Trigger Warning

a statement at the start of a piece of writing, video, etc. alerting the reader or viewer to the fact that it contains potentially distressing material. source: google dictionary

likely tagged as such either because there are warnings included for upsetting themes, or tagged as a warning to the reader that there is potentially very distressing content, more often related to trauma.

note: also tagged online as TW
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It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)
Haunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse, #1)
I’m Glad My Mom Died
Thirteen Reasons Why
Hunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse, #2)
Speak
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Butcher & Blackbird (The Ruinous Love Trilogy, #1)
The Midnight Library
My Dark Vanessa
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
A Little Life
Still Beating
Verity
Paint It All Red (Mindf*ck, #5)
The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerMy Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa MoshfeghThe Snow Child by Eowyn IveyBlood Sport by Dick Francis
Depression in Fiction (non-YA)
8 books — 4 voters
Hunger for Life by Andy  MarrWintergirls by Laurie Halse AndersonThe Best Little Girl in the World by Steven LevenkronThree Women by Lisa TaddeoI Should Have Worn A Curtain by Samyra Alexander
Content Warning—Eating Disorders
44 books — 23 voters

The Complete Tales and Poems by Edgar Allan PoeAnxiety by Danny WinterWeaving Wyrd by Elle MortI Am Schizophrenic by Kerenza RyanThe Timeline Pervert by Alvin Tung
Dark Poetry
33 books — 11 voters
The Cruel Prince by Holly BlackFirestarter by Stephen        KingShe's Come Undone by Wally LambThe Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. AuelI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Content Warning—Child Abuse
77 books — 8 voters

I still kept so much from her at that time, but she made me feel like, someday, I wouldn't anymore - she made me feel so many somedays. ...more
Ashley Herring Blake, Girl Made of Stars

Heather E. Heying
Humor is the mechanism by which we sort out the gray area of what can and can't be said. A humorless society, community, or group of friends likely has large problemas lurking just beneath the surface. ...more
Heather E. Heying, A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century: Evolution and the Challenges of Modern Life

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