Domestic abuse

19 books tagged with this warning.

It Ends with Us

by Colleen Hoover · 2016 · Romance / Contemporary

BittersweetDomestic abuseSexual content

Lily discovers a cycle of domestic violence in her marriage and must choose to end it.

All the Bright Places

by Jennifer Niven · 2015 · YA / Romance

BESuicideDepression

Two teens meet on a bridge ledge and try to save each other.

A Court of Thorns and Roses

by Sarah J. Maas · 2015 · Fantasy / Romance

HEExplicit sexViolence

Feyre kills a wolf and is taken into the faerie realm.

Gone Girl

by Gillian Flynn · 2012 · Thriller / Psychological

AmbiguousCheating (protagonist)Infidelity

On their fifth anniversary, Amy disappears and Nick becomes the prime suspect.

The Girl on the Train

by Paula Hawkins · 2015 · Thriller

HEAlcoholismDomestic abuse

Alcoholic Rachel watches a couple from her train every day — until the wife vanishes.

Big Little Lies

by Liane Moriarty · 2014 · Thriller / Contemporary

HEDomestic abuseSexual assault

Three mothers in a primary-school parent circle become tangled in a death.

Toradora!

by Yuyuko Takemiya · 2006 · Light Novel / School / Romance

HEFamily neglect

Mean-looking Ryuuji and tiny Taiga team up to win their respective crushes.

The Art of Racing in the Rain

by Garth Stein · 2008 · Contemporary / Pet

BittersweetPet deathFamily conflict

A racing driver and his dog Enzo — narrated by the dog.

The Flatshare

by Beth O'Leary · 2019 · Romance / Contemporary

HEEmotional abuse / gaslighting

Two strangers sharing one bed on opposite shifts fall for each other through Post-it notes.

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

by Taylor Jenkins Reid · 2017 · Romance / LGBTQ+ / Hollywood

BittersweetDomestic abusePartner death

A reclusive Hollywood icon picks an unknown journalist to tell the truth about her seven marriages — and the one love of her life.

Get a Life, Chloe Brown

by Talia Hibbert · 2019 · Romance / Chronic Illness

HEChronic illnessEx emotional abuse

A woman with fibromyalgia writes a 'get a life' list and recruits her tattooed superintendent as her partner-in-crime.

Eleanor & Park

by Rainbow Rowell · 2013 · YA / 1980s

OEStepfather abuseBullying

Omaha, 1986. A bullied, abused Eleanor and a reluctant Park slowly find each other on the school bus.

The Fifth Season

by N. K. Jemisin · 2015 · Fantasy / Apocalyptic

OEChild deathIntimate-partner violence

On the cataclysm-prone continent of the Stillness, orogenes who can quell earthquakes are oppressed and feared.

The Bear and the Nightingale

by Katherine Arden · 2017 · Fantasy / Russian Folklore

BittersweetFamily deathStepmother abuse

Medieval rural Rus'; Vasya can see house-spirits and clashes with the new priest's purifying faith.

The Sword of Kaigen

by M. L. Wang · 2019 · Fantasy / Military / Family

BittersweetChild deathWar

A mountain village of sword-mages, sheltered by imperial lies, faces real invasion and forced truths.

The Wife Between Us

by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen · 2018 · Thriller / Domestic

OECoercive controlStalking

An ex-wife stalks her ex-husband's new fiancée — but the narrative keeps flipping.

The Couple Next Door

by Shari Lapena · 2016 · Thriller / Domestic

BEInfant abductionMarital abuse

A couple comes home from a dinner party next door to find their baby gone.

Behind Closed Doors

by B. A. Paris · 2016 · Thriller / Domestic Abuse

HEExtreme domestic abuse / captivityThreat to child

The perfect couple from the outside — and a wife held hostage on the inside.

The Last Mrs. Parrish

by Liv Constantine · 2017 · Thriller / Domestic / Revenge

BittersweetDomestic abuseInfidelity

An ambitious woman targets a wealthy couple, aiming to replace the wife.

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