual assault; suicide; torture)
- Kiss of Broken Glass by Madeleine Kuderick (abuse, addiction, self harm)
L
- Hold Still by Nina LaCour (loss of a loved one, self harm, suicide)
- We Are Okay by Nina LaCour (depression, drowning, grief, suicide)
- Monument 14 by Emmy Laybourne (attempted rape, child abuse)
- The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee (ableism; abuse: emotional, verbal, and physical; alcohol; homophobia; racism; sexism; suicidal thoughts; violence)
- Some Kind of Happiness by Claire Legrand (anxiety, death, depression, divorce, panic attacks)
- The Half Life of Molly Pierce by Katrina Leno (mental illness)
- Everything All at Once by Katrina Leno (anxiety, grief)
- Random by Tom Leveen (cyberbullying, guilt, suicide, paranoia)
- Every Day by David Levithan (suicide, self harm)
- Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan (suicide, depression)
- The Crystal Ribbon by Celeste Lim (child abuse, death)
- A Tragic Kind of Wonderful by Eric Lindstrom (bipolar disorder)
- Unwell by Leslie Lipton (eating disorder)
- We Were Liars by E. Lockhart (hallucinations, PTSD, self harm imagery)
- The Princess Saves Herself in This One by Amanda Lovelace (abuse, alcoholism, cancer, child abuse, eating disorders, grief, sexual assault, self harm)
- Purge by Sarah Darer Littman (eating disorder)
- The Hearts We Sold by Emily Lloyd-Jones (alcohol addiction, anxiety, depression, emotional abuse)
- A Line in the Dark by Malinda Lo (alcohol, bullying, death, murder, student/teacher relationship)
- Proxy by Alex London (ableism, antisemitism, blood, death, gore, homophobia, racism, suicide, violence)
- The Names They Gave Us by Emery Lord (implied death/suicide, sexual assault)
- The Midnight Star by Marie Lu (attempted suicide, death, intrustive thoughts, self harm, suicide imagery, torture, violence)
- Boy Toy by Barry Lyga (sexual abuse)
- Wait for You by J. Lynn (sexual assault)
- Cinder Ella by S.T. Lynn (abuse, emotional and physical; transphobia)
M
- 10 Things I Can See from Here by Carrie Mac (addiction, anxiety, panic attacks)
- The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler (eating disorder, date rape, self harm)
- A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi (bullying, Islamophobia, racism, xenophobia)
- Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta (depression)
- Exposed by Kimberly Marcus (sexual assault)
- The Impossible Boy by Anna Martin (anorexia, eating disorder)
- My Beating Teenage Heart by C.K. Kelly Martin (suicide, self harm, sexual abuse, loss of a loved one)
- Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu (sexism, sexual harrassment, mention of attempted rape, victim blaming)
- One Moment by Kristina McBride (death, loss of a loved one)
- Cut by Patricia McCormick (depression, self harm, suicide)
- Pushing The Limits by Katie McGarry (abuse)
- The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis (animal violence, drugs, murder, pedophilia, rape, sex, slut shaming, violence)
- Say What You Will by Cammie McGovern (ocd, mental illness)
- Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire (blood, gore, murder, transphobia, violence)
- Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire (blood, gore, OCD, violence)
- The Weight of Feathers by Anna-Marie McLemore (death, panic attack, PTSD, violence)
- Shiver the Whole Night Through by Darragh McManus (suicide)
- One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus (ableism, mental illness, suicide)
- Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead (depression, self harm)
- A Trick of the Light by Lois Metzger (eating disorder)
- Heartless by Marissa Meyer (blood, death, forced marriage)
- Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer (abuse)
- The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay (rape, physical assault)
- Know My Name by Chanel Miller (rape, sexual assault, medical examinations, depictions of trauma)
- All Things New by Lauren Miller (anxiety, panic attacks)
- Mask of Shadows by Linsey Miller (gore, misgendering, murder, self harm, violence)
- Circe by Madeline Miller (rape)
- The Art of Starving by Sam J. Miller (anorexia, eating disorder)
- The Final Six by Alexandra Monir (death, drugs, suicide, natural disasters)
- Break by Hannah Moskowitz (self harm)
- Me Before You by Jojo Moyes (self harm, suicide)
- If You Find Me by Emily Murdoch (abuse, abduction, kidnapping, child neglect)
- Side Effects May Vary by Julie Murphy (cancer, terminal illness)
- Puddin’ by Julie Murphy (ableism, body shaming, bullying, fat shaming, sexism, violence)
- The Silence of Six by E.C. Myers (suicide)
N
- Recovery Road by Blake Nelson (alcohol, anger issues)
- The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson (loss of a loved one)
- More Than This by Patrick Ness (suicide, domestic abuse, kidnapping)
- The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness (eating disorder, OCD)
- Release by Patrick Ness (drugs, homophobia, murder, sexual assault)
- Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng (abortion, arsony, death of a sibling, loss of a loved one)
- Optimists Die First by Susin Nielsen (anxiety, OCD)
