Karina Halle
Black Hearts trigger warnings
Grouped in the open, because this is the warning page. On the book page the same flags stay behind a tap.
Black Hearts spice level
Spice 3/5 · Hot. Open door. The scene stays. The hot shelf.
Darkness
Darkness 3/5 · Dark. Harm is part of the romance, not a footnote.
Book-specific flags taken from the Trigger Warning Database, a reader-run list, grouped by us. Also on that list: drug or alcohol use, serious illness, child abuse. See the reader-submitted list.
Shelf-level flags for this lane, not yet verified for this specific book. Check the author's own note.
Graphic
None flagged in this band.
Moderate
- Murder Characters kill, or a killing sits at the centre of the book.
- Kidnapping Someone is taken. The taking is not a joke setup.
- Violence Fights, assaults, or bloodshed that is part of the plot, not a metaphor.
- Abuse Emotional, physical, or sexual abuse, sometimes in a character's past, sometimes on the page.
- Cheating Infidelity: a partner cheats, or cheating is part of the plot. Flagged even when it is not the main couple.
Minor
- Death Named characters die, or death is a constant of the world.
You opened the warning page, so the flags are visible. On the book page they stay collapsed until you tap them. What each warning means: trigger warnings A to Z.
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Questions readers actually ask
Does Black Hearts have trigger warnings?
Yes. This page lists them in the open: Murder, Kidnapping, Violence, Abuse, Cheating, Death. Book-specific flags taken from the Trigger Warning Database, a reader-run list, grouped by us. Also on that list: drug or alcohol use, serious illness, child abuse.
What is the Black Hearts spice level?
Black Hearts spice level is Hot (spice 3 of 5). Darkness is separate: Dark (3 of 5).