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When a teen reaper is tasked with guarding her sleepy Florida beach town, her first real case exposes a hidden trade in bones, spirits, and stolen lives. Caught between a dangerous new romance, the boy who Sees for her, and the darkness in her own power, she must decide what kind of hunter she’s willing to become. |
Dark and exciting, Price of Bone is a YA urban fantasy set in the fictional town of Sand Dollar, Florida, an analogue for River K. Scott’s childhood hometown.
Discretion is advised owing to the following potentially triggering or sensitive content:
⚠️Violence, gore, and death, including on-page violence toward and death of animals; abuse, exploitation, cruelty, including sexual violence; supernatural horror and possession; psychological trauma; substance use, parties, risky behavior, language and profanity; on-page medium-spice sexual content; family, faith, and authority issues; medical harm, fire and burning, confinement; discrimination, body image issues, colorism; crimal activity and moral ambiguity
To help you determine if this book is for you, I’ve provided as complete a list as I could by breaking the above topics down further. This list may contain spoilers, although I’ve done my best to reference elements as obliquely as possible without sugar-coating.
If you read this book and find a trigger not listed, please message me directly so I can include it here for others in the future ❤️
Violence, gore, and death
– Animal violence and injury, including illegal organized fights and serious harm to dogs.
– References to blood, wounds, and dead bodies (primarily animals), sometimes with vivid sensory detail.
– Threats and physical danger involving teens, including injuries and life-threatening situations.
Abuse, exploitation, cruelty, including sexual violence
– Exploitation of animals for profit and power, including keeping, training, and disposing of them in harmful ways.
– Emotional manipulation and gaslighting of a teen by an adult, including comments that objectify and dehumanize her.
– Pressure and boundary-pushing situations.
– Attempted sexual assault with an adult aggressor.
– Kidnapping/abduction and physical restraint, confinement
– Non-consensual drugging, injections
Supernatural horror and possession
– Supernatural entities tied to death, violent emotions, and the afterlife.
– Possession and influence of animals by a malevolent force, with unsettling behavior and imagery.
– A liminal “in-between” space associated with death, spirits, and lingering souls.
Psychological trauma and dark thoughts
– Guilt over past harm and fear of her own power.
– Moments of intense moral conflict, including thoughts about lethal retaliation and questions about justice.
Substance use, parties, risky behavior, language, and profanity
– Underage drinking, partying, and sneaking out against parental rules.
– Risky situations such as going off with an older boy at night and breaking curfew
– Coarse language and obscenities, including profanity and slurs
– On-page medium-spice sexual content
Family, faith, and authority issues
– Strict parents connected with church life; conflict around expectations, curfews, and punishment.
– Mentors and authority figures who are demanding, emotionally tough, and occasionally secretive or controlling.
Weapons, medical harm, fire;
– Use of guns and other weapons
– Injuries including bruises, fractures, and burns, with references to pain and healing.
– Scenes involving fire, smoke, and confined, high-stress environments.
Discrimination, body image issues, and colorism
– Teen body-shaming, colorism-coded remarks, and cutting comments about appearance.
– Bullying dynamics and social exclusion that impact self-esteem and belonging.
Criminal activity and moral ambiguity
– Criminal activity, including illegal operations involving animals and supernatural elements.
– Skepticism about the fairness and effectiveness of the justice system, and discussion of taking justice into one’s own hands.
If you’re sensitive to any of the above, you may wish to use discretion, skim certain scenes, or reach out for more detail before reading.
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When a teen reaper is tasked with guarding her sleepy Florida beach town, her first real case exposes a hidden trade in bones, spirits, and stolen lives. Caught between a dangerous new romance, the boy who Sees for her, and the darkness in her own power, she must decide what kind of hunter she’s willing to become. |