Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Rape Book Lists

Annie's Song by Catherine AndersonLover Awakened by J.R. WardEasy by Tammara WebberDevil in Winter by Lisa KleypasBlue-Eyed Devil by Lisa Kleypas
Best Traumatized Heroines
929 books — 848 voters
Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonJust Listen by Sarah DessenThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskySome Boys by Patty BlountThe Way I Used to Be by Amber Smith
Young Adult Books About Rape & Sexual Abuse
369 books — 591 voters

Consequences by Aleatha Romig1984 by George OrwellCaptive in the Dark by C.J. RobertsA Child Called "It" by Dave PelzerForbidden by Tabitha Suzuma
Books that leave you disturbed
557 books — 515 voters
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Rape of Nanking by Iris ChangThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueThe Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
War has no winners
1,133 books — 489 voters

Finding Zach by Rowan SpeedwellChase in Shadow by Amy LaneBetween Sinners and Saints by Marie SextonFaith & Fidelity by Tere MichaelsAaron by J.P. Barnaby
Best M/M Hurt/Healing/Comfort Books
680 books — 487 voters
Captive in the Dark by C.J. RobertsSeduced in the Dark by C.J. RobertsConsequences by Aleatha RomigComfort Food by Kitty ThomasThe Riding School by C.P. Mandara
Bdsm/Kidnapping/Forced
181 books — 360 voters

Lover Awakened by J.R. WardEasy by Tammara WebberOutlander by Diana GabaldonAcheron by Sherrilyn KenyonFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
Best Abused or Traumatized Romance Heroes
321 books — 353 voters
Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodSome Boys by Patty BlountThe Rape of Nanking by Iris ChangThe V Girl by Mya Robarts
Breaking the Silence: Talking About Violence Against Women
474 books — 347 voters

Love in the Afternoon by Lisa KleypasLover Awakened by J.R. WardOnly If You Dare by Margo HoornstraTo Seduce a Sinner by Elizabeth HoytFiancé by Friday by Catherine Bybee
Romances Novel Heroes with PTSD
387 books — 304 voters
Trainspotting by Irvine WelshAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisFight Club by Chuck PalahniukFramed & Hunted by Edward WilliamsA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Best EXPLICIT books
647 books — 267 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodMissoula by Jon KrakauerSpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonAsking for It by Kate HardingThe V Girl by Mya Robarts
Books About Rape and Rape Culture
423 books — 192 voters
Wait for You by J. LynnHopeless by Colleen HooverHeart of Obsidian by Nalini SinghTwice a Target by Susan VaughanComanche Heart by Catherine Anderson
Romance Novel Heroines with PTSD
188 books — 179 voters

Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Novels With Sexual Abuse as a Subject
340 books — 161 voters
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherSpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldA Child Called "It" by Dave PelzerBridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Depressing Novels
131 books — 128 voters

Captive Prince by C.S. PacatBloodraven by P.L. NunnEloise - Loving a Sociopath by Catherine LockwoodWaiting in the Throes by Maddox GreyIn These Words, Volume 1 by Kichiku Neko
Quality Dark M/M and Gen Fiction: Kidnapping, Serial Killers, Torture and More
94 books — 122 voters
Devil of Dublin by B.B. EastonThe Devil Himself by B.B. EastonCaptive in the Dark by C.J. RobertsSeduced in the Dark by C.J. RobertsEpilogue by C.J. Roberts
Dark Romances
247 books — 113 voters

Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonJust Listen by Sarah DessenExit, Pursued by a Bear by E.K. JohnstonThe Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnisSpeak by Laurie Halse Anderson
#MeToo
215 books — 109 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodVox by Christina DalcherThe Grace Year by Kim LiggettThe Stepford Wives by Ira LevinWhen She Woke by Hillary Jordan
Patriarchal Dystopias
125 books — 108 voters

Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene FrostThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonMindf*ck Series by S.T. AbbyCollective Vengeance by Joseph StanleyThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
Bad Ass Women Who Get Revenge
126 books — 104 voters
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingPretty Little Liars by Sara ShepardSomeone Like You by Sarah DessenUglies by Scott Westerfeld
All Of The YA Fiction Books I've Ever Read
420 books — 93 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Children of Men by P.D. JamesThe Gate to Women's Country by Sheri S. TepperHerland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Dystopias with gender- or religion-specific phobics
199 books — 91 voters
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Charm of Finches by Suanne LaqueurThe Prince of Tides by Pat ConroyThe Voyages of Trueblood Cay by Suanne Laqueur
Sexual Violence Against Men in Fiction
172 books — 78 voters

Collective Vengeance by Joseph StanleyA List of Cages by Robin RoeThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodLolita by Vladimir NabokovThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Content Warning—Rape/Sexual Assault/Sexual Abuse
321 books — 64 voters
Girls Like Us by Rachel LloydHalf the Sky by Nicholas D. KristofTrafficked to Hell by R.J. FloNot for Sale by David BatstoneThe Road of Lost Innocence by Somaly Mam
Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation‎ - Nonfiction
108 books — 60 voters

The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der KolkTrauma and Recovery by Judith Lewis HermanThe Polyvagal Theory in Therapy by Deb DanaExpecting Sunshine by Alexis Marie ChuteCivilianized by Michael Anthony
Trauma Professionals Book List
98 books — 57 voters
Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThings You Can't Take by Erin LockwoodWhere the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensLove Letters to the Dead by Ava Dellaira
YA Books About Rape/Sexual Assault
123 books — 56 voters

Unhinged by Onley JamesPsycho by Onley JamesMoonstruck by Onley JamesThe Kidnapping of Roan Sinclair by Ashlyn DrewekTake My Body by K.A. Merikan
M/M Dark|Edgy Books 2021
31 books — 34 voters
Love of the Egoist by Nero SealAuctioned by Cara DeeOne Man's Trash by Marie SextonThe Freshman by Louise CollinsExhale by Joel Abernathy
M/M Dark|Edgy Books 2018
21 books — 28 voters

« previous 1 3

Browse By Tag