The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass

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The Taking of Jake Livingston
Cover of The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass
Author(s) Ryan Douglass
Published July 13, 2021
Publisher Putnam
Genre(s) Horror
Age group Young Adult


The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass is a young adult horror novel, originally published July 13, 2021.

Trigger Warnings

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  • Animal cruelty
    The villain tortures different creatures in flashbacks
  • Child abuse (physical, emotional)
  • Death (major theme)
  • Depression
  • Domestic abuse (physical, emotional)
  • Body horror (graphic)
  • Bullying
  • Gun violence
  • Gore
  • Homophobia
  • Murder
  • Racism
  • School shootings
  • Sexual assault of a minor (attempted)
    Pages 160-163.
  • Spider-related body horror (graphic)
    Chapter 20. Around page 152
  • Stabbing
  • Suicide (attempts, ideation, and actual)

Representation

An asterisk (*) indicates that the author openly identifies with that identity.

  • Black gay main character*
  • Black gay love interest*
  • Black side characters*
  • Gay side characters*

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