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If You're Using Trigger Warnings, Go Hard or Go Home
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I hope I'm not alone when I say that I'm sick of vague trigger warnings. If you're going to use them, go all out or don't put them in at all.

I just read a book because they used TW: Dark Sexual Activities. I went into it thinking "Oh cool, like knotting, bloodplay, knifeplay, asphyxiation or something along those lines"- nope.

Nope nope nope nope nope

Detailed and multiple instances talking about/describing sexual violence in the FMC's past as well as an on page sexual assault AND gruesome talk about the aftermath about how much damage it caused her body.

Please, if you're going to use trigger warnings, go in depth. Being vague helps no one and, in this case, can actually harm people.

Edit: Because a few people have asked, the book is The Beta by Avanne Michaels. It's an Omegaverse Romance, so those of you who know omegaverse can probably see why I went in thinking "Oh, dark sexual activities that are commonplace to the setting (knotting, body betrayal, a little violence, maaaaybe some noncon by the love interests)" only to be surprised by the in depth and on page sexual violence from an unnamed third party.

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Just commented this same thing! Immediately dnf’d a book recently that said “TW: ALL OF THEM”. Wtf does that mean?? There ended up being one rape scene and it was far from encompassing EVERY trigger possible.

100% agree. Also authors lazily adding a “if you need trigger warnings you shouldn’t be reading this book” mention. ID STILL LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IM SIGNING UP FOR!! Dark romance is subjective to everyone, give the reader the details so they can make their own decisions!

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