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| − | ''The Blood Prince'' by Josie Jaffrey is a young adult fantasy novel, originally published on February 20, 2019. It is the third book in the [[Sovereign by Josie Jaffrey (series)|Sovereign | + | ''The Blood Prince'' by Josie Jaffrey is a young adult fantasy novel, originally published on February 20, 2019. It is the third book in the [[Sovereign by Josie Jaffrey (series)|Sovereign]] series. |
==Trigger Warnings== | ==Trigger Warnings== | ||
| + | ===Author-Provided Warnings=== | ||
| + | *Post-apocalyptic setting; humanity has been mostly wiped out by a virus that turns them into zombie-like creatures. Small communities of humans are isolated from the abandoned outside world, which is considered contaminated. | ||
| + | *General warning for violence. | ||
| + | *General warning for blood/gore, including blood drinking, description of injuries, zombie-like creatures, dead bodies. | ||
| + | *One of the main settings is a city controlled by vampires where humans are considered servants/slaves. Issues of power disparity/class divide/consent under slavery discussed briefly. | ||
| + | *No racism, no homophobia (main character relationships are F/M and M/M), no ableism, no animal cruelty, no misogyny. | ||
| + | *No sex; some kissing (teen appropriate). | ||
| + | *Some swearing (up to and including ‘fuck’ but not frequent). | ||
| + | *Blood drinking as sexual/pleasurable behaviour. | ||
| + | *A main character tortures minor character for information. | ||
| + | *A main character finds out she was conceived by rape. | ||
| + | *A main character is temporarily, and side character permanently, under control of sadist; he injures them, keeps them locked in his house, and emotionally manipulates them. Main character subjected to emotional abuse disguised as romance. | ||
| + | *A side character is a mother who had her baby stolen at birth. | ||
| + | *A side character has a difficult childbirth; not graphic, mother and baby fine afterwards. | ||
| + | *Minor characters whose mouths have been sewn up. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Additional Trigger Warnings=== | ||
*Body horror | *Body horror | ||
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*Murder | *Murder | ||
*Sexual assault | *Sexual assault | ||
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==Representation== | ==Representation== | ||
An asterisk (*) indicates that the author '''openly identifies''' with that identity. | An asterisk (*) indicates that the author '''openly identifies''' with that identity. | ||
| − | + | *Gay main character | |
==Tropes== | ==Tropes== | ||
| − | + | *[[Apocalyptic (trope)|Post-apocalyptic]] | |
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| − | [[Category:Books]][[Category:Young Adult]][[Category:Fantasy]] | + | [[Category:Books]] |
| + | [[Category:Young Adult]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Fantasy]] | ||
| + | [[Category:LGBT]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Author-Provided TWs]] | ||
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Revision as of 16:30, 22 April 2021
The Blood Prince
| Author(s) | Josie Jaffrey |
|---|---|
| Published | February 20, 2019 |
| Publisher | Silver Sun Books |
| Genre(s) | Fantasy |
| Age group | Young Adult |
The Blood Prince by Josie Jaffrey is a young adult fantasy novel, originally published on February 20, 2019. It is the third book in the Sovereign series.
Contents
Trigger Warnings
Author-Provided Warnings
- Post-apocalyptic setting; humanity has been mostly wiped out by a virus that turns them into zombie-like creatures. Small communities of humans are isolated from the abandoned outside world, which is considered contaminated.
- General warning for violence.
- General warning for blood/gore, including blood drinking, description of injuries, zombie-like creatures, dead bodies.
- One of the main settings is a city controlled by vampires where humans are considered servants/slaves. Issues of power disparity/class divide/consent under slavery discussed briefly.
- No racism, no homophobia (main character relationships are F/M and M/M), no ableism, no animal cruelty, no misogyny.
- No sex; some kissing (teen appropriate).
- Some swearing (up to and including ‘fuck’ but not frequent).
- Blood drinking as sexual/pleasurable behaviour.
- A main character tortures minor character for information.
- A main character finds out she was conceived by rape.
- A main character is temporarily, and side character permanently, under control of sadist; he injures them, keeps them locked in his house, and emotionally manipulates them. Main character subjected to emotional abuse disguised as romance.
- A side character is a mother who had her baby stolen at birth.
- A side character has a difficult childbirth; not graphic, mother and baby fine afterwards.
- Minor characters whose mouths have been sewn up.
Additional Trigger Warnings
- Body horror
- Murder
- Sexual assault
Representation
An asterisk (*) indicates that the author openly identifies with that identity.
- Gay main character
