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MD asked this question about Too Like the Lightning (Terra Ignota, #1):
It gives itself a rating of S3 for explicit sexual scenes / references to rape / sex with violence. Is there a rape scene? I am completely done with books with rape scenes.
Jo Walton The trigger warnings at the front are entirely serious and you should take them seriously.

If you are "done with rape scenes" because they're cliched a…moreThe trigger warnings at the front are entirely serious and you should take them seriously.

If you are "done with rape scenes" because they're cliched and exploitative, full of the male gaze and intended for titillation and the fridging of women, then no, there isn't a rape scene in that sense, and I suspect you might find what the books are doing with sex and gender interesting and thought provoking and in some ways irritating. (less)
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