- This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp (abuse, death, emetophobia, gun violence, gunshots, homophobia, school shooting, violence)
- All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven (abuse, depression, suicide)
O
- The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary (abusive relationship, toxic relationship, emotional abuse)
- Queen of Hearts by Colleen Oakes (child abuse)
- Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler (loss of a loved one)
- Nice Try, Jane Sinner by Lianne Oelke (ableist language, depression, emetophobia, panic attack, suicide attempt, suicidal ideation)
- Rebel Seoul by Axie Oh (blood, domestic violence, violence)
- Broken Things by Lauren Oliver (animal cruelty, graphic animal death, murder of a child, pedophilia)
- Solitaire by Alice Oseman (eating disorder, self harm)
- Radio Silence by Alice Oseman (abuse, animal death, depression)
- Anger Is a Gift by Mark Oshiro (death, homophobia, police brutality, racial profiling, violence)
P
- Grrrls on the Side by Carrie Pack (fatphobia, racism, sexual assault)
- Wonder by R.J. Palacio (ableism, bullying)
- By the Time You Read This, I’ll Be Dead by Julie Anne Peters (suicide)
- My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult (cancer, loss of a loved one, terminal illness)
- 13 Minutes by Sarah Pinborough (ableism, body shaming, disordered eating, homophobia, slut shaming)
- Want by Cindy Pon (death, kidnapping)
- Truth or Dare by Non Pratt (sexual assault, violence)
Q
- Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick (abuse, suicide, violence)
R
- Hate to Want You by Alisha Rai (abuse, emotional; anxiety; depression; panic attack; suicidal thoughts)
- Scars by Cheryl Rainfield (sexual abuse, paranoia, self harm, stalking)
- Beautiful by Amy Reed (abuse, alcohol, drugs, incest, suicide, mental illness, violence)
- Clean by Amy Reed (addiction, drugs)
- Crazy by Amy Reed (depression, suicide, bipolar disorder, mental illness)
- Damaged by Amy Reed (grief, car accident, guilt, alcohol)
- Underwater by Marisa Reichardt (mental illness, agoraphobia, anxiety, PTSD, trauma)
- #Prettyboy Must Die by Kimberly Reid (blackmail, death threats, gunshots, violence)
- A World Without You by Beth Revis (suicide)
- All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely (ableist language, misogynistic language, police brutality, racial profiling, racism)
- Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds (death, gun violence)
- The Raging Ones by Krista Ritchie & Becca Ritchie (death of a parent, loss of a loved one)
- 34 Pieces of You by Carmen Rodrigues (suicide)
- A List of Cages by Robin Roe (child abuse, Stockholm syndrome)
- Last Seen Leaving by Caleb Roehrig (blood, homophobia, murder, rape, sexist language, sexual assault, violence)
- Dr. Bird’s Advice for Sad Poets by Evan Roskos (abuse, anxiety, depression, mental illness)
- Divergent by Veronica Roth (bullying, sexual assault)
- If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo (sexual assault, suicide attempt)
S
- Written in the Stars by Aisha Saeed (abuse, forced marriage miscarriage, rape, starvation)
- Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed (murder, off-page; physical assault; violence)
- Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alaire Sáenz (homophobia, transphobia, violence)
- Not the Girls You’re Looking For by Aminaah Mae Safi (ableist language, sexual assault, slut shaming)
- The Foxhole Court by Nora Sakavic (abuse, alcohol abuse, domestic abuse, drugs, homophobia, murder, rape, self harm/cutting, violence)
- The King’s Men by Nora Sakavic (alcohol abuse, drug abuse, homophobia, murder, rape, self harm/cutting, violence)
- This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales (suicide)
- Uses for Boys by Erica Lorraine Scheidt (sexual assault, rape)
- Your Voice Is All I Hear by Leah Scheier (depression, mental illness, schizophrenia, trauma)
- Chasing Brooklyn by Lisa Schroeder (loss of a loved one)
- Falling For You by Lisa Schroeder (abuse, depression, eating disorder, poverty)
- I Don’t Want To Be Crazy by Samantha Schutz (anxiety)
- You Are Not Here by Samantha Schutz (loss of a loved one)
- Freefall by Mindi Scott (death, loss of a loved one)
- The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold (rape)
- Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys (physical abuse, sexual assault, violence, war)
- Schizo by Nic Sheff (schizophrenia, mental illness)
- The Stone Girl by Alyssa B. Sheinmel (eating disorder)
- The Madman’s Daughter by Megan Shepherd (animal abuse, gore)
- Firstlife by Gena Showalter (attempted rape, blood, child abuse, death, drugging, emotional abuse, self harm, suicide, suicidal ideation, torture, war crimes)
- Pretty Little Liars series by Sara Shepard (bulimia/eating disorder, mentions of self harm & suicide)
- Reputation by Sara Shepard (suicide attempt)
- Most of All You by Mia Sheridan (child abuse, kidnapping, rape, slut shaming)
- Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman (schizophrenia, mental illness, paranoia, delusions, anxiety)
