Sam Mariano

Descent trigger warnings

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Descent spice level

Spice 4/5 · Explicit. On-page sex, clearly written. The explicit shelf.

Darkness

Darkness 4/5 · Pitch. Bleak on purpose. Comfort is not the job.

Book-specific flags taken from the Trigger Warning Database, a reader-run list, grouped by us. Also on that list: drug or alcohol use, pregnancy. 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

Sexual assault Sexual violence is part of the story. Read only if you want that on the page.
Dubious consent Sex or intimacy where consent is unclear, pressured, or compromised. Fiction for adults. Not a how-to.

Moderate

Murder Characters kill, or a killing sits at the centre of the book.
Violence Fights, assaults, or bloodshed that is part of the plot, not a metaphor.
Blackmail Secrets are used as leverage.

Minor

Death Named characters die, or death is a constant of the world.
Kink On-page kink beyond vanilla sex. Check the author's own note for specifics.

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Questions readers actually ask

Does Descent have trigger warnings?

Yes. This page lists them in the open: Sexual assault, Dubious consent, Murder, Violence, Blackmail, Death, Kink. Book-specific flags taken from the Trigger Warning Database, a reader-run list, grouped by us. Also on that list: drug or alcohol use, pregnancy.

What is the Descent spice level?

Descent spice level is Explicit (spice 4 of 5). Darkness is separate: Pitch (4 of 5).