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| − | <i>Spark</i> by Sammy Reynolds is an adult, LGBT+ romance novel, originally published on April 4th 2022. It is the first book in the Savage Heat series. | + | <i>Spark</i> by Sammy Reynolds is an adult, LGBT+ romance novel, originally published on April 4th 2022. It is the first book in the [[Savage Heat by Sammy Reynolds (series)|Savage Heat]] series. |
==Trigger Warnings== | ==Trigger Warnings== | ||
===Author-Provided Warnings=== | ===Author-Provided Warnings=== | ||
| − | The following warning can be found on the | + | The following warning can be found on the [https://sammyreynoldsauthor.wordpress.com/2022/03/21/spark-tropes-content/ authors website]: |
| − | https://sammyreynoldsauthor.wordpress.com/2022/03/21/spark-tropes-content/ | ||
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| − | + | If you want to avoid spoilers but want me to confirm whether there’s specific triggers or plot points, feel free to contact me and I’ll be happy to elaborate: [https://sammyreynoldsauthor.wordpress.com/contact/ Click here to email me] | |
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| − | + | Tropes, general themes, and what you can expect: | |
| − | + | * Forced proximity on a road trip | |
| − | One | + | * “But there’s only one bed!” |
| − | + | * Angsty but sweet (but not syrupy sweet) | |
| + | * Sunshine/grumpy | ||
| + | * Alpha/alpha | ||
| + | * Motorcycle club/Greaser gang | ||
| + | * Set in the US in an alternate 80s timeline | ||
| + | * One character is gay, one is bi | ||
| + | * A small age gap (3 years) | ||
| + | * The older MC’s a virgin | ||
| + | * Hurt/comfort | ||
| + | * Childfree characters | ||
| + | * Coming to terms with internalized homophobia | ||
| + | * Omegaverse with shifters and wereshifters | ||
| + | * Mpreg is possible in this world, but male omegas are very rare. No mpreg in this book, but there is knotting. | ||
| + | * Shifts occur via a quantum rift (there’s otherwise no magic or fantasy in this world) | ||
| + | * Fated mates, but not mutually instantaneous | ||
| + | * A happily ever after conclusion to the MCs’ romance (though their lives continue to develop in the background of later books) | ||
| + | * No cheating | ||
| + | * A found-family formed by the end of the story, develops throughout the series | ||
| + | Content advisory (ordered from least spoilery to most spoilery): | ||
| + | * Explicit sexual content | ||
| + | * Violence and mild gore | ||
| + | * Bad language including: profanities, homophobia, misogyny | ||
| + | * A generally homophobic society | ||
| + | * Both MCs have oppressive families they’ve permanently cut off | ||
| + | * One instance of alcohol use | ||
| + | * One scene with junkies high on a fictional drug | ||
| + | * One MC knows someone who killed themselves | ||
| + | * One MC knows someone who was abused as a teen | ||
| + | * Vague mention of rape and abuse of an off-page character | ||
| + | * One MC made a suicide attempt in the past, has scars to show it, but no longer has any suicidal intentions | ||
| + | * Aftermath shown of a violent hate crime | ||
| + | * One MC takes conversion therapy medication for a time | ||
| + | * One major character death (not a romantic lead) | ||
| + | </blockquote> | ||
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| + | ===Additional Trigger Warnings=== | ||
| + | ''No additional warnings have been added yet. To add some, click on the edit button!'' | ||
==Representation== | ==Representation== | ||
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==Tropes== | ==Tropes== | ||
| + | *[[Found family (trope)|Found family]] | ||
*[[Grumpy & sunshine (trope)|Grumpy & sunshine]] | *[[Grumpy & sunshine (trope)|Grumpy & sunshine]] | ||
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*[[Only one bed (trope)|Only one bed]] | *[[Only one bed (trope)|Only one bed]] | ||
Revision as of 11:38, 9 May 2022
Spark
| Author(s) | Sammy Reynolds |
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| Published | April 4, 2022 |
| Genre(s) | Fantasy Romance |
| Age group | Adult |
Spark by Sammy Reynolds is an adult, LGBT+ romance novel, originally published on April 4th 2022. It is the first book in the Savage Heat series.
Contents
Trigger Warnings
Author-Provided Warnings
The following warning can be found on the authors website:
If you want to avoid spoilers but want me to confirm whether there’s specific triggers or plot points, feel free to contact me and I’ll be happy to elaborate: Click here to email me
Tropes, general themes, and what you can expect:
- Forced proximity on a road trip
- “But there’s only one bed!”
- Angsty but sweet (but not syrupy sweet)
- Sunshine/grumpy
- Alpha/alpha
- Motorcycle club/Greaser gang
- Set in the US in an alternate 80s timeline
- One character is gay, one is bi
- A small age gap (3 years)
- The older MC’s a virgin
- Hurt/comfort
- Childfree characters
- Coming to terms with internalized homophobia
- Omegaverse with shifters and wereshifters
- Mpreg is possible in this world, but male omegas are very rare. No mpreg in this book, but there is knotting.
- Shifts occur via a quantum rift (there’s otherwise no magic or fantasy in this world)
- Fated mates, but not mutually instantaneous
- A happily ever after conclusion to the MCs’ romance (though their lives continue to develop in the background of later books)
- No cheating
- A found-family formed by the end of the story, develops throughout the series
Content advisory (ordered from least spoilery to most spoilery):
- Explicit sexual content
- Violence and mild gore
- Bad language including: profanities, homophobia, misogyny
- A generally homophobic society
- Both MCs have oppressive families they’ve permanently cut off
- One instance of alcohol use
- One scene with junkies high on a fictional drug
- One MC knows someone who killed themselves
- One MC knows someone who was abused as a teen
- Vague mention of rape and abuse of an off-page character
- One MC made a suicide attempt in the past, has scars to show it, but no longer has any suicidal intentions
- Aftermath shown of a violent hate crime
- One MC takes conversion therapy medication for a time
- One major character death (not a romantic lead)
Additional Trigger Warnings
No additional warnings have been added yet. To add some, click on the edit button!
Representation
An asterisk (*) indicates that the author openly identifies with that identity.
- MLM main characters
- Bisexual main character
- Gay main character
- M/M romance
- Dyslexic main character
Tropes
Click "Expand" to see tropes that may involve spoilers.