- More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera (amnesia, bullying, child abuse, death, depression, hate crimes, homophobia, suicidal thoughts, suicide, physical assault)
- History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera (biphobia, compulsions, death, drowning, grief, homophobia, loss of a loved one, OCD, panic attacks, sex, statuatory rape)
- Chainbreaker by Tara Sim (death, homophobia, kidnapping, violence)
- The Abyss Surrounds Us by Emily Skrutskie (animal death, death, torture)
- The Way I Used to Be by Amber Smith (rape)
- Winger by Andrew Smith (hate crimes, homophobia, violence)
- The Girl and the Grove by Eric Smith (anxiety, blood, depression, panic attack)
- You’ll Miss Me When I’m Gone by Rachel Lynn Solomon (self harm, suicidal ideation)
- The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater (suicide joke, mention of attempted suicide)
- The Lies About Truth by Courtney C. Stevens (car accident)
- Girl Against the Universe by Paula Stokes (OCD, PTSD)
- Dear Martin by Nic Stone (death, police brutality, racism)
- Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland Stone (ocd, mental illness)
- Cracked Up To Be by Courtney Summers (suicide)
- Fall For Anything by Courtney Summers (suicide)
- This Is Not A Test by Courtney Summers (abuse, suicide)
- All The Rage by Courtney Summers (rape)
- Ink by Amanda Sun (self harm)
- The Dangerous Art of Blending In by Angelo Surmelis (depression, emotional abuse, grief, homophobia, physical abuse, suicidal ideation)
- A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares by Krystal Sutherland (self harm, suicide attempt)
- Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma (incest)
- Chameleon Moon by RoAnna Sylver (panic attacks, suicide, torture, violence)
T
- An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir (attempted rape, child abuse, human trafficking, murder)
- A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir (child abuse, emotional manipulation, genocide, murder, rape, torture, violence)
- Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor (attempted rape)
- Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Laini Taylor (rape/sexual assault)
- Definitions of Indefinable Things by Whitney Taylor (depression)
- The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas (abusive relationships; drug abuse, mentioned; police brutality; racism; violence)
U
- American Girls/My Favorite Manson Girl by Alison Umminger (ableist language, biphobic language, body shaming, homophobic language, racist language, self harm, sexual assault, slut shaming)
V
- Freaks Like Us by Susan Vaught (schizophrenia, mental illness, OCD)
- Trigger by Susan Vaught (suicide)
- A Time to Dance by Padma Venkatraman (ableism, amputation, car accident, death of a family member, grief)
- The List by Siobhan Vivian (eating disorder)
- It’s Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini (depression, hospitalization, suicide, transphobia, transmisogyny)
- Skin by Adrienne Maria Vrettos (eating disorder)
W
- Words on Bathroom Walls by Julia Walton (schizophrenia)
- My Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine Warga (depression, suicide)
- Breathless by Jessica Warman (schizophrenia, suicide)
- Easy by Tammara Webber (sexual assault)
- Me Since You by Laura Weiss (suicide)
- The Rules of Survival by Nancy Werlin (abuse)
- Highly Illogical Behaviour by John Corey Whaley (agoraphobia, anxiety, self harm)
- The Mockingbirds by Daisy Whitney (rape)
- Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde (anxiety, body shaming, panic attacks)
- The Brightsiders by Jen Wilde (abuse, alcohol, car accident, gaslighting, homophobia, toxic relationship)
- Glimpse by Carol Lynch Williams (suicide)
- Waiting by Carol Lynch Williams (suicide)
- Absent by Katie Williams (suicide)
- Paper Hearts by Meg Wiviott (death, exeuctions, loss of a loved one, war)
- Breaking Beautiful by Jennifer Shaw Wolf (abusive relationship, car accident, death, loss of a loved one)
- A Hundred Hours of Night by Anna Woltz (anxiety, bullying, OCD)
- The Beauty That Remains by Ashley Woodfolk (alcoholism, death, grief)
- The Probability of Miracles by Wendy Wunder (cancer, terminal illness)
Y
- My Beautiful Failure by Janet Ruth Young (suicide, loss of a loved one)
- The Program duology by Suzanne Young (death, depression, loss of a loved one, rape, self harm, sexual abuse, suicide)
- Four Weeks, Five People by Jennifer Yu (depersonalization disorder, eating disorder, narcissistic personality disorder, OCD, suicide)
Z
- Made You Up by Francesca Zappia (schizophrenia)
- Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia (anxiety, bullying, cyberbullying, suicide)
- The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner (abuse, parental; death; gun violence; poverty; suicide attempt
- Falling into Place by Amy Zhang (suicide)
- The Emperor’s Riddle by Kat Zhang (kidnapping)
- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (suicide, war)
- I Am The Messenger by Markus Zusak (rape, abuse)
Etc.
- Meet Cute: Some People Are Destined to Meet by Various Authors (abuse, cyberbullying, death of a sibling, death of a parent, homophobia, racism)